10 Greatest James Bond Movie Opening Title Sequences

10. You Only Live Twice (1967)

The last of Sean Connery's initial run as James Bond, You Only Live Twice nonetheless shines in the opening titles in a way that few other of his entries in the franchise do.

Composed by Goldfinger co-writers John Barry and Leslie Bricusse, the song You Only Live Twice was initially offered to Frank Sinatra but ended up being performed by his daughter, Nancy. And aren't we lucky it did; rather than the slow croon and decidedly US stamp that Frank would have brought to the track, Nancy provided the kind of warm, grand female vocal offering that has come to define the best of the Bond soundtracks.

With a repeating melody throughout, Barry drew on Japanese influences to match the setting of the picture and the visuals of long-time 007 film title designer, Maurice Binder.

The titles in You Only Live Twice cleverly superimpose images of Japanese women over shots of lava, hinting at the film's climactic battle, while largely remaining restrained (as Bond intros go), making spare use of silhouettes and a simple but decidedly 'oriental' credit typeface.