We need to discuss James Bond themes, don't we?
A lot of effort is put on the title songs.

But which are the best ones?
These are some.
Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
Licence to Kill - Gladys Knight
Goldeneye - Tina Turner
Casino Royale (You Know My Name) - Chris Cornell
Skyfall - Adele

Good cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9vAItORgE

You have missed the best:

Nobody does it better, Carly Simon (if you listen by tunedem......)

Donuk sunny downtown York.

Got a soft spot for Carly Simon especially as The Spy Who Loved Me was the first time I saw a bond film at the cinema.

EDIT: Good choice donuk! :)

Really nice song but a bit too soft for a Bond movie, me think. I prefer more drama in a Bond title song.

Title song from Dr. No by John Barry. Became the theme for all the films.

Best love song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RktwEMS0u28

His last recording before he died.

Great choice Beck - forgot about that one.

For crash, bang, wallop, I still love Live and Let Die.

Shirley, it's got to be Goldfinger!

Spannko wrote:Shirley, it's got to be Goldfinger!

That's a classic!

Great choice Beck - "We Have All the Time in The World" with Louis Armstrong is one of my personal favourites as well, in one of my favourite cult Bond movies. Together with "The Look of Love" by Dusty Springfield and Herb Alpert in Casino Royale from 1967 - music better than film. I believe neither of these are the formal theme in their respective movie.

So my formal votes goes to Goldfinger, Live and Let Die and Skyfall. Where I think Skyfall best captures the film's dark atmosphere.

BR/ mats

I think it is great that this thread has proven popular. I am surprised our moderators let it run (although I did say that I had voted Carly Simon's record the best after auditioning it by the tunedem method to validate my view).

So, Mr L, how about a category on this forum called music???

Donuk sunny downtown York.

My favourite is Nancy Sinatra's You Only Live Twice, such a magnificent tune. But I admit I have a soft spot for Paul McCartney and Wings' Live And Let Die, too.

Tendaberry wrote:My favourite is Nancy Sinatra's You Only Live Twice, such a magnificent tune.

Yes, I love the opening strings in particular, and the way they lead into the song itself.

The only time I watched a Bond film and thought that's actually a good tune was Moonraker .JB knows his craft

I have to correct myself. The main theme from the Bond movies is written by Monty Norman following two libel actions he has won over Barry!