A View to a Kill Theme". Barry's composition from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was modified for use in the songs "Snow Job", "He's Dangerous" and "Golden Gate Fight" of "A View to a Kill." "A View to a Kill" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, thus becoming the peak song in the James Bond series. The 2015 track "Writing's On The Wall" later out performed the song in the UK by reaching number one. Duran Duran was chosen to do the song after bassist John Taylor (a lifelong Bond fan)
A Time to Kill (1996 film) A Time to Kill (1996 film) A Time to Kill is a 1996 American crime drama film based on John Grisham's 1989 novel "A Time to Kill", directed by Joel Schumacher. Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, and Kevin Spacey star, with Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd, Kiefer and Donald Sutherland, and Patrick McGoohan appearing in supporting roles. Set in Mississippi, the film involves the rape of a young girl, the arrest of the rapists, their subsequent murder by the girl's father, and the father's trial for murder. The film was a critical and commercial success, making $152 million at