"The Spy Who Loved Me (soundtrack) The Spy Who Loved Me is the soundtrack for the tenth James Bond ""The Spy Who Loved Me"". The soundtrack is one of only two Bond soundtracks to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score. The other score nominated was ""Skyfall"" (2013). The theme song ""Nobody Does It Better"" was composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager and was performed by Carly Simon. It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost to ""You Light Up My Life"". It was one of five Bond theme"
"greatest hits compilation, """". Among the most successful Bond theme songs, ""Nobody Does It Better"" received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song where it lost to ""You Light Up My Life"", as well as a Golden Globe Award nomination. At the 20th Annual Grammy Awards held in 1978, ""Nobody Does It Better"" received a nomination for Song of the Year and Simon was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. In 2004, the song was also honored by the American Film Institute as the 67th greatest song as part of their 100 Years Series. Lyrically, ""Nobody Does It"
"was rumoured that ""No Good About Goodbye"" was intended for ""Quantum of Solace"", however David Arnold said 'No Good About Goodbye' was never intended as a Bond song. Paul McCartney's performance of ""Live and Let Die"" was the first Bond theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song; it reached 2 as a U.S. single, and 9 on the U.K. charts. George Martin's work in the song won the Grammy for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists. Marvin Hamlisch's (music) and Carole Bayer Sager's (lyrics) ""Nobody Does It Better"" (performed by Carly Simon) received a nomination for"
"""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"
"""Casino Royale"", commercials used the song's title, ""Nobody Does It Better"", as a catch phrase. Included in the March 2007 DVD release of ""Casino Royale"" was the documentary featurette ""Bond Girls Are Forever""; a version of ""Nobody Does it Better"" performed by Faith Rivera is heard over the closing credits. Teaser posters for the 1983 Bond film, ""Octopussy"", featured the tagline: ""Nobody does it better... thirteen times"" (this was the 13th official James Bond film). The song was featured over a montage of James Bond film clips featuring the character Q; this was included on the VHS release (as well"
"James Bond music The ""James Bond"" film series from Eon Productions features numerous musical compositions since its inception in 1962, many of which are now considered classic pieces of British film music. The best known of these pieces is the ubiquitous ""James Bond Theme"". Other instrumentals, such as the ""007 Theme"" or ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"", and various songs, such as Shirley Bassey's ""Goldfinger"", Paul McCartney's ""Live and Let Die"", Carly Simon's ""Nobody Does It Better"", Sheena Easton's ""For Your Eyes Only"" and Duran Duran's ""A View to a Kill"" have also become identified with the series. Two Bond"
"Better"" is a ""lust-drunk anthem"" about James Bond's sexual prowess. ""Nobody Does It Better"" has been covered a number of times and has been featured in many non-Bond films, including ""Mr. & Mrs. Smith"" (2005), performed by 8mm. ""Little Black Book"" (2004), ""Lost in Translation"" (2003) and """" (2004) also used the song. Brazilian singer Fafá de Belém sang and wrote Portuguese lyrics from this song, called ""Meu Homem"". George Wright covered the song in his 1984 album ""Red Hot and Blue"". Singer/Actress Julie Andrews included the song on her 1987 album ""Love, Julie"" (also titled ""Tea for Two"" internationally)"
"Her Majesty's Secret Service"" (1969), ""The World Is Not Enough"" (1999), ""Casino Royale"" (2006), ""Quantum of Solace"" (2008), ""Skyfall"" (2012), and ""Spectre"" (2015). Monty Norman has been credited with writing the ""James Bond Theme"", and has received royalties since 1962. Norman collected around £485,000 in royalties between the years 1976 and 1999. For ""Dr. No"", the tune was arranged by John Barry, who would later go on to compose the soundtracks for eleven James Bond films. Courts have ruled twice that the theme was written by Monty Norman, despite claims and testimony by Barry that he had actually written the"
"Theme"" and ""I Never Miss"". Arnold added two new themes to the final score, both of which are reused in the following film, ""Die Another Day"". The title song, ""The World Is Not Enough"", was written by David Arnold with Don Black and performed by Garbage. It is the fifth ""Bond"" theme co-written by Black, preceded by ""Thunderball"", ""Diamonds Are Forever"", ""The Man with the Golden Gun"", and ""Tomorrow Never Dies"". IGN chose ""The World Is Not Enough"" as the ninth-best James Bond theme of all time. In 2012 Grantland ranked the song as the second-best Bond song of all-time,"
"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"", he was responsible for the signing of Matt Monro to EMI, just months prior to his recording of the song of the same title. Martin also produced two of the best-known James Bond themes. The first was ""Goldfinger"" by Shirley Bassey in 1964. The second, in 1973, was ""Live and Let Die"" by Paul McCartney and Wings for the film of the same name. He also composed and produced the film's score. In"
"then upcoming ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", to recommend Arnold as the film's composer. Arnold also went on to score four subsequent Bond films: ""The World Is Not Enough"", ""Die Another Day"", ""Casino Royale"" and ""Quantum of Solace"". Sole compositional credit for the ""James Bond Theme"" is assigned to Monty Norman, who was contracted as composer for ""Dr. No"". Some 30 years later, in 2001, the disputed authorship of the theme was examined legally in the High Court in London after Norman sued ""The Sunday Times"" for publishing an article in 1997 in which Barry was named as the true composer; Barry"
"James Bond Theme The ""James Bond Theme"" is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions Bond film since ""Dr. No"", released in 1962. The piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in almost every James Bond film. The ""James Bond Theme"" has accompanied the opening titles twice, as part of the medley that opens ""Dr. No"" and then again in the opening credits of ""From Russia with Love"" (1963). It has been used as music over the end credits for ""Dr. No"", ""Thunderball"" (1965), ""On"
"Barry was the composer, most recently against ""The Sunday Times"" in 2001. In the made-for-DVD documentary ""Inside Dr. No"", Norman performs a music piece which he wrote for the stage several years earlier entitled ""Bad Sign, Good Sign"", that resembles the melody of the ""James Bond Theme"" in several places. Norman collected around £600,000 in royalties between the years 1976 and 1999 for the use of the theme since ""Dr. No"". Monty Norman Monty Norman (born 4 April 1928) is a singer and film composer best known for composing the ""James Bond Theme"". Norman was born Monty Noserovitch in Stepney"
"Minister Harold Wilson. The theme song ""Nobody Does It Better"" was composed by Marvin Hamlisch, written by Carole Bayer Sager, and performed by Carly Simon. It was the first theme song in the series to be titled differently from the name of the film, although the title is in the lyrics. It was nominated for Best Song but lost to ""You Light Up My Life"". The song met immediate success and is featured in numerous films, including ""Mr. & Mrs. Smith"" (2005), ""Little Black Book"", ""Lost in Translation"", and """" (2004). In 2004, it was honoured by the American Film"
"From Russia with Love (soundtrack) From Russia with Love is the soundtrack for the second James Bond film of the same name. This is the first series film with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer. John Barry, arranger of Monty Norman's ""James Bond Theme"" for ""Dr. No"", would be the dominant Bond series composer for most of its history and the inspiration for fellow series composer, David Arnold (who uses cues from this soundtrack in his own for ""Tomorrow Never Dies""). The theme song was composed by Lionel Bart of Oliver! fame and sung by Matt Monro. Following the"
"James Bond film, and was originally titled ""Run James Run"". Wilson wrote and recorded an unrelated song with this same title for his 2015 album ""No Pier Pressure"", but was not released until 2017 for the compilation """". According to AFM sheets and Brad Elliot: Pet Sounds (instrumental) ""Pet Sounds"" is an instrumental composed and produced by Brian Wilson and is the 12th track on the 1966 album ""Pet Sounds"" by American rock band the Beach Boys. Originally called ""Run James Run"", Wilson intended it to be used as the theme of a James Bond film. It was then titled"
"a Kill'"", praising the minimal production; on its review of ""Carry On"", the magazine considered ""You Know My Name"" to be the best track of the album, describing it as ""some of Cornell's most uncomplicated and accessible music to date""; the BBC's unnamed reviewer considered that Cornell's voice ""weighs down"" the song; 1 2 You Know My Name ""You Know My Name"", performed by Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, is the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film, ""Casino Royale."" Cornell wrote it jointly with David Arnold, the soundtrack's composer. The film producers chose Cornell because they wanted a strong"
"scored. This motif can be heard in: The largest contributions to the Bond films, save for the ""James Bond Theme"", are works from John Barry. 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 from ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"". Next to Barry, David Arnold is the series' most regular composer. He composed the scores for five Bond films: ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" through ""Quantum of Solace"". His Barry-esque orchestrations combined with electronic rhythm elements gave the Pierce"
"morning on October 11, 2006. The soundtrack was released on November 14, 2006. Various names were reported in the media prior to the announcement, some reports going so far as to have the performers apparently claim they were working on the theme. This list includes Tina Turner who previously sang ""GoldenEye"" for the 1995 Bond film of the same name, and Tony Christie. The ""Casino Royale"" title song ""You Know My Name"" by Chris Cornell is not featured on the soundtrack album, but released separately as a single. However, motifs from the song serve as Bond's theme throughout the film,"
"2007 DVD and Blu-ray editions of ""Casino Royale"". A new 2012 version was shown on the Sky Movies 007 channel in the UK to include ""Quantum of Solace"" and ""Skyfall"". Emmy award–winning singer and songwriter Faith Rivera performed a rendition of ""Nobody Does It Better"" over the closing credits of the documentary. There would be several roles available for female actors offered casting in a ‘Bond Film’: the principal character, whose motives are sometimes uncertain, those who contribute to the task-at-hand, those who undermine it, often with consequences, and quixotic confederates. There are of course gray areas, numerous indefinites, as"
"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"
"series of Bond films. In 1997 the Sony Corporation acquired all or some of McClory's rights in an undisclosed deal, which were then subsequently acquired by MGM, whilst on 4 December 1997, MGM announced that the company had purchased the rights to ""Never Say Never Again"" from Taliafilm. , Eon holds the full adaptation rights to all of Fleming's Bond novels. The ""James Bond Theme"" was written by Monty Norman and was first orchestrated by the John Barry Orchestra for 1962's ""Dr. No"", although the actual authorship of the music has been a matter of controversy for many years. In"
"every Eon Bond film since ""Dr. No"" in 1962, with the exception of ""Moonraker"" in which Bond was not seen with a pistol. Walther wanted to debut its new firearm in a Bond film, which had been one of its most visible endorsers. Previously the P5 was introduced in ""Octopussy"". Bond would use the P99 until Daniel Craig reverted to the PPK as 007 in ""Quantum of Solace"" in 2008. Barbara Broccoli chose David Arnold to score ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" on a recommendation from prolific James Bond films composer John Barry. Arnold had come to Barry's attention through his successful"
"You Know My Name ""You Know My Name"", performed by Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, is the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film, ""Casino Royale."" Cornell wrote it jointly with David Arnold, the soundtrack's composer. The film producers chose Cornell because they wanted a strong male singer. Cornell and Arnold tried to make the song a replacement theme for the character instead of the ""James Bond theme"" reflecting the agent's inexperience in ""Casino Royale"", as well as an introduction to Daniel Craig's grittier and more emotional portrayal of Bond. The single sold 148,000 copies in 2006 in the UK,"
"tax problems, John Barry returned to do his ninth Bond score. Barry made frequent references to the James Bond Theme to reinforce ""Octopussy"" as the official Bond film, given that motif could not be featured in ""Never Say Never Again"", and opted to include only subtle references to the music of India, avoiding instruments such as the sitar for feeling that authentic music ""didn't work dramatically"". He also wrote opening theme ""All Time High"" with lyricist Tim Rice. ""All Time High"", sung by Rita Coolidge, is one of seven musical themes in the James Bond series whose song titles do"
"in a filmed interview and sang its lyrics. In 2005, Norman released an album called ""Completing the Circle"" that features ""Good Sign Bad Sign"", the ""James Bond Theme,"" and a similar-sounding song titled ""Dum Di-Di Dum Dum."" For these songs Norman added lyrics that explain the origin and history of the ""James Bond Theme"". Though the ""James Bond Theme"" is identified with John Barry's jazz arrangement, parts of it are heard throughout Monty Norman's score for ""Dr. No"" in non-jazzy guises. Barry's arrangement is repeated (""tracked"") in various scenes of the first Bond film. This is consistent with the account"
"respectively. The self-titled record remains Crow's most critically acclaimed album to date. Crow won two Grammy Awards for this new effort in 1997 and one additional nomination in 1998. Shortly afterwards, Crow contributed to the ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" soundtrack, writing and performing the theme song for the James Bond movie. The song became Crow's fifth top-20 hit in the UK and received nominations for a Golden Globe and a Grammy. Despite encountering difficulties in recording her third studio album, Crow released ""The Globe Sessions"" in 1998. Preceded by the top 20 hit single ""My Favorite Mistake"", the album debuted at"
"<nowiki>*</nowiki> Not heard in the film From Russia with Love (soundtrack) From Russia with Love is the soundtrack for the second James Bond film of the same name. This is the first series film with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer. John Barry, arranger of Monty Norman's ""James Bond Theme"" for ""Dr. No"", would be the dominant Bond series composer for most of its history and the inspiration for fellow series composer, David Arnold (who uses cues from this soundtrack in his own for ""Tomorrow Never Dies""). The theme song was composed by Lionel Bart of Oliver! fame and"
"she sang on Rush's song ""Time Stand Still"" on the album ""Hold Your Fire"". The single is credited as ""Rush (featuring Aimee Mann)"". In 1995, she recorded a cover version of Harry Nilsson's ""One"" on the album ""For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson"" and in 1996, ""Baby Blue"" on the Badfinger tribute album ""Come and Get It"". In 1997, Mann recorded a cover of ""Nobody Does It Better"", the theme song of the James Bond film ""The Spy Who Loved Me"", on the album """". In 2001, Mann recorded covers of The Beatles' ""Two of Us"" with Michael"
"Tomorrow Never Dies (song) ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" is the song, performed by Sheryl Crow, which served as the theme song to the James Bond film of the same name. The song was co-written by Crow and the song's producer Mitchell Froom, and became her fifth UK Top 20 hit, peaking at No. 12 in 1997. Another song, ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", written by the movie's composer David Arnold and performed by k.d. lang, was originally produced as the official theme tune. When Crow's song became the official theme the k.d. lang song was relegated to the end credits, and renamed ""Surrender""."
"gun control measures, opposes military intervention in Syria, and supports fighting climate change. Sheryl Crow Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Her music incorporates elements of pop, rock, country, and blues. She has released ten studio albums, four compilations, a live album, and has contributed to a number of film soundtracks. Her songs include ""All I Wanna Do"", ""If It Makes You Happy"", ""My Favorite Mistake"" and the theme song for the 1997 James Bond film ""Tomorrow Never Dies"". She has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide. Crow has garnered nine Grammy"
"2005, it was honoured as the 22nd greatest quotation in cinema history by the American Film Institute as part of their 100 Years Series. Monty Norman was invited to write the soundtrack because Broccoli liked his work on the 1961 theatre production ""Belle"", a musical about murderer Hawley Harvey Crippen. Norman was busy with musicals, and only accepted to do the music for ""Dr. No"" after Saltzman allowed him to travel along with the crew to Jamaica. The most famous composition in the soundtrack is the ""James Bond Theme"", which is heard in the gunbarrel sequence and in a calypso"
"Bond was shown to be wearing a watch by Omega, and he has since worn Omega watches in every subsequent production. The theme song, ""GoldenEye"", was written by Bono and the Edge, and was performed by Tina Turner. As the producers did not collaborate with Bono or the Edge, the film score did not incorporate any of the theme song's melodies, as was the case in previous James Bond films. Swedish group Ace of Base had also written a proposed theme song, but label Arista Records pulled the band out of the project fearing the negative impact in case the"