According to the Riverfront Times, the James Bond theme has a bassline that uses the notes B-C-C#-C. The same sequence of notes is in “Surrender.” However, 007 and company cannot claim plagiarism.

Monty Norman, the composer responsible for the iconic theme of the James Bond film franchise, died Monday, July 11. He was 94. Norman’s family confirmed his death to the BBC, while a note on his ...

Every classic action film series has great music, and James Bond is no different. Over 007's 58-year history , the theme music featured at the beginning of every film has become a Bond tradition.

When Madonna wrote her James Bond theme song, she wanted to bring the Cold War spy into the modern era. The tune is a touch on the divisive side. by Matthew Trzcinski. Published on June 9, 2024.

Broccoli, meanwhile, notes how inextricable the music is from the actual character of James Bond: “[Bond] doesn’t spend a lot of time talking about what he’s doing or how he’s feeling.

James Bond turns 60 today, as the release of the first Bond film, Dr No, hit the screens on 5 October 1962. This also marks 60 years of Bond original theme songs, with each film’s signature tune ...

Vic Flick, the guitarist who lent his guitar's famously low, tremolo tones to the iconic James Bond theme song, died November 14. He was 87. Flick had been battling Alzheimer's, according to a ...

Singer Lana Del Rey is pictured on October 2, 2019. She says she had one of her songs rejected as a theme tune for a James Bond movie. Mat Hayward/Getty Images. Asked if she'd consider ...

The theme also appears in James Bond video game such as Goldeneye for Nintendo 64. Norman got his first guitar at age 16, a 1930s era Gibson which he kept as "a talisman." ...

Indeed, James Bond turns 60 today, as the release of the first Bond film, Dr No, hit the screens on 5 October 1962. This also marks six decades of Bond original theme songs, with each film’s signature ...

Monty Norman, the composer responsible for the iconic theme of the James Bond film franchise, died Monday, July 11. He was 94. Norman’s family confirmed his death to the BBC, while a note on his ...