James Bond's Theme Song Origin Story Is Completely Bonkers

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There have been some truly iconic movie themes over the decades, the type so well known that you don't even have to see the movie to know where they come from. John Williams' score in Jaws is synonymous with the shark's arrival. He also wrote a masterful soundtrack for the Star Wars films. And we all know the Bernard Herrmann-crafted sound that accompanies the knife slashing down during the shower scene in Psycho. Perhaps the most iconic movie theme of all belongs to one of film's most popular characters. In 1962, James Bond hit the big screen in Dr. No. More than six decades later, Bond still holds center stage in pop culture with 25 official movies. Even if you've never seen one of them, you're familiar with its accompanying theme, but we bet you don't know the wild story behind it.

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