The Living Daylights
Title: The Living Daylights
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Deluxe Edition (1987)
Distributor: Ryko
Tracks ...
- The Living Daylights - Performed by a-ha
- Necros Attacks
- The Sniper Was A Woman
- Ice Chase
- Kara Meets Bond
- Koskov Escapes
- Where Has Every Body Gone - Performed by The Pretenders
- Into Vienna
- Hercules Takes Off
- Mujahadin And Opium
- Inflight Fight
- If There Was A Man - Performed by The Pretenders Bonus Material
- Exercise At Gibraltar
- Approaching Kara
- Murder At The Fair
- "Assassin" and Drugged
- Airbase Jailbreak
- Afghanistan Plan
- Air Bond
- Final Confrontation
- Alternate End Titles
Duration: 65 mins 13 secs.
CD Number: RCD 10725
Same format as with Octopussy, apart from the fold-out cover ( see left ) the difference being instead of added film dialogue ( the odd word from Mr. Dalton is sadly missed ) we get an extra much appreciated 30 minutes of music.
Vintage Barry captures again the 'musical' landscape for the 4th Bond and mixes the themes so well into the action. The extra music includes the entire Gibraltar opening sequence and an instrumental version of The Pretenders' end song ( track 21 ).
In the notes the writers have kindly listed the tracks numbers to enable you to hear the score in film sequence order. The bonus CD Multimedia feature ( before DVD ) is the end of the Aston Martin ice chase which is worth watching again.
As this is John Barry's Bond swan-song, then what a great final soundtrack ! The Living Daylights is one of my all-time 007 musical favourites ... to the next Deluxe Edition ! Alas none followed or discovered.
NB. The original vinyl LP cover has the same Bond poster as the CD but on the back is a posing Dalton with gun and 6 super imposed photos whereas the CD's rear features the Aston ( see left ).