Dr. No - Soundtrack

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Dr. No - Soundtrack ... 1997-12-10 at EMI America / Disc #1 Tracklisting
1 James Bond
2 Kingston Calypso
3 Island Speaks
4 Under The Mango Tree
5 Jump Up
6 Dr No's Fantasy
7 Boy Chase
8 Love At Last
9 Jamaican Rock
10 Audio Bongo
11 Twisting With James
12 Jamaica Jazz

Newest Review: ... be heard in the film. The other 12 tracks are totally new or different versions of other tracks. The album gets off to a ... more

... good start with the James Bond theme, which is used in the opening credits. The theme was composed by Monty Norman, not by John Barry as was known at one point. A recent court case confirmed Norman as the writer. Unfortunately this is the only track on the album that doesn't sound Jamaican in origin! Track 2, Kingston Calypso, is the first Jamaican song. It is also used in the opening credits ('Three Blind Mice') and so you might think of it as the 'offical' Dr No song. Very atypical for Bond as nei...more

Price Comparison for Dr. No - Soundtrack

	Dr. No Release Date: 1997 - 12 - 10, Audio CD, EMI America Last Update 22.11.2009 05:45	£ 12.38

Dr. No
Release Date: 1997 - 12 - 10, Audio CD, EMI America

Last Update 22.11.2009 05:45

£ 12.38

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Dr. No - Soundtrack: Under the Mango Tree (826 words)
by - written on 19/08/02 (Very useful, 244 readings)
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Dr No, the first James Bond film, starred Sean Connery and was released in 1962. The man assigned the job of scoring the film was Monty Norman. James Bond music scores are highly regarded as being amongst some of the best in cinema history, mainly due to the skills of composer John Barry. He has been heavily associated with the music throughout Bond's history. However, although he had some involvement in Dr No, he didn't take over until the next film, From Russia with Love. So how does the score for the very first Bond film compare with later efforts? As heard in the film, the music for Dr No isn't very good. It is a mix of ... Read the complete review