For the past six decades, the music of the James Bond film franchise has woven itself into popular culture, with 25 theme songs performed by a who’s who of musical royalty producing 13 chart-topping hits including three songs that took home an Academy Award.
Award-winning performer and playwright Rebecca Perry is going to sing all of them when her show Bond, James Bond: The Music of 007 comes to Globus Theatre for five performances from Wednesday, July 17th to Sunday, July 21st at the Lakeview Arts Barn in Bobcaygeon.
In addition to performing the music, Perry will present entertaining facts about the songs and their singers, the actors who played Bond and the unforgettable Bond girls, as well as the legacy of the Bond franchise itself.
“We are so excited to bring Bond, James Bond: The Songs of 007 to Globus Theatre,” Perry says in a media release. “This show is chock-full of musical history — after all, with 60 years of theme songs, there is plenty here to suit any musical taste.”
That musical history includes the most iconic Bond song of all time, 1964’s “Goldfinger” by Shirley Bassey, to 1973’s “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney & Wings, 1977’s “Nobody Does It Better” by Carly Simon, 1981’s “For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena Easton, 1985’s “A View to a Kill” by Duran Duran, 1985’s “GoldenEye” by Tina Turner, 2002’s “Die Another Day” by Madonna, and the most recent Bond theme songs, each of which won the Academy Award for best original song: 2012’s “Skyfall” by Adele, 2015’s “Writing’s on the Wall” by Sam Smith, and 2021’s “No Time to Die” by Billie Eilish.
Perry’s show began touring with Smile Theatre in 2022 and had a mainstage performance with a full band at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts in 2023. For the Globus Theatre production, Perry will be joined onstage by a Toronto-based pianist, singer, composer, and writer David Kingsmill and Toronto-based musical director, composer, arranger, and educator Quinton Naughton.
Bond, James Bond: The Music of 007 will be performed at 8 p.m. from July 17 to 20, closing with a 2 p.m. matinee performance on July 21. An optional dinner is available at 6 p.m. before the evening performances. Tickets are $50 for the show only, or $100 for dinner and the show.
You can purchase tickets online at globustheatre.com or by calling the box office at 705-738-2037 (toll free at 1-800-304-7897).
Here’s the complete list of all James Bond films, their theme songs, and who originally performed them.
- Dr. No (1962) – James Bond Theme by Monty Norman performed by John Barry & Orchestra
- From Russia with Love (1963) – “From Russia with Love” by Matt Monro
- Goldfinger (1964) – “Goldfinger” by Shirley Bassey
- Thunderball (1965) – “Thunderball” by Tom Jones
- You Only Live Twice (1967) – “You Only Live Twice” by Nancy Sinatra
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) – “We Have All the Time in the World” by Louis Armstrong
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – “Diamonds Are Forever” by Shirley Bassey
- Live and Let Die (1973) – “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney & Wings
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) – “The Man with the Golden Gun” by Lulu
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) – “Nobody Does It Better” by Carly Simon
- Moonraker (1979) – “Moonraker” by Shirley Bassey
- For Your Eyes Only (1981) – “For Your Eyes Only” by Sheena Easton
- Octopussy (1983) – “All Time High” by Rita Coolidge
- A View to a Kill (1985) – “A View to a Kill” by Duran Duran
- The Living Daylights (1987) – “The Living Daylights” by A-ha
- Licence to Kill (1989) – “Licence to Kill” by Gladys Knight
- GoldenEye (1995) – “GoldenEye” by Tina Turner
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) – “Tomorrow Never Dies” by Sheryl Crow
- The World Is Not Enough (1999) – “The World Is Not Enough” by Garbage
- Die Another Day (2002) – “Die Another Day” by Madonna
- Casino Royale (2006) – “You Know My Name” by Chris Cornell
- Quantum of Solace (2008) – “Another Way to Die” by Jack White and Alicia Keys
- Skyfall (2012) – “Skyfall” by Adele
- Spectre (2015) – “Writing’s on the Wall” by Sam Smith
- No Time to Die (2021) – “No Time to Die” by Billie Eilish
