007 Soundtrack: Licence to Kill (1989)

June 28, 2014 0 By 007 Travelers

FILM: Licence to Kill (1989)

SOUNDTRACK RELEASED: 1989

SCORE COMPOSER: Michael Kamen

TITLE SONG: “Licence to Kill”
COMPOSED BY: Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen, Walter Afanasieff

PERFORMED BY: Gladys Knight

The soundtrack to Licence to Kill, the 16th James Bond film of the same name, was released by MCA Records in 1989.Because the usual James Bond composer John Barry (who had scored almost every film from From Russia with Love onwards) was not available at the time as he was undergoing throat surgery, the soundtrack’s more upbeat and suspenseful score was composed and conducted by Michael Kamen.

Initially Eric Clapton and Vic Flick were asked to write and perform the theme song to Licence to Kill. The theme was said to have been a new version based on the James Bond Theme. The guitar riff heard in the original recording of the theme was played by Flick.

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TRACK LISTING

“Licence to Kill” – Gladys Knight
“Wedding Party” – Ivory
“Dirty Love” – Tim Feehan
“Pam”
“If You Asked Me To” – Patti LaBelle
“James & Felix on Their Way to Church”
“His Funny Valentine”
“Sanchez Is in the Bahamas/Shark Fishing”
“Ninja”
“Licence Revoked”

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EXPANDED EDITION

TRACK LISTING:

DISC 1
SCORE PRESENTATION 91:36
1. Gun Barrel / Cray Cay Landing* 1:13
2. His Funny Valentine (Film Version) 1:46
3. Sanchez Is In The Bahamas / Shark Fishing (Extended Version)* 2:16
4. Bond Hooks Sanchez* 2:06
5. James & Felix On Their Way To Church (Film Version)* 0:54
6. Licence To Kill (Performed by Gladys Knight) 4:12
7. Sanchez Escapes 1:52
8. Della’s Goodbye 1:17
9. Torturing Felix 2:08
10. He Disagreed With Something That Ate Him 2:05
11. Let’s Go Shark Hunting 0:38
12. Ocean Exotica Break-In* 2:56
13. You Earned It 2:27
14. Hemingway House 1:48
15. Licence Revoked (Film Version) 1:15
16. Bond Aboard* / Sharkey Dead 4:50
17. Seaplane Escape* 7:06
18. Pam (Film Version)* 2:52
19. Enter Ms. Kennedy / Enter Lupe / Sanchez’s Office 3:37
20. Uncle Q / Let’s Get Some Rest* 2:09
21. Planting The Explosives* 4:06
22. Kwang* / Assassination Attempt 2:29
23. Ninja (Film Version) 3:59
24. Sanchez’s Home 1:11
25. Bond Sneaks Out* 1:26
26. Bond Confronts Pam 1:45
27. Framing Krest* 5:18
28. Leaving Harbour 1:19
29. Bond And Lupe 1:46
30. Q In Disguise 0:41
TOTAL DISC 1 TIME: 1:14:12

DISC 2
SCORE PRESENTATION CONTINUED
1. The Lab* / The Process* 2:22
2. The Conveyor Belt 2:46
3. Dario Sees Pam / Chewed Up 1:15
4. Escape From The Compound 2:11
5. Tanker Downhill* 1:17
6. Truck Chase* 4:42
7. Problem Eliminated / Get In 1:32
8. Pam And Bond 1:07

ADDITIONAL MUSIC 11:34
9. Bridal Chorus 0:19
10. Für Elise 1:10
11. Olimpatec Meditation Institute 2:52
12. Casino Source I 1:15
13. Casino Source II 0:30
14. Party Version I 0:40
15. Party Piano 2:33
16. Pam (Wild Guitar Excerpt) 2:04

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM 45:37
17. Licence To Kill (Extended Version) (Performed by Gladys Knight) 5:13
18. Wedding Party (Performed by Ivory) 3:53
19. Dirty Love (Performed by Tim Feehan) 3:45
20. Pam* 3:49
21. If You Asked Me To (Performed by Patti LaBelle) 3:58
22. James & Felix On Their Way To Church* 3:53
23. His Funny Valentine 3:26
24. Sanchez Is In The Bahamas / Shark Fishing* 2:05
25. Ninja 6:02
26. Licence Revoked* 9:10
TOTAL DISC 2 TIME: 1:14:49
TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 2:29:01
* contains “James Bond Theme” written by Monty Norman

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