Diamonds Are Forever

Year 1971

Composed by: John Barry, Don Black
Performed by: Shirley Bassey
Movie: Diamonds Are Forever
James Bond: Sean Connery

Determined to put the train back on track after the previous failure, the producers brought in, once again, Sean Connery for the role of James Bond and Shirley Bassey as the interpreter of the main song.

It was a little better, but it didn’t score a great success. A reason for which Sean Connery no longer continued the collaboration.

• Introduction + James Bond theme
• 1962: Kingston Calypso (Dr. No)
• 1963: James Bond Is Back / From Russia with Love / James Bond Theme
• 1964: Goldfinger
• 1965: Thunderball
• 1967: You Only Live Twice
• 1969: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
• 1971: Diamonds Are Forever
• 1973: Live and Let Die
• 1974: The Man with the Golden Gun
• 1977: Nobody Does It Better (The Spy Who Loved Me)
• 1979: Moonraker
• 1981: For Your Eyes Only
• 1983: All Time High (Octopussy)
• 1985: A View to a Kill
• 1987: The Living Daylights
• 1989: Licence to Kill
• 1995: GoldenEye
• 1997: Tomorrow Never Dies
• 1999: The World Is Not Enough
• 2002: Die Another Day
• 2006: You Know My Name (Casino Royale)
• 2008: Another Way to Die (Quantum of Solace)
• 2012: Skyfall
• 2015: Writing's on the Wall (Spectre)

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Article written exclusively for Miratico by Velea. Lucian Velea

Lucian Velea is the founder of the website Miratico and has been a fan of the James Bond movies ever since he saw "Octopussy".