Rest in peace.
LONDON — The British composer who created one of the most famous musical movie intros in history has died.Looking for a musical intro for the first James Bond film,"Dr. No," producer Albert"Cubby" Broccoli hired Norman to compose a theme for the 1962 movie, the Associated Press reported.
Norman rearranged some parts around the musical piece he'd written for the proposed musical adaptation of V.S. Naipaul’s “A House for Mr. Biswas.” Changing the key riff from sitar to electric guitar resulted in the now-infamous opening musical sequence that's been used in all 25 Bond films, the AP reported.Barry, who died in 2011, was hired by producers to rearrange the theme, and composed scores for several Bond movies, including"Goldfinger" and"You Only Live Twice."
To defend his credit as the composer, Norman went to court and sued the Sunday Times newspaper for libel over a 1997 article that identified Barry as the composer.
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