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Expanded Bond cds (1)
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 (1)
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.
Missing music (1)
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.
Essential videos (1)
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
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Media vita in morte sumus
(In the Midst of Life We Are in Death)
Music John Barry
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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.
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The Christmas wine is in the pot
The Christmas coals are red
I'll spend my day the lover's way
Unwrapping all my gifts in bed
Music John Barry
Original Lyrics: James Goldman
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Allons gai gai gai
Legeres, allons gai
Allons gai
Soyez legeres, suivez-moi
English text :
Let's go, joyfully
Lightly, let's go joyfully.
Let's go, joyfully,
Be gay, follow me.
Music John Barry
Original Lyrics: James Goldman
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Eleanore, Reginae Anglorum,
Salus et vita
English text :
To Eleanor, Queen of the English,
Health and life.
John Barry
James Goldman
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Latin text :
Regis regum rectissimi
prope est dies domini,
dies irae et vindictae,
tenebrarum et nebulae
diesque mirabilium
tonitruorum fortium,
dies quoque angustiae,
maeroris ac tristitiae.
English text :
Day of the king most righteous,
The day is nigh at hand,
The day of wrath and vengeance,
And darkness on the land.
Day of thick clouds and voices,
Of mighty thundering,
A day of narrow anguish
And bitter sorrowing.
Music John Barry
Latin text research Denis Stevens
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I died today a little more,
But nothing's lost. I've died before.
I played the old forbidden game;
I spoke your name,
Petulia.
The arms closing; the lips parting;
The heart stopping; the chills starting.
Such little things and feather-light:
Your hand in mine, the summer night.
Such little things ... how could they spell
Eternal hell,
Petulia?
The door locking; the keys jingling;
The slow melting; the swift mingling.
But I have lived like many men,
And I am doomed to live again;
A broken toy that none will claim,
Who speaks your name:
Petulia,
Petulia.
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From sheet-music version included in "Warner Bros 75th Anniversary: A Tribute In Music From the 20s Through the 90s."
Music by John Barry
Lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
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My love has two faces
One false one true.
My love has two faces
Which one is you?
The first night
A warm light
Flickered in your eyes.
The first time you held me
Summer filled my heart.
The first kiss you gave me
Woke a sleeping dream
And I began to scheme
How we would never part.
But love has two faces
One false one true.
Which face are you wearing?
I wish I knew.
Oh, last night
A cold light
Shivered in your glance.
Yes last night
Your cold eyes
Started sudden fear.
That moment my heart felt
Winters icy kiss.
Did I imagine this,
Or can the end be near?
My love has two faces
One false one true.
One lies and one loves me
Which one is you?
Which one is you?
Music John Barry
Lyrics by Jack Lawrence
Performed by Shirley Bassey
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You Only Live Twice or so it seems
One life for yourself and one for your dreams.
You drift through the years and life seems tame
Till one dream appears and love is its name.
And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on
Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone.
This dream is for you, so pay the price
Make one dream come true, you only live twice.
And love is a stranger who'll beckon you on
Don't think of the danger or the stranger is gone.
This dream is for you, so pay the price
Make one dream come true, you only live twice.
John Barry
Leslie Bricusse
sung by Nancy Sinatra
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Wednesday's child is a child of woe
Wednesday's child cries alone, I know
When you smiled, just for me you smiled
For a while, I forgot I was Wednesday's child
Friday's child wins at love, they say
In your arms, Friday was my day
Now you're gone -- well, I should have known
I'm Wednesday's child, born to be alone
John Barry
Mack David
sung by Matt Monro
More...
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Born free, as free as the wind blows
As free as the grass grows
Born free to follow your heart
Live free, and beauty surronds you
The world still astounds you
Each time you look at a star
Stay free, where no walls divide you
You're free as a roaring tide
So there's no need to hide
Born free, and life is worth living
But only worth living
Cause you're born free
Stay free, where no walls divide you
You're free as a roaring tide
So there's no need to hide
John Barry
Don Black
sung by Matt Monro
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Life seems
One big puzzle
Sometimes
I come to the end of me
Some men will always fight
Until they're falling
And crawling
And the chase goes on
Don't know
Where I'm running
Just know
I was born to run the race
The world is tough if you
Just sit and grumble
You crumble
And the chase goes on
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Originally published by Screen Gems-EMI Music Inc.
Music by John Barry
Lyrics by Don Black
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I love my love with an "L" that stands for longing
An "L" that once stood for loneliness now stands for lovers lane
And the lake we came to often
And the light through the tress of the moon on the lake and the laughter
In the long long hours that my love is left all alone to sing its song in
I love my love with an "L" that stands for longing
I love my love with an "O" for overpowering
An "O" that once stood for out of bounds now is the overture
Of romantic times and places
For our love seems to be like a tree growing in an oasis
And the sun breaks through and the trees will bloom, the blossoms all start flowering
I love my love with an "O" for overpowering
I love my love with a "V" for very dearly
A "V" that once stood for all in vain now stands for valentine
In a world that's vastly sweeter
For her kiss verifies all the joy in her eyes when I meet her
Life begins anew, it's a differwent view not a vision seen unclearly
I love my love with a "V" for very dearly
I love my love with an "E" for every minute
An "E" that once stood for emptiness now stands for everywhere
That we've ever been together
And the eager embrace that's eternally ours and forever
For a romance will make your life stand still from the moment you begin it
I love my love with an "E" for every minute
I love my love with an "L" for longing, overpowering, very dearly, "E" for every minute of the day
And my love loves me in exactly the same sort of way
John Barry
Trever Peacock
Sung by Jeremy Clyde
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There will be violins playing
Softly, somewhere, won't there?
I shall be flying through rainbows
Though I can't fly, shan't I?
And when he lowers his lips
To kiss me, surely
The world will be lost from view
How much of the dream comes true?
He'll be the prince
Out of every childhood story, surely
His arms could crush me
But he will hold me gently, won't he?
And as the dawn slowly opens one eye,
Won't I find life wonderful and new?
How much of the dream comes true?
How much of the dream comes true?
John Barry
Trever Peacock
Sung by Francesca Annis (also recorded by Barbra Streisand)
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