query: who sang the james bond theme song live and let die

pos: Live and Let Die (song) Live and Let Die (song) "Live and Let Die" is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die", written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was the most successful Bond theme to that point, charting at No. 2 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Commissioned specifically for the movie, it reunited the former Beatle with the band's producer, George Martin, who produced the song and arranged the orchestra. It has been covered by several bands, with the Guns N' Roses version being

pos: Live and Let Die (song) Live and Let Die (song) "Live and Let Die" is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die", written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was the most successful Bond theme to that point, charting at No. 2 on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. Commissioned specifically for the movie, it reunited the former Beatle with the band's producer, George Martin, who produced the song and arranged the orchestra. It has been covered by several bands, with the Guns N' Roses version being

pos: Live and Let Die (song) stage and showing old pictures. The video also was made shortly before Izzy Stradlin's departure, and it is the last video where he appears. It charted at No. 20 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The song was nominated for "Best Hard Rock Performance" during the 1993 Grammy Awards. Guns N' Roses Additional musicians General Live and Let Die (song) "Live and Let Die" is the main theme song of the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die", written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Wings. It was the most successful Bond theme to that point, charting at

pos: Live and Let Die (film) and orchestrated the "James Bond Theme", was unavailable during production. Broccoli and Saltzman instead asked Paul McCartney to write the theme song. Since McCartney's salary was high and another composer could not be hired with the remainder of the music budget, George Martin, who had been McCartney's producer while with The Beatles, was chosen to write the score for the film. "Live and Let Die", written by McCartney along with his wife Linda and performed by their group Wings, was the first true rock and roll song used to open a Bond film, and became a major success in the

pos: Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Live and Let Die is the soundtrack to the eighth James Bond film of the same name. It was scored by George Martin. The title song was written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. It was the first Bond film score not to involve John Barry. The music for most of the Bond films through "Diamonds Are Forever" had been scored by John Barry. Due to his working on a musical, and having fallen out with Bond producer Harry Saltzman over the last title song, Barry was unavailable to

pos: Paul McCartney and Wings the seven-month sessions was the Linda composition "Seaside Woman", which was finally issued in 1977, credited to "Suzy and the Red Stripes". Near the end of the "Red Rose Speedway" sessions, in October 1972, Wings recorded the theme song to the James Bond film "Live and Let Die", which reunited McCartney with Beatles producer/arranger George Martin. Issued as a non-album single in mid-1973, "Live and Let Die" became a worldwide hit and has remained a highlight of McCartney's post-Wings concert performances (often accompanied by pyrotechnics). That same year, McCartney and Wings filmed a TV special, the critically maligned "James Paul

pos: Live and Let Die (song) first James Bond theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song (garnering McCartney his second Academy Award nomination and Linda her first). In the Academy Award performance of the song, entertainer Connie Stevens dressed in a "silver-lamé outfit" with a Native American-looking headdress "descended from the ceiling" and then was "variously lifted and tossed about" by dancers dressed in various colours until she left the scene. The song lost to the eponymous theme song from the musical film "The Way We Were". In Wings' live performances of the song, the instrumental break featured flashpots and

pos: Live and Let Die (soundtrack) well as adding eight additional tracks also extended several of the original ones, such as "Bond Meets Solitaire". Except as noted, all tracks composed by George Martin. Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Live and Let Die is the soundtrack to the eighth James Bond film of the same name. It was scored by George Martin. The title song was written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. It was the first Bond film score not to involve John Barry. The music for most of the Bond films through "Diamonds Are Forever" had been scored by

pos: George Martin the main themes of three films in the James Bond series. Although Martin did not produce the theme for the second Bond film, "From Russia with Love", he was responsible for the signing of Matt Monro to EMI, just months prior to his recording of the song of the same title. Martin also produced two of the best-known James Bond themes. The first was "Goldfinger" by Shirley Bassey in 1964. The second, in 1973, was "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings for the film of the same name. He also composed and produced the film's score. In

pos: Del Newman Puthli, Peter Frampton, Harry Nilsson, Paul Simon, Scott Walker, Donovan, 10cc, George Harrison and many other artists throughout the 1970s. Newman also conducted George Martin's orchestral score for Paul McCartney and Wings' theme song for the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die". Referring to Newman's sympathetic work on John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album, author James E. Perone likens the "fully integrated" aspect of their collaborations to that of Martin's musical arrangements for the Beatles. Among his projects as a record producer, Newman produced Scott Walker's 1973 album "Stretch", which included his composition "Someone Who Cared". and also

pos: Live and Let Die (film) It was also the first James Bond film featuring an African American Bond girl romantically involved with 007, Rosie Carver, who was played by Gloria Hendry. The film was a box office success and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Live and Let Die", written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by their band Wings. Three MI6 agents are killed under mysterious circumstances within 24 hours in the United Nations headquarters in New York City, New Orleans and the Caribbean nation of San Monique, while monitoring

pos: Paul McCartney Richard cover "Long Tall Sally" was the only song that had previously been recorded by the Beatles. McCartney wanted the tour to avoid large venues; most of the small halls they played had capacities of fewer than 3,000 people. In March 1973, Wings achieved their first US number-one single, "My Love", included on their second LP, "Red Rose Speedway", a US number one and UK top five. McCartney's collaboration with Linda and former Beatles producer Martin resulted in the song "Live and Let Die", which was the theme song for the James Bond film of the same name. Nominated for

pos: The 2nd Law the album. In an interview in the April 2012 issue of "NME", Bellamy said that the band were set to include elements of electronic music, with influences coming from acts such as French house duo Justice and UK dance-punk group Does It Offend You, Yeah?. "The 2nd Law" features art rock, progressive rock, and electronic music. The album's first track, "Supremacy", has been compared to James Bond theme songs such as the song "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings. "Madness", according to "NME", features influences which draw from Queen's "I Want to Break Free" and David Bowie's

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James Paul McCartney (TV special) not included in the final broadcast version, however.
 "Songs: "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"" Part 6
 A short voice-over from McCartney introduces a segment set in the Chelsea Reach public house near Liverpool. This features members of his family and Wings in a pub singalong.
 "Songs: "April Showers", "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag", "You Are My Sunshine"" Part 7
 A Busby Berkeley-style musical number, featuring dancers dressed in half-man/half-woman costumes.
 "Songs: "Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance"" Part 8
 A music video segment were McCartney introduces "Live And Let Die", the title theme from the 1973 James Bond movie.
 "Songs: "Live

neg: Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Road" in 1969. McCartney had been considered as title song composer for the previous Bond film, "Diamonds Are Forever". The song was nominated for an Academy Award but lost to "The Way We Were". The ″Live and Let Die" single was a major success in the U.S. and UK and continues to be a highlight of McCartney's live shows. Chrissie Hynde covered the song for Bond composer David Arnold's compilation album "". The original soundtrack LP ended with track 14, "James Bond theme", and this version was later released on CD in 1988. The digitally remastered CD re-release, 2003, as

neg: James Bond Theme made a comeback along with a full orchestral version during a hovercraft sequence. On the soundtrack this track is named "Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd/Bond to Holland." When Roger Moore came to the role, the "James Bond Theme" became a string orchestra driven piece. Likewise, in "Live and Let Die", the James Bond theme was featured in a Funk-inspired version of the tune reflecting the music of Blaxploitation films popular at the time. After that in 1974 John Barry composed the theme and song but sung by Lulu. The brief quote of the theme in the pre-credits music of "The

neg: You Know My Name aggressive than any other Bond theme has been, maybe since Paul McCartney ['s 'Live and Let Die']". Cornell stated that the biggest two influences on "You Know My Name" were Tom Jones, who performed the theme for "Thunderball", and Paul McCartney, who composed and performed the theme for "Live and Let Die". "I decided that I was going to sing it like Tom Jones, in that crooning style. I wanted people to hear my voice," Cornell said. "And 'Live and Let Die' is a fantastic song. Paul McCartney wouldn't have written it if not for that movie. I [also] wanted

neg: Live and Let Die (video game) title resembled the speedboat chase of "Live and Let Die". Live and Let Die (video game) James Bond: Live And Let Die is a video game loosely based on the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die". The game was released by Domark for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum in 1988. "Live and Let Die" is a racing game in which the player navigates James Bond driving a modified speedboat. It did not start as a Bond game, being a rebranding after Domark saw Elite Systems International working on a game named

neg: The Man with the Golden Gun (soundtrack) of a new practice of using a different song altogether). Some Bond music fans consider Lulu's brassy vocal to be effective in setting the tone for the film's female characters. The film was also the first to drop the distinctive plucked guitar from the Bond theme heard over the gun barrel sequence - in all subsequent John Barry James Bond scores, this theme would be heard on strings and trumpet. Not present on the album but heard in the film is a brief reprise, for recognition purposes, of the song "Live and Let Die" when a character (Sheriff JW Pepper)

neg: James Bond music was rumoured that "No Good About Goodbye" was intended for "Quantum of Solace", however David Arnold said 'No Good About Goodbye' was never intended as a Bond song. Paul McCartney's performance of "Live and Let Die" was the first Bond theme song to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song; it reached 2 as a U.S. single, and 9 on the U.K. charts. George Martin's work in the song won the Grammy for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists. Marvin Hamlisch's (music) and Carole Bayer Sager's (lyrics) "Nobody Does It Better" (performed by Carly Simon) received a nomination for

neg: Live and Let Die (video game) Live and Let Die (video game) James Bond: Live And Let Die is a video game loosely based on the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die". The game was released by Domark for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum in 1988. "Live and Let Die" is a racing game in which the player navigates James Bond driving a modified speedboat. It did not start as a Bond game, being a rebranding after Domark saw Elite Systems International working on a game named "Aquablast", and thought the boat driving and fighting of said

neg: James Bond "Dr. No" with his arrangement of the Bond Theme. A Bond film staple are the theme songs heard during their title sequences sung by well-known popular singers. Several of the songs produced for the films have been nominated for Academy Awards for Original Song, including Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die", Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better", Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only", Adele's "Skyfall", and Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall". Adele won the award at the 85th Academy Awards, and Smith won at the 88th Academy Awards. For the non-Eon produced "Casino Royale", Burt Bacharach's score included "The

neg: James Bond music James Bond music The "James Bond" film series from Eon Productions features numerous musical compositions since its inception in 1962, many of which are now considered classic pieces of British film music. The best known of these pieces is the ubiquitous "James Bond Theme". Other instrumentals, such as the "007 Theme" or "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and various songs, such as Shirley Bassey's "Goldfinger", Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die", Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better", Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only" and Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" have also become identified with the series. Two Bond

neg: Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die is a 1973 British spy film, the eighth in the "James Bond" series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, it was the third of four Bond films to be directed by Guy Hamilton. Although the producers had wanted Sean Connery to return after his role in the previous Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever", he declined, sparking a search for a new actor to play James Bond. Moore was signed

neg: Motifs in the James Bond film series Until the Daniel Craig era, only Nobody Does It Better and All Time High served as an opening theme without sharing a title with the movie. John Barry provided the title song music on ten of the eleven films for which he composed the musical score. Several of the songs produced for the films have been nominated for Academy Awards for Original Song and become pop hits, including Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die", Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" (for the film "The Spy Who Loved Me"), and Sheena Easton's "For Your Eyes Only" with Adele's "Skyfall" and Sam

neg: Gerald Drucker in the recording of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. He thoroughly enjoyed playing music and exploring the tardis stage set in the Dr Who cult science fiction BBC TV series during his involvement in the 1960s–1970s including with the fourth Dr Who Tom Baker in the Ribos Operation. Other session examples notably include his involvement in over 13 James Bond 007 films with composer John Barry amongst others as the John Barry Orchestra between 1963 and 1990, and included working closely with Paul McCartney on "Live and Let Die" which is the main theme song of

neg: James Bond in film in Puerto Rico, while in the UK, Epsom Downs Racecourse and the Nene Valley Railway were both used. For the scenes of the fictional Russian location of Severnaya, and other effects, Derek Meddings built a number of miniature sets at Leavesden. Meddings had worked on the Bond films since "Live and Let Die" and died before the film's release; "GoldenEye" was dedicated to his memory. The soundtrack to "GoldenEye" was composed and performed by Éric Serra. Prolific Bond composer John Barry turned down an offer by Barbara Broccoli to score the film. The theme song, "GoldenEye", was written by Bono

neg: Live and Let Die (film) to begin with, but the filmmakers make it worse by throwing in some stupid Louisiana cops, including pot-bellied Sheriff Pepper." IGN ranked Solitaire as 10th in a Top 10 Bond Babes list. In November 2006, "Entertainment Weekly" listed "Live and Let Die" as the third-best Bond film. MSN chose it as the-thirteenth best Bond film and IGN listed it as twelfth-best. In 2004 the American Film Institute nominated the song "Live and Let Die" from the film for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs. Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die is a 1973 British spy film, the eighth in

neg: Cliff Twemlow the charts when it was used as the B side to Eye Level- the theme from Van der Valk- a single that enjoyed four weeks at number one in 1973. The same year however Cliff would encounter legal problems due to a song of his – recorded by Salena Jones – bearing the name 'Live and Let Die'. Though released shortly before Paul McCartney recorded a song by the same name for the eponymous James Bond film, a court case was instigated by the publishers of the McCartney song and an injunction slammed on the Twemlow record. Twemlow's defence was

neg: James Bond music recorded several albums with Bond music and performs in premieres and special events of Bond films. Britain's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra released an album of several Bond songs performances called "Best Of James Bond", some of which were used on the "Ultimate Edition" DVD releases menus. Billy Strange released "Secret Agent File" in 1965. Death metal cover band Ten Masked Men has included at least one Bond theme on each of their albums. In 2004, The Cavaliers play a show titled "007" using Bond music, such as "GoldenEye", "For Your Eyes Only", "Live and Let Die", "Hovercraft Chase", "Welcome to Cuba"

neg: Gloria Hendry portrayed the Bond girl Rosie Carver in the James Bond film "Live and Let Die". In that film, she became the first African American woman to become romantically involved with 007; Trina Parks, who played a nemesis to Bond rather than a love interest in "Diamonds Are Forever" (the previous Bond film) is considered to be the first African-American Bond girl. When "Live and Let Die" was first released in South Africa, her love scenes with Roger Moore were cut out because it was prohibited by the Apartheid government. She later starred in several 1970s blaxploitation films, including "Across 110th

neg: B. J. Arnau the role of Silvia, in the original London production of the rock musical "Two Gentlemen of Verona", and sang on the cast recording of it. Then followed the performance for which Arnau is best remembered; as the cabaret act in the James Bond film "Live and Let Die" (1973). She performed the title track (composed by Paul and Linda McCartney). The producer, Harry Saltzman, requested a talented and versatile soul singer for the opening credits but Arnau's appearance was an amazing surprise. The soundtrack's composer and producer George Martin indicated that “McCartney would only allow the song to be used

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) communists. Friendship is another prominent element of "Live and Let Die", where the importance of male friends and allies shows through in Bond's relationships with Leiter and Quarrel. The more complete character profiles in the novel clearly show the strong relationship between Bond and Leiter, and this provides a strengthened motive for Bond to chase Mr Big in revenge for the shark attack on Leiter. "Live and Let Die" continues the theme Fleming examined in "Casino Royale", that of evil or, as Fleming's biographer, Andrew Lycett, describes it, "the banality of evil". Fleming uses Mr Big as the vehicle to

neg: Live and Let Die (film) a world of gangsters and voodoo as he fights to put a stop to the drug baron's scheme. "Live and Let Die" was released during the height of the blaxploitation era, and many blaxploitation archetypes and clichés are depicted in the film, including derogatory racial epithets ("honky"), black gangsters, and pimpmobiles. It departs from the former plots of the James Bond films about megalomaniac super-villains, and instead focuses on drug trafficking, a common theme of blaxploitation films of the period. It is set in African American cultural centres such as Harlem and New Orleans, as well as the Caribbean Islands.

neg: James Bond Theme the time, Moby's highest-peaking single on the chart. The song features two samples of dialogue from the Bond films: Pierce Brosnan saying "Bond, James Bond" as heard in "GoldenEye", and the conversation between Bond and Auric Goldfinger in "Goldfinger": "Do you expect me to talk?" / "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die." James Bond Theme The "James Bond Theme" is the main signature theme of the James Bond films and has featured in every Eon Productions Bond film since "Dr. No", released in 1962. The piece has been used as an accompanying fanfare to the gun barrel sequence

neg: Let Me Down verse made up for it and he is sick." Smith added in a press release: "'Let Me Down' is about meaning very little to someone, but being okay with that, even though it hurts." She explained that the song was inspired by her dream of writing a James Bond theme song. "When I am writing music I sometimes envision a video playing alongside. 'Let Me Down' does sound quite Bond-y: you can imagine it during a scene when "James Bond" has gone down into an underground, dimly lit, secret bar and he approaches the Bond girl who is sitting at

neg: Oracabessa Sean Connery as Bond, and Ursula Andress in her Golden Globe-winning role as Honey Ryder were filmed at James Bond Beach. In the 1973 film, "Live and Let Die", James Bond and his guide, Quarrel Jr., drive through Oracabessa and stop at the triangular intersection in the main square to ask for directions. UB40's hit song "Oracabessa Moonshine" was written about Oracabessa's stunning sunsets and clear moonlit skies. Interior and exterior scenes for the 1989 film, "The Mighty Quinn", starring Denzel Washington were filmed at Golden Clouds villa in Oracabessa. Sting wrote the song "Every Breath You Take" while on

neg: James Bond Theme in a filmed interview and sang its lyrics. In 2005, Norman released an album called "Completing the Circle" that features "Good Sign Bad Sign", the "James Bond Theme," and a similar-sounding song titled "Dum Di-Di Dum Dum." For these songs Norman added lyrics that explain the origin and history of the "James Bond Theme". Though the "James Bond Theme" is identified with John Barry's jazz arrangement, parts of it are heard throughout Monty Norman's score for "Dr. No" in non-jazzy guises. Barry's arrangement is repeated ("tracked") in various scenes of the first Bond film. This is consistent with the account

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) Live and Let Die (novel) Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series of stories, and is set in London, the US and Jamaica. It was first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954. Fleming wrote the novel at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica before his first book, "Casino Royale", was published; much of the background came from Fleming's travel in the US and knowledge of Jamaica. The story centres on Bond's pursuit of "Mr Big", a criminal who has links to the American criminal network, the world of voodoo

neg: You Only Live Twice (song) You Only Live Twice (song) "You Only Live Twice", performed by Nancy Sinatra, is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond film of the same name. The music was by veteran Bond film composer John Barry, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The song is widely recognized for its striking opening bars, featuring a simple 2-bar theme in the high octaves of the violins and lush harmonies from French horns. It is considered by some to be among the best James Bond theme songs, and has become one of Nancy Sinatra's best known hits. Shortly after Barry's production, Sinatra's producer

neg: Red Rose Speedway Would Only Smile", and "I Lie Around", on which Laine also sung the lead vocal. McCullough was similarly disappointed that several of McCartney's rock-oriented tracks were omitted from the album, upon which more lightweight material was released. "Live and Let Die", the title song to the James Bond film of the same name, was recorded during the sessions for "Red Rose Speedway", but would instead be released on the "Live and Let Die" soundtrack album. Laine included "I Would Only Smile" on his 1980 solo album "Japanese Tears". "Mama's Little Girl" was recorded during the sessions and would later turn

neg: James Bond Theme concluding bars. An electronic rhythm was added to the gunbarrel of "The World Is Not Enough". The typical Bond guitar line can be heard during some action scenes. The "Die Another Day" gunbarrel recalls the version of "From Russia with Love" but with a more techno-influenced rhythm. It also contains the guitar riff of the "James Bond Theme". Craig's first James Bond film, "Casino Royale", does not feature the "James Bond Theme" in its entirety until the very end of the movie during a climactic scene. In "Casino Royale", the main notes of the song "You Know My Name" are

neg: Motifs in the James Bond film series "The Living Daylights", as well as a double-decker bus in "Live and Let Die". Bond's adventures have taken him to over sixty countries, as well as outer space, in locations mostly described as attractive and exotic. These locations are primarily real places, though on occasion—such as San Monique ("Live and Let Die") and Isthmus ("Licence to Kill")—the destinations have been fictional. The locations used for filming have often altered because of the effects of Bond's presence: Scaramanga's hideout on Ko Tapu () in "The Man with the Golden Gun" is often now referred to as "James Bond Island" both by

neg: Bollinger of Champagne for 10 years. The winemaker has also used the popular James Bond film series as a marketing device. In the 1973 film "Live and Let Die", James Bond (played by Roger Moore) is heard asking for a bottle of Bollinger after entering his hotel. In the 1985 film "A View to a Kill", James Bond recognizes the champagne served at the top of the Eiffel Tower as "Bollinger, [19]75." In the 1987 film "The Living Daylights", James Bond (played by Timothy Dalton) delivers a gift basket to General Koskov who, seeing the champagne, exclaims "Bollinger R.D...The Best!" In

neg: Montego Bay the city for its subscribers. The network is theoretically capable of speeds up to 75 Mbit/s on 10 MHz of Band 17 spectrum. The city was the subject of the namesake song by Bobby Bloom in 1970, which became a Top Ten hit in the United States for Bloom. It was covered by Jon Stevens in 1980 and by Amazulu in 1986, becoming minor hits for both. Several scenes from the 1973 James Bond film "Live and Let Die" (in which Roger Moore appeared as Bond for the first time) were filmed around Montego Bay. The 2002 song "Montego Slay"

neg: Die Another Day (song) So, but then I thought about it and I said, you know what? James Bond needs to get – needs to get techno so... Used in the opening sequence, "Die Another Day" was played 13 minutes into the film, where Bond is shown imprisoned and being tortured for over a year in a prison camp in Korea. Being a departure from the normal title sequence of the previous Bond films, Madonna faced difficulty in making the song blend with the theme of "Die Another Day". Nevertheless, she understood the idea behind the opening scenes and tweaked the song accordingly. Some

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) voice opinions on evil, particularly when he tells Bond that "Mister Bond, I suffer from boredom. I am prey to what the early Christians called 'accidie', the deadly lethargy that envelops those who are sated." This allowed Fleming to build the Bond character as a counter to the accidie, in what the writer saw as a Manichaean struggle between good and evil. Benson considers evil as the main theme of the book, and highlights the discussion Bond has with René Mathis of the French Deuxième Bureau in "Casino Royale", in which the Frenchman predicts Bond will seek out and kill

neg: Another Way to Die on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on the issue dated November 29, 2008, spending one week only on the chart. In Australia the single made its way into the top forty, peaking at number twenty-nine for the week of December 1, 2008. "Another Way to Die" was the first James Bond theme song to feature on a Triple J Hottest 100 playlist, compiled almost every year since 1989; in 2008 the song was ranked the eighty-seventh most popular. The song received some positive reviews as an individual song, but it was subject to poor reception as a Bond theme, with Jude

neg: 1970s in film around the world (garnering the film high honors at the Cannes Film Festival and several BAFTA Award nominations). Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond in 1971 in "Diamonds Are Forever" after George Lazenby filled the role in 1969. Roger Moore succeeded Connery in 1973 with an adaptation of Ian Fleming's "Live and Let Die" which was the most successful of his Bond films in terms of admissions. "Live and Let Die" was followed by an adaptation of "The Man with the Golden Gun" in 1974, which at the time garnered the lowest box office taking of any

neg: Roger Moore awards For his acting Moore's book about the filming of "Live and Let Die", based on his diaries, titled "Roger Moore as James Bond: Roger Moore's Own Account of Filming Live and Let Die", was published in London in 1973, by Pan Books. The book includes an acknowledgment to Sean Connery, with whom Moore was friends for many years: "I would also like to thank Sean Connery – "with" whom it would not have been possible." Moore's autobiography "My Word is My Bond" () was published by Collins in the US, in November 2008 and by Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

neg: You Only Live Twice (song) one of the most covered Bond themes. The song was used in the closing montage of "Mad Men"'s season five finale, "The Phantom". A parody of the song was created for "The Simpsons" episode "YOLO". You Only Live Twice (song) "You Only Live Twice", performed by Nancy Sinatra, is the theme song to the 1967 James Bond film of the same name. The music was by veteran Bond film composer John Barry, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The song is widely recognized for its striking opening bars, featuring a simple 2-bar theme in the high octaves of the violins and

neg: A View to a Kill (soundtrack) film is easily a memorable as those secondary themes he used in "You Only Live Twice" (the "Space March"), "Diamonds Are Forever" (a similar space-themed piece, and the "Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper" theme which echoed both the "James Bond Theme" and the title song) among others. A View To A Kill Theme “Set-piece Theme” May Day Motif Pegasus’ Theme A View to a Kill (soundtrack) A View to a Kill is the soundtrack for the film of the same name, the 14th installment in the James Bond film series. The theme song "A View to a Kill", was written

neg: James Bond Theme listening devices. In "Goldfinger", the "James Bond Theme" can be heard on the soundtrack in "Bond Back in Action Again" (gunbarrel and pre-title sequence). The "James Bond Theme" for this movie is heavily influenced by the brassy, jazzy theme song sung by Shirley Bassey. "Thunderball" featured a full orchestral version of the theme in the track "Chateau Flight". Another full orchestral version was intended for the end titles of the film. "You Only Live Twice" featured a funereal orchestration with Bond's "burial" at sea sequence in Hong Kong harbour. A full orchestral version of the theme was used in the

neg: The World Is Not Enough Theme" and "I Never Miss". Arnold added two new themes to the final score, both of which are reused in the following film, "Die Another Day". The title song, "The World Is Not Enough", was written by David Arnold with Don Black and performed by Garbage. It is the fifth "Bond" theme co-written by Black, preceded by "Thunderball", "Diamonds Are Forever", "The Man with the Golden Gun", and "Tomorrow Never Dies". IGN chose "The World Is Not Enough" as the ninth-best James Bond theme of all time. In 2012 Grantland ranked the song as the second-best Bond song of all-time,

neg: Filming of James Bond in the 1970s for a scene in his film, "The Goonies" (1985). Filming of James Bond in the 1970s Films made in the 1970s featuring the character of James Bond included "Diamonds Are Forever", "Live and Let Die", "The Man with the Golden Gun", "The Spy Who Loved Me", and "Moonraker". Filming began on 5 April 1971, with the South African scenes actually shot in the desert near Las Vegas, and finished on 13 August 1971. The film was shot primarily in the US, with locations including the Los Angeles International Airport, Universal City Studios and eight hotels of Las Vegas. Besides the

neg: Filming of James Bond in the 1970s Filming of James Bond in the 1970s Films made in the 1970s featuring the character of James Bond included "Diamonds Are Forever", "Live and Let Die", "The Man with the Golden Gun", "The Spy Who Loved Me", and "Moonraker". Filming began on 5 April 1971, with the South African scenes actually shot in the desert near Las Vegas, and finished on 13 August 1971. The film was shot primarily in the US, with locations including the Los Angeles International Airport, Universal City Studios and eight hotels of Las Vegas. Besides the Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, other places in England were

neg: Live and Let Die (film) the operations of the island's dictator, Dr. Kananga. James Bond—Agent 007—is sent to New York to investigate. Kananga is also in New York, visiting the United Nations. Just after Bond arrives, his driver is shot dead by Whisper, one of Kananga's men, while taking Bond to meet Felix Leiter of the CIA. Bond is nearly killed in the ensuing car crash. A trace on the killer's licence plate eventually leads Bond to Mr. Big, a ruthless gangster who runs a chain of restaurants throughout the United States. It is here that Bond first meets Solitaire, a beautiful tarot reader who

neg: Live and Let Die (soundtrack) soundtrack was also released in quadrophonic. Having recorded McCartney's performance, Martin was taken aback when Saltzman asked him who he thought should sing the film's title song, suggesting to him Thelma Houston. Saltzman had envisaged a female soul singer. Martin said that it should be McCartney. He nonetheless scored a soul arrangement to accompany singer B. J. Arnau for a nightclub sequence in the film. "Live and Let Die" was the first time that a rock music arrangement was used to open a Bond film. It was also the first time that McCartney and Martin had worked together since "Abbey

neg: Madonna filmography John Schlesinger's film "The Next Best Thing" (2000). Her first big screen collaboration, with her then-husband director Guy Ritchie, was "Swept Away" (2002). A remake of Lina Wertmüller's Italian film of the same name, it was as a commercial and critical failure. "Swept Away" was nominated for seven Golden Raspberry Awards, winning five, including Worst Actress for Madonna. She had a cameo appearance in the James Bond film "Die Another Day" (2002), and sang its theme song. The next year, Madonna appeared in the television sitcom "Will & Grace"s episode "Dolls and Dolls". In 2008, Madonna made her directorial debut

neg: Die Another Day (song) won the trophy of Worst Supporting Actress for her cameo in the film. In a 2006 MORI poll for the Channel 4 TV show "James Bond's Greatest Hits", the song was voted the ninth best out of 22, but also came in as an "overwhelming number one" favorite among those under the age of 24. Rock music critic Neil McCormick from "The Daily Telegraph" named it the fifth best James Bond theme song, describing "Die Another Day" as an electro R&B workout which was "expressively weird, brutally modern, satisfyingly original and evocative of the dark heart of Bond. Plus, Madonna

neg: Die Another Day (song) Die Another Day (song) "Die Another Day" is the theme song from the James Bond film of the same name by American singer and songwriter Madonna. The song initially leaked onto the internet in early October 2002 prior to the official release, prompting radio to play the track. It was released commercially as a single on October 22 by Maverick Records and was later included on the singer's ninth studio album, "American Life" (2003), and her greatest hits compilation, "Celebration" (2009). Following the release of the previous Bond single, "The World Is Not Enough", MGM wanted a high-profile artist for

neg: Another Way to Die Rogers of "The Guardian" calling the song "jagged" and "awkward". Criticism focused on how the song does not seem to fit as a James Bond theme. In the 2008 Popjustice Reader's Poll, the song was voted as the second "Worst Single". "Another Way to Die" was included on Keys' set list on her "The Freedom Tour". Neither White nor Keys performed the song on television, nor at awards ceremonies. Credits are taken from the record sleeve. In 2017, actor and musician Robbie Rist recorded "Another Way To Die" with his band, Ballzy Tomorrow, for the multi-artist compilation album, "Songs, Bond

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) and Let Die" was adapted as a daily comic strip which was published in "The Daily Express" newspaper and syndicated around the world. The adaptation ran from 15 December 1958 to 28 March 1959. The adaptation was written by Henry Gammidge and illustrated by John McLusky, whose drawings of Bond had a resemblance to Sean Connery, the actor who portrayed Bond in "Dr. No" three years later. Before "Live and Let Die" had been published, the producer Alexander Korda had read a proof copy of the novel. He thought it was the most exciting story he had read for years,

neg: Motifs in the James Bond film series can be a private island ("Dr. No", "The Man with the Golden Gun"), underwater ("The Spy Who Loved Me"), mountaintop retreat ("On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "For Your Eyes Only") volcano ("You Only Live Twice"), or underground base ("Live and Let Die"), a ship ("Thunderball", "Tomorrow Never Dies"), an oil rig ("Diamonds Are Forever") or even a space station ("Moonraker")—among other variations. Bond usually sabotages the lair and, with time ticking down, dispatches the supervillain, rescues the principal Bond girl and they escape as the place blows up. In some cases, the villain or his primary henchman escapes to launch

neg: Another Way to Die Songs: The Music Of 007". Another Way to Die "Another Way to Die" is a song by American musicians Jack White and Alicia Keys. Written and produced by White as the theme song to the 2008 James Bond film "Quantum of Solace", it was released as a single in the United States on September 30, 2008 and in Europe on October 20, 2008. The song—which features White on vocals, guitar and drums and Keys on vocals and piano—is the first duet in the Bond film series, and was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2009 Grammy Awards,

neg: Another Way to Die Another Way to Die "Another Way to Die" is a song by American musicians Jack White and Alicia Keys. Written and produced by White as the theme song to the 2008 James Bond film "Quantum of Solace", it was released as a single in the United States on September 30, 2008 and in Europe on October 20, 2008. The song—which features White on vocals, guitar and drums and Keys on vocals and piano—is the first duet in the Bond film series, and was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2009 Grammy Awards, with director P. R. Brown.

neg: Die Another Day (song) actually looks as if she might be a match for Bond in either bed or battlefield. Or both." "Rolling Stone" listed it as the seventh best Bond song in the magazine's 2012 list of "The top 10 James Bond Theme Songs". After its release to radio in United States, "Die Another Day" started receiving strong airplay at the major US radio stations, having been spun for more than 100 times. The song garnered 35 million audience impressions in its first week, debuting at number 41 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, the highest debut of the year. It also debuted at

neg: Taylor Henderson Waetford, for the live finals—a series of ten weekly live shows in which contestants are progressively eliminated by public vote. For the Judges' Choice-themed first live show, Henderson sang "I Won't Let You Go" by James Morrison and received a mixed feedback from Keating, who noted that it was not his best performance of the song. Henderson's performance of "I Won't Let You Go" debuted at number 84 on the ARIA Singles Chart. For the Legends-themed second live show, he sang "Run to You" by Bryan Adams and played the electric guitar for the first time. Minogue thought the guitar

neg: Moonraker (novel) of England and Englishness as being the "quiet and orderly background of English institutions", which are threatened by the disturbance Drax brings. The literary critic Meir Sternberg considers the theme of English identity can be seen in the confrontation between Drax and Bond. Drax—whose real name is German for dragon—is in opposition to Bond, who takes the role of Saint George in the conflict. As with "Casino Royale" and "Live and Let Die", "Moonraker" involves the idea of the "traitor within". Drax, real name Graf Hugo von der Drache, is a "megalomaniac German Nazi who masquerades as an English gentleman",

neg: Live and Let Die (song) the most popular cover. Both the McCartney and the Guns N' Roses versions were nominated for Grammy Awards. In 2012, McCartney was awarded the Million-Air Award from Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), for more than 4 million performances of the song in the US. Even before Tom Mankiewicz had finished writing the screenplay to "Live and Let Die," producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli invited Paul McCartney to write the theme song. McCartney asked to be sent a copy of Ian Fleming's novel. "I read it and thought it was pretty good. That afternoon I wrote the song and went

neg: Q (James Bond) Q (James Bond) Q is a fictional character in the James Bond films and film novelisations. Q (standing for Quartermaster as well as a reference to the deceptive Q-ships) is a job title, unlike M, which is a cypher for the character's name. He is the head of Q Branch (or later Q Division), the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service. Q has appeared in 21 of the 24 Eon Productions James Bond films, the exceptions being "Live and Let Die", the 2006 "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace". The character was also featured in both

neg: Work Hard or Die Trying, Girl to Ms. LaBonz that if they produce "Working Girl: The Musical," he will pull strings to get Carly Simon to attend, since Simon sang the film's theme song "Let the River Run." Ms. LaBonz, being a fan of Carly Simon, makes the decision on the spot. Louise proposes to Gene that they put on a "guerrilla/protest production" of "Die Hard: The Musical" on the same night as Courtney's "Working Girl: The Musical" in the school boiler room. They fill the "Die Hard" cast with the students who were rejected from "Working Girl" (Zeke, Darryl, the Pesto twins, Regular Sized Rudy,

neg: Live and Let Die (soundtrack) score "Live and Let Die". Producers Saltzman and Albert Broccoli approached Paul McCartney to write the theme song and McCartney in turn asked Martin to record it for him. Impressed with the orchestration for the finished track, Saltzman and Broccoli considered Martin for the film’s score. Martin worked closely with director Guy Hamilton who described what the music should convey in each scene as it unfolds. Only very minor changes to the finished score were asked for. Martin felt that this was as much for Hamilton's accurate briefing. The orchestra was conducted by Martin and recorded at AIR Studios. The

neg: Motifs in the James Bond film series film thereafter up until "Die Another Day" contains a technical briefing of some kind, usually given by Q, with the exception of "Live and Let Die", in which Q does not appear and "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" in which Q does not brief 007 but is demonstrating to M. Q is sometimes shown joining Bond in the field, taking with him a portable workshop and his staff. These workshops are established in unusual locations, such as an Egyptian tomb in "The Spy Who Loved Me" and a South American monastery in "Moonraker". On three occasions, in "Octopussy", "Licence to

neg: Die Another Day (song) Writing for "The A.V. Club", Stephen Thompson called the track "pneumatic" and "hook-deficient". Ken Tucker from "Entertainment Weekly" criticized the song as a "flat James Bond tune" adding that it failed to become a "Madonna classic". Both Manohla Dargis from "Los Angeles Times" and Joe Morgenstern from "The Wall Street Journal" panned the song calling it "dumb". "Variety"s Todd McCarthy called the song "banal". Also negative was "The Guardian"s Jude Rogers, who wrote that "the 2002 Bond theme aimed for a sound of icy, imperial tyranny. Instead, its cut-up electronics sounded half-dead". A. O. Scott from "The New York Times"

neg: Camp Chapman attack the informant enabled the attacker to succeed. The attack was praised by Islamist militants after it became known that al-Balawi was the author, under the pen name Abu Dujana, of some of the anti-Western commentaries that they admired. One militant wrote, referring to al-Balawi's pseudonym: "Our James Bond, who is he? / He is Abu Dujana! / His motto: Let me die or live free! / Our James Bond, what did he seek? / Not power or money, / But justice for the weak." Jordanian intelligence officials were embarrassed by the incident due to the fact that they had vouched

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) as "throughout an avid anti-Bond and an anti-Fleming man"—thought that the "high-spots are all effectively described ... but the narrative is loose and jerky". Boucher concluded that "Live and Let Die" was "a lurid meller contrived by mixing equal parts of Oppenheim and Spillane". In June 1955 Raymond Chandler was visiting the poet Stephen Spender in London when he was introduced to Fleming, who subsequently sent Chandler a copy of "Live and Let Die". In response, Chandler wrote that Fleming was "probably the most forceful and driving writer of what I suppose still must be called thrillers in England". "Live

neg: American Life is the album's ninth track, with a drum and bass beat paired with an electric guitar present in the instrumental. Lyrically, the song reflects on Madonna's childhood including her mother's death and her father's reaction, and the effect on their relationship. The tenth track is "Die Another Day", the theme to the James Bond film of the same name which featured dominating string and synth parts. The eleventh and final track on the album, "Easy Ride", is a heavily string-oriented song. It addresses Madonna's feelings towards old age, wanting to live forever, and coming full circle to a point in

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) the essential by the inessential, typical of the ""." Benson considers that Fleming's experiences as a journalist, and his eye for detail, add to the verisimilitude displayed in the novel. "Live and Let Die", like other Bond novels, reflects the changing roles of Britain and America during the 1950s and the perceived threat from the Soviet Union to both nations. Unlike "Casino Royale", where Cold War politics revolve around British-Soviet tensions, in "Live and Let Die" Bond arrives in Harlem to protect America from Soviet agents working through the Black Power movement. In the novel America was the Soviet objective

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) in "Live and Let Die". The writer and academic Kingsley Amis—who also subsequently wrote a Bond novel—disagrees, and thinks that the story has "less narrative sweep than most". Parker considers the novel possibly Fleming's best, as it has a tight plot and is well paced throughout; he thinks the book "establishes the winning formula" for the stories that follow. Savoye, comparing the structure of "Live and Let Die" with "Casino Royale", believes that the two books have open narratives which allow Fleming to continue with further books in the series. Savoye finds differences in the structure of the endings, with

neg: Die Another Day (song) drops. Credits for "Die Another Day" are adapted from "American Life" and the single liner notes. !scope="col" colspan="3"| Digital Die Another Day (song) "Die Another Day" is the theme song from the James Bond film of the same name by American singer and songwriter Madonna. The song initially leaked onto the internet in early October 2002 prior to the official release, prompting radio to play the track. It was released commercially as a single on October 22 by Maverick Records and was later included on the singer's ninth studio album, "American Life" (2003), and her greatest hits compilation, "Celebration" (2009).

neg: Stanley (2001 TV series) explain the issue Stanley is grappling with. Junkanoo and reggae fusion group Baha Men, known for their hit song "Who Let the Dogs Out?", sang the theme song for the series, "My Man Stanley". Relient K later re-recorded the theme song in 2011, as part of Disney Junior - Live on Stage! Each episode shows Stanley (voiced by Jessica D. Stone) in a situation he does not fully understand. He discusses it with his pet goldfish Dennis (Charles Shaughnessy) before consulting the "Great Big Book of Everything", a remarkably complete zoology book aimed at young children or his computer. By

neg: James Bond (literary character) other drugs, for both functional and recreational reasons: "Moonraker" sees Bond consume a quantity of the amphetamine benzedrine accompanied by champagne, before his bridge game with Sir Hugo Drax (also consuming a carafe of vintage Riga vodka and a vodka martini); he also uses the drug for stimulation on missions, such as swimming across Shark Bay in "Live and Let Die", or remaining awake and alert when threatened in the Dreamy Pines Motor Court in "The Spy Who Loved Me". According to academic Jeremy Black, Bond is written as a complex character, even though he was also often the voice

neg: James Bond in film as Bond's alter ego, "a super-villain of the stature of Bond himself". Tensions between Mankiewicz and Guy Hamilton led to Richard Maibaum taking over scripting duties. Maibaum, who had worked on six Bond films previously, delivered his own draft based on Mankiewicz's work. Broccoli's stepson Michael G. Wilson researched solar power to create the MacGuffin of the "Solex Agitator". While "Live and Let Die" had borrowed heavily from the blaxploitation genre, "The Man with the Golden Gun" borrowed from the martial arts genre that was popular in the 1970s. On 6 November 1973 filming commenced at the RMS "Queen Elizabeth",

neg: Live and Let Die (film) eyebrow are his deadliest weapons". Danny Peary noted that Jane Seymour portrays "one of the Bond series's most beautiful heroines" but had little praise for Moore, who he described as making "an unimpressive debut as James Bond in Tom Mankiewicz's unimaginative adaptation of Ian Fleming's second novel...The movie stumbles along most of the way. It's hard to remember Moore is playing Bond at times – in fact, if he and Seymour were black, the picture could pass as one of the black exploitation films of the day. There are few interesting action sequences – a motorboat chase is trite enough

neg: Q (James Bond) although he later made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in "Thunderball" (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical "Casino Royale". Featured in Beginning with "From Russia with Love", Desmond Llewelyn portrayed the character in every official film except "Live and Let Die" until his death in 1999. In the 1977 film "The Spy Who Loved Me", as Q delivered the underwater Lotus, Major Anya Amasova/Agent XXX (Barbara Bach) greets Q as "Major Boothroyd". While briefing Bond on the gadgets that he is going to use on his mission, Q often expresses

neg: Genre fiction In thriller writing, Ian Fleming created the character James Bond 007 in January 1952, while on holiday at his Jamaican estate, Goldeneye. Fleming chronicled Bond's adventures in twelve novels, including "Casino Royale" (1953), "Live and Let Die" (1954), "Dr. No" (1958), "Goldfinger" (1959), "Thunderball" (1961), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1962), and nine short story works. In contrast to the larger-than-life spy capers of Bond, John le Carré was an author of spy novels who depicted a shadowy world of espionage and counter-espionage, and his best known novel "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" (1963), is often regarded

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) the island, which was once the home port of Sir Henry Morgan, all of which stimulated Fleming's interest. For the background to Mr Big's treasure island, Fleming appropriated the details of Cabritta Island in Port Maria Bay, which was the true location of Morgan's hoard. Fleming builds the main character in "Live and Let Die" to make Bond come across as more human than in "Casino Royale", becoming "a much warmer, more likeable man from the opening chapter", according to the American novelist Raymond Benson, who between 1997 and 2002 wrote a series of Bond novels and short stories. Savoye

neg: Live and Let Die (film) UK (where it reached number nine in the charts) and the US (where it reached number 2, for three weeks). It was nominated for an Academy Award but lost to "The Way We Were". Producers hired B. J. Arnau to record and perform the title song, not realising McCartney intended to perform it himself. Arnau's version was featured in the film itself, when the singer performed it in a night club which Bond attends. The Olympia Brass Band has a notable part in "Live and Let Die", where they lead a funeral march for a (soon to be) assassination victim.

neg: Skyfall (Adele song) song's title was originally rumoured to be "Let the Sky Fall". In September 2012, OneRepublic vocalist Ryan Tedder posted a message on Twitter claiming he had heard the title track and that it was "the best James Bond theme in his lifetime". Adele's publicist, Paul Moss, mentioned the song on his Twitter feed; both later deleted their messages. The artwork for the song was leaked online, but Adele's involvement in the project was not officially confirmed until 1 October. "Skyfall" was released at 0:07 BST on 5 October 2012 as part of the "Global James Bond Day", celebrating the 50th

neg: From Russia with Love (soundtrack) decision of the producers not to use Monty Norman, though keeping his "James Bond Theme", Harry Saltzman decided on using the then popular Lionel Bart of "Oliver!" fame. Bart was unable to read or write music, but he offered to compose the music and lyrics for a title song to the film. The producers chose John Barry to score the film. Barry had not only arranged and conducted the "James Bond Theme" from the previous film, but had already scored some films such as "Beat Girl" and "Never Let Go". Barry's group also charted at 13 in the November 1962

neg: The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins him. Most of their schemes fail, but in the end they succeed, by planting a bomb in a washroom. However, this is only accomplished at the cost that they themselves die too. They think that they are in heaven, and plan to litter it too, but instead they find themselves in hell, and the man they tried to kill is actually the devil. The cast features three James Bond actresses: Anouska Hempel and Julie Ege, who appeared in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and Madeline Smith, who would later appear in "Live and Let Die". All three had minor roles

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) in 1973, which played on the cycle of blaxploitation films produced at the time. The film was directed by Guy Hamilton, produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and is the eighth in the Eon Productions Bond series. Some scenes from the novel were depicted in later Bond films, including the sequence of Bond and Solitaire being dragged behind Mr Big's boat, which was used in the film "For Your Eyes Only", while Felix Leiter was not fed to a shark until "Licence to Kill", which also faithfully adapts "Live and Let Die"s shoot-out in the warehouse. Live and

neg: Live and Let Die (novel) sees the introduction of a vulnerable side to Bond, identifying the agent's tears towards the end of the story as evidence of this. Similarly, over the course of the book, the American character Leiter develops and also emerges as a more complete and human character and his and Bond's friendship is evident in the story. Despite the relationship, Leiter is again subordinate to Bond. While in "Casino Royale" his role was to provide technical support and money to Bond, in "Live and Let Die" the character is secondary to Bond, and the only time he takes the initiative, he loses

neg: Live and Let Die (film) proceeds to lower them into a shark tank. However, Bond escapes and forces Kananga to swallow a compressed-gas pellet used in shark guns, causing his body to inflate and explode. Leiter puts Bond and Solitaire on a train leaving the country. Tee Hee sneaks aboard and attempts to kill Bond, but Bond cuts the wires of his prosthetic arm and throws him out the window. As the film ends, a laughing Samedi is revealed to be perched on the front of the speeding train. While filming "Diamonds Are Forever", "Live and Let Die" was chosen as the next Ian Fleming

neg: History of Benzedrine book, "Casino Royale" written in 1953, soviet agent Le Chiffre is depicted making use of a Benzedrine inhaler as he plays baccarat. James Bond's first use of Benzedrine is in the form of tablets in the book "Live and Let Die" "...He still felt perfectly fresh and the elation and clarity of mind produced by the Benzedrine were still with him..." This scene occurs as James Bond is maneuvering through an underwater coral reef toward the island of Surprise off the coast of Jamaica. The second instance of James Bond using Benzedrine is in "Moonraker" where early in the book

neg: James Bond in film be adapted for the cinema, and he approached producer Sir Alexander Korda to make a film adaptation of either "Live and Let Die" or "Moonraker". Although Korda was initially interested, he later withdrew. On 1 October 1959, it was announced that Fleming would write an original film script featuring Bond for producer Kevin McClory. Jack Whittingham also worked on the script, culminating in a screenplay entitled "James Bond, Secret Agent". However, Alfred Hitchcock and Richard Burton turned down roles as director and star, respectively. McClory was unable to secure the financing for the film, and the deal fell through. Fleming

neg: Jamaica James Bond uses a Jamaica-based cover in "Casino Royale". So far, the only James Bond film adaptation to have been set in Jamaica is "Doctor No". Filming for the fictional island of San Monique in "Live and Let Die" took place in Jamaica. Marlon James (1970), novelist has published three novels: "John Crow's Devil" (2005), "The Book of Night Women" (2009) and "A Brief History of Seven Killings" (2014), winner of the 2015 Man Booker Prize. The cinema actor Errol Flynn lived with his third wife Patrice Wymore in Port Antonio in the 1950s. He helped develop tourism to this

neg: James Bond 007: Nightfire Auric Goldfinger and Oddjob from "Goldfinger", and Baron Samedi from "Live and Let Die". Players can customize multiplayer settings before playing. However, one disadvantage to this is that the game will not save the alterations players make to the multiplayer mode. In Paris, James Bond (voiced by Maxwell Caulfield with the likeness of Pierce Brosnan) helps French Intelligence operative Dominique Paradis evade a gang chase while chasing a truck with a stolen nuclear weapon, before continuing in his Aston Martin V12 Vanquish. After preventing the truck from blowing up the Eiffel Tower, Dominique and Bond celebrate New Year's Eve. The

neg: James Bond uncollected and other miscellaneous short stories wrong. E.g. M is made to call Bond 'Bond'. This happened last in 1954 ("Live and Let Die", ch. 2). Every Fleming fan knows it's either 'James' or '007'." Donald Stanley wrote this short story - under two-thousand words - first published in "The San Francisco Examiner" on 29 November 1964. The Beaune Press (San Francisco) subsequently published 247 copies of this seven page story in December 1967. There is no copy 222: this is instead numbered 221B. Copies 223 through to 247 are numbered I to XXV and were printed especially for the author's friends. Dr. John Watson, Sherlock

neg: Catherine McQueen James Bond movie ""Die Another Day"" as a Russian model. She sang on the dance track "Time after Time" by Koishii & Hush which reached #15 in the US Billboard Dance/Club Play Song chart in April 2007. The Bond role has resulted in extra promotion of McQueen's work as a DJ, work she took up after the Writers Guild of America's strike in 2007-08. McQueen is a non-executive director at The Reading Room, a digital media agency that she invested in 1999 when she was still modelling. As well as her appearance in "Die Another Day", McQueen presented for programmes