For the banker, see Montagu Norman, 1st Baron Norman.
Monty Norman
Background information
Birth name
Monty Noserovitch
Born
(1928-04-04)4 April 1928 London, England
Died
11 July 2022(2022-07-11) (aged 94) Slough, England
Genres
Musical theatre, film score
Occupation(s)
Composer, songwriter, singer
Spouse(s)
Diana Coupland
(m. 1956; div. 1975)
Rina Caesari
(m. 2000)
Musical artist
Monty Norman (néNoserovitch; 4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022) was a British film score composer and singer. A contributor to West End musicals in the 1950s and 1960s, he is best known for composing the "James Bond Theme", first heard in the 1962 film Dr. No. He was an Ivor Novello Award and Olivier Award winner, and a Tony Award nominee.
MontyNorman (né Noserovitch; 4 April 1928 – 11 July 2022) was a British film score composer and singer. A contributor to West End musicals in the 1950s...
screenwriter MontyNorman (born Monty Noserovitch, 1928–2022), British singer and film composer best known for composing the "James Bond Theme" Monty Oum (1981–2015)...
film music. The best known piece is the "James Bond Theme" composed by MontyNorman. Other instrumentals, such as "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and...
used in every Bond film since Dr. No in 1962. Composed in E minor by MontyNorman (with arrangements for film provided by John Barry and others), the piece...
"Peter Gunn Theme" and especially the "James Bond Theme". Composed by MontyNorman and arranged by Barry, the Bond theme features reverb and staccato picking...
resembling Three Blind Mice. A calypso version of the tune with new lyrics by MontyNorman was recorded by Byron Lee and the Dragonaires for the film Dr. No, and...
written by Wolf Mankowitz and Julian More, with music by David Heneker and MontyNorman, also the co-lyricist with Julian More. The production starred Paul Scofield...
television appearance. Coupland married twice. Her first husband was composer MontyNorman whom she married in May 1956 at the St John's Liberal Synagogue after...
Don't Die in Liverpool in 2017. The film was scored by MontyNorman. John Barry claimed that Norman contacted him to orchestrate his theme The Big Safari...
forms and traditions. His music influenced other musicians, such as MontyNorman in England, whose "James Bond Theme" features a vamp possibly influenced...
sexy, unstoppable." —David Arnold The "James Bond Theme" was written by MontyNorman and was first orchestrated by the John Barry Orchestra for 1962's Dr...
Monty Hall OC, OM (born Monte Halparin; August 25, 1921 – September 30, 2017) was a Canadian-American radio and television show host who moved to the...
Good and Ray Cooney Various Artists 1979 Songbook MontyNorman and Julian More MontyNormanMontyNorman and Julian More Ain't Misbehavin' Murray Horwitz...
The novel was later adapted as a stage musical, with compositions by MontyNorman. One of the songs written for the play, "Good Sign, Bad Sign", was later...
visuals are usually accompanied by the "James Bond Theme", written by MontyNorman. Originally designed by Maurice Binder, the sequence has been featured...
shower steward (uncredited) Michael Caine as a police constable (uncredited) Norman Chappell as a Hotel receptionist (uncredited) Val Guest said the film was...
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