From Russia With Love Soundtrack CD
From Russia With Love.
1963, United Artists.
John Barry.
Capitol, CD, 2003, 72435-80588-2-6.
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This site was conceived as a side project by a "tekkie" friend of mine who suggested I use my journalistic experience to write about something I love. We bandied about some ideas before settling on this one - largely because I had collected movie soundtracks for much of my life and thought I could write about them. We wanted the site to be user friendly, well-written and reliable.
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The gradual demise of the cd format, re-emergence of vinyl, along with the expansion of blu-ray dvd and downloads translate to an ever-changing market place; despite this, most of us still buy cd's and dvd's and I hope that you will use the Amazon links on this site to buy online.
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Dr No Soundtrack CD
Dr. No.
1962, United Artists.
Monty Norman
EMI USA CD, 1995, 0777 7 96210 2
Rating: 
The first thing you notice about the soundtrack for this, the first, and one of the most popular, James Bond spy capers is that it apparently has no composer; only when you remove the liner sleeve and look inside is it revealed that the album is credited to Monty Norman. And considering the quality of the sound, the music shadowed throughout by tape hiss, it isn’t surprising that he wished to remain firmly in the background. There are some nice tracks here in ‘Under The Mango Tree’, performed by Norman’s then wife Diana Coupland, ‘Kingston Calypso’ and ‘Jump Up’ performed by Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. Of course, the James Bond Theme is outstanding but beyond that many of the cues are dated and really only for collectors of Bond ephemera. More interesting than the soundtrack itself is the ongoing debacle over whether the great John Barry, who arranged the Bond Theme, had more of a hand in its creation than he got credit for.
Track Listing:
1. James Bond Theme
2. Kingston Calypso
3. Jamaican Rock
4. Jump Up
5. Audio Bongo
6. Under The Mango Tree
7. Twisting With James
8. Jamaica Jazz
9. Under The Mango Tree
10. Jump Up
11. Dr. No’s Fantasy
12. Kingston Calypso
13. The Island Speaks
14. Under The Mango Tree
15. The Boy’s Chase
16. Dr. No’s Theme
17. The James Bond Theme
18. Love At Last
