James Bond in film not to produce any other films based on the "Thunderball" story for a period of ten years following the release of the Eon-produced version in 1965. After the interruption of McClory as producer, Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman returned to produce once again. The first four Bond films had been popular in Japan, and Eon decided to take advantage of the market by producing "You Only Live Twice". The film included progressive elements of Japanese culture as part of the background. Lewis Gilbert was appointed director and Ken Adam returned as production designer; Adam built a volcano hideaway set for
You Only Live Twice (soundtrack) "Capsule in Space" as a central segue. The song, "You Only Live Twice", was featured at the end of Mad Men episode "The Phantom". Little Anthony & The Imperials recorded a cover version of the song for United Artists Records. It appeared on their 1967 album, "Movie Grabbers" on the label's Veep Records subsidiary that year, and was released as single from that album. Nancy Sinatra recorded a record chart version of "You Only Live Twice" for Reprise Records that was arranged by guitarist Billy Strange who released several records of cover versions of Bond musical themes. Lee Hazlewood felt