John Barry R.I.P.

It has been reported today that John Barry, one of the great film score composers of the 20th Century, has died.

We don't play much John Barry at L'Amour Electronique (his widescreen music is better suited to our sister night Tonight We Fly), but here are a few L'Amour related points of interest:

• John Barry was Jane Birkin's first husband, with whom she had their daughter Kate. 
• John Barry composed the score to Beat Girl, which starred Gillian Hills. 
• John Barry was an early adopter of the Moog synthesizer - see his score for the Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).

He also made great use of the synth on the awesome 'theme from The Persuaders' (1971).



His music will live on.