<P> The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions Bond film since Dr. No, released in 1962 . The piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in almost every James Bond film . </P> <P> The "James Bond Theme" has accompanied the opening titles twice, as part of the medley that opens Dr. No and then again in the opening credits of From Russia with Love (1963). It has been used as music over the end credits for Dr. No, Thunderball (1965), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), and Spectre (2015). </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> <P> Norman describes the distinctive rhythm of the guitar in the first few bars of the "James Bond Theme" as "Dum di - di dum dum". He claims that it was inspired by the song "Good Sign Bad Sign" sung by Indian characters in A House for Mr Biswas, a musical he composed based on a novel by V.S. Naipaul set in the Indian community in Trinidad . Norman showed his manuscript music from A House for Mr Biswas in a filmed interview and sang its lyrics . In 2005, Norman released an album called Completing the Circle that features "Good Sign Bad Sign", the "James Bond Theme," and a similar - sounding song titled "Dum Di - Di Dum Dum ." For these songs Norman added lyrics that explain the origin and history of the "James Bond Theme". </P>

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