Live and Let Die [Soundtrack]

George Martin, Paul McCartney, Wings, John Barry | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: June 27, 1973
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B00000DR8B
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #387,745 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Live And Let Die (Main Title) - Paul McCartney & Wings

2. Just A Closer Walk With Thee/New Second Line - Milton Batiste

3. Bond Meets Solitaire

4. Whisper Who Dares

5. Snakes Alive

6. Baron Samedi's Dance Of Death

7. Sam Monique

8. Fillet Of Soul-No/Live And Let Die/Fillet Of Soul - George Martin/BJ Arnau

9. Bond Drops In

10. If He Finds It, Kill Him

11. Trespassers Will Be Eaten

12. Solitaire Gets Her Cards

13. Sacrifice

14. James Bond Theme - Monty Norman

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good music, bad soundtrack, May 21, 2000

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Kendrik Lau (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live and Let Die (Audio CD)

George Martin, being the first composer after John Barry to score a Bond film, did a fabulous job for "Live and Let Die". Highlight tracks includes Bond Meets Solitaire, Snakes Alive, and Solitaire Gets Her Cards.

Unfortunately, many of the cues for the action sequences, which uses the main theme, was left out, as was the gorgeous instrumental (which rivals John Barry's skill in composing romantic themes) used when Bond seduced Solitaire with a deck full of Lovers card. It is a shame. WIth these in, Live and Let Die would merit a four star rating instead of the three I gave.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars McCARTNEY and MARTIN Bring JAMES BOND into the 70s, March 3, 2001

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hille2000 "hille2000" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live and Let Die (Audio CD)

Gone is Sean Connery and so is John Barry! Paul and Linda McCartney compose the main title and perform it together with Wings! George Martin scores the rest of the film. This was the greatest departure from the Bond formula as Roger Moore took over the role of James Bond in 1973's "Live and Let Die" and what a departure it was. Pleasantly this is not a bad Bond album. It is a good combination of background and source music, which has a strange cohesive quality about it that really works. The best cuts on the album are `Trespassers Will Be Eaten' and George Martin's 70's interpretation of "The James Bond Theme." Paul and Linda McCartney's main title composition is also very good.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK Bond soundtrack, November 29, 1999

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Leo R. (i Paesi Bassi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live and Let Die (Audio CD)

Live and let die is an a-typical Bond film. No martini's (neither shaken nor stirred), no tuxdoes, no Q, no M's office... still it's the good old 007 action. The music is strange as well, being composed by 5th Beatle George Martin, execept for the title track by 1st Beatle McCartney. Martin's music is very 70ies but also very enjoyable, and it makes good use of the Bond Theme. It's not as Bond as you might expect, but it's a nice soundtrack none the less.