You Only Live Twice (soundtrack)
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| Soundtrack by John Barry | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | July 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | April 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 34:12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | United Artists | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Frank Collura (Reissue) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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You Only Live Twice is the soundtrack for the 5th James Bond film 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, with music by John Barry and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. The incidental score for the film is regarded as among the finest of John Barry's scores for the James Bond series. 'Capsule in Space', an impressionistic cue of layered piano and strings ostinatos, is probably the most famous piece of incidental music from the Bond series after '007'. The soundtrack has previously been available in two versions on CD - the first, a straight re-issue of the LP soundtrack, and the second an expanded re-issue including several previously unreleased tracks.
[edit] Alternative theme
Interestingly, an alternative example of a possible theme song (also called "You Only Live Twice" and sung by Lorraine Chandler) was discovered in the vaults of RCA records in the '90s. Probably intended as a demo for consideration by the film's producers, it became a very popular track with followers of the Northern soul scene (Chandler was well known for her high-quality soul output on RCA) and can be found on several RCA soul compilations. A completely different "You Only Live Twice" sung by an uncredited Julie Rogers but written by John Barry featured on a James Bond 30th Anniversary CD. Little Anthony & The Imperials recorded a powerful rendition of the song for United Artists Records as well. It appeared on their 1967 album, Movie Grabbers on the label's Veep Records subsidiary that year,and was released as single from that album.
[edit] Track listing
- "You Only Live Twice (Main Title)" – Nancy Sinatra
- "Capsule in Space"
- "Fight at Kobe Dock/Helga"
- "Tanaka's World"
- "A Drop in the Ocean"
- "The Death of Aki"
- "Mountains and Sunsets"
- "The Wedding"
- "James Bond – Astronaut?"
- "Countdown for Blofeld"
- "Bond Averts World War Three"
- "You Only Live Twice (End Title)" – Nancy Sinatra
- "James Bond in Japan"
- "Aki, Tiger and Osato"
- "Little Nellie"
- "Soviet Capsule"
- "Spectre and Village"
- "James Bond – Ninja"
- "Twice Is the Only Way to Live"
Tracks 13 to 19 were later added, as a bonus, to the complete version of the original soundtrack.
"Twice Is the Only Way to Live" was the final track on the original UK version of the soundtrack. It was also included on the United Artists' soundtrack compilation Ten Golden Years (1968). On certain albums of the soundtrack of "You Only Live Twice", the alternate 007 theme is included. It is the score played when Little Nellie is being constructed and continues to play until three or four SPECTRE helicopters encounter Bond at which point the song becomes the "James Bond Theme".
