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Monty Norman, the composer behind the iconicJames Bondtheme music, died Monday at the age of 94.
A statement posted Monday onNorman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.”
Norman is best known, however, for scoring the first James Bond film, 1962’sDr No, which starredSean Conneryand included the famous theme which has recurred throughout the decades of subsequent films in the franchise.
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Within the Bond films themselves, many different musical arrangements of the theme have been used over the years, often reflecting the musical tastes of the specific times.
After appearing at the 2012 premiere ofSkyfall,Norman spoke about hearing the iconic theme songfeaturing British singer Adele. “It was very heartwarming for me at the Albert Hall premiere ofSkyfallwhen the garage door opens and they saw the original car, and the theme started everyone began applauding and cheering — that was a marvelous moment,” he said in an interview.
“Quite often these days people come up to me and say, ‘Oh, you’re the man who wrote dum-diddy-dum-dum.’ They don’t even sing the melody!” Norman added, laughing, “but everyone seems to know what they mean!”
source: people.com
