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LOS ANGELES, Sept 25 — Ever since the twanging guitar of John Barry’s theme song first appeared in Dr No in 1962, music has been crucial to the James Bond phenomenon. The songs written for each title sequence have become a way of marking out the evolution of pop music through the past 60 years,...

The first two are considered the most memorable in Bond history, the latter less so — Bassey later admitted she hated themade her a star, but the recording sessions were gruelling, with Barry insisting that Bassey, then 27, hold the last belting note for seven full seconds.

“I was holding it and holding it — I was looking at John Barry and I was going blue in the face and he’s going — hold it just one more second. When it finished, I nearly passed out,” she later recalled.For this, the producers turned to another famousThe group’s producer George Martin took over composing duties and brought in Paul McCartney and his band Wings for the theme song.From this point on, the Bond title song became its own mini-industry, without the involvement of the composer.

 

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