"On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (“OHMSS”)" is the soundtrack for the sixth James Bond film of the same name. The soundtrack to this James Bond adventure was composed, arranged, and conducted by John Barry; it was his fifth successive Bond film. The opening theme proved a challenge; the convention was to include the film’s title in the lyrics of the opening song; the film became the first in the series since From Russia with Love to deviate from this rule. John Barry felt it would be difficult to compose a theme song containing the title “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” unless it was written operatically, in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan. Leslie Bricusse had considered lyrics for the title song but director Peter R. Hunt allowed an instrumental title theme in the tradition of the first two Bond films. The track is notable for its incorporation of the Moog synthesizer in its recurring bassline - the first time this instrument had been heard in a film soundtrack.
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