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
John Barry (composer) his tenure with the film series, Barry's music, variously brassy and moody, achieved very wide appeal. For "From Russia with Love" he composed "007", an alternative James Bond signature theme, which is featured in four other Bond films ("Thunderball", "You Only Live Twice", "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Moonraker"). The theme "Stalking", for the teaser sequence of "From Russia with Love", was covered by colleague Marvin Hamlisch for "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977). (The music and lyrics for "From Russia with Love"'s title song were written by Lionel Bart, whose musical theatre credits included "Oliver!") Barry also contributed indirectly to