John Barry is most famous for composing the James Bond theme, but for years was one of the go-to guys for movie and tv music.

His signature sound is dramatic, funky, airy, of its time and yet timeless – you know most of the material came out in the sixties simply by listening to it, but it still stands up today. Rather like James Bond, fittingly enough …

Here’s a mini-mix of some of his lesser known material.