John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England; died 30 January 2011 in Oyster Bay, New York, US) was a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Award-winning English film score composer. He was best known for composing 11 James Bond soundtracks and was hugely influential on the 007 series' distinctive style. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.