James Bond Themes (2012)

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1The James Bond Theme - Dr. No (1962)
orchestra:
The John Barry Orchestra
recording of:
James Bond Theme
composer:
Monty Norman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI United Partnership
part of:
James Bond themes
is based on:
Bad Sign, Good Sign (From the stage musical “A House for Mr Biswas”)
Monty Norman Orchestra41:46
2From Russia With Love (1963)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
lead vocals:
Matt Monro
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
From Russia With Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
From Russia With Love (score/soundtrack of the 1963 James Bond film of the same name)
Matt Monro3.352:37
3Goldfinger (1964)
engineer:
John Richards (engineer)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer) and George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer) (in 1964-07)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Danjaq, LLC (copyright and trademark owners to the characters, elements, and other material related to James Bond on screen) (in 1964), EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1964) and United Artists Corporation (in 1964)
recorded at:
CTS Studios in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
recording of:
Goldfinger (in 1964-07)
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Goldfinger
Shirley Bassey4.252:50
4Thunderball (1965)
vocals:
Tom Jones (Welsh pop singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Main Title: Thunderball
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Thunderball (film score)
Tom Jones4.653:03
5You Only Live Twice (1967)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
lead vocals:
Nancy Sinatra
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
You Only Live Twice
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
You Only Live Twice (from the James Bond Film)
Nancy Sinatra42:46
6On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
orchestra:
The John Barry Orchestra
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
John Barry42:36
7Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
lead vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Diamonds Are Forever (main title theme)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Diamonds Are Forever (Soundtrack of the James Bond film)
Shirley Bassey4.352:42
8Live and Let Die (1973)
recording engineer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
producer:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
mixer:
Bill Price (UK producer/engineer) (on 1972-10-21)
bass guitar:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
bass guitar, electric guitar and percussion, piano and lead vocals:
Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
drums (drum set):
Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
duck call and timpani:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
electric guitar:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Henry McCullough (Northern Irish guitarist, vocalist and songwriter) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
percussion:
Ray Cooper (percussionist) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Denny Seiwell (US drummer) (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
background vocals:
Denny Laine (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20) and Linda McCartney (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
orchestrator:
George Martin (producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer, and musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney‐related, NYC‐based company) and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) (in 1973)
additionally recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-20)
recorded at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-19)
mixed at:
Air Studios (Oxford Street, London. 1970–1991 recordings only) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1972-10-21)
recording of:
Live and Let Die (from 1972-10-19 until 1972-10-20)
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company)
part of:
The 46th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
Paul McCartney4.253:12
9The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
vocals:
Lulu (Scottish singer and actress, best known for “To Sir With Love”)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (The Man With the Golden Gun)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (from the James Bond Film)
Lulu3.52:37
10Nobody Does It Better - The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
engineer:
Howard Steel (US producer, sound engineer)
producer:
Richard Perry (producer)
vocals:
Carly Simon
conductor:
Richard Hewson (horn, strings)
horn arranger and strings arranger:
Richard Hewson
part of:
TV Cream: Real 100 Best Singles Ever (number: 16)
recording of:
Nobody Does It Better (from “The Spy Who Loved Me”)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Music Ltd.
part of:
The 50th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
part of:
The Spy Who Loved Me
Carly Simon43:28
11Moonraker (1979)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer)
vocals:
Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer) (in 1979-04)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
Main Title (Moonraker) (in 1979-04)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Moonraker (soundtrack of the 1979 James Bond film)
Shirley Bassey3.653:12
12For Your Eyes Only (1981)
producer:
Christopher Neil
vocals:
Sheena Easton
conductor:
Bill Conti
live recording of:
For Your Eyes Only
lyricist:
Michael Leeson (songwriter)
composer:
Bill Conti
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
recording of:
For Your Eyes Only
lyricist:
Michael Leeson (songwriter)
composer:
Bill Conti
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
Sheena Easton3.53:07
13All Time High - Octopussy (1983)
vocals:
Rita Coolidge
recording of:
All Time High (Main Titles) (from the film "Octopussy")
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
BMG Music and EMI Songs
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Octopussy (soundtrack from the James Bond film)
Rita Coolidge43:03
14A View to a Kill (1985)
engineer and mixer:
Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer)
producer:
John Barry (English score composer), Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Duran Duran (English rock band) and Bernard Edwards
sampler:
Jonathan Elias
vocals:
Duran Duran (English rock band)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (EMI Records Limited, not for release label use! UK parent of EMI-owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1998)
recording of:
A View to a Kill
orchestrator:
John Barry (English score composer)
writer:
John Barry (English score composer), Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer) and Duran Duran (English rock band)
publisher:
EMI Songs and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
A View to a Kill (from the James Bond film)
Duran Duran3.653:37
15The Living Daylights (1987)
producer:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band), John Barry (English score composer), Jason Corsaro (U.S. music engineer, and record producer), Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
vocals:
a‐ha (Norwegian synth‐pop band)
conductor:
John Barry (English score composer)
arranger:
John Barry (English score composer)
recording of:
The Living Daylights
writer:
Pal Waaktaar
additional composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
ATV Music and BMG Music
part of:
James Bond themes
a‐ha44:18
16Licence to Kill (1989)
producer:
Walter Afanasieff and Narada Michael Walden
vocals:
Gladys Knight
arranger:
Walter Afanasieff and Narada Michael Walden
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
recording of:
Licence to Kill
writer:
Walter Afanasieff, Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and SBK Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
part of:
James Bond themes
quotes music from:
Goldfinger
Gladys Knight3.355:17
17Goldeneye (1995)
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording engineer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
programming:
Marius de Vries
assistant engineer:
Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
executive producer:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
producer:
Nellee Hooper
mixer:
Nellee Hooper and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
vocals:
Tina Turner
strings [orchestra] arranger:
Craig Armstrong (Scottish score composer)
recording of:
GoldenEye
writer:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
part of:
James Bond themes
Tina Turner3.353:31
18Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
recording engineer:
Steve Rosenthal
producer:
Mitchell Froom
mixer:
Tchad Blake
additional keyboard:
Mitchell Froom
double bass:
Greg Cohen
drums (drum set):
Pete Thomas (drummer)
guitar:
Steve Donnelly
piano:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician)
strings:
Mark Feldman (American violinist), Dylan Fitzgerald, Julianne Klopotic, Matthew Pierce (strings player), Lorenza Ponce and Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
vocals:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician)
recording of:
Tomorrow Never Dies
writer:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician) and Mitchell Froom
publisher:
BMG Music and Warner Chappell Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
Sheryl Crow44:51
19The World Is Not Enough (1999)
assistant engineer:
Paul Forgues and Matt Lawrence
engineer:
Billy Bush
producer:
David Arnold (English score composer) and Garbage (US rock band)
mixer:
Garbage (US rock band)
additional bass guitar and bass:
Daniel Shulman (bass guitarist)
mixed at:
Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and Metropolis Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The World Is Not Enough (The World Is Not Enough)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
David Arnold (English score composer)
publisher:
BMG Music and United Lion Music, Inc.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
The World Is Not Enough (film soundtrack)
Garbage3.953:58
20Die Another Day (2002)
producer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Mirwais Ahmadzaï
mixer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
strings arranger:
Michel Colombier (French score composer)
recording of:
Die Another Day
writer:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”) and Mirwais Ahmadzaï
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
part of:
James Bond themes
Madonna3:33
21You Know My Name - Casino Royale (2006)
recording engineer:
Todd Parker
assistant engineer:
Cameron Barton
engineer:
Ryan Castle
producer:
David Arnold (English score composer), Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer) and Steve Lillywhite
mixer:
David Sardy (American score composer)
bass and strings:
Miles Mosley (US jazz/soul musician)
drums (drum set):
Nir Z
guitar:
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer), Cameron Greider and Gary Lucas (US guitarist/songwriter)
vocals:
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recorded at:
NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Hillside Manor in Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
You Know My Name (Music video) by Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
recording of:
You Know My Name
writer:
David Arnold (English score composer) and Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer)
publisher:
Disappearing One and EMI April Music Inc.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Casino Royale (2006 film soundtrack)
Chris Cornell3.84:01
22Another Way to Die - Quantum of Solace (2008)
Jack White & Alicia Keys3:19
23Skyfall (2012)
recording engineer:
Simon Rhodes (senior recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mastering:
Tom Coyne (mastering engineer)
producer:
Paul Epworth
mixer:
Tom Elmhirst (mixing engineer)
drums (drum set):
Leo Taylor (drummer, producer, and DJ)
guitar:
James Reid
percussion:
Paul Epworth
lead vocals:
Adele (UK soul/jazz singer)
conductor:
J.A.C. Redford
chorus master:
Jenny O’Grady
recording of:
Skyfall
orchestrator:
J.A.C. Redford
writer:
Adele Adkins (UK soul/jazz singer) and Paul Epworth
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
The 85th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), James Bond themes and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 85)
Adele3.854:50