Cover Versions and Spin-offs
James Bond music has inspired a number of cover albums in a variety of genres, including the 2007 album Mister Bond – A Jazzy Cocktail of Ice Cold Themes (lounge), Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project featuring David Arnold collaborating with several contemporary artists. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra recorded several albums with Bond music and performs in premieres and special events of James Bond movies. Britain's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra released an album of several Bond songs performances called Best Of James Bond, some of which were used on the "Ultimate Edition" DVD releases menus. Billy Strange released "Secret Agent File" in 1965. Death metal cover band Ten Masked Men has included at least one Bond theme on each of their albums. In 2004 The Cavaliers play a show titled "007" using music of James Bond, such as "GoldenEye", "For Your Eyes Only", "Live and Let Die", "Hovercraft Chase", "Welcome to Cuba" and "Paris and Bond". Some of them are Italo disco-like rhythms and soundtrack albums promote hits that matches the theme of the film
| Title | Performer(s) |
|---|---|
| "James Bond Theme" | Billy Strange Neil Norman The Art of Noise The Skatalites Bond Count Basie Moby LTJ Bukem City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Soft Cell Davie Allan The Ventures Alizée (Sample in the song "J.B.G.") Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "From Russia with Love" | Natacha Atlas Thomas Lang Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "Goldfinger" | Billy Strange Bébé Anthony Newley (original demo recording) Ten Masked Men Blue Stingrays (Tom Petty band members' surf project) Magazine (band) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Leningrad Cowboys |
| "Thunderball" | Martin Fry Mr.Bungle Shirley Bassey The Kingpins Billy Strange Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "You Only Live Twice" | Soft Cell Mark Burgess Björk Coldplay Natacha Atlas LuAnn Olson Robbie Williams (Sample in the song "Millennium") Shirley Bassey Trashcan Sinatras Billy Strange Eddie Peregrina Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Billy Mackenzie |
| "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" | Propellerheads Vernian Process Erik Borelius |
| "We Have All The Time in the World" | Fun Lovin' Criminals Amalia Grè The Pale Fountains Iggy Pop My Bloody Valentine The Puppini Sisters |
| "Diamonds Are Forever" | David McAlmont Marion Gold Arctic Monkeys Kanye West (Sample in the song "Diamonds of Sierra Leone") Ten Masked Men Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "Live and Let Die" | Chrissie Hynde Escala Guns N' Roses Geri Halliwell Lizzy Borden (band) Butch Walker Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "The Man with the Golden Gun" | Emilíana Torrini Funkstar De Luxe Thin White Rope Ten Masked Men Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "Nobody Does It Better" | Radiohead Aimee Mann 8mm Alan Partridge Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "Moonraker" | Shara Nelson Neil Norman |
| "For Your Eyes Only" | Thomas Anders Edenbridge Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "All Time High" | Pulp |
| "A View to a Kill" | Diablo Lostprophets Shirley Bassey Ten Masked Men Northern Kings |
| "The Living Daylights" | Ten Masked Men The Narrow Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "Licence to Kill" | Count Basic |
| "If You Asked Me To" | Céline Dion |
| "GoldenEye" | Wise Guys Bono (original demo recording) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
| "Tomorrow Never Dies" | Uwe Kröger |
| "The World Is Not Enough" | Jackie Moore |
| "You Know My Name" | Poets of the Fall |
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