"I don't take myself too seriously," Barry said of his rising stardom. On the success of the Bond theme and the early 007 adventures, anything Barry touched turned to gold, whilst the official composer of the theme, Monty Norman, was largely forgotten by both casual viewers and fans. The masterstroke behind the immense popularity of the theme. (Norman's contribution) but the arrangement by Barry that was ManyĬritics have since said that it was not the notes themselves To breathe new life to Norman's once Ethnic-sounding theme. Barry and Flick successfully combinedīig-band background with the progressively popular genre of 1960s Guitarist from his big band, Vic Flick, to work his magic onĪrranging the Bond theme. Work and made an inspired choice inviting the old friend and Nevertheless Barry saw great potential in Norman's Norman composes with David Heneker at the piano. Norman realised this theme was not punchy enough as it was originally scored, so adapted the tune to syncopate the early bars. This musical cue would have been called "Bad Sign, Good Sign". The lyrics for the lost musical were also composed by Norman, and survive only by rare recordings of the composer humming or singing his 'lost' tune. Norman described the would-be Bond theme as "Indian feeling", as the book, and subsequently musical, was to be set in the Indian part of Trinidad. Musical would go on to a bright future and become knownĪs the James Bond Theme, now recognised by cinema goers Musical composer Monty Norman was commissioned to writeĪ score for the stage adaptation of V. The Origins of the James Bond Theme 2nd March 2010 James Bond Theme, composed by Monty Norman and arranged ![]() MI6 looks back at the curious history of the famous
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