John Barry: a life in clips

Film composer John Barry, who died yesterday aged 77, remains an inspiration to many. We look at some of his finest work, from Beat Girl to BondAlready a successful band leader, with the John Barry Seven, the movie world was introduced to John Barry when he provided the accompaniment after his friend Adam Faith hit the big screen for the classic Brit juvenile delinquent movie Beat Girl. The result was the first soundtrack album to warrant a UK release, the launch of a five times Oscar-winning fi...

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