The Ipcress File

• Artist: John Barry
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1965
• Total Time: 38:20
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

With the music to such James Bond classics as From Russia With Love and Goldfinger already under his belt, John Barry switched intrigue gears a bit with this soundtrack to the British spy thriller The Ipcress File, starring Michael Caine as novelist Len Deighton's government sleuth, Harry Palmer. And while Barry utilizes some of his Bond tricks here -- dramatic atmospherics and noirish exotica -- he makes the music more compact by often eschewing lush string charts in favor of dark instrumental tones, extended jazz solos, and a healthy dose of bongos. Sure, the blaring brass and tense lounge strains heard in many a Bond theme are present, but Barry seems to make it all swing more, expanding the mix with waltz rhythms and some West Coast jazz touches. An essential title for all Barry fans. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Main Title	John Barry	John Barry	(4:18)
Alone in Three-Quarter Time	John Barry	John Barry	(2:34)
Meeting With Grantby and Fight	John Barry	John Barry	(3:32)
Jazz Along Alone	John Barry	John Barry	(3:17)
The Death of Carswell	John Barry	John Barry	(3:44)
A Man Alone	John Barry	John Barry	(3:18)
A Man Alone	John Barry	John Barry	(3:23)
If You're Not Clean -- I'll Kill You	John Barry	John Barry	(2:27)
Alone Blues	John Barry	John Barry	(6:20)
Goodbye Harry	John Barry	John Barry	(2:03)
Goodbye Harry (Continuation)	John Barry	John Barry	(1:03)
A Man Alone	John Barry	John Barry	(2:21)

Credits

John Barry (Arranger), John Barry (Composer), John Barry (Conductor), John Barry (Liner Notes)