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31 March 2026
To celebrate the 55th anniversary of the release of Diamonds Are Forever (1971), La-La Land Records have announced a remastered and expanded 2-CD re-issue of renowned composer John Barry’s original motion picture score to the seventh James Bond film.

Composer John Barry continues on his mission of creating classic Bond music, unleashing another epic orchestral wonder, pulsating with thematic motifs, and swirling all the film’s thundering action, spycraft and sensuous romance into an intoxicating, exhilarating knockout of a score. Included within this 2-CD set is the iconic title song “Diamonds Are Forever” by Barry and lyricist Don Black performed by Shirley Bassey in English and Italian! Expanded beyond previous soundtrack editions, Diamonds Are Forever sparkles like never before within this deluxe presentation.

Produced by Neil S. Bulk, mixed by Chris Malone and mastered by Doug Schwartz, the release has been sourced from the original 1" 8-track analog scoring masters. The “Score Presentation” reflects the takes and sequencing used for the film, while the “Original Soundtrack Album” has been newly edited and replicates the takes, edits and sequencing of the 1971 soundtrack. Alternate versions and additional source cues round out the package.

Featuring sharp art direction by Dan Goldwasser, with a new front cover designed by Jim Titus, the release also includes exclusive, in-depth liner notes by journalist and author Jon Burlingame. Limited to 5,000 units this release is not expected to be around... forever. Sold exclusively at 007Store and la-la landrecords for the first 90 days of release.

15 March 2026
British author Leonard Cyril Deighton, better known as Len Deighton, has died at the age of 97. Often considered one of the three best spy novelists of his time (along with Ian Fleming and John le Carré), Deighton was also an acclaimed military historian, food writer and graphic designer.

Born in London on February 18, 1929, Deighton joined the Special Investigations Branch of the RAF at the age of 17 and trained as a photographer, often recording crime scenes with the Special Investigation Branch (SIB) of the military police as part of his duties. After completing his National Service, Deighton attended St. Martin's art school in London and later won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, from where he graduated in 1955. At college Len Deighton met Raymond Hawkey, who would end up designing the covers for several of Deighton's books (and the memorable series of PAN paperbacks of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels published in the 1960s). Len Deighton's debut novel The Ipcress File was published to great acclaim in 1962, and the screen rights were immediately acquired by Harry Saltzman who produced three films in the 1960s all starring Michael Caine as Harry Palmer - a character un-named in Deighton's seven novels featuring the protagonist.

Len Deighton's services were then secured for the second James Bond film, and the author wrote a draft screenplay for From Russia With Love (1963) after he had accompanied Harry Saltzman, Director Terence Young and Art Director Syd Cain on a trip to Istanbul to scout locations in December 1962. Deighton's draft was ultimately rejected but he would return to the world of 007 at the request of his friend Kevin McClory in 1975. Deighton collaborated on a first draft script of “James Bond of the Secret Service” with McClory and Sean Connery, completed on November 11, 1976. The story was originally written by Ian Fleming, Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham in 1958, and finally reached the screen as Never Say Never Again in 1983, although Len Deighton had no input into the later scripts originally titled Warhead.

PROPSTORE Online Entertainment Memorabilia Auction
Los Angeles March 25-27, 2026

A selection of significant and unusual James Bond props and costumes are featured in the live auction including a miniature figure of Christopher Walken from A View To A Kill (1985), Raoul Silva's (Javier Bardem) Prison Jumpsuit from Skyfall (2012), and James Bond's (Daniel Craig) Stunt Browning Hi-Power Pistol used in No Time To Die (2021).

Several of the items have never been offered in auction before.

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6 March 2026
The Macallan and James Bond are no strangers to each other. Bond's encounters with our exceptional single malt are well documented. The next act of our special bond is the 2026 release of a limited edition whisky, marking 55 years since the premiere of Diamonds Are Forever.

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) was primarily shot in the USA. The American oak stands proxy for the critical Las Vegas and coastal California scenes and the natural colour of the whisky mimics the Aztec sandstone in the Nevada desert.

The Macallan Diamonds Are Forever 55th Anniversary Release is an exploration of the film’s archive as it has never been seen before. The packaging design offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the creative development of the film, visually depicting the film’s concepts of clones, laser beams, the villain’s white cat and the Las Vegas lair. The film’s title sequence has inspired the colour of the release.

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11 February 2026 - A new Bond Adventure Awaits

The name’s Bond. James Bond.

The world’s favourite secret agent is back as you’ve never seen him before: meet James Bond before the boy became the man.

Charlie Higson’s beloved YOUNG BOND novels are being brought to life as a range of brand-new, full-cast audio dramas by Big Finish Productions, starting with his first adventure – SILVERFIN.

On his first day at his new school, James Bond is about to make his very first enemy, and is soon plunged into a deadly adventure that will take him from the playing fields of Eton to the murky waters of Loch Silverfin…

A monstrous secret lurks beneath its icy surface… a secret that threatens to plunge the world into a new era of warfare.
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