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
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