Very few composers can be said to have created a new style of film music,” says David Arnold. “John Barry single-handedly created the spy genre.” Arnold, who recently completed scoring “Quantum of ...

Which comes first — the music or the lyrics? That question is always asked of songwriters, and their standard answer is that it’s impossible to say because songwriting is such a collaborative effort.

John Barry. Photograph copyright Lebrecht Music & Arts/Corbis. The film composer John Barry died yesterday at the age of 77. I had the privilege of interviewing him a few years ago for a profile, ...

When I heard that John had died Jan. 30 at 77, I instantly recalled his tune for The Quiller Memorandum, which is probably not one of his better-known scores. I can remember where I was when I first ...

Even if the producers of James Bond haven’t yet decided (or perhaps just announced) their plans for the future of the film series, there are plenty of reasons to celebrate its past. La-La Land began ...

The first LP I ever bought was the soundtrack to the film Born Free. The music was composed by John Barry, who died yesterday in New York at the age of 77, following a heart attack. Barry had already ...