JOHN BARRY – THE LION IN WINTER Soundtrack LP – Nr MINT 1968

John Barry – The Lion In Winter
(Columbia Records  1968  OS3250)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

John Barry Prendergast, OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. He was best known for composing the soundtracks to many of the James Bond films.

The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical drama centred on Henry II of England and his attempt to establish a line of succession during a family gathering at Christmas 1183. His efforts unleash both political and personal turmoil among his estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their three surviving sons, the French king, and the king’s half-sister Alais, who is Henry’s mistress. The film stars Peter O’Toole and Katharine Hepburn, was directed by Anthony Harvey, written by James Goldman, and produced by Joseph E. Levine, Jane C. Nusbaum, and Martin Poll. Actors John Castle, Anthony Hopkins (in his first major film role), Jane Merrow, Timothy Dalton (in his film debut) and Nigel Terryappear in support.

The soundtrack was composed by John Barry.