James Bond Theme Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), "The World Is Not Enough" (1999), "Casino Royale" (2006), "Quantum of Solace" (2008), "Skyfall" (2012), and "Spectre" (2015). Monty Norman has been credited with writing the "James Bond Theme", and has received royalties since 1962. Norman collected around £485,000 in royalties between the years 1976 and 1999. For "Dr. No", the tune was arranged by John Barry, who would later go on to compose the soundtracks for eleven James Bond films. Courts have ruled twice that the theme was written by Monty Norman, despite claims and testimony by Barry that he had actually written the
James Bond music Media. Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" from "Spectre" would also win the Oscar for Best Original Song. Duran Duran and John Barry's "A View To A Kill" topped the singles charts in the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, the only Bond theme to hit 1 in the United States. No James Bond theme had topped the charts in the UK until Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" entered the charts at number one on 2 October 2015. Several of the later films have alternative theme songs, often during the closing credits. "The Living Daylights" featured The Pretenders performing "If There