Music Is My Weapon

As i was laying in bed last going over in my head what to post about next i was watching James Bond Die another Day and came to a realazation the music that is played at the beginaing of each movie is been just as good as the movie itself. Thought out the many bond film i have watch and that is pretty much all of them i love each and every song. In the Bond world that opening sence is know as the gunbarrell sence due into the imagine of 007 shooting his gun and then the music started. So i did some research and found somefact on the music behind the greatest Secert agent of all time. Bond, James Bond.

"The James Bond Theme" was written by Monty Norman and was first orchestrated by the John Barry Orchestra for 1962's Dr. No. Barry went on to compose the soundtracks for eleven Bond films in addition to his uncredited contribution to Dr. No, and is credited with the creation of "007", which was used as an alternate Bond theme in several films, and the popular orchestrated theme "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Both "The James Bond Theme" and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" have been remixed a number of times by popular artists, including Moby, Paul Oakenfold, and the Propellerheads.

Barry's legacy was followed by David Arnold, in addition to other well-known composers and record producers such as George Martin, Bill Conti, Michael Kamen, Marvin Hamlisch, and Eric Serra. Arnold is the series' current composer of choice, and was recently signed to compose the score for the his fourth consecutive Bond film, Casino Royale.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the only Bond film with a completely instrumental theme. The main theme for Dr. No is the "James Bond Theme", although the opening credits also include an untitled bongo interlude, and concludes with a vocal Calypso-flavoured rendition of "Three Blind Mice" entitled "Kingston Calypso" that sets the scene.

During the title credits a popular artist usually sings the theme of the film. Shirley Bassey has performed the most with three theme songs. Some other performers include Tina Turner, Duran Duran, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Nancy Sinatra, Gladys Knight, a-ha, Sheryl Crow, Garbage and Madonna.

I found all the themes for all the James Bond Theme's. There all in zip files so make sure you have the proper program to open them, if not i will have a link to sites to get them.
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The James Bond Theme

(from “Dr.No”) by MONTY NORMAN ORCHESTRA; (Monty Norman)
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From Russia With Love

(Title Theme from “From Russia With Love”) by MATT MONRO; (Lionel Bart)
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Goldfinger

(Title Theme from “Goldfinger”) by SHIRLEY BASSEY; (Leslie Bricusse - Anthony Newley - John Barry)
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Thunderball

(Title Theme from “Thunderball”) by TOM JONES; (John Barry - Don Black)
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You Only Live Twice

(Title Theme from “You Only Live Twice”) by NANCY SINATRA; (Leslie Bricusse - John Barry)
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service

(Title Theme from “On Her Majesty's Secret Service”) by THE JOHN BARRY ORCHESTRA; (John Barry)
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Diamonds Are Forever

(Title Theme from “Diamonds Are Forever”) by SHIRLEY BASSEY; (John Barry - Don Black)
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Live And Let Die

(Title Theme from “Live And Let Die”) by PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS; (Paul McCartney - Linda McCartney)
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The Man With The Golden Gun

(Title Theme from “The Man With The Golden Gun”) by LULU; (John Barry - Don Black)
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Nobody Does It Better

(from “The Spy Who Loved Me”) by CARLY SIMON; (Marvin Hamlisch - Carole Bayer Sager)

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Moonraker

(Title Theme from “Moonraker”) by SHIRLEY BASSEY; (John Barry - Hal David)
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For Your Eyes Only

(Title Theme from “For Your Eyes Only”) by SHEENA EASTON; (Bill Conti - M. Leeson)
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All Time High

(from “Octopussy”) by RITA COOLIDGE; (John Barry - Tim Rice)
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A View To A Kill

(Title Theme from “A View To A Kill”) by DURAN DURAN; (Duran Duran - John Barry)
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The Living Daylights

(Title Theme from “The Living Daylights”) by A-HA; (Paul Waaktaar - John Barry)
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Licence To Kill

(Title Theme from “Licence To Kill”) by GLADYS KNIGHT; (Narada Michael Walden - Jeffrey Cohen - Walter “Baby Love” Afanasieff - John Barry - L.Bricusse - A.Newley)
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Goldeneye

(Title Theme from “Goldeneye”) by TINA TURNER; (Bono - The Edge)

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Tomorrow Never Dies

(Title Theme from “Tomorrow Never Dies”) by SHERYL CROW; (Sheryl Crow - David Arnold)

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The World Is Not Enough

(Title Theme from “The World Is Not Enough”) by GARBAGE; (David Arnold - Don Black)

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Die Another Day

(Title Theme from “Die Another Day”) by MADONNA; (Madonna - Mirwais Ahmadzai)

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These songs are all link from a great James Bond site, please visit it if you want to know all about 007
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