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The Latest Breaking News from John Barry

Football Weekly hosts Max and Barry: ‘I’d be dead after a week of his life’

The Football Weekly hosts answer your questions about work, books, films, gambling and where to sleep on stag weekends

The Guardian - UK

Herb Alpert on 80 years in music: ‘Mozart, Thelonious Monk ... all of us have the same 12 notes’

The trumpeter and co-founder of A&M Records answers your questions on writing a Bond theme, selling 72m albums and signing Janet Jackson, Karen Carpenter and the ‘appalling’ Sex Pistols

The Guardian - UK

Lord of the Rings soundtrack voted nation’s favourite film music

Howard Shore’s score beat out several classic film scores to win the heart of the UK

The Independent UK

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Skyfall Composer Thomas Newman Talks Getting To Work On A Bond Movie, And Yes There Were ‘2 AM Sweats’ Involved

After landing the gig to score Skyfall, composer Thomas Newman wound up with a case of the "2 A.M. sweats" because of the opportunity at hand.

Cinemablend

‘Keep smiling, it takes 10 years off!’ — Jane Birkin’s life in quotes

From smoking to stealing and Serge Gainsbourg, Martha Alexander reveals the icon’s greatest soundbites over the years

Evening Standard

Jane Birkin obituary

Singer and actor who duetted with Serge Gainsbourg on Je T’aime … Moi Non Plus in 1969 and went on to a prolific film career

The Guardian - UK

On this day: Pierce, Jefferson, Allen, Bradley drafted; Jones born

On this day, the Boston Celtics drafted Paul Pierce, Al Jefferson, Tony Allen, and Avery Bradley; it is also the birthday of Celtics legend Sam Jones.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Top Films: w/c Saturday, May 27

Top films to watch week beginning Saturday, May 27

The Independent UK

Tapestry celebrating refuse collectors to go on show in National Portrait Gallery

Michael Armitage’s work will hang alongside high-profile figures in new gallery when NPG reopens in June

The Guardian - UK

Bristol Post death and funeral notices this week as loved ones pay tribute

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

Bristol Post

What links Lady Chatterley’s Lover to Walkabout and William Hurt?

The DH Lawrence classic inexorably leads to violent UK theatre, a stunning John Barry soundtrack and the erotic thriller Body Heat

The Guardian - UK

Every James Bond film ranked from best to worst as the iconic franchise turns 60

As we wait to discover who will be the next actor to take on the role of James Bond, film critic and Bond fan Kelechi Ehenulo ranks all the previous offerings from the iconic franchise from best to worst

Daily Mirror

Monty Norman: Composer behind James Bond’s signature music

The eternally popular theme, together with the now-famous shots of the gun barrel and 007 firing back, has accompanied every Bond film since ‘Dr No’

The Independent UK

Manchester nightclubs and bars where we boogied in the 1970s

Many venues of the time helped make up the fabric of our city's nightlife

Manchester Evening News

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Monty Norman, the composer of the James Bond theme, dies at 94

To produce the iconic theme song, the late composer drew on a piece he had written for a proposed musical adaptation of V.S. Naipaul's "A House for Mr. Biswas."

The Guardian - UK

Monty Norman obituary

Composer of the James Bond theme who made a great contribution to British musicals in the 1950s and 60s

Chicago Sun-Times

Monty Norman, composer of the James Bond theme song, dies at 94

The theme — twangy, propulsive, menacing — has been used in all 25 Bond thrillers.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Monty Norman, Composer of the James Bond Theme, Dies at 94

Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94. A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: "It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness." Born…

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Daily Mirror

James Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies as tributes are paid

Composer Monty Norma, who played a huge part in many of the James Bond films, has died at the age of 94, his family have announced

Wales Online

James Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies aged 94

It's one of the most famous pieces of music in cinema history

The Independent UK

Bond theme composer Monty Norman dies aged 94

He wrote songs for West End musicals and early rock and roll stars but became embroiled in a legal battle over his biggest hit.

Manchester Evening News

The 15 things you could do in 1980s Manchester that you can't do now

A lot has changed since the decade

Salon

This historic flood was a warning

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in American history — and remains relevant

Manchester Evening News

"It was mint... until Tesco's!": Greater Manchester's most missed nightclub of all time decided by readers

In a poll of MEN readers, one club beat the rest

Daily Mirror

James Bond songs ranked: 25 classics from the shakiest to the most stirring

With Tom Jones, Billie Eilish, Shirley Bassey, Adele and many more to choose from - who came out on top?

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