Died : January 30, 2011, Oyster Bay, New York, USA
He was Jane Birkin's first husband.
Famous composer of film music, most associated in the public mind with a tune he did not in fact write, namely the James Bond theme, which was credited as from the pen of Monty Norman. He did enjoy a long association with the Bond franchise, and also penned themes for many other films and TV shows.
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1998.
Other Genres Played Ambient, Ballad, Beat, Big Band, Blues, Bossa Nova, Chanson, Children's, Classical, Contemporary, Contemporary Jazz, Cool Jazz, Dialogue, Disco, Dixieland, Downtempo, Easy Listening, Electronic, Folk Rock, Folk, World, & Country, Funk, Funk / Soul, Future Jazz, Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Jazz-Rock, Latin, Light Music, Lounge, Modern, Modern Classical, Movie Effects, Musical, Neo-Classical, Neo-Romantic, New Wave, Non-Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Ragtime, Rhythm & Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Romantic, Score, Smooth Jazz, Soft Rock, Soul, Soul-Jazz, Sound Collage, Soundtrack, Space-Age, Speech, Spoken Word, Stage & Screen, Story, Surf, Swing, Synth-pop, Theme, Vocal