TITLE SONG: “Goldfinger" COMPOSED BY: Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley, John Barry
PERFORMED BY:Shirley Bassey Goldfinger is the soundtrack for the third James Bondfilm of the same name.
This is the first of three James Bond films with a theme song sung by Shirley Bassey, whose forceful, dramatic style became a series trademark (she would go on to sing Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker). Goldfinger was composed by John Barry, with lyrics by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse, and is widely acknowledged as a classic of its genre. Famously, co-producer Harry Saltzman hated the song and only agreed to use it when persuaded by Albert Broccoli.