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Expanded James Bond sountrack albums
Tracklistings
Here are some of the expanded track listings of the newly released 40th Anniversary Bond scores. Not all albums have been expanded.
"The five expanded titles -- Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, O.H.M.S.S., Diamonds and Live and Let Die -- represent EMI, MGM and independent contractors such as Film Score Monthly working very hard in not a lot of time to get Bond fans the best of the vintage 007 scores. The sound quality on these titles is STUNNING. The CDs feature the original LP programs followed by bonus sections of previously unreleased tracks."
No extra masters were available for Dr. No, From Russia With Love, or Moonraker (recorded in Paris). Licence To Kill was not included.
The rare vocal demos from Thunderball (Mr. Kiss Kiss), You Only Live Twice and Goldfinger are not being carried over for clearance reasons.
Sheet music & covers
By which we mean either the original sheet music or just the cover page.
The music PDFs the are sheet music; often over 2 - 3 MB each).
Various sheet music added from October 5, 2011 & 21 July 2012, May 5, 2013
sheet music courtesy of Geoff Leonard, Gareth Bramley/Screen Themes & Roberto Escudero
Please do not email requests for information about sheet music. What you see on this page is all we have.
The following were pre-recorded by the JB7 as part of the soundtrack to this BBC drama in 1961, along with songs by Ray Brooks & Johnny De Little. As in the case of Drumbeat, there is little chance of this still existing in the BBC archives.
We had collected a number of interesting videos about John Barry's career on this page for your convenience. There is so much to find on websites like YouTube, that the best may not turn up in your search. If you come across something we do not have, feel free to send email
Going, going gone
Love is going, going gone
There's a limited supply
Better bid, better buy
While the sale is going on.
Going, going gone
Love is going, going gone
Price's every day increase
Better grab every piece
You can lay your hands upon.
Going, going fast
Life is going, going fast
Theres no time to wheel and deal
Touch and taste, see and feel
What you miss could be your last.
Going going gone
Love is going going gone
Going once, going once
love is going going twice
Going twice going twice
This is it for paradise
Going once going twice
Love is going going gone.
Going going gone
Love is going going gone
Going once, going once
love is going going twice
Going twice going twice
This is it for paradise
Going once going twice
Love is going going gone.
Music by John barry
Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Vous connaitrez avec obéissance
De mon loyal devoir, n'omettant la science
A quoi j'étudierai pour toujours vous complaire
Sans aimer rien que vous, sous la sujétion
De qui je veux sans nulle fiction
Vivre et mourir.
Music: John Barry,
from a sonnet by Mary, Queen of Scots
Performed by Vanessa Redgrave
This is only part of a sonnet. More can be found in "Bittersweet withing my heart - The love poems of Mary, Queen of Scots", translated and edited by Robin Bell, 1992, Chronicle Books.
Follow, follow
As long as you´re there I´ll follow
I´ll be only a smile away from all you do
No matter where you lead me to
I´ll follow, follow
Your heart is the heart I´ll follow
Softly, slowly you look my way
No words are said but still I hear inside my head
Follow, follow, follow
Diamonds are forever,
They are all I need to please me, they can stimulate and tease me,
They won't leave in the night, I've no fear that they might desert me.
Diamonds are forever, Hold one up and then caress it,
Touch it, stroke it and undress it, I can see every part,
Nothing hides in the heart to hurt me.
I don't need love, For what good will love do me?
Diamonds never lie to me, For when love's gone,
They'll lustre on.
Diamonds are forever, Sparkling round my little finger.
Unlike men, the diamonds linger.
Men are mere mortals who are not worth going to your grave for.
I don't need love, for what good will love do me?
Diamonds never lie to me for when love's gone,
They'll lustre on.
Diamonds are forever, forever, forever.
Diamonds are forever, forever, forever.
Forever and ever.
John Barry
Don Black
sung by Shirley Bassey
Walkabout
And as you wander on
Reflect and ponder on
The dreams today forgot to bring
Go somewhere where you're out of reach,
Find a distant beach
Where the wind blows free
Walkabout with me
Walkabout
And learn unwinding ways
We'll share spellbinding days
You'll know if running birds are shy
And when you see a butterfly
Scribbling 'cross the sky
You will wonder why
Come, let's walkabout
Music John Barry
Lyrics Don Black
I'm not about to come unhinged when everything goes wrong
A fact is something to be faced
But not for very long
The good times are coming
They'll be coming real soon
And I'm not just pitching pennies at the moon
The good times are coming
When they come I'll be there
With my both feet firmly planted in mid air
There's gonna be a place for us
A place where we belong
'Cause to stand outside just looking in
Has got to be all wrong
The good times are coming
They'll be coming real soon
And I'm not just pitching pennies at the moon
The good times are coming
When they come I'll be there
With my both feet firmly planted way up there
In mid air
John Barry
Hal David
sung by Cass Elliot (Mama Cass)
Und wo wir hin nur schaun
ist Feuer, Pest und tod.
And wherever we look there is
fire, plague and death.
Taken from the Silva release booklet
Music John Barry
Ab inimicis nostris defende nos, Christe.
Afflictionam nostram benignus vide.
Dolorem cordis nostri respice, clemens.
Peccata populi tui Deus indulge.
Ab inimicis nostris defende nos, Christe.
Afflictionam nostram benignus vide.
Peccata populi tui Deus indulge.
Ab inimicis nostris defende nos, Christe.
Afflictionam nostram benignus vide.
English Translation:
From our enemies defend us,
O Christ.
Look kindly on our affliction.
Look on the pain in our hearts,
O merciful one.
God, forgive the sins of your people.
From the Silva release booklet
Music John Barry
Latin text research Denis Stevens
Latin text :
Benedictus Dominus Deus Sabbaoth
Benedicti qui sperant in nomine Domini
Manus enim Domini fortis et terrebilis
English translation:
Blessed is the Lord God of Hosts
Blessed are they who hope
in the name of the Lord
For the hand of the Lord
is strong and terrible.
From Silva release booklet.
Music John Barry
Latin text research Denis Stevens
Eins Bauren Sohn hätt' sich vermessen,
Er wollt ein gute Buttermilch essen,
Ein auserwählte Milch, ein hochgelobte Milch,
Ein abgefeimte Milch, des Milry Milch, ein gute
Buttermilch.
Man trug ihm her ein saures Kraut,
Die Buttermilch traf ihn bas in die Haut,
Ein auserwählte Milch, ein hochgelobte Milch,
Ein abgefeimte Milch, des Milry Milch, ein gute
Buttermilch.
Man trug ihm her ein Schweinebraten,
Die Buttermilch war ihm bas gerathen,
Ein auserwählte Milch, ein hochgelobte Milch,
Ein abgefeimte Milch, des Milry Milch, ein gute
Buttermilch.
(Strasburg bei Jakob Frölich. 1500-1550)
lyrics of the full poem can be found online
Latin text :
Verbum Patris humanatur, O, O,
Dum puella salutatur, O, O,
Salutata fecundatur
Viri nescia,
Eya, eya, nova gaudia.
Verus homo nobis datur, O, O,
Nobis datus demonstratur, O, O,
Dum pax terris nunciatur,
Coelis gloria.
Eye, eya, nova gaudia.
English text :
The Word of the Father is
made flesh when
the Virgin is greeted :
Greeted she is great with child,
knowing no man.
Hail, hail, a new joy !
A true man is given to us,
and having been given he
is shown to us, while
peace on earth is foretold
and glory in heaven.
Hail, hail, a new joy !
Music John Barry
Latin text research Denis Stevens
Same lyrics used both in The Lion in Winter and The Last Valley, different melody.
Die Türme stehn in Glutt / die Kirch ist umgekehret.
Das Rathauß ligt im Grauß / die Starcken sind zerhaun /
Die Jungfern sind geschänd?t / und wo wir hin nur schaun
Ist Feuer / Pest / und Tod / der Hertz und Geist durchfähret.
Andreas Gryphius, Thränen des Vaterlandes XXIV. Anno 1636.
The complete poem can be found online:
English Translation:
The towers are on fire.
The church is cast down.
The town hall lies in ruins.
The strongest are maimed.
The Virgins raped
And wherever we look there is
fire, plague and death
that pierces heart and mind.
"Tears Of The Fatherland"
(translation taken from the Silva re-recording booklet)
La la la la la la laaa.
La la la la la la laaa.
Do you know how Christmas trees are grown? They need sunshine.
Sunshine can't grow Christmas trees alone; They need raindrops.
Raindrops can't grow Christmas trees. Here's the reason why:
In the winter rain will freeze and the trees will die.
Do you know how Christmas trees are grown?
They need sunshine and raindrops, friendship and kindness,
And most of all, they need love.
Do you know how Santa gets around? He needs snowflakes.
Snowflakes cannot do it all I've found; He needs reindeer.
Reindeer even though they try, they need other things,
Once a year they have to fly and they don't have wings.
Do you know how Santa gets around?
He needs snowflakes and reindeer, Sunshine and raindrops,
Friendship and kindness, And most of all, he needs love.
Do you know how Christmas cards are made? They need pictures.
Pictures can't complete them I'm afraid; They need greetings.
Greetings say what's in your heart, that's what they are for,
But when loved ones are apart Christmas cards need more.
Do you know how Christmas cards are made? They need pictures and greetings,
Sunshine and raindrops, Snowflakes and reindeer,
Friendship and kindness, And most of all, they need love...
John Barry
Hal David
sung by Nina
We have all the time in the world
Time enough for life to unfold all the precious things love has in store.
We have all the love in the world
If that's all we have, you will find we need nothing more.
Every step of the way will find us with the cares of the world far behind us.
We have all the time in the world just for love
Nothing more, nothing less, only love.
Every step of the way will find us with the cares of the world far behind us.
We have all the time in the world, just for love,
Nothing more, nothing less, only love.
John Barry
Hal David
sung by Louis Armstrong
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