Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Live and Let Die is the soundtrack to the eighth James Bond film of the same name. It was scored by George Martin. The title song was written by Paul and Linda McCartney and performed by Paul McCartney and Wings. It was the first Bond film score not to involve John Barry. The music for most of the Bond films through "Diamonds Are Forever" had been scored by John Barry. Due to his working on a musical, and having fallen out with Bond producer Harry Saltzman over the last title song, Barry was unavailable to
Let It Be (1970 film) appearance, with songwriting credited to Lennon–McCartney except where noted. The world premiere of the film was in New York City on 13 May 1970. One week later, UK premieres were held at the Liverpool Gaumont Cinema and the London Pavilion. None of the Beatles attended any of the premieres. The Beatles won an Oscar for "Let It Be" in the category "Original Song Score", which Quincy Jones accepted on their behalf. The soundtrack also won a Grammy for "Best Original Score". Initial reviews were generally unfavourable; the British press were especially critical, with "The Sunday Telegraph" commenting that "it is