A View to a Kill (soundtrack) by John Barry, titled "A View To A Kill (That Fatal Kiss)". The song was the last track that the original five members of Duran Duran recorded together until 2001. The video for the single was directed by the duo Godley & Creme, with shots of the band at the Eiffel Tower intercut with scenes from the movie, so that it appears that Roger Moore and Grace Jones are participating in the same storyline. The singer ends the video with a parody of James Bond, introducing himself as "Bon. Simon Le Bon." During the opening teaser, a cover version of
Licence to Kill after sending a letter to the producers expressing interest in a cameo because he always wanted to be in a Bond film. The President of Isthmus was played by Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., the son of Pedro Armendáriz, who played Ali Kerim Bey in "From Russia with Love". Desmond Llewelyn enjoyed the film as his character was more involved than previous installments, although he would reflect "Licence to Kill was a marvelous film, but other than having James Bond in it, it wasn’t really a Bond film." Principal photography ran from 18 July to 18 November 1988. Shooting began in Mexico,