<P> `` Brian Song '' is the title song from the 1979 film Monty Python 's Life of Brian . It was released as a single in the UK on 16 November 1979 as a Double A side with `` Always Look on the Bright Side of Life '' . The song , which charts the growth of the Brian character to manhood , was composed by Andre Jacquemin and Dave Howman with lyrics by Michael Palin . It was performed by sixteen - year - old Sonia Jones with a string and brass accompaniment in the style of a John Barry film theme ( the entire brass section was performed via extensive multitracking by John Du Prez ) . It is included on the Monty Python 's Life of Brian album and on the CD Monty Python Sings . Martin Chilton , the Culture Editor for The Telegraph website , listed it as one of the five best Monty Python songs in 2013 . </P>
<P> `` Brian Song '' is the title song from the 1979 film Monty Python 's Life of Brian . It was released as a single in the UK on 16 November 1979 as a Double A side with `` Always Look on the Bright Side of Life '' . The song , which charts the growth of the Brian character to manhood , was composed by Andre Jacquemin and Dave Howman with lyrics by Michael Palin . It was performed by sixteen - year - old Sonia Jones with a string and brass accompaniment in the style of a John Barry film theme ( the entire brass section was performed via extensive multitracking by John Du Prez ) . It is included on the Monty Python 's Life of Brian album and on the CD Monty Python Sings . Martin Chilton , the Culture Editor for The Telegraph website , listed it as one of the five best Monty Python songs in 2013 . </P>
who sang the theme song for the life of brian
who sang the theme song for the life of brian
Sonia Jones
Sonia Jones