Dr. No / The James Bond Theme

The original James Bond Theme was written by Monty Norman. John Barry, who would later go on to compose the music for eleven Bond films, arranged the Bond theme, but was uncredited - except for the credit of his orchestra playing the final piece. It has occasionally been suggested that Barry, not Norman, composed the "James Bond Theme". The soundtrack album of Dr. No was not originally issued to coincide with the film's initial release in October 1962. However, in addition to his fee for orchestrating The James Bond Theme, Barry was allowed to perform a different orchestration of the theme on Columbia Records. This became a top ten hit in the UK.

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Vic Flick, the original guitarist for the legendary James Bond theme for "Dr. No" in 1962, performs the signature tune on the same Clifford Essex Paragon Deluxe used 50 years ago.

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Johnny & The Hurricanes - James Bond Theme (Cover)

"James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version)" is American electronica musician Moby's remake of "The James Bond Theme" used in the series of James Bond films. This remake was featured in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.

The Four Esquires - The James Bond Theme (Cover)

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The Stylers - Themes from James Bond (Cover)

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The Art of Noise - James Bond Theme (Cover)

The Skatalites - James Bond Theme (Cover)

Fanfare Ciocărlia - James Bond Theme (Cover)

John Zorn (Naked City) - James Bond Theme. Cover.

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