<P> Monty Norman has been credited with writing the `` James Bond Theme '' , and has received royalties since 1962 . Norman collected around £ 485,000 in royalties between the years 1976 and 1999 . For Dr. No , the tune was arranged by John Barry , who would later go on to compose the soundtracks for eleven James Bond films . Courts have ruled twice that the theme was written by Monty Norman , despite claims and testimony by Barry that he had actually written the theme . Norman has consequently won two libel actions against publishers for claiming that Barry wrote the theme , most recently against The Sunday Times in 2001 . </P>
<P> Monty Norman has been credited with writing the `` James Bond Theme '' , and has received royalties since 1962 . Norman collected around £ 485,000 in royalties between the years 1976 and 1999 . For Dr. No , the tune was arranged by John Barry , who would later go on to compose the soundtracks for eleven James Bond films . Courts have ruled twice that the theme was written by Monty Norman , despite claims and testimony by Barry that he had actually written the theme . Norman has consequently won two libel actions against publishers for claiming that Barry wrote the theme , most recently against The Sunday Times in 2001 . </P>
who is the composer of the james bond theme song
who is the composer of the james bond theme song
Monty Norman
Monty Norman