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- Rita Coolidge - 'All Time High' (Octopussy) Rita Coolidge - All Time High (The Theme Song From Octopussy) 1983. Yep, it's the one you probably forgot about and normally have to look up which film it was the theme tune for.
- Shirley Bassey - 'Moonraker' Moonraker - Shirley Bassey. Compared to Shirley Bassey's previous efforts ('Goldfinger' and 'Diamonds Are Forever'), this was a sadly forgettable theme.
- Lulu - 'The Man with the Golden Gun' The Man with the Golden Gun Opening Title Sequence. Another example of when the theme tune was one of the best parts of the movie in question, and this time it was Lulu's turn.
- Madonna - 'Die Another Day' Madonna - Die Another Day (Official Music Video) Disclaimer: We have a strange soft spot for this bonkers Bond theme from Madonna, but...
- Billie Eilish - No Time to Die
- Sam Smith - Writing's on The Wall
- Adele - Skyfall
- Jack White and Alicia Keys - Another Way to Die
- Chris Cornell - You Know My Name
- Madonna - Die Another Day
- Garbage - The World Is Not Enough
- Sheryl Crow - Tomorrow Never Dies
- Tina Turner - Goldeneye
- Gladys Knight - Licence to Kill
Written by Eilish and her brother Finneas O'Connell, the latest Bond theme song had its grand unveiling at the Brit Awards in February 2020 – only for the No Time To Diefilm to be delayed 18 months to September 2021. Nevertheless the song went on to achieve great success, topping the UK Singles Chart and winning a Grammy Award for Best Song Written...
Prior to the announcement that Smith would be performing the theme song for 2015's Spectre, it had been heavily rumoured that Radiohead would be recording one - and indeed it later emerged that the band had had an effort turned down by the producers. Smith's Writing on the Wall, written with Jimmy Napes went on to notch both the Academy Award and G...
Probably the most well-known Bond theme song in recent years, Adele recorded Skyfall shortly after the massive success of her second album 21 - and the track became a huge hit, reaching number one in 11 different countries. It also has the honour of being the first Bond theme to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song, Brit Award for British S...
White Stripes frontman Jack White wrote the song for Quantum of Solace, sharing vocals with R&B superstar Alicia Keys. Like the film it soundtracked, the song had something of a mixed reception - with many commenters saying it was a strange fit as a Bond theme song.
The Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman's Bond theme for Casino Royale became arguably his best known song, and was highly praised in the media - with one critic labelling it "the best Bond theme since 'A View to a Kill.'" It was seen by many as the ideal track to introduce Daniel Craig - who was making his first appearance as 007.
Producers apparently wanted a high profile singer to perform the theme tune for Pierce Brosnan's final turn as Bond - and it's safe to say they delivered. Despite something of a mixed critical reception, the song performed well in the charts and marked a significant departure from the more traditional style of previous Bond themes.
Scottish-American rock band Garbage were rather a big deal back in the late 1990s, and this only boosted their profile further. Relatively 'classic Bond' in style, the track was received warmly by most critics and reached number 11 in the UK charts.
This track was chosen by producers despite numerous other songs being solicited by producers, most notably by k.d lang, who's similarly-titled song was instead used over the end credits. Crow's song was one of the more poorly received in the franchise, but still managed to garner Golden Globe and Grammy nominations.
Written by U2 stars Bono and The Edge, GoldenEye was a huge hit for Tina Turner, particularly in Europe, later appearing on her album Wildest Dreams. The song was fairly conventional as Bond theme - unlike the film itself, which was the first not to be based on any of Ian Fleming's works.
Knight was enlisted to perform the song for License To Kill after an earlier plan to have Eric Clapton and original Bond theme guitarist Vic Flick write a theme fell through. A big hit in Europe, it was based on the horn line from Goldfinger and is the longest James bond theme to date - at 5 minutes 43 seconds.
- Cher, Moonstruck (1987) Someone like Judy Garland certainly had a more impactful Hollywood career overall, but when it comes to a single performance from an acting singer or a singing actor or whatever you wanna call it, Cher’s Oscar-winning turn in the 1987 romcom Moonstruck remains the standard by which you mentally check all others.
- Barbra Streisand, The Way We Were (1973) A single scene is enough to prove the point: On one of those New York nights, Barbra Streisand’s Katie runs into the uber-WASP Hubble, played by Robert Redford, who she had a thing for in college, out at a bar.
- Ice Cube, Boyz N the Hood (1991) If there’s a thesis statement to the first half-decade of Ice Cube’s entertainment career, it could be one of Doughboy’s most famous lines: “Either they don’t know, don’t show, or don’t care about what’s goin’ on in the hood.”
- Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born (2018) It might not seem like much of a stretch for Lady Gaga’s big screen breakout to come as an aspiring pop star. It would be a mistake, however, to assume that Gaga is playing a Hollywood-ified version of herself in A Star Is Born.
- Goldfinger (1964) "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey | Co-written by the Q of Bond music, Barry, it turned Bassey (then a cabaret singer) into an international star and reached No. 8 on the U.S. charts.
- Thunderball (1965) "Thunderball" by Tom Jones | Peaked at No. 25 on the Billboard charts. LESLIE BRICUSSE (lyricist): "After the success of 'Goldfinger,' [producers] Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman wanted the Thunderball song to be called 'Mr.
- You Only Live Twice (1967) "You Only Live Twice" by Nancy Sinatra | Reached No. 44 on the U.S. charts. BRICUSSE: "By then I'd moved to Hollywood to work on other movies.
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) "We Have All the Time in the World" by Louis Armstrong | Sean Connery's departure wasn't the only change in Bond's world.
- Madonna - Die Another Day (2002) To meddle and play with the established musical conventions is something for which Madonna is proudly notorious, and similar tactics have been used ingeniously in the Bond franchise (see Garbage and Duran Duran for details), but with ‘Die Another Day’ Madonna meddled so much that she forgot to write a chorus.
- A-ha - The Living Daylights (1987) Gracelessly cavorting through the space opened up for them by Duran Duran, the usually impeccable A-ha really plumbed the depths of nothingness with ‘The Living Daylights’.
- Alicia Keys & Jack White - Another Way To Die (2008) This is definitely the most deeply odd Bond theme ever written and, in a weird way, that also makes it quite admirable, despite the quite vociferous critical reception it was given on release.
- Tom Jones - Thunderball (1965) With the elastic vocals and reputation as something of a romantic… err… adventurer… Tom Jones should’ve been the perfect choice for executing an iconic Bond theme.
Mar 11, 2024 · For over 100 years, movie songs and soundtracks have been a hugely important part of any Hollywood hit. We've collected 100 of the very best music moments in film history to create the ultimate playlist and countdown for any cinema and music lover.
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