John Barry (composer) Minster. Serving in the British Army, Barry spent his national service playing the trumpet. During his army service, he took a correspondence course (with jazz composer Bill Russo); he also worked as an arranger for the Jack Parnell and Ted Heath's Orchestra, and formed his own band in 1957, the John Barry Seven, with whom he had some hit records on EMI's Columbia label. These included "Hit and Miss", the theme tune he composed for the BBC's "Juke Box Jury" programme, a cover of the Johnny Smith song "Walk Don't Run", and a cover of the theme for the United
EastEnders theme tune for 15 years before another revamp took place. From 7 September 2009, the theme tune was rescored by May to include stronger drum beats and more background percussion. The theme has also been remixed into a much slower and less dramatic version for use with "EastEnders Revealed" and a rock version for use with "EastEnders Xtra". Subsequent spin-offs "Ricky & Bianca" and "EastEnders: Slaters in Detention" have used the softer guitar version. 2010 internet spin-off "" features a new remix of the theme tune, which was chosen by producer Deborah Sathe, executive producer Diederick Santer, Simon May, director Michael Keillor