--- title: James Bond Theme: See Every Artist Behind the Songs description: Meet the voices behind the memorable tunes of the long running James Bond film franchise canonical: https://time.com/4050707/james-bond-theme-song-singers-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-26T14:02:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:01:29.055Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: See Every Artist Behind the James Bond Theme Songs og:description: Meet the voices behind the memorable tunes of the Bond franchise og:url: https://time.com/4050707/james-bond-theme-song-singers-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e0a471dbd009ad4/6988659b196cf473cc0383a5/sam-smith-bond-theme-song-singers2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: sam-smith-james-bond-theme og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See Every Artist Behind the James Bond Theme Songs twitter:description: Meet the voices behind the memorable tunes of the Bond franchise twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e0a471dbd009ad4/6988659b196cf473cc0383a5/sam-smith-bond-theme-song-singers2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Every Artist Behind the James Bond Theme Songs by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Sep 26, 2015 2:02 PM UTC  Sam Smith sang the theme song for Spectre. Sam Smith sang the theme song for Spectre.Tord Litleskare—Getty Images by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Sep 26, 2015 2:02 PM UTC  Monty Norman is one of the composers, and also sang the theme of Dr. No. Topical Press Agency/Getty Images  John Barry composed the scores many of the earlier Bond films. GAB Archive—Redferns/Getty Images  Matt Morno, together with John Barry, sang the theme song for From Russia with Love. David Redfern—Getty Images  Shirley Bassey sang the theme songs for the films Goldfinger; Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker. John Pratt—Getty Images  Tom Jones sang the theme song for the film Thunderball. Terry O'Neill—Getty Images  Nancy Sinatra sang the theme song for You Only Live Twice. Redferns/Getty Images  Louis Armstrong sang the theme song for On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Afro Newspaper/Gado/Getty Images  Paul McCartney and Wings sang the theme song for Live and Let Die. RB—Redferns/Getty Images  Lulu sang the theme song for The Man with the Golden Gun. CA/Redferns/Getty Images  Carly Simon sang the theme song for The Spy Who Loved Me. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Sheena Easton sang the theme song for For Your Eyes Only. Doug McKenzie—Getty Images  Rita Coolidge sang the theme song for Octopussy. AP  Duran Duran sang the theme song for A View to Kill. Fin Costello—Redferns/Getty Images  A-ha sang the theme song for The Living Daylights. Dave Hogan—Getty Images  Gladys Knight sang the theme song for License to Kill. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Tina Turner sang the theme song for GoldenEye. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images  Sheryl Crow sang the theme song for Tomorrow Never Dies. Michel Linssen—Redferns/Getty Images  Garbage sang the theme song for The World is Not Enough. Mick Hutson—Redferns/Getty Images  Madonna sang the theme song for Die Another Day. Frank Micelotta Archive/Getty Images  Chris Cornell of the band, Audioslave, sang the theme song for Casino Royale. Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images  Jack White, together with Alicia Keys, sang the theme song for Quantum of Solace. Matt Carr—Getty Images  Alicia Keys, together with Jack White, sang the theme song for Quantum of Solace. Andreas Rentz—Getty Images  Adele sang the theme song for Skyfall Fred Duval—FilmMagic  Sam Smith sang the theme song for Spectre. 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