Barry won five Oscars and a Grammy for his soundtracks
(NEWSER) - John Barry, the soundtrack composer famous for scoring 11 James Bond films and winning five Academy Awards, died yesterday of a heart attack. His first Oscars came in 1967 for Born Free, earning him best score and best song, followed by best score for The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves (for which he also won a Grammy). "He saw himself as much a dramatist as a composer and his music was inextricably linked to the stories told on the screen," said Barry's son-in-law to the BBC . More»
