The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. The best known of these pieces of music was the ubiquitous "James Bond Theme. The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions " Many other pieces of instrumental music have also become identified with the series, such as "The 007 Theme", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" theme, and various songs such as Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger", Duran Duran's "A View To A Kill", Nancy Sinatra's "You Only Live Twice", Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die", Tina Turner's "Goldeneye", Carly Simon's "Nobody Does it Better" and Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only". Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. " Goldfinger " was the title song from the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger (film. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two " A View to a Kill " is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985 Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, " Live and Let Die " is a Song originally performed by Paul McCartney and Wings, which was written for the soundtrack of the 1973 James Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American " GoldenEye " is a hit James Bond theme performed by Tina Turner used for the 1995 film GoldenEye. Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, " Nobody Does It Better " is a Power ballad composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager. Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress " For Your Eyes Only " is the theme tune to the 12th James Bond movie For Your Eyes Only, performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton
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James Bond Theme
007
"007" (sometimes referred to as the "007 Theme", not to be confused with the "James Bond Theme"), is an adventure theme composed by John Barry in 1963 for the Bond film, From Russia with Love. The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr From Russia with Love, released in 1963 is the second Film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as [1]
It became a secondary theme for the Bond films, being used in quite a few Bond movies, primarily during action scenes. Here are its most notable appearances:
- From Russia with Love — Played during the gypsy camp gunfight and also during Bond's theft of the Lektor decoder from the Russian embassy in Istanbul. From Russia with Love, released in 1963 is the second Film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
- Thunderball — Played when Bond runs from SPECTRE during a parade and when he joins the climactic underwater fight. Thunderball (1965 is the fourth Spy film of the British James Bond series, and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the
- You Only Live Twice — Played during the flight of "Little Nellie" before Bond battles four helicopters that attack him. You Only Live Twice (1967 is the fifth Spy film of the British James Bond series and stars Sean Connery as the
- Diamonds Are Forever — Played during Bond's destruction of Blofeld's Headquarters. Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery
- Moonraker — Played during the Amazon river chase. Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional The Amazon River (Rio Amazonas Río Amazonas of South America is the largest river in the world by volume with a total river flow greater than the next top ten largest rivers
The theme has not been featured in its entirety in a Bond movie since its use in Moonraker. Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional
This piece of music was also used by Philadelphia KYW-TV and Chicago WLS-TV television stations as the theme music for its evening news programs. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə KYW-TV, channel 3 is a television station in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, owned by the CBS Corporation and affiliated with the CBS Television Network. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. WLS-TV, channel 7 is a Television station in Chicago, Illinois.
"Suspense" Motif
Like John Barry, David Arnold has left his own mark in the music of James Bond. In this case, he has established what can be called the "suspense motif", which is a descending, repetitive four-note motif that can be heard in most of the Bond movies he has scored, starting with Tomorrow Never Dies. Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan It is usually an underlying motif playing under the main melody, and is usually orchestrated with piano trills, high strings, horns, blaring trumpets, and an underlying snare drum. This motif can be heard in:
- Tomorrow Never Dies — "Station Break", "*-3-Send", "Underwater Discovery"
- The World Is Not Enough — "Pipeline", "Submarine"
- Die Another Day — "Antonov"
- Casino Royale — "Miami International", "Dirty Martini", and very briefly in "African Rundown"
Composers (EON Productions)
The biggest contribution to the James Bond series, save for the "James Bond Theme", are works from John Barry. Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy In addition to his uncredited contribution to Dr. No, Barry composed eleven Bond soundtracks and is credited with the creation of "007" (dominated by brass and percussion) and the popular orchestral theme On Her Majesty's Secret Service. The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music Brass is any Alloy of Copper and Zinc; the proportions of zinc and copper can be varied to create a range of brasses with varying properties On Her Majesty's Secret Service, released in 1969, is the sixth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the only one to star George
Next to Barry, David Arnold is the series' most regular composer. David Arnold (born January 23, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films He has composed the score for four James Bond films in succession, from Tomorrow Never Dies to the series' most recent entry, Casino Royale. Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star His Barry-esque orchestrations combined with electronic rhythm elements gave the Brosnan era its musical identity. Arnold will also provide the score for Quantum of Solace. Quantum of Solace ( 2008) is the 22nd James Bond film by EON Productions, due for release in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2008 and in
Other major composers and record-producers include George Martin, Bill Conti, Michael Kamen, Marvin Hamlisch and Éric Serra. Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer. Éric Serra (born on 9 September 1959) is a French Composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson
Official Music (EON Productions)
Official Main Title Themes
The James Bond film franchise is notable for its distinctive theme songs, often performed by the top singers of the day. Dr No (1962 is the first Film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Monty Norman (born in London, UK on April 4, 1928) is a Singer and Film Composer best known for composing the From Russia with Love, released in 1963 is the second Film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond. The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Thunderball (1965 is the fourth Spy film of the British James Bond series, and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U You Only Live Twice (1967 is the fifth Spy film of the British James Bond series and stars Sean Connery as the The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, released in 1969, is the sixth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the only one to star George The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer. Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy A View To A Kill (1985 is the fourteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Éric Serra (born on 9 September 1959) is a French Composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace David Arnold (born January 23, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest Quantum of Solace ( 2008) is the 22nd James Bond film by EON Productions, due for release in the United Kingdom on 31 October 2008 and in EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Some themes have been more popular than others - Paul McCartney's performance of "Live and Let Die" was the first James Bond theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song; it reached #2 as a US single, and #7 on the UK charts. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, " Live and Let Die " is a Song originally performed by Paul McCartney and Wings, which was written for the soundtrack of the 1973 James The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture
Sheena Easton's performance of Bill Conti's "For Your Eyes Only" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Song, Duran Duran and John Barry's "A View To A Kill" topped the singles charts in America (the only Bond theme to hit #1). Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy " A View to a Kill " is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985
The main theme for Dr. No is the "James Bond Theme," although the opening credits also include an untitled bongo interlude, and concludes with a vocal Calypso-flavored rendition of "Three Blind Mice" titled "Kingston Calypso" that sets the scene and is repeated throughout the film. The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions Calypso is a style of Afro-Caribbean Music which originated in Trinidad and Tobago at about the start of the 20th century Three Blind Mice is a children's Nursery rhyme and musical round. Because of this, Dr. No is the only film to have two opening themes.
Several of the later films have alternative theme songs, often during the closing credits. Closing credits, inside a Motion picture or Television program come at the end of a movie or show and list all the cast and crew involved in the production The Living Daylights (1987) featured The Pretenders performing "If There Was A Man," composed by John Barry with Chrissie Hynde. The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) included k.d. lang's "Surrender" during the closing credits, a song which was originally proposed by composer David Arnold to be the title sequence theme instead of the Sheryl Crow title song, but was replaced when the producers wanted a bigger name for the song. Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. The "Surrender" theme is heard throughout the score while the melody of Sheryl Crow's song is not used again during the film.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) featured an instrumental theme tune, something which remains unique amongst the post-From Russia With Love Bond films, and included a vocal theme in the form of Louis Armstrong's performance of "We Have All the Time in the World", written by John Barry and Hal David. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, released in 1969, is the sixth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the only one to star George Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter "We Have All the Time in the World" is a James Bond theme and popular Song sung by Louis Armstrong. Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter.
The main theme for The Living Daylights (1987) was originally assigned to the Pet Shop Boys who began work on the project but halted all recording when they learned that they would not be allowed to score the entire film. The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed The project was turned over to new wave act A-Ha. a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s but have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s The Pet Shop Boys had already developed an instrumental for the title song which they later used as the backing track for the song "This Must Be The Place I Waited Years To Leave" on their 1990 album Behaviour.
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) each resulted in alternative theme songs which were submitted to the producers, but never used. The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional For Your Eyes Only can refer to James Bond references ''For Your Eyes Only (short story collection'', the Short Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan Alice Cooper's alternative theme for The Man with the Golden Gun appeared on his 1973 album Muscle of Love while the Blondie version of "For Your Eyes Only" can be found on 1982's The Hunter. Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer songwriter and musician whose career spans five Muscle of Love is an Album by Alice Cooper, released in 1973 It is the last studio album recorded by the original Alice Cooper band and is a concept Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records The Hunter is the sixth studio album by the US band Blondie. It was released in 1982 and would be Blondie's last album of new material until 1999's Several artists, some of them already involved with David Arnold's Shaken and Stirred Bond compilation project, were asked to submit theme songs for Tomorrow Never Dies. Pulp's "Tomorrow Never Lies" – dating from a time when this was the film's title – was released as a b-side on their 1997 single "Help the Aged", and on the vinyl version of their 1998 album This Is Hardcore. Pulp were an English Alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker ( vocals Guitar) A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s This Is Hardcore is an album by English band Pulp, first released in March 1998. Another contender by Saint Etienne, entitled simply "Tomorrow Never Dies," turned up on their Built on Sand album, with the liner notes revealing that Pierce Brosnan kept the master tape of the song. Saint Etienne are an English Indie dance act fronted by Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex Built On Sand (1999 is a compilation of outtakes demos and rarities by British band Saint Etienne. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE Honour and so holds an honorary OBE Other artists who submitted Tomorrow Never Dies themes included Marc Almond,Swan Lee, The Cardigans and Space. Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July, 1957 in Southport, Lancashire, (now in the county of Merseyside Swan Lee was a Danish band featuring Pernille Rosendahl on vocals The Cardigans is a Swedish English language band formed in the town of Jönköping in 1992 Sheryl Crow's theme was ultimately used. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician.
The originally intended theme song for Thunderball was entitled "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" a reference to a nickname given to Bond by an Italian journalist in 1962. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Halfway through the scoring process, it was decided that having a title song that wasn't the name of the film would not work, so "Thunderball" was commissioned. "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" still plays a prominent role in the score, however, the actual track sang by Dionne Warwick was not released till the 1990s. Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist There was also a version of Thunderball originally recorded by Johnny Cash intended for use in the film, but was dismissed in favor of Tom Jones. Cash's version of the song can be found on some compilation cds of Cash's music.
Welsh singer Shirley Bassey has performed the most Bond themes – she recorded the themes to Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. Bassey also recorded her own version of "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" for Thunderball, but her version was replaced by Dionne Warwick's rendition. Likewise, Bassey's original recording wasn't released until 1992 where both vocal renditions finally found their way onto a collector's CD set.
An alternative but never used title song for You Only Live Twice, sung by Julie Rogers was also not released until the 30th anniversary of the cinematic James Bond and can only be found on this aforementioned CD. You Only Live Twice (1967 is the fifth Spy film of the British James Bond series and stars Sean Connery as the
- EON Productions intended to use a song entitled "Mr. Dr No (1962 is the first Film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Monty Norman (born in London, UK on April 4, 1928) is a Singer and Film Composer best known for composing the The " James Bond Theme " is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and is featured in every "official" (EON Productions Dr No is the original soundtrack for the 1st James Bond film of the same name. Monty Norman (born in London, UK on April 4, 1928) is a Singer and Film Composer best known for composing the John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Monty Norman (born in London, UK on April 4, 1928) is a Singer and Film Composer best known for composing the From Russia with Love, released in 1963 is the second Film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy From Russia with Love is the soundtrack for the 2nd James Bond film of the same name. Lionel Bart ( August 1, 1930 &ndash April 3, 1999) was an English composer of songs and musicals, best known for John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Matt Monro ( 1 December 1930, Shoreditch, London &ndash 7 February 1985, Ealing) was an English Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond. The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr Goldfinger is the soundtrack for the 3rd James Bond film of the same name. Leslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is a British lyricist and composer Anthony George Newley ( September 24, 1931 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an English Actor, Singer and John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. Thunderball (1965 is the fourth Spy film of the British James Bond series, and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Thunderball is the soundtrack for the 4th James Bond film of the same name. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Don Black OBE (born Donald Blackstone 21 June 1938, London) is an English Lyricist. Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice You Only Live Twice (1967 is the fifth Spy film of the British James Bond series and stars Sean Connery as the The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film You Only Live Twice is the soundtrack for the 5th James Bond film of the same name. Leslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is a British lyricist and composer John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, released in 1969, is the sixth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the only one to star George The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the soundtrack for the 6th James Bond film of the same name. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Diamonds Are Forever (1971 is the seventh Spy film of the British James Bond series and the sixth to star Sean Connery The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary Diamonds Are Forever is the soundtrack for the 7th James Bond film of the same name. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Don Black OBE (born Donald Blackstone 21 June 1938, London) is an English Lyricist. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Live and Let Die is the soundtrack of and was written for the 8th James Bond film of the same name. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Linda Louise McCartney (née Eastman, formerly See, September 24 1941 – April 17 1998 was an American Photographer, Musician and Wings were a rock supergroup formed in August 1971 after the breakup of the Beatles, by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney. The Man with the Golden Gun ( 1974) is the ninth film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy The Man with the Golden Gun is the soundtrack for the 9th James Bond film of the same name. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Don Black OBE (born Donald Blackstone 21 June 1938, London) is an English Lyricist. Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire The Spy Who Loved Me, released in 1977 is the 10th film in the James Bond series and the third to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer. The Spy Who Loved Me is the soundtrack for the 10th James Bond film of the same name. Marvin Frederick Hamlisch (born June 2, 1944) is an American Composer. Carole Bayer Sager (born March 8 1947) is an American Lyricist, Songwriter and Singer. Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25 1945 is an Oscar, Golden Globe and two time Grammy Award -winning American Singer-songwriter, Moonraker, released in 1979, is the eleventh film in the James Bond series and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Moonraker is the soundtrack for the 11th James Bond film of the same name. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards For Your Eyes Only is the soundtrack for the 12th James Bond film of the same name. Bill Conti (born April 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island) is an Italian American film music composer who is frequently the conductor at the Academy Awards Michael Leeson may refer to Michael A Leeson, American 19th century author Michael J Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond. Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Octopussy is the soundtrack for the eponymous thirteenth James Bond film John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944 is an English Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award and Grammy Award Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945, in Lafayette Tennessee) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer A View To A Kill (1985 is the fourteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films A View to a Kill is the soundtrack for the film of the same name, the 14th installment in the James Bond film series John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to The Living Daylights was the final Bond film to be scored by composer John Barry. John Barry, OBE (born John Barry Prendergast on 3 November 1933 in York, England) is a renowned Golden Globe and five-time Academy Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (born September 6, 1961, Oslo) His birth name is Pål Waaktaar Gamst. a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s but have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores The soundtrack to Licence to Kill, the 16th James Bond film of the same name, was released by MCA Records in 1989. Michael Walden (born April 23, 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan U Jeff Cohen may refer to Jeff Cohen (basketball, All-American basketball player for The College of William & Mary (1960-61 Jeff Cohen (child Walter "Wally" Afanasieff (born February 10, 1958) is a Grammy-award -winning Record producer and Songwriter who started Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Éric Serra (born on 9 September 1959) is a French Composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson GoldenEye is the soundtrack to the 17th James Bond film of the same name and was composed by Éric Serra. David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961 in Barking, East London) more widely known by his Moniker The Edge, is a Musician known best Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace David Arnold (born January 23, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films Tomorrow Never Dies is the soundtrack of the 18th James Bond film of the same name. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Mitchell Froom (born 1954 is an American musician and record producer Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s The World Is Not Enough is the 1999 soundtrack of the 19th James Bond film of the same name and the second Bond soundtrack composed by David Arnold David Arnold (born January 23, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films Don Black OBE (born Donald Blackstone 21 June 1938, London) is an English Lyricist. Garbage is an American rock group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1994 Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Soundtrack to Die Another Day, the 20th James Bond film of the same name, was released by Warner Bros Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Mirwais Ahmadzaï, more commonly known as Mirwais, is a Paris -based record producer and songwriter Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest " You Know My Name " performed by Chris Cornell, is the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. David Arnold (born January 23, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American rock musician best known as the Lead singer Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" by Dionne Warwick as the theme. Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist It was re-recorded by Shirley Bassey because the producers did not want the lyrics to start before the title of the film, "Thunderball" appeared. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. After all, Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli insisted the theme song must include the title of the film. Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American The melody of "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" remains a major component of the film score.
- Two different songs of "You Only Live Twice" were considered for the theme, one by Julie Rogers and the other by Nancy Sinatra. Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. Only Sinatra's version was used.
- Neither "All Time High" (Octopussy) nor "You Know My Name" (Casino Royale) features the title of its movie either in the song title or lyrics ("Nobody Does It Better" features the line "The Spy Who Loved Me" in its lyrics. " You Know My Name " performed by Chris Cornell, is the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale. Casino Royale ( 2006) is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series; it is directed by Martin Campbell and the first to star )
- "You Know My Name" is the first main theme to a Bond film that did not appear on the movie's official soundtrack album. " You Know My Name " performed by Chris Cornell, is the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale.
Official Secondary Songs
A number of Bond films include one (or more) additional songs in the soundtrack. Some of these pieces of music, such as "We Have All the Time in the World" by Louis Armstrong, have gone on to become as well-known as the main themes, while other songs remain exclusively linked to the movie in which they appear. "We Have All the Time in the World" is a James Bond theme and popular Song sung by Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter
| Film | Title | Year | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. No | "Jump Up" "Under the Mango Tree" |
1962 | Byron Lee And The Dragonaires Monty Norman Diana Coupland |
| From Russia With Love | "From Russia With Love" (End Credits) | 1963 | Matt Monro |
| Thunderball | "Mr. Dr No (1962 is the first Film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr Byron Lee and the Dragonaires is a Jamaican Ska, calypso and soca band Byron Lee and the Dragonaires is a Jamaican Ska, calypso and soca band Diana Coupland ( 5 March 1932 &ndash 10 November 2006) was an English actress best remembered for her role as Jean Abbott From Russia with Love, released in 1963 is the second Film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Sean Connery as The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr Matt Monro ( 1 December 1930, Shoreditch, London &ndash 7 February 1985, Ealing) was an English Thunderball (1965 is the fourth Spy film of the British James Bond series, and the fourth to star Sean Connery as the Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" | 1965 | Dionne Warwick and another version by Shirley Bassey (both versions neither in film nor on soundtrack) |
| On Her Majesty's Secret Service | "We Have All the Time in the World" "Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown?" |
1969 | Louis Armstrong Nina |
| For Your Eyes Only | "Make it Last All Night" | 1981 | Rage |
| A View To A Kill | "California Girls" (not on soundtrack) | 1985 | Gidea Park |
| The Living Daylights | "Where Has Everybody Gone?" "If There Was a Man" |
1987 | The Pretenders |
| Licence to Kill | "If You Asked Me To" "Wedding Party" "Dirty Love" |
1989 | Patti Labelle Ivory Tim Feehan |
| GoldenEye | "The Experience of Love" "James Bond Theme" (GoldenEye Trailer Version) |
1995 | Éric Serra Starr Parodi & Jeff Fair (used in teasers, not in film) |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | "Surrender" "James Bond Theme" |
1997 | k.d. lang Moby (not in film) |
| The World Is Not Enough | "Only Myself to Blame" "James Bond Theme" (End Credits) |
1999 | Scott Walker (not in film) David Arnold (not on soundtrack) |
| Die Another Day | "London Calling" "James Bond Theme (Bond vs. The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, released in 1969, is the sixth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the only one to star George The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support Louis Armstrong (August 4 1901 &ndash July 6 1971 nicknamed Satchmo or Sachimo and Pops, was an American Jazz Trumpeter Baroness Nina van Pallandt (born July 15 1932) is a Danish singer and actress For Your Eyes Only ( 1981) is the 12th Spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Roger Moore as MI6 Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Rage is a Heavy metal band from Germany, formed in 1984 Background Rage began in 1984 under the previous band name Avenger. A View To A Kill (1985 is the fourteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the seventh and last to star Roger Moore as the fictional Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Gidea Park is a place in the London Borough of Havering, East London, England. The Living Daylights, released in 1987 is the fifteenth Spy film of the James Bond series, and the first to star Timothy Dalton "Where Has Everybody Gone?" is one of two songs by The Pretenders, recorded for the James Bond Film The Living Daylights Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. " If You Asked Me To " is the title of a song originally written and released as the lead off single for Patti LaBelle 's seventh solo studio album entitled Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul Tim Feehan (born 1957 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter and producer GoldenEye (1995 is the seventeenth Spy film of the British James Bond series directed by Martin Campbell and the The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris Éric Serra (born on 9 September 1959) is a French Composer. He has often worked on the movies of Luc Besson Starr Parodi is a Composer and Musician best known for her work as a keyboardist for the house band known as "The Posse" on The Arsenio Hall Show Tomorrow Never Dies, released in 1997, is the eighteenth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the second to star Pierce Brosnan The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Scott Walker is the Stage name of the American Singer-songwriter Noel Scott Engel (born 9 January 1943 in Hamilton David Arnold (born January 23, 1962) is a Grammy Award -winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films Die Another Day is a 2002 film the 20th in the James Bond series, and the fourth and final film to star Pierce Brosnan as fictional MI6 Oakenfold)" |
2002 | The Clash (not on soundtrack) Paul Oakenfold (not in film) |
- Dionne Warwick's performance of "Mr. The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were Paul Oakenfold (born 30 August, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent, UK) is a Record producer and a popular trance Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is never actually heard in Thunderball; it was originally to have been the opening credits theme, but this was changed when Albert Broccoli decreed the theme had to include the title of the film. The melody of "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is heard throughout the film; Warwick's version was finally released in the 1990s.
- The original end title theme to The World Is Not Enough was "Only Myself To Blame", composed by David Arnold and Don Black, and sung by Scott Walker, but was left out of the final film and replaced by an Arnold arrangement of the "James Bond Theme". The World Is Not Enough is a 1999 film&mdashthe nineteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as "Blame" was, however, left on the The World Is Not Enough soundtrack album.
- Matt Monro's vocal rendition of "From Russia with Love" is often considered the official theme song for that film, even though the opening credits use an instrumental version that also incorporates the "James Bond Theme. " Monro's version isn't heard until about 15 minutes into the movie, and again over the closing titles and or the radio.
Official Foreign Songs
Some songs have been dubbed for the foreign versions of the movies. (To be completed)
| Film | Original Title | Translated Title | Performer | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Russia With Love | From Russia With Love | Bons baisers de Russie Die Wolga ist weit (not on DVD releases) |
Bob Asklof Ruth Berlé |
France Germany |
| On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown ? | Savez-vous ce qu'il faut au sapin de Noël ? Wovon Träumt Ein Weihnachtsbaum Im Mai? (on German DVD releases) |
Isabelle Aubret Katja Ebstein |
France Germany |
Additional Music
| Film | Title | Score Composer |
|---|---|---|
| The Spy Who Loved Me | Lawrence of Arabia Theme Doctor Zhivago Theme (Music box) Concerto for Piano N°21 (Elvira Madigan)- Andante Air on the G String |
Maurice Jarre Maurice Jarre Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Moonraker | Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Theme The Magnificent Seven Theme |
John Williams Elmer Bernstein |
| A View To A Kill | The Four Seasons Swan Lake |
Antonio Vivaldi Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| The Living Daylights | 40th Symphony in G minor (1st movement) Finale-Act II-Le Nozze di Figaro String Quartet in D major Variations on a Rococo Theme |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Alexander Borodin Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
| Goldeneye | Stand by your man (Russian singers) | Billy Sherrill / Tammy Wynette |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | It had to be you (Instrumental) | Gus Kahn / Isham Jones |
Unofficial Songs (Not EON Productions)
Unofficial Main Title Themes
| Film | Year | Score composer | Title song | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casino Royale (unofficial film) |
1967 | Burt Bacharach | Casino Royale | Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass |
| Never Say Never Again (unofficial film) |
1983 | Michel Legrand | Never Say Never Again | Lani Hall |
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Unofficial Secondary Songs
| Film | Title | Year | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casino Royale | "The Look of Love" | 1967 | Dusty Springfield |
| Never Say Never Again | "Une Chanson d'Amour" | 1983 | Sophie Della |
- The soundtrack to the 1967 spoof Casino Royale also included two short comedic songs sung in a 1920s style. Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE ( 16 April, 1939 &ndash 2 March, 1999) professionally known as Dusty Springfield Never Say Never Again, released in 1983, is the second screen adaptation of Ian Fleming 's novel Thunderball and a non- EON Productions Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York One led into an instrumental version of "Look of Love" and began with the line "James Bond playing at Casino Royale. . . "; later, this tune was reprised as "Seven James Bonds at Casino Royale" which lead into a lyrical version of the theme sung by Mike Redway that played over the closing credits.
Cover versions and spin-offs
James Bond music has inspired a number of cover albums in a variety of genres, including the 2007 album Mister Bond – A Jazzy Cocktail of Ice Cold Themes (lounge), Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project featuring David Arnold collaborating with several contemporary artists, The James Bond Theme by Less Than Jake (punk/ska). In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Lounge music is a retrospective description of music popular in the 1950s and 1960s encompassing such genres as Exotica, Easy listening and Space age pop Shaken and Stirred The David Arnold James Bond Project is a compilation album of Cover versions of James Bond film themes organised and produced by Less Than Jake is an American Ska punk band from Gainesville Florida. Ska ( pronounced /ska/ or in Jamaican Patois /skja/ is a Music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and which was the precursor The City of Prague Philarmonic recorded several albums with James Bond music and performs in premieres and special events of James Bond movies .
| Title | Performer(s) |
|---|---|
| James Bond Theme | The Art of Noise The Skatalites Bond Count Basie LTJ Bukem The City of Prague Philharmonic |
| From Russia with Love | Natacha Atlas Thomas Lang |
| Goldfinger | Bébé Anthony Newley (original demo recording) |
| Thunderball | Martin Fry Mr.Bungle Shirley Bassey |
| You Only Live Twice | Björk Coldplay Natacha Atlas LuAnn Olson Robbie Williams (Sample in the song "Millennium") |
| On Her Majesty's Secret Service | Propellerheads |
| We Have All The Time in The World | Fun Lovin' Criminals Amalia Grè The Pale Fountains Iggy Pop |
| Diamonds Are Forever | David McAlmont |
| Live and Let Die | Chrissie Hynde Guns N'Roses |
| The Man with the Golden Gun | Emilíana Torrini Funkstar De Luxe |
| Nobody Does It Better | Radiohead Aimee Mann 8mm |
| Moonraker | Shara Nelson |
| For Your Eyes Only | Thomas Anders |
| All Time High | Pulp |
| A View to a Kill | Diablo |
| The Living Daylights | Ten Masked Men |
| Licence to Kill | Count Basic |
| If You Asked Me To | Céline Dion |
| GoldenEye | Wise Guys |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | Uwe Kröger |
Video Games
With the increase in audio quality for video game consoles and personal computers, in addition to the continued popularity of computer and video games, publisher Electronic Arts has included opening themes and film-style credit sequences to some of its more recent James Bond video game spin offs. Art of Noise were an Avant-garde Synthpop group formed in 1983 by producer Trevor Horn, music journalist Paul Morley, and session The Skatalites are a Ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period Bond (often typeset as bond in deference to the owners of the 007 William "Count" Basie ( August 21, 1904 &ndash April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, Organist LTJ Bukem is the Stage name used by the Drum and bass musician producer and DJ Danny Williamson (born 1967 London) Natacha Atlas (born March 20, 1964) is a Belgian Singer known for her fusion of Arabic and North African music with Western Thomas Lang (born August 5, 1967 in Vienna, Austria) is a professional Drummer, frequent drum clinician and a producer Anthony George Newley ( September 24, 1931 &ndash April 14, 1999) was an English Actor, Singer and Martin Fry (born 9 March, 1958, in Manchester) is lead singer of the band ABC. Mr Bungle was an Experimental rock / Avant-garde metal group from Northern California. Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE (born 8 January 1937 Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. Coldplay TalkColdplay#Is_or_Are_dispute_again Natacha Atlas (born March 20, 1964) is a Belgian Singer known for her fusion of Arabic and North African music with Western Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Propellerheads are a British Big beat music band made up of electronic producers Will White and Alex Gifford The Fun Lovin' Criminals (often referred to by their initials FLC) are an American Alternative rap / Alternative rock group from New York City The Pale Fountains were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1980 and comprised of members Michael "Mick" Head ( James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter David McAlmont (born David Irving McAlmont, 2 May 1967, Croydon, England) is Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir (born May 16, 1977) is an Icelandic Singer, best known for her 1999 album Love in the Time of Funkstar DeLuxe is the Stage name of the Danish House music producer and Remixer Martin Ottesen Radiohead Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American, rock Guitarist, bassist, Singer, and noted Songwriter 8 mm may refer to 8mm (band 8 mm film, or its replacement Super 8 mm film and Single-8 film Shara Nelson (born in London, England) is a singer and musician Thomas Anders (born Bernd Weidung, 1 March 1963, in Koblenz, West Germany) is a German Singer, Composer Pulp were an English Alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker ( vocals Guitar) Ten Masked Men is a British Death metal Cover band who specialize in covering pop songs Count Basic (not to be confused with Count Basie) are an Austrian band who play a variety of R&B, Trip-hop, Acid jazz and Smooth Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Uwe Kröger (ˈuvǝ ˈkʀøgǝ ( Hamm Germany, December 4, 1964) is one of the most famous Musical stars in the German-speaking countries of A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. A video game publisher is a company that publishes Video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a Video game developer
| Video game | Year | Score composer | Title song | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoldenEye 007 | 1997 | Graeme Norgate and Grant Kirkhope | ||
| Tomorrow Never Dies | 1999 | Tommy Tallarico | "Tomorrow Never Dies" | Elaine Paiva |
| The World Is Not Enough | 2000 | Don Veca | ||
| Agent Under Fire | 2001 | "The James Bond Theme" | ||
| Nightfire | 2002 | Ed Lima, Jeff Tymoschuk | "Nearly Civilized" | Esthero |
| Everything or Nothing | 2004 | Sean Callery, Jeff Tymoschuk | "Everything or Nothing" | Mya |
| GoldenEye: Rogue Agent | 2004 | Paul Oakenfold | "If You're Gonna. GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 First-person shooter Video game developed by Rare for the Nintendo 64 Video game console, Events October 4 &mdash Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997 dies after a double Car accident Graeme Norgate is a Video game music Composer, who has composed music for a variety of Video games developed by Rare Ltd Grant Kirkhope is a British Video game music Composer, known has writing the Soundtracks for numerous games by Rare, such as Tomorrow Never Dies (also known as 007 Tomorrow Never Dies) is a Third-person shooter based on the James Bond film Events BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards March – Tommy Tallarico (born on February 18, 1968) is an American Video game music Composer. " Tomorrow Never Dies " is a song by Sheryl Crow, which was the Theme song to the 18th James Bond film of the same name. The World Is Not Enough is a First-person shooter Video game based on the James Bond film of the same name. Events May 11 - 13 &mdash 6th annual E³ (Electronic Entertainment Expo the 3rd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of James Bond 007 Agent Under Fire is a First-person shooter Video game based on the James Bond franchise Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts John Carmack of Id Software James Bond 007 NightFire is a First-person shooter Video game that is based on Ian Fleming 's British secret agent James Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Will Wright of Maxis Jeff Tymoschuk is a Vancouver based Composer for Film, Television, and Video games. Esthero (born Jenny-Bea Englishman, December 23, 1978 in Stratford Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who hails originally James Bond 007 Everything or Nothing is a 2004 Third-person shooter Video game, where the player controls Ian Fleming 's master Events January 20 — Wired s Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Sean Callery ( Hartford, 1964 is an Emmy winning film and television composer best known for writing the theme to the action/drama 24 Jeff Tymoschuk is a Vancouver based Composer for Film, Television, and Video games. Mýa Marie Harrison, professionally known as Mýa or Mýa Harrison, is an American Grammy award Winning R&B and GoldenEye Rogue Agent is a James Bond Video game developed and published by Electronic Arts. Events January 20 — Wired s Vaporware Awards gives its first "Lifetime Achievement Award" to recurring winner Paul Oakenfold (born 30 August, 1963 in Greenhithe, Kent, UK) is a Record producer and a popular trance . . " | Natasha Bedingfield |
| From Russia with Love | 2005 | Christopher Lennertz | "From Russia with Love" (instrumental remix) |
References
- Listology.com's rating of the James Bond Theme Songs #1
- Listology.com's rating of the James Bond Theme Songs #2
External links
- montynorman.com
- Detailed account of a court proceeding between Monty Norman and John Barry re: The "James Bond Theme", including musicological breakdowns of the theme itself. Natasha Anne Bedingfield (26 November 1981 is an English pop singer and Songwriter. From Russia with Love is a Video game featuring Ian Fleming 's secret agent James Bond developed by Electronic Arts and released on Events March 6 &mdash The television show 60 Minutes tackles issues within Video game controversy. Christopher Lennertz (born January 2, 1972) is a Musical composer for Films Television shows and Video games He attended
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