When we hear the James Bond theme, we think, This is the sound of spy music, but like all original creations, itРІР‚в„ўs a compilation of so many influences. РїВ»С—NATE: It sounds like heРІР‚в„ўs got a pretty diverse record collection that he likes to put on the hi-fi at his space-age bachelor pad.Р”В¬HARLIE:РїВ»С— John Barry, who arranged the theme song, said that he wanted Bond to be a mix of all kinds of different things. NATE: Does the music actually project that?Р”В¬HARLIE: I think that what you hear is this very modern mash-up of a bunch of different genres that a playboy character might be listening to at the end of his day while heРІР‚в„ўs sitting down with his martini: jazzy chords, big-band swing, even surf guitar. YouРІР‚в„ўve got a philandering spy who drinks heavily and somehow finds a lot of time for romance in between international espionage. NATE: YouРІР‚в„ўre saying this is the musical personification of toxic masculinity.Р”В¬HARLIE: Yeah, more or less. He wrote it at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica to distract himself from his pending wedding to his pregnant fiancР“В©e, and in so many ways, the music, I think, does perfectly reflect the character. NATE: Listening to it now, one thing that strikes me is just how richly orchestrated this theme is.Р”В¬HARLIE: This song is crafted with the lushness to reflect the playboy aesthetic of James Bond when he was first created in the 1950s as a male escapist fantasy by Ian Fleming, the author and former British naval-intelligence officer.

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