List of James Bond theme songs

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This list contains all the theme songs from James Bond films. The two films James Bond - 007 is chasing Dr. No and In Her Majesty's Secret Service are the only ones to have instrumental title themes, with the title song We Have All the Time in the World by Louis Armstrong also being named for the latter film . In Liebesgrüße aus Moscow , the theme song only runs at the end of the film, with an instrumental version of the song being heard after the opening sequence.

The 1973 song Live and Let Die was the first in the film series to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Song . Other nominated theme songs followed, but it wasn't until 2012 that Skyfall won the award.

The title songs of films that were not produced by Eon Productions as part of the official James Bond series are listed separately .

The highest chart positions in the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria and Switzerland are listed.

A specialty is the 007 theme , which differs from the James Bond theme and appears mainly in action scenes, in the films From Love from Moscow , Fireball , You Only Live Twice , Diamond Fever and Moonraker .

Theme songs from official Bond films

Theme song Interpreter Movie year Composer (s) US UK D. A. CH
James Bond Theme John Barry & Orchestra 007 is chasing Dr. No 1962 Monty Norman , John Barry - - - - -
From Russia with Love Matt Monro From Moscow with love 1963 John Barry, Matt Monro - 20th - - -
Goldfinger Shirley Bassey Goldfinger 1964 John Barry, Anthony Newley , Leslie Bricusse 08th 21st 08th - -
Thunderball Tom Jones Fireball 1965 John Barry, Don Black 25th 35 - - -
You Only Live Twice Nancy Sinatra you only Live Twice 1967 John Barry, Leslie Bricusse 44 11 - - -
On Her Majesty's Secret Service John Barry & Orchestra On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 John Barry - - - - -
Diamonds Are Forever Shirley Bassey Diamond fever 1971 John Barry, Don Black 57 38 - - -
Live and Let Die Paul McCartney & Wings Live and Let Die 1973 Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney 02 09 31 - -
The Man with the Golden Gun Lulu The man with the golden gun 1974 John Barry, Don Black - - - - -
Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon The spy who loved me 1977 Marvin Hamlisch , Carole Bayer Sager 02 07th 31 - -
Moonraker Shirley Bassey Moonraker - Top Secret! 1979 John Barry, Hal David - - - - -
For Your Eyes Only Sheena Easton On a deadly mission 1981 Bill Conti , Michael Leeson 04th 08th 05 03 01
All time high Rita Coolidge Octopussy 1983 John Barry, Tim Rice , Stephen Short 36 75 13 14th 07th
A view to a kill Duran Duran facing death 1985 John Barry, Duran Duran 01 02 09 06th 07th
The Living Daylights Aha The breath of death 1987 John Barry, Pål Waaktaar - 05 08th 18th 08th
License to kill Gladys Knight Licence to kill 1989 Narada Michael Walden , Jeffrey Cohen , Walter Afanasieff - 06th 06th - -
GoldenEye Tina Turner GoldenEye 1995 Bono , The Edge - 10 08th 05 03
Tomorrow Never Dies Sheryl Crow Tomorrow never dies 1997 Sheryl Crow, Mitchell Froom - 12 52 - 12
The World Is Not Enough Garbage The world is Not Enough 1999 David Arnold , Don Black - 11 38 40 16
Die Another Day Madonna die Another Day 2002 Madonna, Mirwais 08th 03 04th 02 04th
You know my name Chris Cornell Casino Royale 2006 David Arnold, Chris Cornell 79 07th 15th 28 10
Another way to die Alicia Keys & Jack White Quantum of comfort 2008 Jack White 81 09 08th 02 04th
Skyfall Adele Skyfall 2012 Adele, Paul Epworth 08th 02 01 02 01
Writing's on the wall Sam Smith Specter 2015 Jimmy Napes , Sam Smith 71 01 22nd 20th 06th
No time to die Billie Eilish No time to die 2020 Finneas O'Connell, Billie Eilish, Hans Zimmer, Johnny Marr

Theme songs from unofficial Bond films

Theme song Interpreter Movie year Composer (s)
Casino Royale Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Casino Royale 1967 Burt Bacharach
Never say never again Lani Hall never say Never 1983 Michel Legrand

Other songs from the Bond films

song Interpreter Movie year Composer (s)
Three blind mice Monty Norman 007 is chasing Dr. No 1962 Monty Norman
Underneath The Mango Tree Monty Norman 007 is chasing Dr. No 1962 Monty Norman
Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Dionne Warwick Fireball 1965 John Barry
A look from you Mireille Mathieu Casino Royale 1967
The look of love Dusty Springfield Casino Royale 1967 Burt Bacharach
We Have All The Time In The world Louis Armstrong On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 John Barry , Hal David (text), Phil Ramone (producer)
Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown? Nina On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 John Barry , Hal David (text), Phil Ramone (producer)
What does a Christmas tree dream of in May Katja Ebstein On Her Majesty's Secret Service (German Dubbed Version) 1969 John Barry , Kurt Hertha (German text), Siegfried E. Loch (producer)
Make It Last All Night Rage On a deadly mission 1981 Bill Conti
Une Chanson D'Amour Sophie Della never say Never 1983 Sophie Della , Jean Drejac , Michel Legrand
Where Has Everybody Gone
If There Was A Man
The Pretenders The breath of death 1987 John Barry
If You Asked Me To Patti LaBelle Licence to kill 1989 Diane Warren
Wedding party Ivory Licence to kill 1989 Jimmy Duncan
Dirty Love Tim Feehan Licence to kill 1989 Steve Dublin , Jeff Pescetto
The Experience of Love Eric Serra GoldenEye 1995 Eric Serra
Surrender kd long Tomorrow never dies 1997 Don Black
Only Myself to Blame Scott Walker The world is Not Enough 1999 David Arnold

Songs from the Bond films in German (selection)

In addition to Mireille Mathieu and Katja Ebstein, whose songs were officially part of the German dubbed version, other interpreters such as Ruth Berlé, Alan Corb, Tanja Berg or Sollie Nero also sang Bond songs in German when a film was released.

Theme song Interpreter Movie year Composer (s)
The Volga is far Ruth Berlé From Moscow with love 1963
Fireball Alan Corb Fireball 1965
Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Alan Corb Fireball 1965
You only Live Twice Gissy André you only Live Twice 1967
Diamonds are forever Tanja Berg Diamond fever 1972
In your eyes Sollie Nero On a deadly mission 1981
What does a Christmas tree dream of in May Katja Ebstein On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969

Individual evidence

  1. https://www.007.com/no-time-to-die-theme-released/
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l8l7OUJVRQ
  3. http://www.discogs.com/Ruth-Berl%C3%A9-Die-Wolga-Ist-Weit/release/7330660
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6qrkFjPxcg
  5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_UnMqHsz0M
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbgdJU8ulQQ