From Russia with Love (soundtrack) From Russia with Love (soundtrack) 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"). The theme song was composed by Lionel Bart of Oliver! fame and sung by Matt Monro. Following the
From Russia, with Love (novel) Russians use a beautiful cipher clerk and the Spektor, a Soviet decoding machine. Much of the action takes place in Istanbul and on the Orient Express. The book was inspired by Fleming's visit to Turkey on behalf of "The Sunday Times" to report on an Interpol conference; he returned to Britain by the Orient Express. "From Russia, with Love" deals with the East–West tensions of the Cold War, and the decline of British power and influence in the post-Second World War era. "From Russia, with Love" received broadly positive reviews at the time of publication. The book's sales were boosted