New artists for The Sound Of 007 In Concert and Bond 25 album released

New additions to The Sound of 007 in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 4 October have been announced, and a new 007 music album, Bond 25, is released today.

It was announced last month that Dame Shirley Bassey, Garbage and Celeste will perform and the 007 concert on the eve of the 60th Anniversary Global James Bond Day.

Artists that are added to the line-up are Lulu, Chrissie Hynde, Becky Hill, Ella Eyre, Jamie Cullum, John Grant and Paloma Faith. The artists will be accompanied by The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Dodd.

The concert, created by EON Productions and produced by five-time Bond composer David Arnold, marks 60 years since the world premiere of Dr. No on 5 October 1962. Proceeds from the event will benefit Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy and The BRIT Trust, of which The BRIT School is a beneficiary.

Following the concert, "The Sound of 007: LIVE from the Royal Albert Hall", an exclusive recording of the live event, will be available to stream globally on Prime Video as part of the James Bond anniversary celebrations.

A custom Duesenberg guitar signed by Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, David Arnold and the concert artists will be sold by Christie’s to benefit the two charities (read more about this guitar here).

Duesenberg 007 Guitar for David Arnold
photo © C.Distin/Duesenberg Guitars

New album: Bond 25

Bond 25, a new Decca Records album of 007 themes reimagined and performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has been released today, 23 September 2022.

The Bond 25 is newly recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, made famous by The Beatles, in London.

The album Audio CD and Vinyl record are now available on Amazon.

The Sound of 007 documentary

A feature length documentary that chronicles the music of 007, "The Sound of 007" will be available on Prime Video worldwide from 5 October 2022.  The documentary takes us from the iconic James Bond theme to Billie Eilish’s Oscar-winning No Time To Die; the documentary will be previewed at the BFI’s James Bond At 60 weekend in London on 1 October.