Diamonds Are Forever is the soundtrack for the 7th James Bond film of the same name.

“Diamonds Are Forever”, the title song, was the second Bond theme to be performed by Shirley Bassey, after Goldfinger in 1964. The song was also recorded in Italian by Bassey as “Una Cascata di Diamanti (Vivo Di Diamanti)”, this version was only issued on 7-inch single in Italy and has not had a CD release.

Producer Harry Saltzman hated the song and it only made the film due to co-producer Albert R Broccoli. One of Saltzman’s major objections was to the innuendo in the lyrics. Bassey would later return for a third performance for 1979’s Moonraker.

The original soundtrack was once again composed by John Barry, his sixth time composing for a James Bond film.

Track listing

1. “Diamonds Are Forever (Main Title)” – Shirley Bassey
2. “Bond Meets Bambi And Thumper”
3. “Moon Buggy Ride”
4. “Circus, Circus”
5. “Death At The Whyte House”
6. “Diamonds Are Forever (Source Instrumental)”
7. “Diamonds Are Forever (Bond And Tiffany)”
8. “Bond Smells A Rat”
9. “Tiffany Case”
10. “007 And Counting”
11. “Q’s Trick”
12. “To Hell With Blofeld” (007 theme)

The following tracks did not appear on the 1971 soundtrack album:

1. “Gunbarrel and Manhunt” (James Bond Theme)
2. “Mr Wint and Mr Kidd/Bond To Holland” (latter track James Bond Theme)
3. “Peter Franks”
4. “Airport Source/On The Road”
5. “Slumber, Inc.”
6. “The Whyte House”
7. “Plenty, Then Tiffany”
8. “Following The Diamonds”
9. “Additional and Alternate Cues”

See also:

• Bond films: Soundtrack
• Diamonds Are Forever: Film