Gottschalk was one of America's firstimportant composers. His numerous worksfor piano are mostly light. His Marche desGibaros from the Souvenir de Porto Ricotranscribed by Karl Hinterbichler is lively andbright. American born Louis MoreauGottschalk (1829-1869) was one of thegreat pianist/composers of his day. Hebegan his career in Europe but spent mostof his life touring from coast to coast in theUS, as well as South America, and theCaribbean.

He composed more than 100 works whichcombine the typical European Romanticvirtuoso style with musical traditions fromSouth America, the Caribbean, Spain andsacred and popular songs from the UnitedStates.

Originally for solo piano, Souvenir de PortoRico (op. 31), bears the subtitle Marche desGibaros, a reference to the peasants of theisland. The simple melody derives from aPuerto Rican song 'Si me dan pasteles, lesd�nmelos calientes,' 'If you give me cakes,give them to me hot,' sung by strollingmusicians during the Puerto RicanChristmas season. This simple melody isthen subjected to a series of variations. Themusic depicts the sound of strollingmusicians, first heard in the distance,coming ever closer, rising to a climax andthen fading as the Gibaros march away intothe distance. The syncopated rhythmsstrongly suggest its Caribbean origins.

Instrumentation is for 2 Trumpets in Bb(Trumpet 1 doubles on Piccolo), Horn,Trombone and Tuba.

Il " James Bond Theme " � la firma principale tema dei James Bond film e ha caratterizzato in ogni Eon Productions film di James Bond dal Dr. No , uscito nel 1962. Il pezzo � stato utilizzato come un accompagnamento fanfara alla sequenza di canna della pistola in quasi ogni film di James Bond.

Il "James Bond Theme" ha accompagnato i titoli di testa due volte, come parte del medley che si apre Dr. No e poi di nuovo nei titoli di testa di Dalla Russia con amore (1963). E 'stato usato come musica nel corso dei titoli di coda di Dr. No , Thunderball (1965), Al servizio segreto di Sua Maest� (1969), Il mondo non basta (1999), Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008) , Skyfall (2012), e la Spectre (2015).