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Monty Norman (né Noserovitch; 4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022) was a British film score composer and singer. A contributor to West End musicals in the 1950s and 1960s, he is best known for composing the "James Bond Theme", first heard in the 1962 film Dr. No.
Jul 14, 2022 · Monty Norman, who in the early 1960s reached into his back catalog, pulled out a song about a sneeze and transformed it into one of the most recognizable bits of music in movie history, the...
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Jul 12, 2022 · Remembering British composer Monty Norman, who died yesterday at the age of 94. His most notable work is this... (SOUNDBITE OF THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN AND ORCHESTRA'S "THE JAMES BOND THEME")
The James Bond theme must surely be the most instantly recognisable music in cinema history. It all started with a stage musical about a notorious murderer, and a Jamaican holiday.
From big band beginnings to major stage and screen successes, Monty Norman's musical career spanned more than six decades. Monty Norman was a Londoner all his life, from his early years in the East End when he lived at his grandparents’ house with his parents Ann (née Berlyn) and Abraham Noserovitch, to his many years as a resident of Maida ...
Jul 11, 2022 · Monty Norman, who has died aged 94, was a prolific contributor to British musicals in the 1950s and 60s, working with directors such as Peter Brook and Joan Littlewood. Among his successes as...
