The soundtrack was composed by Bill Conti, since the series' regular composer, John Barry, was unable to work in the UK for tax reasons (he, like many high earning Britons, had become a tax exile in the 1970s). Barry had recommended Conti as a possible alternative. Conti's score is notable for its use of disco elements (which prompted Danny Biederman to write in the liner notes to the two-CD release The Best of James Bond: 30th Anniversary Limited Edition, "Conti's largely disco-styled score feels more like a celebration of the music of the moment than a score of durability").
Bill Conti composed the soundtrack because John Barry, the series' regular composer, couldn't work in the UK due to tax reasons (like many high-earning Britons who became tax exiles in the 1970s), and Barry recommended Conti as an alternative. Conti's score is notable for its use of disco elements (which inspired Danny Biederman to write in the liner notes to The Best of James Bond: 30th Anniversary Limited Edition, "Conti's largely disco-styled score feels more like a celebration of the music of the moment than a score of durability").