Editing George Martin (section)

==Film and composing work==
Beginning in the late 1950s, Martin began to supplement his producer income by publishing music and having his artists record it. He used the pseudonyms Lezlo Anales and John Chisholm, before settling on Graham Fisher as his primary pseudonym.{{sfn|Lewisohn|2013|p=273}} His earliest composing work was incidental music to accompany Peter Sellers's comedy records.{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=47}} His film work was aided by his secretary and second wife, Judy, whose father was chairman of the [[Film Producers Guild]].{{sfn|Womack|2017|p=77}} In 1966, he signed a long-term deal with [[United Artists]] to write instrumental music.{{sfn|Womack|2018|p=113}}

Martin composed, arranged, and produced film scores beginning in the early 1960s, including the instrumental scores of the films ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' (1964, for which he won an Academy Award Nomination), [[Ferry Cross the Mersey (film)|''Ferry Cross the Mersey'']] (1965), [[Yellow Submarine (1968 film)|''Yellow Submarine'']] (1968), and ''[[Live and Let Die (film)|Live and Let Die]]'' (1973). Other notable movie scores include ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (1962), ''[[The Family Way]]'' (1966), ''[[Pulp (1972 film)|Pulp]]'' (1972, starring [[Michael Caine]] and [[Mickey Rooney]]), the [[Peter Sellers]] film ''[[The Optimists of Nine Elms]]'' (1973), and the [[John Schlesinger]]-directed ''[[Honky Tonk Freeway]]'' (1981).<ref>{{cite web |title=George Martin (filmography as composer) |publisher=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch?role=nm0552326&job_type=composer |access-date=2019-12-07}}</ref>

Martin was also commissioned to write an official opening theme for [[BBC Radio 1]]'s launch in September 1967. Entitled "[[Theme One]]", it was the first music heard on Radio 1 (not [[The Move]]'s "[[Flowers in the Rain]]", which was the first record played in full on the station).<ref>{{cite news |title=50 facts about Radio 1 & 2 as they turn 50 |publisher=BBC News |date=2017-09-30 |last1=Savage |first1=Mark |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41414837}}</ref> The tune was later covered by the British [[progressive rock]] group [[Van der Graaf Generator]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Van der Graaf singer Peter Hammill talks to Steve Peacock |journal=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |author=Steve Peacock |date=29 January 1972 |url=http://www.vandergraafgenerator.co.uk/ph_s1.htm |access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref>

In November 2017, the [[Craig Leon]]-produced album ''George Martin – Film Scores and Original Orchestral Music'' was released. The album of new recordings collected a selection of Martin's compositions together for the first time, including previously unheard pieces ''Belle Etoile'' and sketches from the feature film ''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]'' (1986) which were not used in the original soundtrack.

===Music from the James Bond series===
Martin directly and indirectly contributed to the main themes of three films in the [[James Bond]] series. Although Martin did not produce the theme for the second Bond film, ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'', he was responsible for the signing of [[Matt Monro]] to EMI, just months prior to his recording of the song of the same title.<ref>[http://www.eastlondonhistory.com/norman%20newell.htm Andrews Sisters, Ann Shelton, Matt Monro—bottom of page] eastlondonhistory.com. Accessed 29 December 2007 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419025036/http://www.eastlondonhistory.com/norman%20newell.htm |date=19 April 2012}}</ref>
Martin also produced two of the best-known James Bond themes. The first was "[[Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)|Goldfinger]]" by [[Shirley Bassey]] in 1964.<ref>[http://www.georgemartin.co.uk/cdfour.html Track listing for George Martin compilation on his official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071216103201/http://www.georgemartin.co.uk/cdfour.html |date=16 December 2007}} georgemartin.co.uk. Accessed 29 December 2007.</ref> The second, in 1973, was "[[Live and Let Die (song)|Live and Let Die]]" by [[Wings (band)|Paul McCartney and Wings]] for the [[Live and Let Die (film)|film of the same name]]. He also composed and produced the [[Live and Let Die (soundtrack)|film's score]].<ref>{{cite web |title=George Martin – film composer and Music Producer |publisher=Mfiles.co.uk |url=http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/George-Martin.htm |access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref>