Fourteen tracks from the James Bond movies 'Diamonds Are Forever' (1971) and 'For Your Eyes Only' (1981) are featured in this program. Afterwards, a selection of music performance pieces from the James Bond jazz concert 'Jazzed, Not Shaken' (2022) (V) are excerpted.
The music score for 'Diamonds Are Forever' (1971) was recorded at CTS Studios, Bayswater, London, in October 1971. The recording sessions were engineered by John Richards. The Orchestral Contractor was regular John Barry collaborator and violinist Sidney Margo.
The music score and title song for 'For Your Eyes Only' (1981) was recorded at, what was known at the time as, The Music Centre, located in Wembley, London. It later became known as CTS Wembley. It was demolished in the early 2000s to make way for the new Wembley Stadium.
This video concert and talk show was produced and first streamed in the year 2021 which was the 40th Anniversary of the James Bond film 'For Your Eyes Only' (1981) and the 50th Anniversary of the James Bond movie 'Diamonds Are Forever' (1971). The music of both these pictures are played and celebrated in this one chat and concert program.