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
007: Licence to Kill World" only recommended "007: Licence to Kill" ""strictly" for the action-oriented player", with others likely finding it a "license to bore". "ACE Magazine" considered it "fun while it lasts, but once you've cracked it you won't bother to come back." "The Games Machine" was more positive, saying "Licence to Kill" was designed "on a grand scale" and that it "follow[s] the film quite well, albeit with scenes simplified to shoot-'em-up and dodge games." Both "Games Machine" and Amiga magazine "The One" agreed that it was an improvement on "Domark's" previous three games, with "The One" calling it "...probably the best