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Barry Gray

Barry Gray

Composer · Died April 26, 1984, aged 75 · Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

Although many reference sources inexplicably give Barry Gray's year of birth as 1925, he was in fact born John Livesey Eccles in Blackburn on 18 July 1908. His father John Haworth Eccles was a stationery traveller by profession, but both parents were said to be musically talented, and John Junior went to study at the Royal Manchester College of Music and at Blackburn Cathedral, learning composition from Matyas Seiber. His professional music career began with London publishers B. Feldman & Co. where he arranged scores for variety theatres, and he also worked for Radio Normandy. After war service with the R.A.F. he became a freelance composer and lyricist for radio, records and film music libraries. He joined the Performing Right Society in 1947 under his real name, but later changed it by deed poll to John Livesey Barry Gray. After several years as musical assistant to Eartha Kitt, Hoagy Carmichael and Vera Lynn, in 1956 he began a long and successful association with producers Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, scoring popular marionation series such as Twizzle, Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray and Thunderbirds. He continued to compose independently, sometimes using the pseudonyms John Livesey, Gene Durant or Martin Jerbourg (a character in Bergerac). Barry Gray himself moved to the Channel Islands in 1970, settling in St Peter-in-the-Wood in Guernsey and with a music studio in St Peter Port, and occasionally guesting as pianist at island venues. He died of heart disease at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital on 26 April 1984, age 75. His music continues to find favour with film makers, particularly the ever-popular Thunderbirds March which enjoyed a notable revival in the expensive Thunderbirds remake of 2004.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 18, 1908
Died
April 26, 1984 (aged 75)
From
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Works as
Composer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 84 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Barry Gray's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Survival
24%
Morality
15%
Ideas
14%
Society
11%
Self
8%
Survival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
7
Tense
6
Hopeful
6
Contemplative
3
Joyful
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Barry Gray's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Barry Gray's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

84 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Target: Captain Black! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Century 21 Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Composer

  • Presented in Supercolorisation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer · Idea

  • Stand by for Action!: Gerry Anderson in Concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds 55/GOGO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Composer

  • Fireball XL5: Robots in Distress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Nebula-75 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Century 21 Slough (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • This Is Supermarionation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Filmed in Supermarionation(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Return of Victor Bergman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Stingray: The Reunion Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Message from Moonbase Alpha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Composer

  • The Complete Thunderbirds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Composer

  • Countdown to Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Composer

  • Journey Through the Black Sun(1982)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Thunderbirds in Outer Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • Invaders from the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds to the Rescue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • Invasion: UFO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Composer

  • The Incredible Voyage of Stingray(1980)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Space: 1999(1975)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • UFO: Take Them Alive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Composer

  • Ufo... Annientate Shado Uccidete Straker... Stop(1974)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • UFO: Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra!(1973)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • UFO(1970)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Journey to the Far Side of the Sun(1969)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Joe 90 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 30 episodes · Composer

  • Thunderbird 6(1968)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 32 episodes · Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds Are Go(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Thunderbirds: Ricochet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Fahrenheit 451(1966)

    Sound Effects

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.(1966)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Thunderbirds: Security Hazard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: The Imposters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: City of Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Vault of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Sun Probe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: The Uninvited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: End of The Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Thunderbirds(1965)

    Show 32 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Composer

  • Dr. Who and the Daleks(1965)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Stingray(1964)

    Show 40 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Boogie Rag Roll - Thunderclap Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Bunty the Bouncing Bassoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Composer

  • Fireball XL5(1962)

    Show 39 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Supercar(1961)

    Show 39 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Crossroads to Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Composer

  • Four Feather Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 39 episodes · Composer · Idea

Career shape

A full career of 83 titles from 1960 to 2026.

Highest rated

Thunderbirds (1965)

Midcredits 85th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing2 of 83: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleMusic82 of 83: 80 only music, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stOther crew1 of 83: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s49 · crew1970s5 · crew1980s10 · crew1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s10 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Barry Gray's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 53rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · composer

Journey Through the Black Sun (1982)

62nd percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)

Midcredits 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Barry Gray work with?

People who share at least 2 of Barry Gray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sylvia Anderson shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers