John Barry was a British film composer who defined the sound of the James Bond franchise from 'Dr. No' onward and won five Academy Awards for scores including 'Born Free', 'The Lion in Winter', and 'Out of Africa'.
Barry's Bond scores established the grammar of the glamorous spy thriller — lush strings under trumpet fanfares, romantic themes over action — that Hans Zimmer both honored and subverted in his Batman and Inception scores.
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