Die Another Day (song) most recently with "Beautiful Stranger" (1999) from "" which was a top-twenty hit and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. Anita Camrata, executive vice president of MGM Music explained the choice in 2002: "With every other artist, you're taking a chance. But with Madonna, she has an extraordinary track record. She has written songs for films before and they were always perfect." By mid-February 2002 sources from the film set revealed that negotiations were under process for Madonna to sing the title song and make a cameo appearance in "Die Another Day". The song
A Million Ways to Die in the West navigated rough weather: "everything from hailstorms to blistering heat to arctic winds and torrential rainstorms." The score was composed by Joel McNeely. The soundtrack was released by Back Lot Music on May 27, 2014. The theme song "A Million Ways to Die" is performed by Alan Jackson. It was released as a single on April 29, 2014. A portion of the "Back to the Future" theme by Alan Silvestri is used during Christopher Lloyd's cameo. On May 16, 2014, the film had its world premiere at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles. The film was later released nationwide on