Live and Let Die (song) the most popular cover. Both the McCartney and the Guns N' Roses versions were nominated for Grammy Awards. In 2012, McCartney was awarded the Million-Air Award from Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), for more than 4 million performances of the song in the US. Even before Tom Mankiewicz had finished writing the screenplay to "Live and Let Die," producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli invited Paul McCartney to write the theme song. McCartney asked to be sent a copy of Ian Fleming's novel. "I read it and thought it was pretty good. That afternoon I wrote the song and went
Live and Let Die (film) "Casino Royale" (2006) not to feature 'Q', played at this stage by Desmond Llewelyn. He was then appearing in the TV series "Follyfoot", but was written out of three episodes to appear in the film. By then, Saltzman and Broccoli decided not to include the character, feeling that "too much was being made of the films' gadgets", and decided to downplay this aspect of the series, much to Llewelyn's annoyance. Lois Maxwell had only been included in "Diamonds Are Forever" during filming as a late addition, as she had asked for a pay increase. For "Live And Let Die", she