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The James Bond Theme

movie theme composed by Monty Norman; from the 1962 movie "Dr. No"
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The James Bond Theme

Summary

The James Bond Theme is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (923 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The James Bond Theme's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • The James Bond Theme's composer is recorded as Monty Norman[4].
  • The James Bond Theme's genre is popular music[5].
  • Among the performers on The James Bond Theme was John Barry[6].
  • The James Bond Theme is part of Dr. No[7].
  • The James Bond Theme is used for theme music[8].
  • The James Bond Theme's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[9].
  • The James Bond Theme was released on 1962[10].
  • The James Bond Theme's tonality is recorded as E minor[11].
  • The James Bond Theme's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The James Bond Theme'}[12].
  • The James Bond Theme's form of creative work is recorded as instrumental music[13].
  • The James Bond Theme's music created for is recorded as Dr. No[14].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f41a276e-10be-3822-be66-f81eef9a1494[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The James Bond Theme was performed by John Barry[6].

Publication

The James Bond Theme was released on 1962[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content[9]. Its genre is popular music[5]. It is part of Dr. No[7].

Why It Matters

The James Bond Theme ranks in the top 3% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (923 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

Dr. No John Barry

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → no linguistic content
    Performer → John Barry
    Form of creative work → instrumental music
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T0112353453, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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