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Oh no -some very sad news RIP John Barry
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 3:12 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
This is so, so sad!
Cheers to his massive contribution to films and AWESOME music
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... Barry.html
Matt
Re: Oh no -some very sad news RIP John Barry
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:35 pm
by rice_pudding
I was just about to post a new topic about this Matt. As i said with Les Paul though, we shouldn't feel sad about the passing of a man who lived to a good age and achieved so much. That his passing would evoke such a response if proof enough that he led a fulfilled life.
Listening to his famous scores today left me sad though, he was a prominent figure from a time when the cinema was still relatively young and bursting with enthusiasm and new ideas. Though the musical style of themes such as 'Goldfinger' are dated by today's standards and cinema sound theory has moved on, they still evoke the grandeur from a time when film was an altogether different animal, a time that has passed, like John Barry, into our hearts.
Rob
Re: Oh no -some very sad news RIP John Barry
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:50 pm
by Axeman1956
sad... loved his stuff
Re: Oh no -some very sad news RIP John Barry
Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:57 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Hi Rob
I know what you mean; but I feel very differently about this. I am never usually bothered when anyone I didn't know personally passes on, but this very different.
The Connery Bond music especially is fantastic, but one of my favourites is the score to On Her Majesty's Secret Service...it is fantastic! I also love the music he did for Chaplin. This is a beautiful piece,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8sEOvshDBY
Re: Oh no -some very sad news RIP John Barry
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:02 pm
by rice_pudding
Cpt Matt Sparrow wrote:Hi Rob
I know what you mean; but I feel very differently about this. I am never usually bothered when anyone I didn't know personally passes on, but this very different.
The Connery Bond music especially is fantastic, but one of my favourites is the score to On Her Majesty's Secret Service...it is fantastic! I also love the music he did for Chaplin. This is a beautiful piece,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8sEOvshDBY
Film music had a certain swagger about it back then. It's still pretty good these days, but certainly repetitive, the number of film scores ripping each other off is a bit daft, often note for note.
Rob
Re: Oh no -some very sad news RIP John Barry
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:50 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Rob, have you heard Gabriel Yared's music to the English Patient? It made in 1996 but just great!
Matt
Re: Oh no -some very sad news RIP John Barry
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:50 pm
by Cpt Matt Sparrow
Rob, have you heard Gabriel Yared's music to the English Patient? It made in 1996 but just great!
Matt
Re: Oh no -some very sad news RIP John Barry
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:54 am
by rice_pudding
Cpt Matt Sparrow wrote:Rob, have you heard Gabriel Yared's music to the English Patient? It made in 1996 but just great!
Matt
No i haven't seen/heard it. Do you have any favorite modern soundtracks? Or anything that stands out?
Lord of the Rings had a pretty unforgettable soundtrack and that was modern.
Oh WAIT! "Cinema Paradiso" Amazing film and an incredible soundtrack, If you're not familiar Matt you should give it a go
One of the best modern films by far!
The main theme;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzXMpBrw ... re=related
Rob