Paul McCartney, Madonna for new James Bond theme collection

by Baz Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:46 am

'James Bond' theme songs by Paul McCartney, Madonna and Duran Duran will be featured on a forthcoming collection of the film franchise's themes, due out in the US on October 28.

Also included on 'The Best Of Bond…James Bond' are songs by Chris Cornell, Tina Turner, A-Ha, Louis Armstrong, Sheryl Crow and Garbage.

The CD/DVD package includes 23 theme songs from the Bond franchise's 46-year-history, a previously unreleased version of the main Bond theme by John Arnold, five music videos and live concert footage.

The release of the collection coincides with that of the latest James Bond installment, 'Quantum Of Solace', featuring a theme song performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, as previously reported.

The 'Best Of Bond' tracklisting is:

'James Bond Theme' - John Barry Orchestra
'From Russia With Love' - Matt Monro
'Goldfinger' - Shirley Bassey
'Thunderball' - Tom Jones
'You Only Live Twice' – Nancy Sinatra
'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' - John Barry Orchestra
'We Have All The Time In The World' - Louis Armstrong
'Diamonds Are Forever' - Shirley Bassey
'Live & Let Die' - Paul McCartney and Wings
'Man With The Golden Gun' – Lulu
'Nobody Does It Better' - Carly Simon
'Moonraker' - Shirley Bassey
'For Your Eyes Only' - Sheena Easton
'All Time High' - Rita Coolidge
'A View To A Kill' - Duran Duran
'The Living Daylights' - A-Ha
'Licence To Kill' - Gladys Knight
'GoldenEye' - Tina Turner
'Tomorrow Never Dies' - Sheryl Crow
'Surrender' - kd lang
'The World Is Not Enough' – Garbage
'Die Another Day' – Madonna
'You Know My Name' – Chris Cornell
Bonus Track
'James Bond Theme' - John Arnold (previously unreleased)

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