You Only Live Twice is the 1967 soundtrack for the fifth James Bondfilm of the same name. It was composed by Bond veteran John Barry. At the time,this was his fourth credited Bond film. The theme song,"You Only Live Twice",was sung by Nancy Sinatra,the first non-British vocalist of the series,with music by Barry and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The soundtrack has previously been available in two versions on CD –the first,a straight reissue of the LP soundtrack,and the second,an expanded reissue including several previously unreleased tracks. The film soundtrack was recorded at CTS Studios,London. It debuted on the top 40 of the Billboard 200 album chart on 19 August 1967,and went up to 27.[2]
An earlier version of the film You Only Live Twice's theme song,also entitled "You Only Live Twice",with a similar arrangement and lyrics but different melody (and without the distinctive cascading strings),sung by an uncredited Julie Rogers,was included in the James Bond 30th Anniversary 2-CD boxed set,cited as a "demo". Rogers never thought it was a demo,but a finished version for the film.[3][4] After this version was recorded,the producers sought out Nancy Sinatra for the vocal and John Barry re-orchestrated the song to suit her range.[5] An alternative example of the title song (also called "You Only Live Twice" and sung by Lorraine Chandler) can be found on compilations such as Rare,Collectable,and Soulful Vol. 2.[6]
Tracks 13 to 19 were added later, as a bonus, to the complete version of the original soundtrack upon its digitally remastered CD rerelease.
"Twice Is the Only Way to Live" was the final track on the soundtrack's original UK version. It was also included on the United Artists soundtrack compilation Ten Golden Years (1968). On certain releases of the You Only Live Twice soundtrack album, the "007 Theme" is included. It is heard within the film when Little Nellie is being constructed and continues to play until three or four SPECTRE helicopters encounter James Bond (Sean Connery), at which point the music changes to the "James Bond Theme". Giving the score a Japanese flavour, John Leach played the koto in the film,[7]
The theme "Kronos Unveiled" from the score of Pixar's 2004 film The Incredibles bears a close resemblance to the track "Capsule in Space" (reprised in "Soviet Capsule"), while the film's trailer had used Barry's original On Her Majesty's Secret Service theme.
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