Spy music is a genre of music based primarily on themes from spy movies, especially those from the James Bond series. The spy film genre deals with the subject of fictional Espionage, either in a realistic way or as a basis for fantasy James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story
Generally this music is characterized by a fast and exciting pace, and a music theme designed to increase tension in the listener and evoke a feeling of sneakiness. Spy music can also sound very sly and laid-back.
Primarily made for movies, spy music often contains an interesting mix of instrumentation, ranging from full orchestras to ensembles more typical of jazz, lounge, rock, or electronica. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s encompassing such genres as Exotica, Easy listening and Space age pop Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range
Some of the more famous spy themes include James Bond, Mission: Impossible, the theme from Peter Gunn, the theme from I Spy and The Pink Panther. Mission Impossible (often referred to as Mission Impossible The Original Series) is an American Television series that chronicles Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC Television networks I Spy is an American television Secret agent adventure series The Pink Panther, directed by Blake Edwards and co-written by Edwards and Maurice Richlin, is a Comedy film, starring David Niven Spy music is similar but different from detective music, which includes, for example, themes from Dragnet or the Inspector Gadget cartoon series. Dragnet, aka LA Dragnet (new title in USA is a long-running radio and television Police procedural drama about the cases of a dedicated Inspector Gadget is an Animated television series about a clumsy absent-minded and oblivious Detective, Inspector Gadget who is a human being with
Surf instrumental bands often play spy music. Surf music is a Genre of Popular music associated with Surf culture, particularly Orange County and other areas of Southern California
Related artists
- Al Caiola
- Charles Mingus
- Ennio Morricone
- Henry Mancini
- Lalo Schifrin
- John Powell
- Hugo Montenegro
- John Barry
- Ray Martin
External links
- an article about spy music. Al Caiola (born Alexander Emil Caiola, September 7 1920 Jersey City, New Jersey) is a Guitarist who plays Jazz, country Charles Mingus ( 22 April 1922 &ndash 5 January 1979) was an American Jazz Bassist, Composer, Ennio Morricone OMRI (born November 10, 1928) is an acclaimed Italian Academy Award -winning composer Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor Lalo Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine pianist and Composer. John Powell is a English Film score Composer born on 18 September 1963 and currently based in Los Angeles. Hugo Montenegro ( September 2, 1925 - February 6, 1981) was an American orchestra leader and Composer of Film John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Ray Martin ( 11 October 1918 - 7 February 1988) was a British Orchestra leader Includes a list of spy records.
- Secret Agent radio from SomaFM, a net radio station dedicated to spy music.