Who sang the theme for the Jams Bond film ‘Octopussy’?
"10 seen below) on an Enhanced CD version. The 2003 release, by EMI, restored the original soundtrack music sans dialogue. The original music video of ""All Time High"" shows Rita Coolidge in very soft focus in what appears to be an Indian palace, but which is actually one of the film's locations, the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, England. Original Release/2003 Remastered Version: 1997 release: Octopussy (soundtrack) Octopussy is the soundtrack for the eponymous thirteenth James Bond film. The score was composed by John Barry, the lyrics by Tim Rice. The opening theme, ""All Time High"" is sung by Rita Coolidge"
"mid-December 1982. The completed lyrics for ""All Time High"" would include the line ""We're two of a kind"" which in the movie is spoken by the Octopussy (played by Maud Adams) to James Bond (Roger Moore), and the title evidently refers to the key aerial sequences featured in the movie. Prior to Rita Coolidge being assigned the ""Octopussy"" theme, Mari Wilson was a contender, a British singer whose retro-image evoked the mid-'60s when the Bond series originated; but Wilson's lack of a US-profile led to a negative decision. In January 1983, the producer of ""Octopussy"": Cubby Broccoli, stated that he"
"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 Ramone produced the song, while recording and mixing of the track is credited to Stephen Short. The soundtrack"
"original soundtrack music without dialogue. ""Octopussy"" was the first Bond film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who had been merged with the previous films' distributor United Artists. The premiere took place at the Odeon Leicester Square on 6 June 1983, with Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales in attendance. The film earned slightly less than ""For Your Eyes Only"", but still grossed $187,500,000, with $67.8 million in the United States alone. It also performed better than ""Never Say Never Again"", the non-Eon Bond remake of ""Thunderball"" which was released a few months later and gathered $55 million in North America. In"
"film ""Octopussy"", in which Bond (played by Roger Moore) drove a Mercedes-Benz car along the railway tracks after its tyres were punctured in pursuit of a train on which the villainous Kamal Khan (Louis Jourdan) was transporting a bomb. This scene was scripted as being in East Germany. A station identified by a sign as Wansford appears in the music video for the 1991 single 'The Air that You Breathe' by UK band, Bomb the Bass. Wansford railway station Wansford railway station is the headquarters of the Nene Valley Railway in Cambridgeshire, England. The station building was opened in 1995"
"Rita Coolidge Rita Coolidge (born May 1, 1945) is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s, her songs were on ""Billboard"" magazine's pop, country, adult contemporary, and jazz charts, and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson. Her most famous recordings include ""(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"", ""We're All Alone"", and the theme song for the 1983 James Bond film ""Octopussy"": ""All Time High"". Coolidge is a graduate of Florida State University. After singing around Memphis (including a stint singing jingles), she was discovered by Delaney & Bonnie, who worked"
"Octopussy Octopussy is a 1983 British spy film, the thirteenth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights"", although the film's plot is original. It does, however, include a scene inspired by the Fleming short story ""The Property of a Lady"" (included in 1967 and later editions of ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights""), while the events of the short story ""Octopussy"" form a part"
"hoped to have current hitmaker Laura Branigan sing the movie's theme song, an artist choice which both Barry and Rice have stated would have pleased them. However, on March 29, 1983 Rita Coolidge was revealed as the singer, a seemingly surprising choice in that Coolidge's career peak had occurred some six years previously. Coolidge recalls that Barbara Broccoli, daughter of Cubby Broccoli and herself the assistant director of ""Octopussy"", was a fan of Coolidge and made a point of playing Coolidge records around her father until ""one day [he said], ""Who is that? That's the voice I want for the"
"a James Bond movie for which a video was made, the video consisting of footage of Coolidge - shot in soft focus - singing in an apparent Indian palace (in fact the Royal Pavilion at Brighton) intercut with scenes from the movie. ""All Time High"" was used as catch phrase in the promotion for its parent movie with posters advertising ""Octopussy"" as ""James Bond's all time high."" Generally unmentioned in reviews for ""Octopussy"", ""All Time High"" was cited by ""The Washington Post"" as ""inane...its silly Tim Rice lyrics sung with deadly lethargy by Rita Coolidge."" In the US ""All Time"
"names, commenting, ""This Bond girl moniker was so good, they named the film after her!"" Octopussy Octopussy is a 1983 British spy film, the thirteenth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection ""Octopussy and The Living Daylights"", although the film's plot is original. It does, however, include a scene inspired by the Fleming short story ""The Property of a Lady"" (included in 1967 and later editions of ""Octopussy"
"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"
"Cornell was first reported to be writing and performing the song on July 20, 2006 by the Finnish newspaper ""Ilta-Sanomat"". ""You Know My Name"" is the first theme song since 1983's ""Octopussy"" to use a different title than the film, and Cornell is the first male performer since a-ha (in 1987's ""The Living Daylights""). It is only the fourth Bond theme (after the opening medley of ""Dr. No"", the instrumental theme from ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"" and ""All Time High"" from ""Octopussy"") to make no reference to the title of the film. The soundtrack was completed early in the"
"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 lush harmonies from French horns. It is considered by some to be among the best James Bond theme songs, and has become one of Nancy Sinatra's best known hits. Shortly after Barry's production, Sinatra's producer"
"""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"
"after producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman were worried that a theme song to a James Bond film would not work well if the song did not have the title of the film in its lyrics. Barry then teamed up with lyricist Don Black and wrote ""Thunderball"", which was sung by Tom Jones, who according to Bond production legend, fainted in the recording booth when singing the song's final note. Jones said of it, ""I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning."" Country musician Johnny Cash"
"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"
"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"
"be performed by Shirley Bassey, after ""Goldfinger"" in 1964. In an interview for the television programme ""James Bond's Greatest Hits"", composer John Barry revealed that he told Bassey to imagine she was singing about a penis. Bassey would later return for a third performance for 1979's ""Moonraker"". The original soundtrack was once again composed by John Barry, his sixth time composing for a Bond film. With Connery back in the lead role, the ""James Bond Theme"" was played by an electric guitar in the somewhat unusual, blued gun barrel sequence accompanied with prismatic ripples of light, in the pre-credits sequence,"
"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"
"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"
"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,"
"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"
"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"
"Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer whose career began in the mid-1950s, best known both for her powerful voice and for recording the theme songs to the James Bond films ""Goldfinger"" (1964), ""Diamonds Are Forever"" (1971), and ""Moonraker"" (1979). In January 1959, Bassey became the first Welsh person to gain a No. 1 single. In 2000, Bassey was made a Dame for services to the performing arts. In 1977 she received the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist in the previous 25 years. Bassey has been called ""one of"
"the instrumental score versions of songs, while the main musicians (on Goldfinger: Vic Flick) were given the main film theme song to solely record, to be featured at the beginning of the film. Co-producer Harry Saltzman is said to have hated the song as too old fashioned for 1960s youth culture and only agreed to use it when persuaded by Albert Broccoli Originally, Newley recorded a version of the theme song, but it was later re-recorded with Bassey's voice for the film and soundtrack album. In 1992, Newley's version was released for the 30th Anniversary of James Bond on 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"
"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 (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."
"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."
"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"
"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""."
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service (soundtrack) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (""OHMSS"") is the soundtrack for the sixth James Bond film of the same name. The soundtrack to this film was composed, arranged, and conducted by John Barry; it was his fifth successive Bond film. The opening theme proved a challenge; the convention was to include the film's title in the opening song's lyrics; the film became the first in the series since ""From Russia with Love"" to deviate from this rule. Barry felt it would be difficult to compose a theme song containing the title ""On Her Majesty's Secret"
"Maud Adams Maud Solveig Christina Adams (née Wikström; born 12 February 1945), is a Swedish actress, known for her roles as two different Bond girls, first in ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1974) and then as the eponymous character in ""Octopussy"" (1983), as well as making a brief uncredited appearance in ""A View to a Kill"" (1985). Adams was born Maud Solveig Christina Wikström in Luleå, Sweden, the daughter of Thyra, a government tax inspector, and Gustav Wikström, a comptroller. She had once wanted to work as an interpreter as she is fluent in five languages. She was discovered"