"Licence to Kill" is a 1989 song by Gladys Knight, written and recorded for the James Bond film Licence to Kill, also from 1989.It was written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Walter Afanasieff.Released as a single in May 1989, the song became a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number six and becoming Knight's last charting solo single there. Based on the horn line of the song Goldfinger, Licence to Kill was so reminiscent of Barry’s 1964 theme that the composer was eventually credited on later releases. Instrumental Score. Licence to Kill is a 1989 spy film and the sixteenth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions, and the last to star Timothy Dalton in the role of the fictional MI6 agent James Bond.Its story sees Bond being suspended from MI6 as he pursues drug lord Franz Sanchez, who has ordered an attack against his CIA friend Felix Leiter and the murder of Felix's wife during their honeymoon. Its 16th entry, Licence to Kill, was a fiscal disappointment and years of legal wrangling over the rights to the character caused a delay in the production of the subsequent feature, Goldeneye. Licence to Kill: (Michael Kamen) Tough times fell upon the James Bond franchise at the end of the 1980's. Gladys Knight, Patty LaBelle, Ivory, Tim Feehan, Michael Kamen, The National Philharmonic Orchestra - Licence To Kill: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Album - … Michael Kamen (1948–2003) Soundtrack ... Michael Kamen was born on April 15, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA as Michael Arnold Kamen. He also scored both the From the Earth to the Moon and Band of Brothers series on HBO. John Barry, who’d been connected to the franchise since From Russia with Love (and scored all but three of the films since), had moved on and the late, great Michael Kamen had taken his place. 10 Songs. Composed and Conducted by: Michael Kamen. Primary Composer(s): Michael Kamen Licence To Kill featured the following pieces of instrumental music: Click/tap highlighted track names for full Soundtrack release info. 101 Dalmatians | Soundtrack Suite (Michael Kamen) ... Licence to Kill ( Main Suite / Instumental Album Version ) by Jason Leggett. 10:29. The music of Licence to Kill went in a different direction, too. Available with an Apple Music subscription. Label: MCA Records - 257 544-7 • Format: Vinyl 7 Gladys Knight / Michael Kamen & The National Philharmonic Orchestra* - Licence To Kill (1989, Vinyl) | Discogs 10 Songs. "Licence to Kill" is a 1989 song by Gladys Knight, written and recorded for the James Bond film Licence to Kill, also from 1989.It was written by Narada Michael Walden, Jeffrey Cohen and Walter Afanasieff.Released as a single in May 1989, the song became a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number six and becoming Knight's last charting solo single there. Composers are linked if they worked on other featured movies. His father Saul Kamen was a dentist, and his mother, Harriet, was a teacher. Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, song writer, and session musician. It's been unavailable and discontinued in all of the music stores where I've been looking for it. Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 ... Highlander, X-Men, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Licence to Kill, the Lethal Weapon series, the first three films of the Die Hard series, Mr. Holland's Opus, The Iron Giant, Splitting Heirs, Frequency, Memento and many others. I've spent years and years searching for Licence to Kill on CD and finally found it here. 5:29. Label: MCA Records - 257 544-7 • Format: Vinyl 7 Gladys Knight / Michael Kamen & The National Philharmonic Orchestra* - Licence To Kill (1989, Vinyl) | Discogs Licence to Kill (released in the United States as License to Kill, but sold in the U.S. home video market with the British spelling) is the sixteenth film in the James Bond film series made by EON Productions.