 Due to Barry's increased "compositional depth" as seen through the soundtracks he produced since "From Russia with Love", movie producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman allowed him to write the theme song for "Goldfinger" in addition to the soundtrack.Barry created the melody for the song before drafting the lyrics with the help of Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.The theme was first sung by Newley at a demo session on May 14, 1964 in.