"You Only Live Twice (soundtrack) You Only Live Twice is the soundtrack for the fifth James Bond film of the same name. It was composed by Bond veteran John Barry. At the time, this was his fourth credited Bond film. The theme song, ""You Only Live Twice"", was sung by Nancy Sinatra, the first non-British vocalist of the series, with music by Barry and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The soundtrack has previously been available in two versions on CD – the first, a straight reissue of the LP soundtrack, and the second, an expanded reissue including several previously unreleased tracks."
"to her credit, has also covered the song. A different title song was originally recorded by Julie Rogers, but eventually discarded. Only two lines from that version were kept in the final lyrics, and the orchestral part was changed to fit Nancy Sinatra's vocal range. Rogers' version only appeared in a James Bond 30th Anniversary CD, with no singer credit. In the 1990s, an alternative example of a possible theme song (also called ""You Only Live Twice"" and sung by Lorraine Chandler) was discovered in the vaults of RCA Records. It became a very popular track with followers of the"
"Clio's Top TV Commercial chart for May 2017. Marriages: Children (with Lambert): (Both women were left $1 million from their grandfather Frank Sinatra's will in a trust fund started in 1983) Feature films 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"
"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"
"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"
"Moonraker (soundtrack) Moonraker is the soundtrack for the eleventh James Bond film of the same name. ""Moonraker"" was the third of the three Bond films for which the theme song was performed by Shirley Bassey. Frank Sinatra was considered for the vocals, before Johnny Mathis was approached and offered the opportunity. Mathis was unhappy about the song and withdrew from the project, leaving the producers scrambling for a replacement. Kate Bush declined as she was due to embark on her British tour, so John Barry offered the song to Bassey within just weeks of the release date. As a result,"
"The film soundtrack was recorded at CTS Studios, London. An earlier version of the theme song with a similar arrangement and lyrics but different melody (and without the distinctive cascading strings), sung by an uncredited Julie Rogers, was included in the ""James Bond 30th Anniversary"" 2-CD boxed set, cited as a ""demo"". Rogers never thought it was a demo, but a finished version for the film. After this version was recorded, the producers sought out Nancy Sinatra for the vocal and Barry reorchestrated the song to suit her range. An alternative example of the title song (also called ""You Only"
"films, the score for ""Moonraker"" has never received an extended release, due to the loss of the original session masters which appear to have been misplaced in France. As such, the album does not contain the ""James Bond Theme"" despite it featuring in the film. Some familiar pieces of music also appear in the film: Moonraker (soundtrack) Moonraker is the soundtrack for the eleventh James Bond film of the same name. ""Moonraker"" was the third of the three Bond films for which the theme song was performed by Shirley Bassey. Frank Sinatra was considered for the vocals, before Johnny Mathis"
"""Billboard"" Hot 100. Alpert would later contribute a trumpet solo to the title song of the ""unofficial"" 1983 James Bond film ""Never Say Never Again"" (which was sung by Alpert's wife, Lani Hall). The film features the song ""The Look of Love"" performed by Dusty Springfield. It is played in the scene of Vesper Lynd recruiting Evelyn Tremble, seen through a man-size aquarium in a seductive walk. ""The Look of Love"" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song. The song was a Top 10 radio hit at the KGB and KHJ radio stations. It was heard again in"
"""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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"for the James Bond film ""Spectre"". He described performing the theme as ""one of the highlights of my career"". The English band Radiohead also composed a song for the film, ""Spectre"", which went unused. The song is written in the key of F minor with a tempo of 66 beats per minute (Larghetto). Smith's vocals range from A ♭ to D♭. The singer expressed some backlash at his vocal performance, feeling it was ""horrible to sing"" as the notes are ""just so high"". The song received a mixed response from critics. Alexis Petridis of ""The Guardian"" wrote that the song"
"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)."
"first James Bond theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (garnering McCartney his second Academy Award nomination and Linda her first). In the Academy Award performance of the song, entertainer Connie Stevens dressed in a ""silver-lamé outfit"" with a Native American-looking headdress ""descended from the ceiling"" and then was ""variously lifted and tossed about"" by dancers dressed in various colours until she left the scene. The song lost to the eponymous theme song from the musical film ""The Way We Were"". In Wings' live performances of the song, the instrumental break featured flashpots and"
"was originally proposed as the opening credits music, only to be replaced by the eponymous title track as sung by Tom Jones. ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" featured an instrumental theme tune, something which remains unique amongst the post-""From Russia with Love"" 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. 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"
"interview on the DVD extras for ""Tomorrow Never Dies"" that hearing the ""James Bond Theme"" is what he expects to hear as an audience member in action scenes, yet his scores for ""Casino Royale"" and ""Quantum of Solace"" only use it during the end credits. The next film, ""Skyfall"", includes the theme as part of the harmony to Adele's vocals and is used as the chord progression, including a faint surf guitar riff. Also, similar to ""Quantum of Solace"", the gun-barrel sequence is shown at the end of ""Skyfall"". The theme that plays along with the sequence and into the"
"for the film. Swedish pop band, Ace of Base also recorded a song that was optioned to the studio. Ace of Base's ""The GoldenEye"" was later reworked into ""The Juvenile"" which appeared on their ""Da Capo"" album in 2002. GoldenEye (song) ""GoldenEye"" is a song performed by Tina Turner, and the eponymous theme song for the 1995 James Bond film, ""GoldenEye"". Released as a single in November 1995, the song was a big chart hit in Europe, topping the Hungarian Singles Chart and reaching the top five in Austria, Finland, France, and Switzerland, as well as number 10 on the"
"end credits is David Arnold's ""Casino Royale"" track ""The Name's Bond…James Bond"". Despite this, the film's score was composed by Thomas Newman, who also incorporated the ""James Bond Theme"" throughout the entire film. In ""Spectre"", the theme appears at the beginning of the film as part of the opening gunbarrel sequence, indicating a return to the franchise's classic roots of 1962–2002. Over 70 cover versions of the ""James Bond Theme"" have been recorded by artists such as: American electronica musician Moby produced a remixed version of the theme entitled ""James Bond Theme (Moby's Re-Version)"" for the Bond film ""Tomorrow Never"
"minutes of music. In September 2015 it was announced that Sam Smith and regular collaborator Jimmy Napes had written the film's title theme, ""Writing's on the Wall"", with Smith performing it for the film. The song was released later that month where it received mixed reviews from critics and fans, particularly in comparison to Adele's ""Skyfall"". It became the first Bond theme to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart. Spectre: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Spectre: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 24th James Bond film of the same name. Released by Universal Music Classics"
"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,"
"given to Bond by Q, it was also a Geiger counter in the plot. ""Thunderball"" was the third James Bond score composed by John Barry, after ""From Russia with Love"" and ""Goldfinger"". The original title song was entitled ""Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang"", taken from an Italian journalist who in 1962 dubbed agent 007 as Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang. The title theme was written by Barry and Leslie Bricusse; the song was originally recorded by Shirley Bassey, and later rerecorded by Dionne Warwick, whose version was not released until the 1990s. The song was removed from the title credits"
"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"
"Llorenna. The song was referenced and then performed by Mark Wahlberg and Norah Jones in the film ""Ted"". All Time High ""All Time High"" is a 1983 single release by Rita Coolidge introduced as the theme song for the James Bond film ""Octopussy"". ""All Time High"" marked the return of regular James Bond theme composer John Barry after his absence from the ""For Your Eyes Only"" soundtrack for tax problems. He wanted to work again with Don Black, but his commitments to the musical ""Merlin"" forced Barry to seek another lyricist. Tim Rice quickly accepted the invitation. Barry's friend Phil"
"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,"
"Media. Sam Smith's ""Writing's on the Wall"" from ""Spectre"" would also win the Oscar for Best Original Song. Duran Duran and John Barry's ""A View To A Kill"" topped the singles charts in the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, the only Bond theme to hit 1 in the United States. No James Bond theme had topped the charts in the UK until Sam Smith's ""Writing's on the Wall"" entered the charts at number one on 2 October 2015. Several of the later films have alternative theme songs, often during the closing credits. ""The Living Daylights"" featured The Pretenders performing ""If There"
"it was the finest piece of music he had written for a Bond movie; also because of the pleasure of working with Louis Armstrong. 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"
"songs have won the Academy Award for Best Original Song: ""Skyfall"" by Adele and ""Writing's on the Wall"" by Sam Smith. The briefest of ""James Bond themes"", this composition started off the ""Opening Titles"" music of ""From Russia with Love"". It was heard in the ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" film trailer. WLS (AM) used the theme in the mid-1960s for their secret agent radio serial ""The Wild Adventures of Peter Fugitive"" that appeared on ""The Art Roberts Show"". ""007 Theme"", not to be confused with the ""James Bond Theme"", is an adventure theme composed by John Barry in 1963"
"the screenplay with Richard Maibaum. It was the third James Bond film to be directed by John Glen, and the last to feature Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny. Despite receiving mostly negative reviews from critics, who frequently took umbrage with the effects of Moore's advanced age on his performance, it was a commercial success, with the Duran Duran theme song ""A View to a Kill"" performing well in the charts, becoming the only theme song to reach #1 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and earning a Golden Globe nomination for Best Song. MI6 agent James Bond is sent to Siberia"