John Barry – Born Free (Original Sound Track Recording) (M/NM) – LP, US 1966

Born Free (Original Sound Track Recording) is an LP by John Barry from 1966 released on the MGM Records label.

About this album

Born Free is one of John Barry’s most memorable film scores, pairing a sweeping orchestral palette with the title theme that became instantly recognisable worldwide. Written for the 1966 film based on Joy Adamson’s true-life story, the soundtrack captures both the adventure of the African setting and the tenderness at the heart of the drama. Barry’s music helped define the emotional language of 1960s cinema, and the main theme, later recorded as a vocal hit, gave the score lasting popular reach. Elegant, melodic and vividly cinematic, it remains a high point in Barry’s distinguished soundtrack catalogue.