Thursday, September 30, 2021

The theme for 'No Time To Die' included on new updated James Bond song compilation

Coinciding with the release of the new 
James Bond film, No Time To Die, is an updated version of the Best Of Bond...James Bond album via UMe. It is available now as a digital download and a 2CD set.

On October 8, 3LP black vinyl will be released, plus a limited-edition gold vinyl will be available exclusively via uDiscover Music and Sound of Vinyl.

Each compilation features theme songs from the long running film franchise and includes No Time To Die by Billie Eilish from No Time To Die, the 25th film in the series. Also now included will be Adele's Skyfall from Skyfall, the highest-grossing Bond film to date, and Sam Smith's Spectre theme, Writing's On the Wall, Oscar winners for Best Song in 2013 and 2016, respectively.

Best Of Bond...James Bond is available for purchase and vinyl preorder here.

Among the tracks are the signature instrumental James Bond Theme by The John Barry Orchestra, which remains one of the most recognizable themes from film and songs from Dame Shirley Bassey (Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker).

With Goldfinger, Bassey achieved her first Top 10 hit, reaching No. 8 on The Billboard Hot 100 and No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Bassey made her Oscars debut at the 85th Academy Awards, where she performed a spectacular rendition of Goldfinger as part of the telecasts James Bond 50th Anniversary tribute, which was celebrated by UMe with vinyl reissues of long-out-of-print soundtracks to Dr. No, Goldfinger and Live And Let Die.

Along with Louis Armstrong (We Have All The Time In The World), Nancy Sinatra (You Only Live Twice), Lulu (The Man With The Golden Gun), The Best Of Bond...James Bond also includes Paul McCartney & Wings (Live And Let Die).

Written by Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, performed by Paul McCartney & Wings and produced by former Beatles producer George Martin, the title theme song hit No. 2 on the chart, and it was nominated for both a GRAMMY Award, for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) / Best Background Arrangement, and an Academy Award , for Best Original Song. The single Live And Let Die became the first Bond theme song to win a GRAMMY award (Best Pop Vocal Performance, 1973).

Then there is Carly Simon (Nobody Does It Better), Tina Turner (GoldenEye), Duran Duran (A View To A Kill - the only Bond theme to reach the top of Billboard's Hot 100), Sheryl Crow (Tomorrow Never Dies), Madonna (Die Another Day), Garbage (The World Is Not Enough). 

All formats of The Best Of Bond...James Bond are available here: https://lnk.to/TheBestOfBondPR

Track listing [2CD/DIGITAL AND 3LP]

DISC 1

James Bond Theme The John Barry Orchestra
From Russia With Love Matt Monro
Goldfinger Shirley Bassey
Thunderball Tom Jones
You Only Live Twice Nancy Sinatra
On Her Majesty's Secret Service The John Barry Orchestra
We Have All The Time In The World Louis Armstrong
Diamonds Are Forever Shirley Bassey
Live And Let Die Paul McCartney & Wings
The Man With The Golden Gun Lulu
Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon
Moonraker Shirley Bassey
For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton
All Time High Rita Coolidge

DISC 2

A View To A Kill Duran Duran
The Living Daylights A-Ha
License To Kill Gladys Knight
GoldenEye Tina Turner
Tomorrow Never Dies Sheryl Crow
The World Is Not Enough Garbage
Die Another Day Madonna
You Know My Name Chris Cornell
Another Way To Die Jack White & Alicia Keys
Skyfall Adele
Writing's On The Wall Sam Smith
No Time To Die Billie Eilish

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