Live and Let Die (film) and orchestrated the "James Bond Theme", was unavailable during production. Broccoli and Saltzman instead asked Paul McCartney to write the theme song. Since McCartney's salary was high and another composer could not be hired with the remainder of the music budget, George Martin, who had been McCartney's producer while with The Beatles, was chosen to write the score for the film. "Live and Let Die", written by McCartney along with his wife Linda and performed by their group Wings, was the first true rock and roll song used to open a Bond film, and became a major success in the
Live and Let Die (soundtrack) Road" in 1969. McCartney had been considered as title song composer for the previous Bond film, "Diamonds Are Forever". The song was nominated for an Academy Award but lost to "The Way We Were". The ″Live and Let Die" single was a major success in the U.S. and UK and continues to be a highlight of McCartney's live shows. Chrissie Hynde covered the song for Bond composer David Arnold's compilation album "". The original soundtrack LP ended with track 14, "James Bond theme", and this version was later released on CD in 1988. The digitally remastered CD re-release, 2003, as