On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry - 1969 - Guitar Instrumental

Welcome to my instrumental version of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", composed by John Barry from the 1969 James Bond movie of the same name starring George Lazenby and Diana Rigg.
A little background on the tune courtesy of Wikipedia.....
The opening theme for On Her Majesty's Secret Service proved challenging for composer John Barry. The convention in the previous James Bond films was to accompany the opening credits with a song whose lyrics included the film's title. This film became the first in the series since From Russia with Love to deviate from this rule (and From Russia with Love had differed only in featuring the song, sung by Matt Monro, at the end of the film rather than the beginning).
Barry felt it would be difficult to compose a theme song containing the title "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" unless it was written operatically, in the style of Gilbert and Sullivan. Leslie Bricusse had considered lyrics for the title song but director Peter R. Hunt allowed an instrumental opening title theme in the tradition of the first two Bond films.
The track is also notable for its use of the Moog synthesizer in its bassline. This instrument's distinctive sound would become a mainstay of other film soundtracks in the 1970s.
The opening theme, "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", also serves as an action theme alternate to Monty Norman's "James Bond Theme" - a piece of music which makes its last appearance in this film. Barry's arrangement of Norman's "James Bond Theme", first used in Dr. No in 1962, had been used throughout Sean Connery's tenure from 1962 to 1967, but since "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", the theme has been incorporated as a melody within each film's score, rather than as a standalone piece.
Barry also composed the love song "We Have All the Time in the World" sung by Louis Armstrong, with lyrics by Hal David. "We Have All the Time in the World" is often mistakenly referred to as the opening credits theme, when in fact the song is played within the film.
Barry and David also wrote two other songs for the film, both performed by Danish singer Nina. One, entitled "Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown?", was featured in the film in several scenes.The other, "The More Things Change", was recorded by Nina at the same session, but did not end up in the finished film.
I overdubbed the main guitar part using the Pitch Fork+ pedal to create an “octaver” effect.
The backing track is by Warren Bennett
Best Wishes
Neville
05th November 2023.