The Beyondness of Things

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The following quotation, taken from the sleeve notes of the CD, begins to explain – gives us a hint of – what was in the composer’s mind when creating and compiling the CD: So, I left word with the producer saying how important it was to me, as a fan, to have John score the film. I realized that the amount separating John and MGM was exactly the same amount as my commission would have been on this film. In the spirit of Christmas and of wanting this to happen so badly, I offered to give my commission over to the studio so they could then use it to make John the offer he wanted. The other morning, I was at home, relaxed and at ‘peace with the world’. I was listening to music on CD – music composed by John Barry – to whom the title of this blog must be attributed. It is the title he gave to the album of music, composed and conducted by him, and I was totally absorbed by its beautiful melodies; and, as I say, relaxed and at peace. John and I flew to San Francisco for his first presentation of themes. I begged to hear them. John pulled out his Walkman and hit play.

Part of me thinks he had soared so high early in his career followed by such a glorious rebirth with OUT OF AFRICA and DANCES WITH WOLVES that his resilience to conflict was greatly reduced. It was almost like he had started to accept and maybe expect things not to work out.There was a lot of old history between Barry and the Bond folks and I felt I might be helpful in bringing a fresh approach into it without being burdened by all the prior baggage. But doctors, nurses, social workers, and admin staff often report friction, even in high-powered hospital teams, in which high-tech work success can come at huge personal cost to team members. Tragedies abound in medical life: NHS friends’ taking their own lives; medical errors; well-managed cases in which deaths result (while serious errors, by the grace of God, often result in no harm). Interpersonal friction can be a stain on recollections of employment, especially in an environment supposedly devoted to healing.

However in the same position on the reverse/tray insert from the CD case, it has the Decca logo; DECCA - Reg. Trade Mark - THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LIMITED, London, England - A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY - www.decca.com

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Um, I’m so sorry,” I squirmed. “But I just signed him for another film for Roland Joffe last week.” It isn’t surprising that when given the opportunity to name an album of his original compositions, Barry chose to title it “THE BEYONDNESS OF THINGS.” Barry's last score for the Bond series was The Living Daylights (1987), Timothy Dalton's first film in the series, with Barry making a cameo appearance as a conductor in the film. [28] Barry was intended to score Licence to Kill (1989) but was recovering from throat surgery at the time, and it was considered unsafe to fly him to London to complete the score. The score was completed by Michael Kamen. [29] Goldsmith, perhaps the most compositionally complex composer for film, he of the never-settling time signature and unexpected and unsettling harmonics, suggested a composer noted for his straight and seemingly simply melodies. I had to inquire why. “No one nails a film with a theme better than Barry,” he said.