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{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name         = Roland Shaw
| image        =
| caption      =
| image_size   = 200px
| background   = non_performing_personnel
| birth_name   = Roland Edgar Shaw-Tomkins
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1920|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Leicester]], England
| death_date   = {{death date and age|2012|5|11|1920|5|26|df=y}}
| genre        = Traditional pop
| occupation   = Composer, conductor
| years_active = 1940s–1990s
| label        = [[Decca Records|Decca]]
}}
'''Roland Shaw''' (born '''Roland Edgar Shaw-Tomkins'''; 26 May 1920 – 11 May 2012) was an English [[composer]], [[musical arranger]], and [[orchestra]] leader.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9412934/Roland-Shaw.html|title=Roland Shaw obituary|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=19 July 2012|accessdate=20 July 2012}}</ref>
Shaw was born in [[Leicester]] and attended the [[Trinity College of Music]]. He served in the [[Royal Air Force]] in World War II leading RAF No 1 Band of the Middle East Forces.<ref>Dellar, Fred CD Liner Notes ''James Bond in Action'' 2008</ref> Following wartime service he arranged music for [[Ted Heath (bandleader)|Ted Heath]], [[Mantovani]] and many others.<ref>pp. 170-173 MacKenzie, Colin ''Mantovani: A Lifetime in Music'' 2005 Melrose Books</ref>
The popularity of Shaw's arrangements of Bond themes led to ''More Themes from the James Bond Thrillers'' for the release of ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' with tracks from both albums released on a 1965 UK album called ''James Bond in Action''. In 1966, his orchestra released a compilation entitled ''Themes for Secret Agents''. In 1967 ''Themes from the James Bond Thrillers Vol.3'' (released in the UK as ''More James Bond in Action'') followed the release of ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' and ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]''. Shaw came back in 1971 with a double album ''The Return of James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever'' (released as a single album in the UK as ''The Phase 4 World of Spy Thrillers'') for the release of [[Sean Connery]]'s return as Bond in ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]''. Shaw recruited guitarist [[Vic Flick]] to repeat his guitar playing on the ''Gypsy Camp'' track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spywise.net/vicflick_2.html|title=Wes Britton's SpyWise|publisher=Spywise.net|date=20 March 2009|accessdate=20 July 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219093017/http://www.spywise.net/vicflick_2.html|archivedate=19 February 2012}}</ref>
Shaw arranged the music in several films and composed the scores for ''[[The Secret of My Success (1965 film)|The Secret of My Success]]'' (1965) and ''[[Straight On till Morning (film)|Straight on Till Morning]]'' (1972).
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==References==
* Dellar, Fred CD Liner Notes ''James Bond in Action'' (2008)
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|name=Roland Shaw|id=0789953}}
*[http://www.spaceagepop.com/shaw.htm  Shaw at Spaceage Pop]
*[http://www.ajb007.co.uk/articles/the-bond-music-of-roland-shaw-1920-2008  Shaw's James Bond music recordings]
*[http://www.amphonic.com/htdocs/mainpages/comparea/cb/shaw.html Shaw's credits], amphonic.com; accessed 13 March 2017.
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