The Best of Bond... James Bond is the title of various compilation albums of music used in the James Bond films made by Eon Productions up to that time. The album was originally released in 1992 as The Best of James Bond,as a one-disc compilation and a two-disc 30th Anniversary Limited Edition compilation with songs that had,at that point,never been released to the public. The single disc compilation was later updated five times in 1999,2002,2008,2012,and 2021. The 2008 version was augmented with the addition of a DVD featuring music videos and a documentary. Another two-disc edition,this time containing 50 tracks for the 50th anniversary of the franchise,was released in 2012.
Octopussy is a 1983 spy film and the thirteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sixth to star Roger Moore as the MI6 agent James Bond. It was directed by John Glen and the screenplay was written by George MacDonald Fraser,Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson.
Rita Coolidge is an American recording artist. During the 1970s and 1980s,her songs were on Billboard magazine's pop,country,adult contemporary,and jazz charts,and she won two Grammy Awards with fellow musician and then-husband Kris Kristofferson. Her recordings include "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher," "We're All Alone","I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love",and the theme song for the 1983 James Bond film Octopussy:"All Time High".
A View to a Kill is a 1985 spy film and the fourteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions,and is the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from Ian Fleming's 1960 short story "From a View to a Kill",the film has an entirely original screenplay. In A View to a Kill,Bond is pitted against Max Zorin,who plans to destroy California's Silicon Valley.
Since its inception in 1962,the James Bond film series from Eon Productions has featured many musical compositions,many of which are now considered classic pieces of British film music. The best known piece is the "James Bond Theme" composed by Monty Norman. Other instrumentals,such as "On Her Majesty's Secret Service",and various songs performed by British or American artists such as Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger",Nancy Sinatra's "You Only Live Twice",Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die",Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better",Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only",Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill",Tina Turner's "GoldenEye" also become identified with the series.
The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme music of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions Bond film since Dr. No,released in 1962. Composed in e minor by Monty Norman,the piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence in every Eon Bond film besides the 2006 reboot Casino Royale.
Thunderball is the soundtrack album for the fourth James Bond film Thunderball.
The Monsoon Palace,also known as the Sajjan Garh Palace,is a hilltop palatial residence in the city of Udaipur,Rajasthan in India,overlooking the Fateh Sagar Lake. It is named Sajjangarh after Maharana Sajjan Singh (1874–1884) of the Mewar dynasty,whom it was built for in 1884. The palace offers a panoramic view of the city's lakes,palaces and surrounding countryside. It was built chiefly to watch the monsoon clouds;hence,appropriately,it is popularly known as Monsoon Palace. It is said that the Maharana built it at the top of the hill to get a view of his ancestral home,Chittorgarh. Previously owned by the Mewar royal family,it is now under the control of the Forest Department of the Government of Rajasthan and has recently been opened to the public. The palace provides a beautiful view of the sunset.
Aalavandhan is a 2001 Indian psychological action thriller film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by S. Thanu. An adaptation of the novel Dhayam that was written by Kamal Haasan in 1984,The film stars Haasan in dual roles,with Raveena Tandon,Manisha Koirala,Sarath Babu,Gollapudi Maruti Rao,Madurai G.S. Mani and Milind Gunaji in supporting roles. It has elements of magic realism.
For Your Eyes Only is the soundtrack for the 12th James Bond film of the same name.
"All Time High" is a song by American singer-songwriter Rita Coolidge that serves as the theme song to the James Bond film Octopussy (1983). Written by John Barry and Tim Rice and produced by Stephen Short and Phil Ramone,the song was released through A&M Records in 1983.
Casino Royale:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The soundtrack to the 2006 film Casino Royale was released by Sony Classical on 14 November 2006. The music was composed by David Arnold and is Arnold's fourth soundtrack for the popular James Bond movie series. Frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd orchestrated and conducted the score.
From Russia with Love is the soundtrack for the second James Bond film,From Russia With Love. This is the first series film with John Barry as the primary soundtrack composer.
Goldfinger is the soundtrack of the 1964 film of the same name,the third film in the James Bond film series,directed by Guy Hamilton. The album was composed by John Barry and distributed by EMI. Two versions were released initially,one in the United States and the United Kingdom,which varied in terms of length and which tracks were within the soundtrack. In 2003,Capitol-EMI records released a remastered version that contained all the tracks within the film.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service ("OHMSS") is the soundtrack for the James Bond film. It was composed,arranged,and conducted by John Barry;his fifth in the series.
Moonraker is the soundtrack for the eleventh James Bond film of the same name.
Die Another Day is the soundtrack for the 20th James Bond film of the same name,and was released by Warner Bros. Records on November 12,2002.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to James Bond:
The Bond Collection,a.k.a. Bassey Sings Bond,is a 1987 studio album by Shirley Bassey,notable for having been released without the artist's consent and subsequently withdrawn from sales by court order.
Films made in the 1980s featuring the character of James Bond included For Your Eyes Only,Octopussy,Never Say Never Again,A View to a Kill,The Living Daylights,and Licence to Kill. The decade featured 3 Bond actors Roger Moore,Sean Connery and Timothy Dalton. The 1980s were unique for the Eon franchise in that every Bond film of the decade was directed by one director John Glen. The 1980s also saw the rare occurrence of a Bond film being released by a company other than Eon. 1983's Never Say Never Again saw Connery return to the role one final time.
