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John Barry

Career

Active from 1960 to 2023, with a break from 2002 to 2022, busiest in 1965 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for King Rat
King Rat
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 93 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
John Barry Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 3.0
  • Scare
    1.9, average 2.6
  • Family Dynamics
    4.2, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Character Study 9
  • Political Intrigue 9
  • Social Commentary 8
  • Cold War Espionage 7
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Psychological Thriller 5
  • Melancholy 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Complex Characters 5
  • Complex Relationships 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

120
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
The Final Game of Death
The Final Game of Death (2023)

Original Music Composer

2010s

1 title
Game of Death Redux
Game of Death Redux (2019)

Music

2000s

3 titles · average score 64
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic (2003)

Music

Enigma
Enigma (2001)
GoodWatch score 64

Original Music Composer

Back To "Somewhere In Time"
Back To "Somewhere In Time" (2000)

Music

1990s

13 titles · average score 52
Mercury Rising
Mercury Rising (1998)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Playing by Heart
Playing by Heart (1998)
GoodWatch score 56

Original Music Composer, Orchestrator

Swept from the Sea
Swept from the Sea (1998)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
GoodWatch score 32

Original Music Composer

Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Across the Sea of Time
Across the Sea of Time (1995)
GoodWatch score 65

Music

The Specialist
The Specialist (1994)
GoodWatch score 29

Original Music Composer

Indecent Proposal
Indecent Proposal (1993)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

My Life
My Life (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

Chaplin
Chaplin (1992)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Ruby Cairo
Ruby Cairo (1992)
GoodWatch score 42

Original Music Composer

Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990)
GoodWatch score 80

Original Music Composer

1980s

27 titles · average score 55
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck (1986)
GoodWatch score 33

Original Music Composer

Peggy Sue Got Married
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

A View to a Kill
A View to a Kill (1985)
GoodWatch score 47

Original Music Composer

Out of Africa
Out of Africa (1985)
GoodWatch score 69

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Jagged Edge
Jagged Edge (1985)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Octopussy
Octopussy (1983)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

High Road to China
High Road to China (1983)
GoodWatch score 44

Original Music Composer

Frances
Frances (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Body Heat
Body Heat (1981)
GoodWatch score 81

Original Music Composer

Somewhere in Time
Somewhere in Time (1980)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer, Conductor

1970s

37 titles · average score 59
Moonraker
Moonraker (1979)
GoodWatch score 59

Original Music Composer

The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Hanover Street
Hanover Street (1979)
GoodWatch score 53

Original Music Composer

Game of Death
Game of Death (1978)
GoodWatch score 48

Original Music Composer

Starcrash
Starcrash (1978)
GoodWatch score 36

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Deep
The Deep (1977)
GoodWatch score 49

Original Music Composer

The White Buffalo
The White Buffalo (1977)
GoodWatch score 37

Original Music Composer

King Kong
King Kong (1976)
GoodWatch score 57

Original Music Composer

Robin and Marian
Robin and Marian (1976)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
GoodWatch score 51

Original Music Composer

Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

Walkabout
Walkabout (1971)
GoodWatch score 82

Music, Original Music Composer

1960s

38 titles · average score 69
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter (1968)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

Petulia
Petulia (1968)
GoodWatch score 77

Original Music Composer

Boom!
Boom! (1968)
GoodWatch score 38

Original Music Composer

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

The Chase
The Chase (1966)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

Thunderball
Thunderball (1965)
GoodWatch score 71

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Ipcress File
The Ipcress File (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

Conductor, Orchestrator

Goldfinger
Goldfinger (1964)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Zulu
Zulu (1964)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer

From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love (1963)
GoodWatch score 82

Original Music Composer, Conductor