The theme song, “GoldenEye”, was written by Bono and The Edge, and was performed by Tina Turner. The Swedish group Ace Of Base were also involved at one point, producing a song also called “GoldenEye”. This song was later released with slightly revised lyrics as “The Juvenile” on their 2002 album Da Capo.

The film features the song “Stand By Your Man” by Tammy Wynette. The song is sung in the film by Minnie Driver in the scene in which Bond confronts Valentin Zukovsky. Intended to be a comic moment, Driver intentionally sings the song off-key in an exaggerated Russian accent.

The soundtrack was composed by Éric Serra. Serra’s score is often criticized by Bond fans and is considered the farthest departure from a traditional Bond score in the series history. The producers later hired John Altman to provide the music for the tank chase in St Petersburg. Serra’s original track for that sequence can still be found on the soundtrack as “A Pleasant Drive In St Petersburg”. The incidental music for the film has thus far been the only collaboration on a James Bond film. Parisian Eric Serra composed and performed a number of synthesizer tracks, including the version of the James Bond Theme that plays during the gun barrel sequence, while John Altman and David Arch provided the more traditional symphonic music.

Track listing

1. “GoldenEye” – Tina Turner
2. “GoldenEye Overture: (Pt 1) Half of Everything Is Luck (Pt 2)”
3. “Ladies First”
4. “We Share the Same Passions: (Pt 1) the Trip to Cuba (Pt 2)”
5. “Little Surprise for You: (Pt 1) Xenya (Pt 2) D.M. Mychkine”
6. “Severnaya Suite: (Pt 1) Among the Dead (Pt 2) Out of Hell (Pt 3)”
7. “Our Lady of Smolensk”
8. “Whispering Statues: (Pt 1) Whispers (Pt 2) Two Faced”
9. “Run, Shoot, and Jump”
10. “Pleasant Drive in St Petersburg”
11. “Fatal Weakness”
12. “That’s What Keeps You Alone”
13. “Dish Out of Water: (Pt 1) a Good Squeeze (Pt 2) the Antenna”
14. “Scale to Hell: (Pt 1) Boris and the Lethal Pen/(Pt 2) I Am Invincible”
15. “For Ever, James”
16. “Experience of Love”

See also:

• Bond films: Soundtrack
• GoldenEye: Film