John Barry



First NameJohn
Last NameBarry
Full Name at BirthJohn Barry Prendergast
Age77 (age at death)
Date of BirthNovember 3, 1933
BirthplaceYork, Yorkshire
Date of DeathJanuary 30, 2011
Location of DeathGlen Cove, New York, United States
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Star SignScorpio
NationalityEnglish
Occupation CategoryComposer
Claim to FameJames Bond Themes, Born Free
Music GenreStage & Screen, Classical, Jazz, Pop/Rock
Music StyleSoundtracks, Film Music, Original Score, Spy Music, Cool, Early Pop/Rock
Music MoodStylish, Theatrical, Confident, Sophisticated, Elegant, Exuberant, Refined/Mannered, Brash, Poignant, Romantic
InstrumentConductor, Composer
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John Barry Prendergast, OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English film score composer. He is best known for composing 11 James Bond soundtracks and was hugely influential on the musical style of the 007 series, along with the general feeling of the films.


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Filmography

Selected John Barry film and TV show credits:


Composer Credits

2001
Enigma
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1998
Mercury Rising
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1998
Playing by Heart
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1997
Swept from the Sea
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1995
Across the Sea of Time
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1995
Cry, the Beloved Country
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1995
The Scarlet Letter
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1994
The Specialist
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1993
Indecent Proposal
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1993
My Life
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1993
Ruby Cairo
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1992
Chaplin
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1992
The Witness
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1990
Dances with Wolves
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1988
Masquerade
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1987
Hearts of Fire
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1987
The Living Daylights
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1986
A Killing Affair
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1986
Howard the Duck
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1986
Peggy Sue Got Married
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1985
A View to a Kill
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1985
Jagged Edge
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1985
Out of Africa
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1984
Mike's Murder
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1984
The Cotton Club
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1984
Until September
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1983
High Road to China
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1983
Octopussy
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1983
Svengali
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1982
Frances
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1982
Hammett
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1982
Murder by Phone
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1981
Body Heat
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1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
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1980
Inside Moves
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1980
Night Games
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1980
Raise the Titanic
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1980
Somewhere in Time
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1980
Touched by Love
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1979
Hanover Street
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1979
Moonraker
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1979
The Black Hole
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1979
The Corn Is Green
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1979
Willa
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1978
The Game of Death
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1978
Starcrash
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1978
The Betsy
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1978
St. Joan
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1977
First Love
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1977
The Deep
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1977
The White Buffalo
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1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
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1977
The Gathering
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1977
The War Between the Tates
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1977
Young Joe, the Forgotten Kennedy
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1976
King Kong
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1976
Robin and Marian
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1976
Eleanor and Franklin
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1975
The Day of the Locust
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1975
Love Among the Ruins
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1974
The Dove
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1974
The Man with the Golden Gun
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1974
The Tamarind Seed
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1973
A Doll's House
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1973
The Glass Menagerie
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1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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1972
The Public Eye
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1972
Great Performances
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1971
Diamonds Are Forever
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1971
Mary, Queen of Scots
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1971
They Might Be Giants
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1971
Walkabout
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1970
Monte Walsh
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1970
The Last Valley
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1969
Midnight Cowboy
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1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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1969
The Appointment
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1968
Boom!
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1968
Deadfall
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1968
Petulia
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1968
The Lion in Winter
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1967
Dutchman
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1967
The Whisperers
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1967
You Only Live Twice
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1966
Born Free
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1966
The Chase
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1966
The Quiller Memorandum
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1966
The Wrong Box
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1965
King Rat
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1965
Mister Moses
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1965
The Ipcress File
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1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
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1965
Thunderball
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1965
Four in the Morning
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1965
The Party's Over
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1964
Goldfinger
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1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
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1964
Zulu
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1964
They All Died Laughing
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1964
Impromptu
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1964
Muloorina
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1964
Sophia Loren in Rome
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1963
From Russia with Love
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1963
The Winston Affair
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1963
Elizabeth Taylor in London
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1963
A True Story of One Man and His Bank
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1962
Dr. No
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1962
The Amorous Mr. Prawn
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1961
Girl on a Roof
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1960
Never Let Go
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1959
Wild for Kicks
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Music Department Credits

2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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2008
Ian Fleming: Where Bond Began
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2005
Madagascar
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2002
Party at the Palace: The Queen's Concerts, Buckingham Palace
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2002
Andere tijden: De vergeten James Bond
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2001
Enigma
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1998
Mercury Rising
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1998
Playing by Heart
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1998
Alilot David
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1997
Swept from the Sea
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1995
Cry, the Beloved Country
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1995
The Scarlet Letter
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1995
Bat Yam - New York
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1994
The Specialist
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1993
Indecent Proposal
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1992
Chaplin
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1991
Celeste
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1990
Dances with Wolves
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1988
Masquerade
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1988
U.S.A. Today: The Television Series
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1987
The Living Daylights
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1986
A Killing Affair
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1986
Howard the Duck
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1986
Peggy Sue Got Married
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1985
A View to a Kill
-

1985
Jagged Edge
-

1985
Out of Africa
-

1984
Mike's Murder
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1984
The Cotton Club
-

1984
Until September
-

1983
High Road to China
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1983
Octopussy
-

1983
The Golden Seal
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1982
Frances
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1982
Hammett
-

1982
Murder by Phone
-

1981
Body Heat
-

1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
-

1980
Inside Moves
-

1980
Raise the Titanic
-

1980
Somewhere in Time
-

1980
Touched by Love
-

1979
The Black Hole
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1979
The Return of Superman
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1979
The Corn Is Green
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1978
The Game of Death
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1978
Starcrash
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1977
First Love
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1977
The White Buffalo
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1977
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years
-

1976
King Kong
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1976
London Conspiracy
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1976
Robin and Marian
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1976
Eleanor and Franklin
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1975
The Day of the Locust
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1975
Love Among the Ruins
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1974
The Dove
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1974
The Man with the Golden Gun
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1974
The Tamarind Seed
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1974
Born Free
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1973
A Doll's House
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1973
The Glass Menagerie
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1973
Great Mysteries
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1972
Living Free
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1972
The Public Eye
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1972
The Adventurer
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1971
Diamonds Are Forever
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1971
Mary, Queen of Scots
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1971
Murphy's War
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1971
They Might Be Giants
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1971
Walkabout
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1971
The Persuaders!
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1970
Monte Walsh
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1970
The Last Valley
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1969
Midnight Cowboy
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1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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1968
Boom!
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1968
Deadfall
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1968
Petulia
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1968
The Lion in Winter
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1967
The Whisperers
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1967
You Only Live Twice
-

1966
Born Free
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1966
The Chase
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1966
The Quiller Memorandum
-

1966
The Wrong Box
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1966
Vendetta
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1965
King Rat
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1965
Mister Moses
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1965
The Ipcress File
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1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
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1965
Thunderball
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1965
Boy and Bicycle
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1965
The Incredible World of James Bond
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1965
The Newcomers
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1965
Four in the Morning
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1964
Goldfinger
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1964
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
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1964
Zulu
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1964
They All Died Laughing
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1963
From Russia with Love
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1963
The Dream Maker
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1963
The Winston Affair
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1963
The Human Jungle
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1963
The Cool Mikado
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1962
The Amorous Mr. Prawn
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1962
The L-Shaped Room
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1962
Mix Me a Person
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1961
Discs a Go-Go
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1961
Drama 61-67
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1960
Never Let Go
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1959
Wild for Kicks
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1959
Juke Box Jury
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1959
Drumbeat
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Soundtrack Credits

2009
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
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2008
Burn After Reading
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2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
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2007
Remember the Daze
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2007
BBC Electric Proms
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2006
A Taste of My Life
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2006
The Real Hustle
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2005
Madagascar
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2005
The Jacket
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2005
20 to 1
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2004
The 76th Annual Academy Awards
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2003
A Guy Thing
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2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
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2003
Monkey Dust
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2002
Catch Me If You Can
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2002
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
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2002
Bond Girls Are Forever
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2001
Zoolander
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2000
Brothers
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2000
Digimon: Digital Monsters
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2000
The Watcher
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1999
A Walk on the Moon
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1999
Go
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1999
She's All That
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1999
Soft Toilet Seats
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1999
The Debt Collector
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1999
Mission Hill
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1999
An Audience with Tom Jones
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1998
Can't Hardly Wait
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1998
Great Expectations
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1998
Little Voice
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1998
That '70s Show
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1997
The Saint
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1996
This Life
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1995
Bat Yam - New York
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1995
The World of 007
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1994
100 Years at the Movies
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1993
Indecent Proposal
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1993
Ruby Cairo
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1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
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1992
Getaway
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1989
The Simpsons
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1988
Mystery Science Theater 3000
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1987
The Living Daylights
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1987
The Tortellis
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1986
Howard the Duck
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1986
The Golden Child
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1985
A View to a Kill
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1985
EastEnders
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1984
The Cotton Club
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1983
Octopussy
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1983
The Golden Seal
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1981
Pornô!
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1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
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1979
Moonraker
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1979
Saint Jack
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1979
The Return of Superman
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1979
The Facts of Life
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1978
Het is weer zo laat!
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1976
De ondergang van de Onan
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1975
Pleasure Island
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1974
The Dove
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1974
The Longest Yard
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1974
The Man with the Golden Gun
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1974
The Tamarind Seed
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1973
Yarasa adam - Bedmen
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1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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1972
Living Free
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1972
Barend is weer bezig!
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1971
Diamonds Are Forever
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1971
The Persuaders!
-

1970
Monte Walsh
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1970
Doomwatch
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1969
Midnight Cowboy
-

1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
-

1967
Casino Royale
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1967
You Only Live Twice
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1967
The 39th Annual Academy Awards
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1966
Born Free
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1966
The Quiller Memorandum
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1965
Thunderball
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1965
Boy and Bicycle
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1965
Be My Guest
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1964
Goldfinger
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1962
Dr. No
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1961
What a Whopper
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1961
The Mike Douglas Show
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1959
Wild for Kicks
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1955
The Lawrence Welk Show
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