Editing Never Say Never Again (section)

===Music===
[[James Horner]] was both Kershner's and Schwartzman's first choice to compose the score, after they were impressed with his work on ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''. Horner, who worked in London for most of the time, was unavailable, according to Kershner, though Schwartzman later claimed Sean Connery vetoed him. Frequent Bond composer [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] was invited, but declined out of loyalty to Eon.<ref>Jon Burlingame, [https://books.google.com/books?id=wQE2RmHrErcC&dq=james+horner+never+say+never+again+007&pg=PT174 ''The Music of James Bond''], p. 162, 172, 174. {{ISBN|978-0-19-935885-4}}</ref> The music for ''Never Say Never Again'' was ultimately written by [[Michel Legrand]], who composed a score similar to his work as a [[Jazz piano|jazz pianist]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=[[Film Score Monthly]]|url=http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2006/21_Dec---Bond_Back_In_Action_Again_Part_Two.asp|last=Bettencourt|first=Scott|title=Bond Back in Action Again|year=1998|access-date=20 September 2011|archive-date=30 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330080801/http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/articles/2006/21_Dec---Bond_Back_In_Action_Again_Part_Two.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> The score has been criticised as "anachronistic and misjudged",{{sfn|Barnes|Hearn|2001|p=156}} "bizarrely intermittent"{{sfn|Smith|2002|p=197}} and "the most disappointing feature of the film".{{sfn|Benson|1988|p=243}} Legrand also wrote the main theme "Never Say Never Again", which featured lyrics by [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman]] — who had also worked with Legrand on the Academy Award-winning song "[[The Windmills of Your Mind]]"<ref name="Oscar 1968">{{cite news|title=The real James Bond is back, and 007's a winner again "Academy Awards Database"|work=Chicago Tribune|date=7 October 1983|page=63|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63150873/chicago-tribune/|publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]|access-date=23 February 2021|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412012955/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63150873/chicago-tribune/|url-status=live}}</ref> — and was performed by [[Lani Hall]]{{sfn|Benson|1988|p=243}} after [[Bonnie Tyler]], who disliked the song, had reluctantly declined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edrants.com/the-bat-segundo-show-bonnie-tyler/|title=The Bat Segundo Show: Bonnie Tyler|date=12 September 2008|access-date=15 February 2013|archive-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711224807/http://www.edrants.com/the-bat-segundo-show-bonnie-tyler/|url-status=live}} Tyler also discusses this in the documentary ''James Bond's Greatest Hits''.</ref>

[[Phyllis Hyman]] also recorded a potential theme song, with music written by Stephen Forsyth and lyrics by Jim Ryan, but the song — an unsolicited submission — was passed over, given Legrand's contractual obligations with the music.{{sfn|Burlingame|2012|p=112}}