MI6 Competition
Thanks to our friends at Sanctuary Publishing, MI6 can
bring you a great competition to win copies of Don Black's
Authorised Biography. The book looks at the high and lows
of such as his Oscar for 'Born Free', Blacks career from
his famous musicals and, lyrics for film and much more.
He highlights his 'Ten Golden Rules of Lyric Writing' which
explain his techniques, which is very insightful for any
budding Bond theme composers. John Barry's forward illustrates
the deep friendship and working relationship with the famous
but modest fellow.
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Synopsis
Born a working-class East End boy in the 50s, over 40
years Black went on to write hundreds of songs for some
of the most enduring hits of film and stage, such as "Born
Free", "Diamonds Are Forever", "Sunset
Boulevard" and "Out of Africa". He picked
up a wealth of accolades along the way, including Academy
Award nominations and five Ivor Novello Awards, as well
as collaborating with musical legends such as John Barry,
Michael Jackson, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Quincy Jones. This
biography covers the true rags-to-riches story of Don Black,
up to his successes with "Bombay Dreams" and "Romeo
and Juliet".
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