In the midst of all the insanity of football transfer news over last night, I actually didn’t realise the passing of the great composer, Mr John Barry.
You won’t find me blogging much about music news as I know nuts about this subject, but Mr Barry is kinda different. Probably best known for his works in the James Bond films, John Barry probably created what is best described as the “Bond Sound”.
Mixing a blend of horns, jazz, strings, brass (I’m not entirely sure what I’m listing here is even correct, so don’t get pissed if I got them wrong), his influence in the soundtrack of future Bond films which he does not even contribute can be felt. (Don’t believe me? Check out the Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace songs.)
I guess I would probably want to list down one of my favourite soundtracks of all time. One that I actually bought (in cassette tape, no less) because I had a thing for a-ha when I was a boy, but ended up loving for the rest of the instrumental tracks when I grew up.
The album, as you would have guessed correctly by now, is “The Living Daylights” (1987). The soundtrack would turn out to be Barry’s last contribution to the Bond franchise. Fusing a bit of disco, a bit of classical music and lots of that ‘Bond Sound’, this soundtrack when listened today brings a very retro-futuristic vibe to it.
I have included my favourite track of the movie’s soundtrack below, which I just found on youtube, which is I guess my way of honouring the passing of the great composer.
