<P> James Horner was both Kershner 's and Schwartzman 's first choice to compose the score after being impressed with his work on Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan . Horner , who worked in London for most of the time , wound up unavailable according to Kershner , though Schwartzman later claimed Sean Connery vetoed the American . Frequent Bond composer John Barry was invited , but declined out of loyalty to Eon . The music for Never Say Never Again was written by Michel Legrand , who composed a score similar to his work as a jazz pianist . The score has been criticised as `` anachronistic and misjudged '' , `` bizarrely intermittent '' and `` the most disappointing feature of the film '' . Legrand also wrote the main theme `` Never Say Never Again '' , which featured lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman -- who had also worked with Legrand in the Academy Award - winning song , `` The Windmills of Your Mind '' -- and was performed by Lani Hall after Bonnie Tyler , who disliked the song , had reluctantly declined . </P>
<P> James Horner was both Kershner 's and Schwartzman 's first choice to compose the score after being impressed with his work on Star Trek II : The Wrath of Khan . Horner , who worked in London for most of the time , wound up unavailable according to Kershner , though Schwartzman later claimed Sean Connery vetoed the American . Frequent Bond composer John Barry was invited , but declined out of loyalty to Eon . The music for Never Say Never Again was written by Michel Legrand , who composed a score similar to his work as a jazz pianist . The score has been criticised as `` anachronistic and misjudged '' , `` bizarrely intermittent '' and `` the most disappointing feature of the film '' . Legrand also wrote the main theme `` Never Say Never Again '' , which featured lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman -- who had also worked with Legrand in the Academy Award - winning song , `` The Windmills of Your Mind '' -- and was performed by Lani Hall after Bonnie Tyler , who disliked the song , had reluctantly declined . </P>
who sang the theme song to never say never again
who sang the theme song to never say never again
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Alan and Marilyn Bergman