"You could always identify John's scores. They were very dramatic. They leant themselves to the film in a way that enhanced everything. He was an extraordinary musician - very, very clever.
"Without John Barry there would be no James Bond theme, because the whole essence of that was the excitement, the drama, the orchestration."
Martin, incidentally, produced the theme song of "Goldfinger," sung by Shirley Bassey, which was composed by Barry. Martin also wrote the score of "Live and Let Die," the theme of which was performed by Paul McCartney.
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