Licence to Kill tilt onto its side, it was not necessary as Julienne was able to pull off the stunt without the aid of camera trickery. Initially Vic Flick, who had played lead guitar on Monty Norman's original 007 theme, and Eric Clapton were asked to write and perform the theme song to "Licence to Kill" and they produced a theme to match Dalton's gritty performance, but the producers turned it down and instead Gladys Knight's song and performance was chosen. The song (one of the longest to ever be used in a Bond film) was based on the "horn line" from "Goldfinger",
James Bond Theme interview on the DVD extras for "Tomorrow Never Dies" that hearing the "James Bond Theme" is what he expects to hear as an audience member in action scenes, yet his scores for "Casino Royale" and "Quantum of Solace" only use it during the end credits. The next film, "Skyfall", includes the theme as part of the harmony to Adele's vocals and is used as the chord progression, including a faint surf guitar riff. Also, similar to "Quantum of Solace", the gun-barrel sequence is shown at the end of "Skyfall". The theme that plays along with the sequence and into the