According to an update from JohnBarry.org.uk, the upcoming book John Barry - The Man with the Midas Touch, has been completed and is due for release in autumn 2007.

The biography consists of ‘approximately 260 pages of text split into 30 chapters, 16 pages of colour photos and 16 pages of black and white photos.’ Also included is a definitive film / discography and a foreword especially written by lyricist Don Black.

007 fans best know Barry for his work as composer on the scores for 11 James Bond films, starting with 1963’s From Russia With Love and finally ending with 1987’s The Living Daylights.

Ordering details on John Barry - The Man with the Midas Touch will be released in the upcoming future.

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