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Cinephile Jonathan Ross gushes over the film score composer in the sleeve notes to this excellent anthology ("For my money you can't beat a bit of Barry", "Check out the boss" and "The man's a God"). Themeology explains why Ross splashes the superlatives so liberally. Many of his memorable James Bond film themes are here, including: `Goldfinger', `Diamonds Are Forever' and From Russia With Love' (Barry's name has now become synonymous with the series). His other TV/Film work covered here is of comparable quality. From the melancholy `Midnight Cowboy through the jazzy strains of `Beat for Beatniks' to the chilling theme for The Persuaders' TV series you can see why Barry, the master of many moods, has been honoured with five Academy Awards for his labours.
Track listing:
1. The Persuaders Theme
2. Midnight Cowboy
3. Ipcress File
4. Knack
5. Wednesday's Child
6. Space March (Capsule In Space)
7. Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
8. Vendetta
9. The Danny Scipio Theme
10. The James Bond Theme
11. Goldfinger (sung by Shirley Bassey)
12. Diamonds Are Forever (sung by Shirley Bassey)
13. From Russia With Love (sung by Matt Monro)
14. You Only Live Twice
15. Thunderball
16. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
17. 007
18. Walk Don't Run
19. Beat For Beatniks
20. Hit And Miss
21. Born Free (sung by Matt Monro)
22. Out of Africa (I had a Farm in Africa)
23. Dances with Wolves (John Dunbar’s Theme)
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