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As a Bond fan (the first one I saw live at the movies was Thunderball), I decided I had to buy this. Basically - this is 3 LPs containing the Bond theme and the title songs (where they exist) for the movies. Good fun, although a WIDE variety of styles. My vote for the top Bond song of all time is Goldfinger - really nothing like it, although for my taste Skyfall is a strong runner-up. I am not a White Stripes fan, but Another Way to Die is I think a very strong song as well.
No contest for the weakest entry - Madonna's Die Another Day, which also is a really weak film.
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I just purchased a Vudu bundle of all the Bond films up to "Spectre". I'm about half way through them and wow, the Connery and Moore titles seem pretty campy this time around. Lots of nostalgic fun though.
On topic, I ordered the LP set that the OP mentioned, (thanks), and it should be here next month. Looking forward to it.
The title theme music is something I have not given a lot of thought to but I'll take a stab at it.
1) Live and Let Die
2) Skyfall
3) Another Way To Die
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
a NM original mono Thunderball soundtrack. Not my favorite of the films, but the mono of this is amazing!
Not Bond but IMO Shirley Bassey's best in this genre.
I have the vinyl somewhere and it's a splendid spin. Nice eye candy movie.
After that the songs and music have varied from forgettable to downright awful - the Craig era being worse than the Brosnan films.
None of the modern composers get close to John Barry.
I don't know Barry made the best Bond themes IMO but he also made several mediocrities that were easily bettered by some other songs.
There are two Barry's IMO. Up to 1971's "Diamonds are Forever" and the mediocrities that followed.
IMO "License to Kill", "For Your Eyes Only", and Hans Zimmer's "No Time to Die" are all superior to post 1971, John Barry. Albeit I get that not everyone is a fan of Billie Eilish's softly-softly vocals.
I am not a big fan of her but I respect her vocal technique and control.
Vocal Coach Reacts - Billie Eilish - No Time To Die (Live From The BRIT Awards, London)
Later Gator,
Dave
I almost bought the LP the problem is I only like some of them.
I think I could rank the top 10 - I prefer female renditions for Bond films. I just associate a Bond theme with a female singer. So while Live and Let Die is usually ranked at the top I just want a female to sing them.
This is my top 10
10) Skyfall - Adele - (Skyfall)
9) All Time High - Rita Coolidge (Octopussy)
8) Goldeneye - Tina Turner - (Goldeneye)
7) No Time to Die - Billie Eilish - (No Time to Die)
6) For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton (For Your Eyes Only)
5) License to Kill - Gladys Knight - (License to Kill)
4) Goldfinger - Shirly Bassey (Goldfinger)
3) You Only Live Twice - Nancy Sinatra (You Only Live Twice)
2) Nobody Does it Better - Carly Simon (The Spy Who Loved Me)
1) Diamonds Are Forever - Shirly Bassey (Diamonds are Forever)
Bad songs but guilty pleasures: Die Another Day (Madonna/Autotune) and The Man With the Golden Gun - (Lulu).
I've been a fan of Bond soundtracks since I was a kid. It was my mother (who loved reading Fleming) who suggested seeing Goldfinger when I was 8 since she knew I would love the DB5. :)
While I enjoy the female lead, for me it is also about John Barry's distinctive brass arrangements. Some excellent ones are found in On Her Majesty's Secret Service .
I always went for the soaring French horns, seems kind of a signature theme for excitement and danger, from William tell to bond........James Bond.
Trying again to post the image
In stereo? Local record store always has mono copies but rarely stereo and I know there's a stereo mix.
The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?
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