The Man Behind James Bond's Most Iconic Soundtracks | Don Black #028

10/06/2025 40 min

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Episode Synopsis

Academy award winning lyricist, Don Black CBE, known for his work on various James Bond films such as classics like Diamonds Are Forever, Thunderball, Tomorrow Never Dies, The Man With The Golden Gun and The World Is Not Enough reveals the stories behind the films and their legendary music. He also delves deep into his collaborations with icons such as Michael Jackson, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Quincy Jones, as well as his frequent partnership with composer John Barry.Don also gives his advice to upcoming artists and songwriters, his take on the current music and theatre industry and why he is so dedicated to his work but detaches when he is away. Listen on:Apple podcast - https://apple.co/3UX4VnFSpotify - https://spoti.fi/40Uul9gSubscribe to our Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/SongsYouKnowPodcastDon Black links:Website: https://www.donblack.co.uk/Spotify: https://bit.ly/3FL50GQFOLLOW ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/songsyouknowpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@songsyouknowpodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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