Bond's licence to compose

Bond, the female string quartet, are to become real Bond girls.

Dubbed classical music's answer to the Spice Girls, Bond have been asked to write the score for the next James Bond movie.

"We are all big 007 fans and can't wait to do it," said violinist Eos Chater.

"Doing a soundtrack for a film is not something we would normally do, because we are serious musicians. But we want to break through musical barriers.

"We couldn't possibly say no to doing the soundtrack because all of us have watched every single film. We are particularly keen to get Sean Connery to star in our video."

Bond is made up of four attractive young women - Australians Haylie Ecker and Tania Davis, both 24, and Britons Gay-Yee Westerhoff, 26, and Chater, 24.

They perform in skimpy tops and tight trousers.

- NZPA