Themeology: Best of Original Soundtrack

very good condition

If you want a sampling of some of John Barry's best music, this is it. The various soundtrack tunes will pluck you out of your easy chair or car seat and drop you back in a theater seat. If you were a fan of the movies that John Barry's music was in, then you will surely enjoy this disc. My only slight complaint is with the John Dunbar Theme at the end of the disc. There are essentially two versions that exist, a full orchestral version for want of a better term (not on this disc), and a quiet harmonica solo version (on this disc). After the high energy of the rest of the music, this version is too subdued. Maybe that was done on purpose to let the listener calm down after all the other pieces. The first time I played this disc I was driving over a long, bad stretch of pavement and I thought that my CD player cut out on me. Turned out that the music was just too soft to hear over the road noise. At home on my Bose, it sounded fine.

This is a very good compilation but I wish a record company will produce an anthology of his works with adequate liner notes for people living outside of the UK. Everybody will enjoy it.

I have wanted a collection of Barry's songs and finally ordered this one. It has everything I wanted. I love certain old movies, and for awhile there it seemed he wrote it all. Thank you AMAZON.....

I ordered this CD because of one music that was on it. And ... wahoo ! I had no idea that so many songs and music's on that CD actually were from John Barry. So I double-checked on the Net only to find out that he made a plethora of music's for films and TV series. Listening to this CD reminded me of so many memories when I was a child that it made this purchase worth every penny ! As for the talent of this man, just buy a copy and listen for yourself !

John Barry is the greatest movie score composer there ever was, along with Bernard Herman, of course. I'm just digging the crap out of playing this in car as I drive around. It makes you feel like you're in some bad-ass movie. His use of transition between major and minor, along with with his pulsing rhythm gives his music undeniable power. Barry's ability to grasp the core emotion of his subject is awe inspiring. Love, love, love it!!!

John barry realy is a very good. He have that filling and put in the songs he write. Thank you!

This CD was a disappointment. The music clips on this are mostly 2 minutes long, there is singing on some songs which drowns out the actual music. It's going into the goodwill donation bag.

Me encantó el CD

Avevo individuato questa raccolta per i pezzi che conteneva. Un viaggio nella filmografia di una certa epoca.

Top John Barry Zusammenstellung in sehr guter Soundqualität ; habe noch die Original Bond-Soundtracks die da klanglich nicht mithalten können.Typischer Jazziger Barry Sound mit Orchester und Bigband.

Ce cd de John Barry est un florilège de splendides compositions du Maître. J'ai lu quelque part l'avis d'un critique éclairé qui disait de lui qu'il était le Mozart de la musique de film. Mozart était un génie, John Barry en est un autre. Le morceau " You only Live Twice" m'a surpris par la finesse, la profondeur et la puissance évocatrice de sentiments. Ce cd est indispensable à tout amateur de belle musique. Cordialement, Lockeek.

If you are of a certain age this will take you straight back to both the cinema and TV of the 60's/70's, great obscurities underpinned by a solid James Bond 'set' of course.