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Maurice Binder
(1918-1991)
Dr. No (1962)
[animation Trevor Bond & Robert Ellis]
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Live And Let Die (1973)
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View To A Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence To Kill (1989)
Maurice Binder also
devised the gun barrel sequence seen as part of the
main titles for Dr. No (1962), and re-used in From
Russia With Love (1963) & Goldfinger (1964)
[featuring Bob Simmons as
James Bond]. The sequence was re-filmed with Sean Connery for
Thunderball (1965) and with George Lazenby, Roger Moore
(twice)
and Timothy Dalton for use at the start of their James Bond films.
Maurice Binder also edited and compiled many theatrical trailers for
the James Bond films 1962-1989, and filmed special sequences for
teaser trailers with actors Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton. |
Robert Brownjohn
(1925-1970)
From Russia With Love (1963)
[assisted by Trevor Bond]
Goldfinger (1964)
[assisted by Trevor Bond (uncredited)]
Robert Brownjohn also designed
the UK & US
poster artwork for
Goldfinger (1964) |
Daniel Kleinman
(1960- )
GoldenEye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
[credited as Danny Kleinman]
Die Another Day (2002)
[credited as Danny Kleinman]
Casino Royale (2006)
Skyfall (2012)
Spectre (2015)
No Time To Die (2021)
Daniel Kleinman filmed a new version of Maurice
Binder's iconic gun barrel sequence with Pierce Brosnan for the start
of GoldenEye (1995), which was re-used on Tomorrow
Never Dies (1997) and The World Is Not Enough (1999).
For Die Another Day (2002) the gun barrel sequence was
enhanced with the addition of a computer generated bullet effect.
New gun barrels were filmed with Daniel Craig seen at the end of
Skyfall (2012); and the start of Spectre (2015)
and
No Time To Die (2021).
Daniel Kleinman also directed the music videos for Gladys
Knight's title song ‘Licence To Kill’ (1989) and ‘No Time To
Die’ (2021)
sung by Billie Eilish |
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Trevor Bond (1934-2023)
Dr. No (1962)
Animation [with Robert Ellis]
From Russia With Love (1963)
[assistant to Robert Brownjohn]
Goldfinger (1964)
[assistant to Robert Brownjohn]
(pictured above with Margaret Nolan and Robert Brownjohn behind the
camera)
[uncredited] |
The main titles and
gun barrel sequence (placed at the end of the film) for
Quantum of Solace (2008) were created by Kansas based design
studio MK12. |
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A handful of lyricists
have made significant contributions to the James Bond films, often writing
more than one song for different films in the series throughout the 1960s
and 1970s. Whilst later songs were written by the vocalists’ usual
lyricist (and limited to one film), many of the early compositions were
collaborations between the composer and prolific stage/screen songwriters.
Their contribution deserves special recognition, and selected lyricists
are pictured below. |
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Lionel Bart (1930-1999)
‘From Russia With Love’
Written by Lionel Bart
From Russia With Love (1963)
Song heard on a radio in the film
and performed over the end titles. |
Leslie Bricusse (1931-2021)
Pictured above (left) with Shirley Bassey and Anthony Newley
(1931-1999)
‘Goldfinger’
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
Goldfinger (1964)
‘You
Only Live Twice’
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
You Only Live Twice
(1967)
Leslie Bricusse also wrote the lyrics
for
‘Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ originally
intended as the title song for
Thunderball (1965).
First recorded by Dionne Warwick on September 4, 1965, and then by Shirley Bassey on October 12, 1965. |
Don Black (1938- )
‘Thunderball’
Lyrics by Don Black
Thunderball (1965)
‘Diamonds Are Forever’
Lyrics by Don Black
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
‘The Man With The Golden Gun’
Lyrics by Don Black
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
‘Surrender’
[End
titles]
Music by David Arnold & David McAlmont,
Lyrics by Don Black
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
‘The World Is Not Enough’
Written by David Arnold & Don Black
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
‘Only Myself To Blame’ [unused end title track
sung by Scott Walker]
Written by David Arnold & Don Black
The World Is Not Enough (1999) |
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Hal David (1921-2012)
‘The Look of Love’
Composed by
Burt Bacharach,
Lyrics by Hal David
[featured in the film]
Casino Royale (1967)
‘Dream On James, You're Winning’
[featured in the film]
‘Have No Fear Bond Is Here’
Music by Burt Bacharach,
Lyrics by Hal David
Casino Royale (1967) [End titles]
‘Do You Know How
Christmas Trees Are Grown?’
Lyrics by Hal David
[featured in the film]
On Her Majesty's
Secret Service (1969)
‘We Have All The Time In The World’
Lyrics by Hal David
[featured in the film]
On Her Majesty's
Secret Service (1969)
‘Moonraker’
Lyrics by Hal David
Moonraker (1979)
‘We Have All The Time In The World’
Lyrics by Hal David
No Time To Die (2021)
[End titles] |
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The
Singers & Performers (Main and End Titles) |
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Matt Monro
(1930-1985)
‘From Russia With Love’
Written by Lionel Bart
From Russia With Love (1963)
Heard on a radio in the film
and performed over the end titles. |
Dame Shirley Bassey (1937- )
‘Goldfinger’
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley
Goldfinger (1964)
‘Diamonds Are Forever’
Lyrics by Don Black
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
‘Moonraker’
Lyrics by Hal David
Moonraker (1979) |
Sir Tom Jones (1940- )
[Thomas John Woodward]
‘Thunderball’
Lyrics by Don Black
Thunderball (1965)
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Nancy Sinatra
(1940- )
‘You
Only Live Twice’
Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
You Only Live Twice
(1967) |
Paul McCartney &
Wings
Sir
Paul McCartney
(1942- )
‘Live And Let Die’
Composed by Paul and Linda McCartney
Live And Let Die (1973) |
Lulu (1948- )
[Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie]
‘The Man With The Golden Gun’
Lyrics by Don Black
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) |
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Carly Simon (1945- )
‘Nobody Does It Better’
Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) |
Sheena Easton
(1959- )
‘For
Your Eyes Only’
Lyrics by Michael Leeson
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
[the
only singer to appear in
the opening credit titles to date]
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Rita Coolidge
(1945- )
‘All
Time High’
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Octopussy (1983) |
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Duran Duran
Simon Le Bon (1958- )
‘A View To A Kill’
Composed by Duran Duran & John Barry
A View To A Kill (1985) |
a-ha
Morton Harket (1959- )
‘The Living Daylights’
Composed by Pal Waaktaar & John Barry
The Living Daylights (1987) |
Gladys Knight (1944- )
‘Licence To Kill’
Composed by Narada Michael Walden,
Jeffrey Cohen & Walter Afanasieff
Licence To Kill
(1989)
[uncredited in main titles] |
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Patti LaBelle
(1944- )
‘If
You Asked Me To’ [End titles]
Written by Diane Warren
Licence To Kill
(1989) |
Tina Turner [Anna
Mae Bullock]
(1939-2023 )
‘GoldenEye’
Written by Bono & The Edge
GoldenEye (1995) |
Sheryl Crow (1962- )
‘Tomorrow Never Dies’
Written by Sheryl Crow & Mitchell Froom
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) |
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k.d. lang [Kathryn
Dawn Lang] (1961- )
‘Surrender’
[End
titles]
Music by David Arnold & David McAlmont,
Lyrics by Don Black
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) |
Garbage
Shirley Manson (1966- )
‘The World Is Not Enough’
Written by David Arnold & Don Black
The World Is Not Enough (1999) |
Madonna [Louise Ciccone] (1958- )
‘Die Another Day’
Written by Madonna & Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Die Another Day (2002)
Madonna also appears in the
film as Verity [uncredited] |
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Chris Cornell
(1964-2017)
‘You Know My Name’
Written by Chris Cornell & David Arnold
Casino Royale (2006) |
Jack White (1975- )
& Alicia Keys (1981- )
‘Another Way To Die’
Written by Jack White
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
Four Tet
Kieran Hebden (1977- )
‘Crawl, End Crawl’
Written by David Arnold
Produced by Kieran Hebden
Performed by Four Tet
Quantum of Solace (2008) [End titles] |
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Adele [Adkins]
(1988- )
‘Skyfall’
Written by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth
Skyfall (2012)
Oscar® Winner 2013
Best Original Song
(Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth) |
Sam Smith (1992- )
‘Writing's On The Wall’
Written by Sam Smith & James Napier
Spectre (2015)
Oscar® Winner 2016
Best Original Song
(Sam Smith & James Napier) |
Billie Eilish
(2001- )
‘No Time To Die’
Written by Billie Eilish & FINNEAS
No Time To Die (2021)
GRAMMY® Award Winner 2021
Best Song Written For Visual Media
(Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell)
Golden Globe Winner 2022
Best Original Song
(Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell)
Oscar® Winner 2022
Best Original Song
(Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell) |
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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
‘We Have All The Time In The World’
Lyrics by Hal David
No Time To Die (2021)
[End titles] |
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The
Singers
(performances and vocals featured in the film) |
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Byron Lee (1935-2008)
Guitarist - Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
‘Kingston Calypso’ and
‘Jump Up’
Music & lyrics by Monty Norman
[featured in the film]
Dr. No (1962) |
Diana Coupland
(1928-2006)
‘Under The Mango Tree’
Music & lyrics by Monty Norman
[featured in the film
on a record that
Bond plays in Miss Taro’s bungalow]
Dr. No (1962)
Also married to Monty Norman 1956-76 |
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)
‘We Have All The Time In The World’
Lyrics by Hal David
[featured in the film]
On Her Majesty's
Secret Service (1969)
Pictured with composer John Barry and lyricist
Hal David
(1921-2012) |
![Nina [Van Pallandt]](bts/nina.jpg) |
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Nina [Van Pallandt]
(1932- )
‘Do You Know How
Christmas Trees
Are Grown?’
Lyrics by Hal David
[featured in the film]
On Her Majesty's
Secret Service (1969)
[Pictured above performing the song on
The Morecambe & Wise Christmas Show
BBC1 December 25, 1969] |
B.J.
[Brenda] Arnau (1941-1989)
‘Live And Let Die’
Composed by Paul and Linda McCartney
[performance featured in the film]
Live And Let Die (1973) |
The Pretenders
Chrissie Hynde (1951- )
‘Where Has Everybody Gone?’ and
‘If There Was A Man’
Written by Chrissie Hynde & John Barry
[featured in the film & end titles]
The Living Daylights (1987) |
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Propellerheads
Alex Gifford & Will White
‘Back Seat Driver’
Written, produced and
performed by
David Arnold and Alex Gifford [pictured above
left] of Propellerheads
[featured in the film]
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) |
‘Tosca’
Composed By Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924)
Text by Giuseppe Giacosa (1847-1906)
& Luigi Illica (1857-1919)
Performed by the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Britten Festival Chorus
& Bregenz Festival Choir
[featured in the film]
Quantum of Solace (2008) |
Jaime Cuadra (1970- )
‘Cholo Soy’
Written by Luis Abanto Morales
Performed by Jaime Cuadra,Giancarlo Morocco & Luis Abanto Morales
‘Regresa’
Written by Augusto Polo Campos
Performed by Jaime Cuadra
‘El Provinciano’
Written by Laureano Martinez Smart
Performed by Jaime Cuadra
& Luis Abanto Morales
[featured in the film]
Quantum of Solace
(2008) |
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Original recordings featured in the James Bond films |
Over the years
several pieces of re-recorded classical music have been incorporated
into the incidental soundtracks of the James Bond films, including
Marvin Hamlish's use of by Bach’s ‘Air On The G String’ and Mozart’s
‘Piano Concerto No. 21’ in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Hamlish
also incorporated the ‘Theme from Lawrence of Arabia’ (1962), composed by
Maurice Jarre, into his score - although more as an ‘in-joke’ to
highlight the on-screen action. Jarre's ‘Lara's theme’ from Doctor
Zhivago (1965) is also heard when Anya Amasova (played by Barbara
Bach) opens a music box transmitter in the pre-credit sequence of
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), so could actually be considered as
part of the narrative as well as an ‘in-joke’. None of these
pieces are credited in the film.
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Although John
Barry's re-orchestration of Elmer Bernstein's ‘The Magnificent
Seven Theme’ in Moonraker (1979), and later use of the
Gidea Park 1980 cover version of ‘California Girls’ in the
pre-credit sequence of A View To A Kill (1985), these were
interpolated into the background score and not diegetic sounds
heard as part of the narrative. However, their appearance was
significant enough to justify an inclusion in the end credits of
the film. Composer David Arnold also used the 1979 song ‘London
Calling’ by The Clash on the soundtrack of Die Another
Day (2002) when Sir Gustav Graves (played by Toby Stephens)
parachutes into the capital in front of Buckingham Palace. The song was
also credited
at the
end of the film. |
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Gidea Park
‘California Girls’ (1980 cover version)
Written by Brian Wilson (1942- )
A cover version of the 1965 Beach Boys hit [featured in the
film]
A View To A Kill (1985) |
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The Clash
Joe Strummer (1952-2002)
[John Graham Mellor]
‘London Calling’ (1979)
[featured in the film]
Die Another Day (2002) |
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The performances
listed below are all diegetic sounds heard in the film rather than
just original recordings included as part of the soundtrack. These recordings are played by characters
in the respective films and heard as part of the narrative. There were
also several other pieces of music heard in the
films and over the end credits, including three recordings by Jamie Cuadra in Quantum of Solace (2008),
and incidental music in Spectre (2015) such as the use
of ‘New York, New York’ [heard on 009's in-car CD player in the
Aston Martin DB10 stolen and driven by James Bond (Daniel Craig)].
Several original recordings can also be heard during the scenes in
Jamaica and Cuba in No Time To Die (2021), and are credited at
the end of the film. These are
more diegetic background music (including the Reggae songs heard in
the Jamaican nightclub) rather than actually part of the narrative.
Similarly Simon Greenway's performance of ‘It Had To Be You’, heard at
the Carver Media Group Network party in Hamburg in Tomorrow Never
Dies (1997), is more background atmosphere rather than a piece of
music essential to the plot. |
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Jaime Cuadra (1970-
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‘Cholo Soy’
Written by Luis Abanto Morales
Performed by Jaime Cuadra, Giancarlo Morocco & Luis Abanto Morales
‘Regresa’
Written by Augusto Polo Campos
Performed by Jaime Cuadra
‘El Provinciano’
Written by Laureano Martinez Smart
Performed by Jaime Cuadra &
Luis Abanto Morales
[all from the album
Cholo soy
(2006)]
[featured in the film]
Quantum of Solace
(2008)
(Heard at the
Greene Planet charity
fundraising party in Bolivia) |
The Animals
Eric Burdon (1941- )
‘Boom Boom’
1964 recording written by
John Lee Hooker (1917-2001) in 1962
Performed by ‘The Animals’
[featured in the film]
Skyfall (2012)
(Played over loudspeakers by the helicopter carrying Silva [Javier
Bardem]
as it arrives at ‘Skyfall’ - James
Bond's
ancestral home in Scotland) |
Charles Trenet
(1913-2001)
‘Boum!!’ (written 1938)
Written and performed by Charles Trenet
Columbia Records 1956 (pictured above)
[featured in the film]
Skyfall (2012)
(Heard over loud speakers
on Silva's island) |
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Andreas Scholl (1967- )
‘Cum Dederit’ (Andante)
[Nisi Dominus (Psalm 126), R.608]
Written by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Performed by Andreas Scholl,
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra,
conductor Paul Dyer.
Decca Records [recorded 2000]
[featured in the film]
Spectre (2015)
(Played by Lucia Sciarra [Monica Bellucci]
as she returns home after her husband's funeral as James Bond [Daniel
Craig] kills the
SPECTRE assassins) |
Ray Quinn (1988- )
‘New York, New York’
Written by John Kander (1927- )
& Fred Ebb (1928-2004)
Performed by Ray Quinn
From the album Doing It My Way (2007)
[featured in the film]
Spectre (2015)
(Heard on the on the in-car CD-player
of 009's Aston Martin DB10 stolen and driven by James Bond [Daniel
Craig])
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Geoff Love
(1917-1991)*
‘One Furtive Tear’ from L’Elisir D’Amore
Written by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848)
Performed by
The Geoff Love Concert Orchestra
From the LP Opera Without Words
Parlophone Records Ltd (recorded 1975)
[featured in the film]
Spectre (2015)
(Heard briefly in Lucia Sciarra's villa as James Bond [Daniel Craig]
writes down Felix Leiter's contact details) |
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Dalida (1933-1987)
[Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti]
‘Dans La Ville Endormie’ (1968)
Written by Claude Lemesle (1945- )
Music by William Sheller
From the 4-track EP Pars
[featured in the film]
No Time To Die (2021)
(Played on a CD by Madeleine Swann's mother [Mathilde Bourbin] at the
Norway home of the family in the
pre-credit flashback sequence) |
Enrico Caruso (1873-1921)
‘Che Gelida Manina’ from La Bohême
Written by Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924)
Sung by Enrico Caruso (1906 recording)
[featured in the film]
No Time To Die (2021)
(Record played in the hotel room
of James Bond and Madeleine Swann
during the pre-credit flashback
sequence in Matera, Italy) |
Yma Sumac
(1922-2008)
[Zoila Augusta Emperatriz
Chávarri del Castillo]
‘Incacho (Royal Anthem)’
Written by Moisés Vivanco (1918-2008)
Performed by Yma Sumac
From the album Inca Taqui
Capitol Records 1953 (pictured above)
[featured in the film]
No Time To Die (2021)
(Heard as Q [Ben Whishaw] is cooking dinner in his London home) |
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*Geoff Love was a prolific arranger and
composer of easy listening and pop versions of classical and film themes.
He became famous in the late 1950s, playing under the pseudonym of ‘Manuel
and The Music of The Mountains’. In 1975 he also recorded ‘Big Bond Movie
Themes’ for the Music for Pleasure label in the UK. Featuring
re-recordings of the James Bond title themes from Dr. No (1962) to
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) [and including Burt Bacharach's
‘Casino Royale’], the album was originally issued with a sleeve painted by
British artist Tom Chantrell (1916-2001), responsible for many memorable
film posters including several for Hammer films. He also
painted posters for many of the Carry On films including Carry
On Spying (1964),
the poster for which was very similar to the Renato
Fratini artwork seen on the UK quad-crown poster for From Russia With
Love (1963). EON Productions objected to the similarities and the
poster was ultimately slightly amended. EON also objected to
the album sleeve for
‘Big Bond Movie Themes’ as it infringed their copyright of
Roger Moore's image from posters painted by Robert McGinnis. The album was
later re-issued with amended artwork which also revised the pictorial
representations of Ursula Andress, Sean Connery and Telly Savalas. Tom
Chantrell is probably best-remembered as the artist who painted the iconic
Style-C poster for Star Wars (1977) that was later adopted as the
quad-crown poster for the UK release. This is the only Star Wars
poster to feature the likeness of Peter Cushing. |
Composers, performers and singers from other James Bond films |
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Burt Bacharach
(1928-2023)
Composer music score
Casino Royale (1967) |
Herb Alpert (1935-
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[Main title theme]
Casino Royale
(1967)
Composed by Burt Bacharach
Performed by
Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass |
Dusty Springfield
(1939-1999)
[Mary Isobel Catherine
Bernadette O'Brien]
‘The Look of Love’
[featured in the film]
Casino Royale (1967)
Composed by Burt
Bacharach,
Lyrics by Hal David |
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Mike Redway (1939-
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‘Have No Fear Bond Is Here’ [End titles]
Casino Royale (1967)
Music by Burt Bacharach,
Lyrics by Hal David
Also sang
‘Dream On James,
You're Winning’
[featured in the film and on the
original
soundtrack album] |
Michel Legrand
(1932-2019 )
Composer music score
Never Say Never Again (1983) |
Lani Hall (1945- )
‘Never Say Never Again’
Music by Michel Legrand
Lyrics By Alan & Marilyn Bergman
Never Say Never Again (1983)
[Main & End titles]
Also married to Herb Alpert
who produced the song
(with Sergio Mendes) and played
solo trumpet on the recording. |
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