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 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