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"A View to a Kill" is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 7 May 1985. Written and recorded as the theme for the James Bond film of the same name , it became one of the band's biggest hits.
The theme song "A View to a Kill", was written by John Barry and Duran Duran, and was recorded in London with a 60-piece orchestra. "A View to a Kill" is the most successful Bond theme to date. In 1986 Barry and Duran Duran were nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song.
A View to a Kill is a 1985 spy film, the fourteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the seventh and final appearance of Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Although the title is adapted from Ian Fleming 's 1960 short story " From a View to a Kill ", the film has an entirely original screenplay.
The Pretenders were originally considered to perform the film's title song. However, the producers had been pleased with the commercial success of Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill", and felt that A-ha would be more likely to make an impact in the charts. In the event, "The Living Daylights" was a hit in many countries.
Below, the TVLine staff brainstormed many of the longest opening credits on current, non-cancelled series , ranked from shortest (at least 60 seconds) to longest.
The band Duran Duran made similar claims after they worked briefly with Barry on the theme to the previous Bond film, "A View to a Kill", in 1985.) The situation grew even more tense when Harket and company informed the producers they would not attend the London premiere.
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[60] [61] On the film's opening weekend in the US, it grossed $11 million, surpassing the $5.2 million grossed by The Lost Boys that was released on the same day, [62] and setting a record 3-day opening for a Bond film, beating Octopussy 's (1983) $8.9 million. However, it did not beat the 4-day record of $13.3 million set by A View to a Kill ...