Film composer John Barry passed away at age 77.
Barry, of course, is best-remembered for his music for the James Bond films. I've never had a great attachment to Bond, though, and I'll deign to point out his fine work on films like Born Free, The Lion in Winter, Midnight Cowboy, Walkabout, Mary, Queen of Scots, Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves. And Howard the Duck, of course. My absolute favorite Barry work, of course, is his rousing score for Zulu. Certainly winning five Academy Awards is a commendable achievement.
A sad way to end January.
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