A View to a Kill (soundtrack)

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    References

    1. Malins, Steve. (2005) Notorious: The Unauthorized Biography, André Deutsch/Carlton Publishing, UK ( ISBN   0-233-00137-9). pp 161-162
    2. Paul Gambaccini Interview with John Taylor, 1985, Greatest DVD extras.
    3. Snowboard Club UK FAQs Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

    Further reading

    A View to a Kill
    John Barry - A View to a Kill album cover.jpg
    Soundtrack album by
    Released1985
    Length38:23
    Label EMI (UK)
    Capitol (US)
    James Bond soundtrack chronology
    Octopussy
    (1983)
    A View to a Kill
    (1985)
    The Living Daylights
    (1987)