The Solid Gold Collection: Bond Themes

~ Release by The Ian Rich Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Track 1.14 is misspelled as "A View To Kill" on both the back of the box as well as the back of CD 1, but spelled correctly as "A View To A Kill" in the tracklist of the booklet.

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-04 19:48 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Vocal Versions
2▼CD: Instrumental Versions
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1James Bond Theme
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
James Bond Theme
composer:
Monty Norman
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and EMI United Partnership
part of:
James Bond themes
is based on:
Bad Sign, Good Sign (From the stage musical “A House for Mr Biswas”)
2:37
2From Russia With Love
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
From Russia With Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Bart
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
From Russia With Love (score/soundtrack of the 1963 James Bond film of the same name)
2:35
3Goldfinger
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
Goldfinger
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley (English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Goldfinger
3:04
4Thunderball
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
cover recording of:
Main Title: Thunderball
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Thunderball (film score)
instrumental cover recording of:
Thunderball
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
part of:
Thunderball (film score)
3:00
5You Only Live Twice
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
You Only Live Twice
lyricist:
Leslie Bricusse
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
You Only Live Twice (from the James Bond Film)
2:52
6We Have All the Time in the World
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
We Have All the Time in the World (from the film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
3:16
7Diamonds Are Forever
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
Diamonds Are Forever (main title theme)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Diamonds Are Forever (Soundtrack of the James Bond film)
2:43
8Live and Let Die
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
Live and Let Die
writer:
Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) and SBK Unart Catalog Inc.
part of:
The 46th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
3:11
9The Man With the Golden Gun
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
cover recording of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (The Man With the Golden Gun)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (from the James Bond Film)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (The Man With the Golden Gun)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
The Man With the Golden Gun (from the James Bond Film)
2:34
10Nobody Does It Better
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
Nobody Does It Better (from “The Spy Who Loved Me”)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Marvin Hamlisch
publisher:
EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artists Music Ltd.
part of:
The 50th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and James Bond themes
part of:
The Spy Who Loved Me
3:31
11Moonraker
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
Main Title (Moonraker)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Moonraker (soundtrack of the 1979 James Bond film)
cover recording of:
Main Title Theme (Moonraker)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
3:14
12For Your Eyes Only
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
For Your Eyes Only
lyricist:
Michael Leeson
composer:
Bill Conti
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 54th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2), James Bond themes and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1981 nominee)
3:04
13All Time High
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
All Time High (Main Titles) (from the film "Octopussy")
lyricist:
Tim Rice
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
BMG Music and EMI Songs
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
Octopussy (soundtrack from the James Bond film)
3:02
14A View to a Kill
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
A View to a Kill
orchestrator:
John Barry (English score composer)
writer:
John Barry (English score composer), Simon Le Bon (singer for Duran Duran), Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor (of Duran Duran), John Taylor (UK bassist for Duran Duran) and Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer)
composer:
John Barry (English score composer) and Duran Duran (English rock band)
publisher:
EMI Songs and Gloucester Place Music Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
A View to a Kill (from the James Bond film)
3:38
15The Living Daylights
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
The Living Daylights
writer:
Pal Waaktaar (guitarist, songwriter and singer)
additional composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
ATV Music and BMG Music
part of:
James Bond themes
4:17
16License to Kill
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
Licence to Kill
writer:
Walter Afanasieff, Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter) and Narada Michael Walden
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and SBK Songs Ltd. (in 1989)
part of:
James Bond themes
quotes music from:
Goldfinger
5:09
17Goldeneye
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
GoldenEye
writer:
Bono (singer of U2) and The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
part of:
James Bond themes
3:29
18Tomorrow Never Dies
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
Tomorrow Never Dies
writer:
Sheryl Crow (American singer-songwriter and musician) and Mitchell Froom
publisher:
BMG Music and Warner Chappell Ltd.
part of:
James Bond themes
4:46
19The World Is Not Enough
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
instrumental cover recording of:
The World Is Not Enough (The World Is Not Enough)
lyricist:
Don Black (English lyricist)
composer:
David Arnold (English score composer)
publisher:
BMG Music and United Lion Music, Inc.
part of:
James Bond themes
part of:
The World Is Not Enough (film soundtrack)
3:56
20On Her Majesty's Secret Service
orchestra:
The Ian Rich Orchestra
cover recording of:
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
composer:
John Barry (English score composer)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from the James Bond film)
2:35