ONE FINAL REMARK The James Bond theme tune composer bequeaths an enormous £6.5 million in his testament.

In his bequest, the well-known composer who penned the James Bond theme tune bequeathed £6.5 million.

Monty Norman passed away at 94 years old. His most well-known composition is the theme music for the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No, which starred Sir Sean Connery. Every one of the 24 movies that have followed after it has used this subject.

He filed a lawsuit against The Sunday Times for publishing an article claiming that Norman wasn’t the true author of the Bond song.

He sued the newspaper for libel in 2001, and won compensation of £30,000 from the High Court.

After a brief illness, he was declared dead. His estate, net of any obligations, was valued at £6,536,065 according to probate papers, which is what he left behind.

In Stepney, East London, Norman’s birth name was Monty Noserovitch. Because of their Jewish heritage, his parents were forced to flee their house during the early Blitz.

His mother negotiated with the seller to have the price of the guitar lowered from £17 to £15, and she gave it to him when he was sixteen. He subsequently started listening to Eric Clapton and The Beatles songs.

He performed with big ensembles headed by Nat Temple, Ted Heath, and Cyril Stapleton in the 1950s and early 1960s. He also appeared on variety shows with comedians like Tony Hancock and Spike Milligan.

Subsequently, he and comedian Benny Hill traveled with their variety performance. The primary performance alternated between comedy and music, depending on the location they were in.

When he first began creating music, he composed songs for early rock and roll icon Sir Tommy Steele as well as Sir Cliff Richard. He penned musical theater lyrics as well.