From Russia with Love (film) Love" is the first Bond film in the series with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer. The theme song was composed by Lionel Bart of "Oliver!" fame and sung by Matt Monro, although the title credit music is a lively instrumental version of the tune beginning with Barry's brief "James Bond is Back" then segueing into Monty Norman's "James Bond Theme". Monro's vocal version is later played during the film (as source music on a radio) and properly over the film's end titles. Barry travelled with the crew to Turkey to try getting influences of the local music, but
From Russia with Love (film) up through the walls, and there, at close range, inspects two important Soviet secrets: the heroine's legs." "From Russia with Love" received generally positive reviews from critics; Rotten Tomatoes sampled 49 reviewers and judged 96% of the reviews to be positive with a rating of 8/10. Its summary states: " The second James Bond film, "From Russia with Love" is a razor-sharp, briskly-paced Cold War thriller that features several electrifying action scenes." Many online sites also commonly state "From Russia with Love" as the best Bond film of all time. In his 1986 book, Danny Peary described "From Russia with