RIP John Barry

Who?
Composer John Barry. Famous for his work on Born Free, Out of Africa and the James Bond films.

Tributes

Composer David Arnold on BBC:
"Meeting him was like touching the hem of God's frock. He was the governor."

Columnist Caitlin Moran on Twitter:
"Without John Barry, James Bond would just have been some right-wing sex-tourist crashing a load of cars."

Comedian Stephen Fry on Twitter:
"A real mensch."

Pete Paphides in the Spectator:
"John Barry wasn't the most daring or innovative film composer of his generation."


Music Fanatic Brenda Small in Twitter: 
"[H]is scores [were] often written in minor keys."


Sir Tim Rice on BBC:
He had a "slight Yorkshire tinge to his voice which he never lost".