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 ...

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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 ...

Over the years — decades, really — I have archived obituaries of writers, musicians, visual artists and others whose work I admire. I keep these journalistic death notices in a folder. The folder ...

The legendary TV writer-producer, who died Dec. 5 at 101, was serenaded by his family with songs from his classic shows in his final moments. By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Some of the last things ...

After being heard in the final season of Amazon Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Norman Greenbaum’s “Spirit in the Sky” rules Billboard’s Top TV Songs chart, powered by Tunefind, for May 2023.

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 ...