The Living Daylights ( soundtrack ) - wikipedia The Living Daylights ( soundtrack ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2010 ) The Living Daylights Soundtrack album by John Barry Released Recorded 11 May 1987 Genre Synth - pop, Film Score Label Warner Bros. Producer Paul O'Duffy, Jason Corsaro James Bond soundtrack chronology A View to a Kill ( 1985 ) A View to a Kill 1985 The Living Daylights ( 1987 ) The Living Daylights1987 Licence to Kill ( 1989 ) Licence to Kill 1989 Singles from The Living Daylights `` The Living Daylights '' Released : 22 June 1987 The Living Daylights is the soundtrack title for the film The Living Daylights and the eleventh and final Bond soundtrack to be scored by composer John Barry. The soundtrack is notable for its introduction of sequenced electronic rhythm tracks overdubbed with the orchestra -- at the time, a relatively new innovation. The title song of the film, `` The Living Daylights '', was recorded by pop group A-ha. As of 2017 this is the only Bond film where the title song has not been performed by a british or an american. A-ha and Barry did not collaborate well, resulting in two versions of the theme song. Barry 's film mix is heard on the soundtrack and all three of a-ha's best - of compilations. The a-ha preferred mix can be heard on their 1988 album Stay on These Roads. However, in 2006 a-ha's Paul Waaktaar - Savoy complimented Barry 's contributions `` I loved the stuff he added to the track, I mean it gave it this really cool string arrangement. That 's when, for me, it started to sound like a Bond thing ''. The title song is one of very few 007 title songs that is not performed or written by a British or American performer in the history of the series. Originally, British pop band Pet Shop Boys was asked to compose the soundtrack, but backed out when they learned that they should not provide a complete soundtrack but merely the opening theme song. In a departure from conventions of previous Bond films, the film uses different songs over the opening and end credits. The song heard over the end credits, `` If There Was A Man '', was one of two songs performed for the film by Chrissie Hynde, of the Pretenders. The other song, `` Where Has Everybody Gone '', is heard as source music in the film ( from Necros 's Walkman ). 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. The original soundtrack released by Warner Bros. Records featured only 12 tracks. Later re-releases by Rykodisc and EMI added nine additional tracks, including an alternate instrumental end credits. Contents 1 Leitmotifs 2 Track listing 3 See also 4 References Leitmotifs Composer John Barry utilises eight leitmotifs on the soundtrack, that recurs in two or more of the tracks listed. Two of them are pinned to location, three are pinned to characters Necros, Kara and Koskov, one is pinned to the title song by a-ha, one is pinned to the Mujahedin and one is the Monty Norman James Bond Theme. The Living Daylights Theme 1. `` The Living Daylights '' 9. `` Hercules Takes Off '' 15. `` Murder at the Fair '' ( 1 : 14 -- 1 : 37 ) 16. `` '' Assassin '' and Drugged '' ( 0 : 34 -- 1 : 25 ) Necros ' Theme 2. `` Necros Attacks '' 7. `` Where Has Everybody Gone '' 11. `` Inflight Fight '' 15. `` Murder at the Fair '' ( 0 : 12 -- 1 : 13 ) 16. `` '' Assassin '' and Drugged '' ( 0 : 00 -- 0 : 13 ) 18. `` Afghanistan Plan '' ( 0 : 33 -- 0 : 42, 1 : 20 -- 1 : 36, 2 : 07 -- 2 : 23 ) Mujahedin Theme 3. `` The Sniper Was a Woman '' ( 1 : 10 -- 2 : 30 ) 10. `` Mujahadin and Opium '' 17. `` Airbase Jailbreak '' ( 1 : 35 -- 4 : 38 ) James Bond Theme 4. `` Ice Chase '' 6. `` Koskov Escapes '' ( 1 : 36 - 2 : 012 ) 13. `` Exercise at Gibraltar '' ( 0 : 00 -- 0 : 22, 1 : 44 -- 1 : 51, 2 : 59 -- 5 : 43 ) 20. `` Final Confrontation '' ( 0 : 00 -- 0 : 30 ) Kara 's Theme 5. `` Kara Meets Bond '' 14. `` Approaching Kara '' ( 0 : 00 -- 1 : 23 ) Koskov 's Theme 6. `` Koskov Escapes '' ( 0 : 48 -- 1 : 16 ) 17. `` Airbase Jailbreak '' ( 0 : 00 -- 0 : 34 ) Vienna Theme / If There Was a Man 8. `` Into Vienna '' 12. `` If There Was a Man '' 14. `` Approaching Kara '' ( 1 : 23 -- 2 : 22 ) 21. `` Alternate End Titles '' Afghanistan Theme 13. `` Exercise at Gibraltar '' ( 2 : 00 -- 2 : 18 ) 16. `` '' Assassin '' and Drugged '' ( 0 : 00 -- 0 : 18 ) 17. `` Airbase Jailbreak '' ( 0 : 34 -- 1 : 35 ) Track listing `` The Living Daylights '' -- A-ha `` Necros Attacks '' `` The Sniper Was a Woman '' `` Ice Chase '' `` Kara Meets Bond '' `` Koskov Escapes '' `` Where Has Everybody Gone '' -- The Pretenders `` Into Vienna '' `` Hercules Takes Off '' `` Mujahadin and Opium '' `` Inflight Fight '' `` If There Was a Man '' -- The Pretenders `` Exercise at Gibraltar '' `` Approaching Kara '' `` Murder at the Fair '' `` '' Assassin '' and Drugged '' `` Airbase Jailbreak '' `` Afghanistan Plan '' `` Air Bond '' `` Final Confrontation '' `` Alternate End Titles '' ^ Jump up to : contains the James Bond Theme, originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack In addition to the above, the film features a number of pieces of classical music -- naturally, since it involves an international - standard cellist in Kara Milovy. Mozart 's 40th Symphony in G minor ( 1st movement only ) is being performed by the orchestra at the Conservatoire in Bratislava when Koskov defects. As Moneypenny relates to Bond, Kara is next to perform Borodin 's String Quartet in D major -- 007 joins a small audience and tells Kara afterwards that her performance was `` exquisite ''. Dvořák 's cello concerto in B minor and an opera ( in Vienna ) also feature. At the end of the film, Kara performs Tchaikovsky 's Rococo Variations before a rapturous audience including M, General Gogol ( but not Kamran Shah, who arrives too late ) and Bond -- though she does not know it until he surprises her in her dressing room afterwards. See also Outline of James Bond References Jump up ^ Burlingame, Jon ( 1 November 2012 ). The Music of James Bond. Oxford, England : Oxford University Press. p. 187. ISBN 0 - 19 - 986330 - X. Retrieved 11 October 2012. ^ Jump up to : James Bond 's Greatest Hits ( Television ). UK : North One Television. 2006. James Bond music Themes `` James Bond Theme '' ( Monty Norman ) `` James Bond Is Back '' ( John Barry ) `` 007 Theme '' ( John Barry ) `` On Her Majesty 's Secret Service '' ( John Barry ) `` Bond 77 '' ( Marvin Hamlisch ) `` James Bond Theme '' ( Moby ) Soundtracks Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty 's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill The Living Daylights Licence to Kill GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre Composers Monty Norman John Barry George Martin Marvin Hamlisch Bill Conti Michael Kamen Éric Serra David Arnold Thomas Newman Eon themes `` Kingston Calypso '' `` From Russia with Love '' `` Goldfinger '' `` Thunderball '' `` You Only Live Twice '' `` We Have All the Time in the World '' `` Diamonds Are Forever '' `` Live and Let Die '' `` The Man with the Golden Gun '' `` Nobody Does It Better '' `` Moonraker '' `` For Your Eyes Only '' `` All Time High '' `` A View to a Kill '' `` The Living Daylights '' `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? '' `` Licence to Kill '' `` If You Asked Me To '' `` GoldenEye '' `` Tomorrow Never Dies '' `` The World Is Not Enough '' `` Die Another Day '' `` You Know My Name '' `` Another Way to Die '' `` Skyfall '' `` Writing 's on the Wall '' Non-Eon themes `` Casino Royale '' `` The Look of Love '' `` Never Say Never Again '' Compilations Shaken and Stirred The Incredible World of James Bond The Best of Bond... James Bond Related articles Eon films secondary songs Non-Eon films secondary songs The Living Daylights Characters Necros Brad Whitaker Music `` The Living Daylights '' ( song ) soundtrack `` Where Has Everybody Gone ? 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Question: who sang the theme tune to the living daylights
Answer: A-ha