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2001 | 1997
3 articles from 2001
Composer Wins Libel Suit Against London Sunday Times
20 March 2001 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
A jury in London Monday awarded Monty Norman $45, 000 in damages after it concluded that the London Sunday Times libeled him when it reported that he did not write the theme for the James Bond movies. The Times had claimed that the actual writer was Oscar-winning composer John Barry, who testified on behalf of the newspaper.
A Bond Clef-Hanger
15 March 2001 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Film composer John Barry reiterated his claim in court Wednesday that it was he and not Monty Norman who wrote the James Bond theme. Testifying in court in the libel case brought by Norman against the London Sunday Times (which published an interview with Barry in 1997 in which he originally made the claim), Barry said that he was brought in to write the theme after Norman "had run out of inspiration" while composing the score for Dr. No in 1962. He said that he was promised $350 to do the work but was advised that Norman would "receive the credit because that was his contractual right."
007 Composer Sues London Newspaper For Libel
6 March 2001 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news
Composer Monty Norman's libel suit against the London Sunday Times for a 1997 story suggesting that he did not write the James Bond theme opened in a London court Monday. Norman claims he was damaged by the article in which Oscar-winning film composer John Barry, who composed the score for numerous Bond movies, took credit for writing the theme. The article quoted Barry as saying that Norman "was contracted to do it [write the theme], but the producers had problems so I got brought in." Norman claims that he has received royalties for the Bond theme since 1962's Dr. No.
2001 | 1997
3 articles from 2001
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