Quickly now…who's Monty Norman?
If you've never heard of him, you have most certainly heard him or his works. The most famous one starts "dum di-di dum dum…" and is the signature music for James Bond. The JB theme, as it's called and as it's been heard on 25 Bond films, including the one (Skyfall) 
that raked in $87.5 million on its first day in theaters last weekend.
Monty Norman wrote the theme, 50 years ago. While that has made him a wealthy man almost $1 million, and counting, in royalties), it wasn't until last week that he boarded a cruise ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
He did so on the Queen Mary 2 and, according to Cunard, loved it: "Marvellous…will certainly do it again."
Norman, who plays piano and electric guitar, also wrote the entire musical score for the first James Bond film, Dr. No. He is well-known on that side of the Atlantic as a singer and composer, and lyricist for stage musicals and films.
And now, he's better-known on this side of the ocean.
Carnival Miracle
7 nights
April 7, 2013
Long Beach (return): Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta
Inside: $794
Cost per day: $36
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