Paul McCartney and Wings - Live and Let Die (Film Live and Let Die 1973) Artist : Paul McCartney Song : Live and Let Die Album soundtrack : Live and Let Die (1973) Soundtrack album by George Martin John Barry, who had worked on the previous five films and orchestrated the "James Bond Theme", was unavailable during production. Broccoli and Saltzman instead asked Paul McCartney to write the theme song. Saltzman, mindful of his decision not to produce A Hard Day's Night was especially eager to work with McCartney. Since McCartney's salary was high and another composer could not be hired with the remainder of the music budget, George Martin, who had been McCartney's producer while with The Beatles, was chosen to write the score for the film. "Live and Let Die", written by McCartney along with his wife Linda and performed by their group Wings, was the first true rock and roll song used to open a Bond film, and became a major success in the United Kingdom and the US.