Enlisted to write the theme song for “Dr. No,” the 1962 spy movie that brought James Bond to the big screen, composer Monty Norman struggled to capture 007 in music. The song needed to be menacing but ...

Monty Norman, who helped launch the James Bond franchise by composing the character’s beloved theme music, has died at the age of 94 following a brief illness. His family confirmed the news of his ...

It seems like a song is always playing in my head. Often, it is the situation I find myself in that determines which particular song presents itself. Let’s say I am trying to learn a new oldie to ...

Pastor Mary is retiring at the end of June, and I am trying to write a song. One of the things I am sometimes asked to do at the church I attend, Nashville United Methodist, is to make up songs that ...

Norman's Bond theme was commissioned for "Dr. No" but went on to become a staple of the franchise. Monty Norman, who helped launch the James Bond franchise by composing the character’s beloved theme ...

British composer Monty Norman, who wrote the signature theme song for the James Bond films, died Monday. He was 94 years old. “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on July 11, ...