Licence to Kill (soundtrack) version based on the James Bond Theme. The guitar riff heard in the original recording of the theme was played by Flick. The prospect, however, fell apart and Gladys Knight's song and performance was chosen, later becoming a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. The song was composed by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Walter Afanasieff, based on the "horn line" from "Goldfinger", which required royalty payments to the original writers. At 5 minutes 13 seconds it is the longest Bond theme, though 45 single releases featured a shorter edit, running 4 minutes 11 seconds. The music video
James Bond 007: The Duel point to destroy the base. Along the way, Bond must battle numerous thugs and familiar bosses. The game is often compared to Namco's "Rolling Thunder" series, although it was much less popular with the critics. "The Duel" was released four years after Timothy Dalton's last outing as James Bond (in "Licence to Kill"), but his likeness is used in the game, most notably the opening screens, thus making it Dalton's last appearance as Bond to date. It was also the final Bond game to be released by Domark, who had released a series of Bond themed games beginning in 1985