Did Monty Norman or John Barry write the James Bond Theme? This video answers this important question definitively with no room for doubt. Compare the James Bond Theme with similar music by Monty Norman and John Barry. Decide for yourself who you think really wrote the James Bond Theme. Check out the Audio Masterclass Music Production and Sound Engineering Course at bit.ly/3W3tpKo
0:00 Introduction and clip of the James Bond Theme
0:07 Was Monty Norman the composer? Was John Barry the arranger?
0:32 Monty Norman was the composer.
0:49 What happened?
1:16 Composer and arranger - roles and royalties
2:07 John Barry's contribution
2:23 'Bad Sign, Good Sign' - the first appearance of the famous riff, and other tracks by Monty Norman
3:03 'Bad Sign, Good Sign' audio clip
3:38 'Dr. No's Fantasy' audio clip
4:08 Comparison with 'Bee's Knees' by The John Barry Seven
4:29 Analysis of the James Bond Theme, with audio clips
6:40 Comparison with 'Doctor No's Fantasy', with audio clip
7:12 The James Bond vamp
7:49 Who did write the James Bond Theme?
8:17 Monty Norman wrote the James Bond Theme. John Barry arranged it
8:43 One more thing
CREDITS
'James Bond Theme' - Monty Norman, arr. John Barry
'Bad Sign, Good Sign', 'The James Bond Theme', and 'Dr. No's Fantasy' - Monty Norman
'Bee's Knees' - The John Barry Seven
'Nightmare' - Arty Shaw
Green screen background - From Dr. No, production design by Ken Adam
Photograph of Vic Flick - Geoffers007 CC BY-SA 3.0
