Monty Norman, composer of the legendary James Bond theme, accepted the commission to compose the first Bond soundtrack only because he was allowed to travel with the crew to Jamaica. There he was inspired by the tropical atmosphere and met Byron Lee, whom he hired for the soundtrack to "Dr. No". The result is indeed a blend of rhythm instruments, orchestra and catchy vocal pieces. The producers were, however with Norma's work less happy since he had the music for a spy movie to write. So they turned to John Barry, who called the now world famous arrangement of "James Bond Theme" into being. Bond fans can in this album not expect the typical Barry sound, but all fans of the scenes of the Bond films will get their costs. To criticize would not exceed the accompanying text, the sound quality, the absence of the artist list and the compilation of this album. Although Monty Norman has even think that this album should be reassembled, put off the producers with a reference to the fact that the tapes have gone allegedly lost. The noise level in the photograph was indeed in relation to the first CD release significantly improved, still are on this album are some drop-outs to hear. Would be negative to mention here that the album was recorded in mono (stereo or in low), and EMI has decided to offer this CD edition in stereo. While it has been trying to create a spacious sensation, although this sounds very gimmicky. PS: I could find out that the woman's voice comes in pieces of Diana Coupland.
