And so, farewell then, Mr Monty Norman.
Who?, I hear you ask.
If the man was mainly famous for just one thing, it was one helluva good one - for he composed this!
RIP, Monty Norman (born Monty Noserovitch, 4th April 1928 – 11th July 2022)
And so, farewell then, Mr Monty Norman.
Who?, I hear you ask.
If the man was mainly famous for just one thing, it was one helluva good one - for he composed this!
RIP, Monty Norman (born Monty Noserovitch, 4th April 1928 – 11th July 2022)
Heard it on the news a few hours ago. Said to The Man..."So that's why they played the Bond Theme on Classic FM this morning."
ReplyDeleteGood ol' Classic FM - the classical music station for people who don't actually like classical music! They need no excuses to play something from a pop genre. They do it all the time. Jx
DeleteI've just been hearing all about him on the radio as well. Fascinating how the James bond theme came to be - it started out as an Indian tune!
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Bizarre, isn't it? And here it is! Jx
Delete"I was born with an unlucky sneeze and worst of all I was born the wrong way round..." the original lyrics apparently. From a flop musical.
ReplyDeleteI hate Classic FM!
Most of Monty's theatrical productions - with the possible exception of Expresso Bongo [which unfortunately for the world gave Cliff Richard's career a boost], although only four of Mr Norman's songs survived from his stage musical score - were flops. Thank heavens for Cubby Broccoli, who recruited him to do the theme for his "new spy movie"... Jx
DeletePS we rarely listen to Classic FM these days; it's either Radio 2, Radio 3 or Scala Radio for us.
Even if he is not rememberer for anything else, the Bond theme is a worthy legacy.
ReplyDeleteI cant bear to listen to Classic FM either. If radio 3 is being to esoteric, then Scala is a much better alternative.
Sca-La! Jx
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