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Monty Norman was once made to seem obscure, in spite of his having written “The James Bond Theme” (which he recorded in something approximating its original arrangement on a new CD, Completing the Circle). The Sunday Times was forced to pay damages in 2001 when a correspondent essentially repeated claims that the tune had been written by John Barry as fact, which is symptomatic of the kind of bad journalism and lack of research or attention to detail that plagued writing relating to popular culture in the pre-Internet days. It still surprises and saddens me when I can spot errors in coverage by major news organisations and offline publications. I know the material and I’m not being compensated for anything—why should they be rewarded for being wrong?
