Diamonds Are Forever: Music From the Motion Picture (55th Anniversary Expanded Edition)
~ Release by John Barry (see all versions of this release, 7 available)
Annotation
List of subparts
CD1 tracks 1 to 27: Score Presentation 1:08:39
CD1 tracks 28 to 30: Alternate Versions 7:31
CD2 tracks 1 to 12: Original Soundtrack Album 34:39
CD2 tracks 13 to 18: Additional Music 14:26
CD2 track 19: Bonus Track
A 55th anniversary remastered and expanded 2-CD edition of composer John Barry’s original motion picture score to the seventh James Bond 1971 film "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER" directed by Guy Hamilton, starring Sean Connery as James Bond.
This release has been sourced from the original 1" 8-track analog scoring masters.
The "Score Presentation" reflects the takes and sequencing used for the film, while the "Original Soundtrack Album" has been newly edited and replicates the takes, edits and sequencing of the 1971 soundtrack.
CD 1 Time: 1:16:11
CD 2 Time: 51:57
Total Album Time: 2:08:08
Limited Edition of 5000 copies
Produced under license from Warner Music UK Ltd., by arrangement with Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. This compilation manufactured and released by La-La Land Records, Ltd. Printed in the U.S.A.
Annotation last modified on 2026-04-20 11:31 UTC.
Tracklist
| || 1CD: Score Presentation / Alternate Versions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Gun Barrel / Manhunt
| John Barry | 3:12 | |
| 2 | Diamonds Are Forever (film version)
| Shirley Bassey | 2:54 | |
| 3 | Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd
| John Barry | 2:34 | |
| 4 | Mrs. Whistler / Hovercraft to Holland
| John Barry | 2:04 | |
| 5 | Diamonds Are Forever
| John Barry | 3:47 | |
| 6 | Tiffany Case
| John Barry | 3:48 | |
| 7 | Peter Franks
| John Barry | 3:04 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles to Las Vegas
| John Barry | 3:05 | |
| 9 | Slumber Inc.
| John Barry | 2:24 | |
| 10 | The Whyte House
| John Barry | 2:23 | |
| 11 | Plenty, Then Tiffany
| John Barry | 2:29 | |
| 12 | Circus Circus (film version)
| John Barry | 2:51 | |
| 13 | We Lost Her / WW Tectronics
| John Barry | 4:08 | |
| 14 | Stealing the Moon Buggy
| John Barry | 1:02 | |
| 15 | Moon Buggy Ride (film version)
| John Barry | 3:21 | |
| 16 | Scaling the Whyte House
| John Barry | 1:12 | |
| 17 | Death at the Whyte House
| John Barry | 3:47 | |
| 18 | Bond Smells a Rat
| John Barry | 1:56 | |
| 19 | Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper (extended version)
| John Barry | 2:12 | |
| 20 | Breaststroke Lessons
| John Barry | 1:07 | |
| 21 | Q's Trick
| John Barry | 2:28 | |
| 22 | 007 and Counting
| John Barry | 3:34 | |
| 23 | Baja?
| John Barry | 2:18 | |
| 24 | Oil Rig Attack
| John Barry | 1:37 | |
| 25 | To Hell With Blofeld
| John Barry | 1:37 | |
| 26 | Diamonds Are Forever (extended version)
| John Barry | 2:48 | |
| 27 | The End of Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd
| John Barry | 0:56 | |
| 28 | Diamonds Are Forever (alternate)
| Shirley Bassey | 3:22 | |
| 29 | Moon Buggy Ride (alternate segment)
| John Barry | 2:01 | |
| 30 | Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper (alternate)
| John Barry | 2:07 | |
| 2CD: Original Soundtrack Album / Additional Music / Bonus Track | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Diamonds Are Forever
| Shirley Bassey | 2:44 | |
| 2 | Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper
| John Barry | 2:09 | |
| 3 | Moon Buggy Ride
| John Barry | 3:16 | |
| 4 | Circus Circus
| John Barry | 2:59 | |
| 5 | Death at the Whyte House
| John Barry | 3:47 | |
| 6 | Diamonds Are Forever
| John Barry | 3:48 | |
| 7 | Diamonds Are Forever
| John Barry | 2:35 | |
| 8 | Bond Smells a Rat
| John Barry | 1:55 | |
| 9 | Tiffany Case
| John Barry | 3:48 | |
| 10 | 007 and Counting
| John Barry | 3:34 | |
| 11 | Q's Trick
| John Barry | 2:27 | |
| 12 | To Hell With Blofeld
| John Barry | 1:42 | |
| 13 | Slumber Inc. (wild organ)
| John Barry | 1:50 | |
| 14 | Hotel Tropicana
| John Barry | 0:41 | |
| 15 | The Whyte House (extended version)
| John Barry | 4:29 | |
| 16 | Circus Circus (with overlays)
| John Barry | 2:58 | |
| 17 | Water Balloons
| John Barry | 3:44 | |
| 18 | Zambora
| John Barry | 0:46 | |
| 19 | Vivo di diamanti
| Shirley Bassey | 2:42 | |
Credits
Release
| art direction: | Dan Goldwasser |
|---|---|
| liner notes: | Jon Burlingame |
| mixer: | Chris Malone (producer/restoration engineer of vintage film music recordings) |
| producer: | Neil S. Bulk |
| mastering: | Doug Schwartz (mastering engineer) |
| artwork: | Jim Titus |
| manufactured by and marketed by: | La-La Land Records, Inc. |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/36935820 [info] |
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| purchase for mail-order: | https://lalalandrecords.com/diamonds-are-forever-55th-anniversary-remastered-expanded-limited-edition-2-cd-set/ [info] |
Release group
| associated singles/EPs: | Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey (Welsh singer) |
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| part of: | James Bond film soundtracks (Film Soundtracks) (number: 1971) (order: 9) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/87560 [info] |
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| IMDb: | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066995/ [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q3405220 [info] |
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