"one of the most covered Bond themes. The song was used in the closing montage of ""Mad Men""'s season five finale, ""The Phantom"". A parody of the song was created for ""The Simpsons"" episode ""YOLO"". You Only Live Twice (song) ""You Only Live Twice"", performed by Nancy Sinatra, is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond film of the same name. The music was by veteran Bond film composer John Barry, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The song is widely recognized for its striking opening bars, featuring a simple 2-bar theme in the high octaves of the violins and"
"of the CD reissue of her 1966 album, ""Nancy In London"", Sinatra states that she was ""scared to death"" of recording the song, and asked the songwriters: ""Are you sure you don't want Shirley Bassey?"" There are two versions of the Bond theme. The first is the lushly orchestrated track featured during the opening and closing credits of the film. The second—and more guitar-heavy—version appeared on the double A-sided single with ""Jackson"", though the Bond theme stalled at No.44 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100. ""Jackson""/""You Only Live Twice"" was more successful in the U.K., reaching No.11 on the singles"
"Millennium (song) ""Millennium"" is a song by English singer Robbie Williams from his 1998 album ""I've Been Expecting You"". In September 1998, it was released as the album's first track which became Williams' first single to top the UK Singles Chart. The song also received extensive airplay in the United States and Canada, where it was the lead single from Williams' 1999 compilation album, ""The Ego Has Landed"". The song borrows heavily from the musical arrangement of John Barry's ""You Only Live Twice"", the title track of the 1967 James Bond film of the same name, said to be one"
"of ""You Only Live Twice"", the James Bond motion picture theme.This song was originally recorded by The Imperials -expressly for the film and its soundtrack- but was later given instead to Nancy Sinatra for the film, due to her father Frank's greater influence. They recorded three singles for Janus Records including ""Father Father"", which they later performed on the Merv Griffin Show. Then they went to Avco Records in the mid-1970s and recorded ""On A New Street"", and charted with the songs ""La La La (At the End)"" and ""I'm Falling in Love With You"". This album was produced by"
"For Your Eyes Only (song) ""For Your Eyes Only"" is the theme tune to the 12th James Bond movie, ""For Your Eyes Only"", written by Bill Conti and Mick Leeson, and performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton. The song reached number four on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. It was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 1982. The song is written by Bill Conti and Mike Leeson. Conti – who was also responsible for the film's score – had originally written the song thinking about Donna Summer or"
"For Your Eyes Only (soundtrack) For Your Eyes Only is the soundtrack for the 12th James Bond film of the same name. The theme song was written by Bill Conti (music) and Michael Leeson (lyrics), and performed by Sheena Easton. The song was later nominated for both an Academy Award and Golden Globe in 1982. Easton also made Bond film history as the first (and, to date, only) artist to perform the theme song on-screen during the opening title sequence. Originally, the band Blondie was approached to write and perform the theme song for the film. They produced a song"
"in Bayswater, London. Sinatra later recalled that she was incredibly nervous during the recording, and it took around 30 takes to acquire enough material. Producer John Barry eventually created the final product by incorporating vocals from 25 takes. Roy Wood described Barry's string introduction to his song ""You Only Live Twice"" as ""absolute perfection"". Mark Monahan of ""The Daily Telegraph"" described the lyrics as ""mysterious, romantically ""carpe diem"" ... at once velvety, brittle and quite bewitching"". David Ehrlich of ""Rolling Stone"" ranked ""You Only Live Twice"" the third best James Bond theme song, calling it ""a classic."" The song is"
"by 1972 to have sold over seven million copies. She had further UK hits with ""Like a Child"" (UK No. 20, US No. 67) and ""Hawaiian Wedding Song"" (UK No. 31), both in 1965. She also recorded a demo of ""You Only Live Twice"", which appeared on the 1992 limited edition version of the album, ""The Best of Bond...James Bond"". The song's writers, composer John Barry (composer) and lyricist Leslie Bricusse, later wrote a completely different title song of the same name and it was Nancy Sinatra's subsequent recording of this that was used in the film of the same"
"in UK. Both versions of the title song are available on CD. In 1992, Acen sampled the title song ""You Only Live Twice"" for his song ""Trip II the Moon Part 2"". In 1997, Icelandic singer Björk recorded a cover version. In 1998, Robbie Williams used the distinctive string figure for his song ""Millennium"", (although it was re-recorded, rather than sampled from the movie for cost reasons). Coldplay covered it when they toured in 2001, and it was covered by Natacha Atlas for her 2005 compilation album ""The Best of Natacha Atlas"". Shirley Bassey, who has three original Bond themes"
"annoyance"", another claimed that ""In the end, ""For Your Eyes Only"" stands as one of the best James Bond film scores of the 1980s."" The title song, written by Conti and Michael Leeson, was sung by Sheena Easton, who holds the distinction of being the first title song artist to appear on screen in a Bond film, as designer Maurice Binder liked Easton's appearance and decided to add her to the opening credits. The producers of the film wanted Blondie to perform the title song: the band wrote a song titled ""For Your Eyes Only"", but decided to decline the"
"Live and Let Die (song) ""Live and Let Die"" is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film ""Live and Let Die"", written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was the most successful Bond theme to that point, charting at No. 2 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Commissioned specifically for the movie, it reunited the former Beatle with the band's producer, George Martin, who produced the song and arranged the orchestra. It has been covered by several bands, with the Guns N' Roses version being"
"Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song) ""Goldfinger"" is the title song from the 1964 James Bond film ""Goldfinger"". Composed by John Barry and with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, the song was performed by Shirley Bassey for the film's opening and closing title sequences, as well as the soundtrack album release. The single release of the song gave Bassey her only ""Billboard"" Hot 100 top forty hit, peaking in the Top 10 at No. 8 and No. 2 for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary chart, and in the United Kingdom the single reached No. 21. The song finished at"
"The video ""For Your Eyes Only"" was directed by Steve Barron. The song's music, with different lyrics and a different title (""To Know No Boundaries""), was used in a series of advertisements for Merrill Lynch during the mid-1980s. Like other Bond themes before it, Sheena Easton's version was not the only recorded song for the film. Rock band Blondie also recorded a song for the film that was optioned to the studio. For Your Eyes Only (song) ""For Your Eyes Only"" is the theme tune to the 12th James Bond movie, ""For Your Eyes Only"", written by Bill Conti and"
"Songs: The Music Of 007"". Another Way to Die ""Another Way to Die"" is a song by American musicians Jack White and Alicia Keys. Written and produced by White as the theme song to the 2008 James Bond film ""Quantum of Solace"", it was released as a single in the United States on September 30, 2008 and in Europe on October 20, 2008. The song—which features White on vocals, guitar and drums and Keys on vocals and piano—is the first duet in the Bond film series, and was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2009 Grammy Awards,"
"You Only Live Twice (film) You Only Live Twice is a 1967 British spy film and the fifth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's screenplay was written by Roald Dahl, and loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel of the same name. It is the first James Bond film to discard most of Fleming's plot, using only a few characters and locations from the book as the background for an entirely new story. In the film, Bond is dispatched to Japan after American and Soviet"
"Die Another Day (song) ""Die Another Day"" is the theme song from the James Bond film of the same name by American singer and songwriter Madonna. The song initially leaked onto the internet in early October 2002 prior to the official release, prompting radio to play the track. It was released commercially as a single on October 22 by Maverick Records and was later included on the singer's ninth studio album, ""American Life"" (2003), and her greatest hits compilation, ""Celebration"" (2009). Following the release of the previous Bond single, ""The World Is Not Enough"", MGM wanted a high-profile artist for"
"Karin Dor Karin Dor (born Kätherose Derr; 22 February 1938 – 6 November 2017) was a German actress who became known in the late-1960s as a Bond girl in the James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967). Dor was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. She starred in the James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967) and the Alfred Hitchcock movie ""Topaz"" (1969). She appeared in German movies adapted from the works of Edgar Wallace (Krimis from Kriminalfilm) and Karl May. These two film series were mainly directed by Harald Reinl, her first husband. In 2008, she was in a"
"listening devices. In ""Goldfinger"", the ""James Bond Theme"" can be heard on the soundtrack in ""Bond Back in Action Again"" (gunbarrel and pre-title sequence). The ""James Bond Theme"" for this movie is heavily influenced by the brassy, jazzy theme song sung by Shirley Bassey. ""Thunderball"" featured a full orchestral version of the theme in the track ""Chateau Flight"". Another full orchestral version was intended for the end titles of the film. ""You Only Live Twice"" featured a funereal orchestration with Bond's ""burial"" at sea sequence in Hong Kong harbour. A full orchestral version of the theme was used in the"
"Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy (Barbato) Sinatra, and is widely known for her 1966 signature hit ""These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"". Other defining recordings include ""Sugar Town"", the 1967 number one ""Somethin' Stupid"" (a duet with her father), the title song from the James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"", several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as ""Jackson"", and her cover of Cher's ""Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"". Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and"
"Another Way to Die ""Another Way to Die"" is a song by American musicians Jack White and Alicia Keys. Written and produced by White as the theme song to the 2008 James Bond film ""Quantum of Solace"", it was released as a single in the United States on September 30, 2008 and in Europe on October 20, 2008. The song—which features White on vocals, guitar and drums and Keys on vocals and piano—is the first duet in the Bond film series, and was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2009 Grammy Awards, with director P. R. Brown."
"Live Twice"" and sung by Lorraine Chandler) can be found on compilations such as ""Rare, Collectable, and Soulful Vol. 2"". Tracks 13 to 19 were added later, as a bonus, to the complete version of the original soundtrack upon its digitally remastered CD rerelease. ""Twice Is the Only Way to Live"" was the final track on the soundtrack's original UK version. It was also included on the United Artists soundtrack compilation ""Ten Golden Years"" (1968). On certain releases of the ""You Only Live Twice"" soundtrack album, the ""007 Theme"" is included. It is heard within the film when Little Nellie"
"Miki Berenyi Miki Eleonora Berenyi (born 18 March 1967) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the alternative rock band Lush, and currently a member of Piroshka. Berenyi was born in Chelsea, London to a Japanese mother, the actress Yasuko Nagazumi, who played minor roles in the James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"" and the TV series """" and a Hungarian father. At the age of 14, Berenyi met friend and future bandmate Emma Anderson while both were students at Queen's College. They became interested in music and together published a music fanzine,"
"Would Only Smile"", and ""I Lie Around"", on which Laine also sung the lead vocal. McCullough was similarly disappointed that several of McCartney's rock-oriented tracks were omitted from the album, upon which more lightweight material was released. ""Live and Let Die"", the title song to the James Bond film of the same name, was recorded during the sessions for ""Red Rose Speedway"", but would instead be released on the ""Live and Let Die"" soundtrack album. Laine included ""I Would Only Smile"" on his 1980 solo album ""Japanese Tears"". ""Mama's Little Girl"" was recorded during the sessions and would later turn"
"""Dr. No"" with his arrangement of the Bond Theme. A Bond film staple are the theme songs heard during their title sequences sung by well-known popular singers. Several of the songs produced for the films have been nominated for Academy Awards for Original Song, including Paul McCartney's ""Live and Let Die"", Carly Simon's ""Nobody Does It Better"", Sheena Easton's ""For Your Eyes Only"", Adele's ""Skyfall"", and Sam Smith's ""Writing's on the Wall"". Adele won the award at the 85th Academy Awards, and Smith won at the 88th Academy Awards. For the non-Eon produced ""Casino Royale"", Burt Bacharach's score included ""The"
"was covered twice, in the first episode and in the sixth episode. In both versions it was a choral arrangement of the piece. In 2011, Celine Dion performed this song as part of her self-titled show in Las Vegas. In 2017, Mike Viola (featuring Red Bank Catholic), covered the song on the multi-artist compilation album, ""Songs, Bond Songs: The Music Of 007"". A small element of the tune makes an appearance in a later Bond film, ""For Your Eyes Only"", as an audio lock to the Indentigraph in Q branch. For the 2006 release of the new James Bond film,"
"drops. Credits for ""Die Another Day"" are adapted from ""American Life"" and the single liner notes. !scope=""col"" colspan=""3""| Digital Die Another Day (song) ""Die Another Day"" is the theme song from the James Bond film of the same name by American singer and songwriter Madonna. The song initially leaked onto the internet in early October 2002 prior to the official release, prompting radio to play the track. It was released commercially as a single on October 22 by Maverick Records and was later included on the singer's ninth studio album, ""American Life"" (2003), and her greatest hits compilation, ""Celebration"" (2009)."
"We Have All the Time in the World ""We Have All the Time in the World"" is a James Bond theme and popular song sung by Louis Armstrong. Its music was composed by John Barry and the lyrics by Hal David. It is a secondary musical theme in the 1969 Bond film ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"", the title theme being the instrumental ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service,"" also composed by Barry. The song title is taken from Bond's final words in both the novel and the film, spoken after his wife's death. Armstrong was too ill to play his"
"stage and showing old pictures. The video also was made shortly before Izzy Stradlin's departure, and it is the last video where he appears. It charted at No. 20 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song was nominated for ""Best Hard Rock Performance"" during the 1993 Grammy Awards. Guns N' Roses Additional musicians General Live and Let Die (song) ""Live and Let Die"" is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film ""Live and Let Die"", written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was the most successful Bond theme to that point, charting at"
"the only film to have more than one opening theme. The ""James Bond Theme"" reached 13 in the UK Singles Chart, and remained in the charts for 13 weeks. The opening credits of ""From Russia with Love"" were accompanied by an instrumental version of the main theme, arranged by John Barry and written by Lionel Bart. A single by The John Barry Orchestra reached 39 in the U.K. At the film's end, a vocal version by English singer Matt Monro is heard. This song spent 13 weeks in the U.K. charts, peaking at 20. ""Goldfinger"" was the third soundtrack composed"
"also made the song their own. In December they released the ""MOR""-psychedelic single ""Some Velvet Morning"", regarded as one of the more unusual singles in pop, and the peak of Sinatra and Hazlewood’s vocal collaborations. It reached No. 26 in the US. The promo clip is, like the song, sui generis. The British broadsheet ""The Daily Telegraph"" placed ""Some Velvet Morning"" in pole position in its 2003 list of the Top 50 Best Duets Ever. (""Somethin' Stupid"" ranked number 27.) In 1967, she recorded the theme song for the James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"". In the liner notes"
"Tetsurō Tamba Tamba is perhaps best known by Western audiences for his role as Tiger Tanaka in the 1967 James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"" (he was dubbed by Robert Rietti). By then, he had among other roles appeared in two films by director Masaki Kobayashi: ""Harakiri"" and ""Kwaidan"". He also portrayed the lead character in the police dramas ""Key Hunter"" and ""G-Men '75"", the latter of which remains his best-known role in Japan. He also portrayed the voice of the ""Cat King"" in the original Japanese version of the Studio Ghibli anime film ""The Cat Returns"". More recently,"
"McKillop have two children. Their debut album, ""Brickbat"", is due for release by Bella Union on 15 February 2019. Miki Berenyi Miki Eleonora Berenyi (born 18 March 1967) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a member of the alternative rock band Lush, and currently a member of Piroshka. Berenyi was born in Chelsea, London to a Japanese mother, the actress Yasuko Nagazumi, who played minor roles in the James Bond movie ""You Only Live Twice"" and the TV series """" and a Hungarian father. At the age of 14, Berenyi met friend and future bandmate Emma"
"September 1983. ""Down in the Subway"" was released as the second single, peaking at number 24 in March 1984. The artwork was originally printed entirely in red and gold ink, down to the liner notes, lyrics, LP labels, and serial number. The album was largely a critical success, but ultimately received little commercial attention, and has since gone out of print. A remastered version with bonus tracks, which included a 12"" single mix of ""Soul Inside"", a cover version of the theme from the James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"", and ""Her Imagination"", cut during a session at the"