The previous episode is about the source music composed for the film and recorded at Federal studios in Kingston. The next episode will deal with The James Bond Theme. Probably best listened to in sequence.
I would be interested in knowing more about the involvement of the great Jamaican jazz guitarist Ernest Ranglin. I don't know if he is on the film tracks, but I believe is the guitarist you hear on the soundtrack album on Dr. No's Fantasy and Twisting With James.
This podcast is fantastic. By the same guy who leads Q the Music, and the worlds most knowledgeable Hungarian, Gergely Hubai. These guys known their stuff, and I hope they do all the Bonds. I get a real kick of all those geniouses out there. Such joy to listen in to.
I would be interested in knowing more about the involvement of the great Jamaican jazz guitarist Ernest Ranglin. I don't know if he is on the film tracks, but I believe is the guitarist you hear on the soundtrack album on Dr. No's Fantasy and Twisting With James.
Ranglin played on the tracks recorded at Federal Studios in Kingston during January/ February 1962. These tracks were mainly source music and demos. They found their way onto the soundtrack album rather than Norman's orchestral cues which were recorded at Denham near London in June 1962.
This article might be of interest, though not all of it may be accurate. The bit about seeing the manuscript of the James Bond theme whilst the crew were in Jamaica doesn't fit with the James Bond theme not being written until later in the year.
Peter, thanks for posting that story. With everything that has been written about the Bond theme controversy surrounding Norman and Barry, this article is the first thing I've read that sheds light on Norman's character and raises serious doubts about his version of the events.
