007 Soundtrack: From Russia with Love (1963)

June 28, 2014 0 By 007 Travelers

FILM: From Russia with Love (1963)

SOUNDTRACK RELEASED: 1963

SCORE COMPOSER: John Barry

TITLE SONG: “Opening Titles: James Bond Is Back/From Russia with Love/James Bond Theme”
COMPOSED BY: John Barry, Lionel Bart, Monty Norman

PERFORMED BY: John Barry (title sequence), Matt Monro (vocal version heard in film proper and during closing credits)

From Russia with Love is the soundtrack for the second James Bond film of the same name. This is the first series film with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer.
John Barry, arranger of Monty Norman’s James Bond Theme for Dr. No, would be the dominant Bond series composer for most of its history and the inspiration for fellow series composer, David Arnold (who uses cues from this soundtrack in his own for Tomorrow Never Dies).

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TRACK LISTING

“Opening Titles: James Bond Is Back/From Russia with Love/James Bond Theme” (different arrangement from that heard in the film)
“Tania Meets Klebb”
“Meeting in St. Sophia”
“The Golden Horn” *
“Girl Trouble”
“Bond Meets Tania”
“007”
“Gypsy Camp”
“Death of Grant”
“From Russia with Love” – Matt Monro
“Spectre Island”
“Guitar Lament” *
“Man Overboard/SMERSH in Action”
“James Bond with Bongos”
“Stalking”
“Leila Dances” *
“Death of Kerim”
“007 Takes the Lektor”