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John Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) [1] [2] was an English composer and conductor of film music. Born in York , Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father.
It was composed by Bond veteran John Barry. At the time, this was his fourth credited Bond film. At the time, this was his fourth credited Bond film. The theme song, " You Only Live Twice ", was sung by Nancy Sinatra , the first non-British vocalist of the series, with music by Barry and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse .
Play It Again [1] is a British record label formed in Droitwich, Worcestershire, in November 1989, by Geoff Leonard, Gareth Bramley and Pete Walker.Leonard had had an idea of releasing some of John Barry's music on CD in an effort to publicise a book on the musical career of the composer, which he had compiled with two other staunch Barry fans – Bramley and Walker.
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John Barry had composed the previous James Bond soundtracks for From Russia with Love.Due to Barry's increased "compositional depth" as seen through the soundtracks he produced since From Russia with Love, movie producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman allowed him to write the theme song for Goldfinger in addition to the soundtrack. [1]
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Lolita, My Love was initiated by Lerner, the well-known lyricist of My Fair Lady and other major hits, who recruited Barry to write the score. Nabokov, who had several times refused to allow adaptations of his novel, stated that "Mr. Lerner is a most talented and excellent classicist.