who sang the theme song to never say never again
Never Say Never Again James Horner was both Kershner's and Schwartzman's first choice to compose the score after being impressed with his work on Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Horner, who worked in London for most of the time, wound up unavailable according to Kershner, though Schwartzman later claimed Sean Connery vetoed the American. Frequent Bond composer John Barry was invited, but declined out of loyalty to Eon.[37] The music for Never Say Never Again was written by Michel Legrand, who composed a score similar to his work as a jazz pianist.[38] The score has been criticised as "anachronistic and misjudged",[29] "bizarrely intermittent"[28] and "the most disappointing feature of the film".[21] Legrand also wrote the main theme "Never Say Never Again", which featured lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman—who had also worked with Legrand in the Academy Award-winning song, "The Windmills of Your Mind"[39]—and was performed by Lani Hall[21] after Bonnie Tyler, who disliked the song, had reluctantly declined.[40]