James Bond 007 soundtracks - Golden Gun, Spy, Moonraker, View To a Kill & Octopussy (1 Viewer)

[Neil Middlemiss]

I've been listening to A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights today. I'd forgotten just how wonderful both these scores were. The track 'Wine with Stacey' on AVTAK is just so beautiful (it was the b-side to the Duran Duran single if I recall correctly....I owned it at one time)

 

[Osato]

I've been listening to A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights today. I'd forgotten just how wonderful both these scores were. The track 'Wine with Stacey' on AVTAK is just so beautiful (it was the b-side to the Duran Duran single if I recall correctly....I owned it at one time)

Agreed! Both are fantastic. Hoping very soon we will get an expanded a view to a kill score.

This is very cool as well:
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/music-duran-duran-a-view-to-a-kill-12-mix?t=&s=&id=03788

 

[Neil Middlemiss]

Well that was 7:26 minutes of fun! I love remixes (Depeche Mode's 'Walking In My Shoes' remix single still gets a regular spin from me,) so I loved it.


Thanks Osato!

 

[andySu]

Wrong thread sorry.

 

[Neil Middlemiss]

As I continue listening to various James Bond scores, one of the things that I cherish the most is the sounds of musicians. For example, on the track 'Kara Meets Bond' from The Living Daylights, you can hear the musician taking breaths during that lovely flute section. I love that.

 

[Osato]

As I continue listening to various James Bond scores, one of the things that I cherish the most is the sounds of musicians. For example, on the track 'Kara Meets Bond' from The Living Daylights, you can hear the musician taking breaths during that lovely flute section. I love that.

I've always loved the living daylight a score. The living daylight a was in he first bond film that I really anticipated coming out.

 

[Nelson Au]

I recently added Goldeneye and Die Another Day soundtracks to my collection but didn't listen to them till the last couple of days along with Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough for the complete Brosnan scores. I haven't listened to the other two scores for a few years. I'm seeking out the more complete version of TND and listening to the score now makes that even more a desire!

I can hear that Goldeneye is not complete. I've never liked this score and it's the first time I've heard it outside of the movie. In this venue, it's not a bad sounding score. It's just devoid of any James Bond cues other then the subtle notes sprinkled through out. I thought there is the James Bond theme during the tank chase, but I don't hear it on the soundtrack. This score is so different, it's electronisized and synthesized. It's amazing that Mr. Broccoli or someone else agreed to Eric Serra's selection! His style is so different. I can only think that with the new Bond for the 90's, someone must have wanted to reflect that with the sound of the film too.

The David Arnold scores I like because they try so hard to reflect what Barry had done. But they are also so very busy! But I found to my surprise that Serra ad a theme he used through out Goldeneye. I knew that Arnold was able to inject a theme as well into the scores much like Barry had done, but I compared the last work Barry did for The Living Daylights and like his earlier scores, it's so rich and big, but simpler. While the Arnold scores are big and busy with lots of noise going on to create the tension. It's ok for a modern score.

I still have the Craig films to collect. And seeing the earlier posts, I realized I have not ripped the score for the iPod of A View To a Kill yet. I have had that CD for years, but I guess because I think it's a weaker film entry, I never could get myself to listen to the score. I know, and it's a John Barry score too.

 

[Worth]

I can hear that Goldeneye is not complete. I've never liked this score and it's the first time I've heard it outside of the movie. In this venue, it's not a bad sounding score. It's just devoid of any James Bond cues other then the subtle notes sprinkled through out. I thought there is the James Bond theme during the tank chase, but I don't hear it on the soundtrack.

The tank chase music used in the film was written by John Altman, after the producers decided what Serra had written wasn't exciting enough.

 

[Osato]

It's strange that the Spectre soundtrack is $19 on Amazon?
Seems strange to me. Will wait for a price drop. Want to pick it up but can stream for now.

 

[Osato]

I recently added Goldeneye and Die Another Day soundtracks to my collection but didn't listen to them till the last couple of days along with Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough for the complete Brosnan scores. I haven't listened to the other two scores for a few years. I'm seeking out the more complete version of TND and listening to the score now makes that even more a desire!
I can hear that Goldeneye is not complete. I've never liked this score and it's the first time I've heard it outside of the movie. In this venue, it's not a bad sounding score. It's just devoid of any James Bond cues other then the subtle notes sprinkled through out. I thought there is the James Bond theme during the tank chase, but I don't hear it on the soundtrack. This score is so different, it's electronisized and synthesized. It's amazing that Mr. Broccoli or someone else agreed to Eric Serra's selection! His style is so different. I can only think that with the new Bond for the 90's, someone must have wanted to reflect that with the sound of the film too.
The David Arnold scores I like because they try so hard to reflect what Barry had done. But they are also so very busy! But I found to my surprise that Serra ad a theme he used through out Goldeneye. I knew that Arnold was able to inject a theme as well into the scores much like Barry had done, but I compared the last work Barry did for The Living Daylights and like his earlier scores, it's so rich and big, but simpler. While the Arnold scores are big and busy with lots of noise going on to create the tension. It's ok for a modern score.
I still have the Craig films to collect. And seeing the earlier posts, I realized I have not ripped the score for the iPod of A View To a Kill yet. I have had that CD for years, but I guess because I think it's a weaker film entry, I never could get myself to listen to the score. I know, and it's a John Barry score too.

A view to a kill is one of Barry's best bond scores IMO. Shame that there is so much good music heard in the film that is missing from the current soundtrack. One day a reissue will happen?

 

[Nelson Au]

Thanks Worth, that explains the tank chase not in the Goldeneye soundtrack!

Osato I'll make an effort to put A View To A Kill in the iPod. [emoji4]

 

[Osato]

Thanks Worth, that explains the tank chase not in the Goldeneye soundtrack!

Osato I'll make an effort to put A View To A Kill in the iPod. [emoji4]

Wine With Stacey

 

[Salacious Ackbar]

I think Casino Royale is David Arnold's best Bond score. It echoes much of the style that Barry ingrained into the series and just feels so appropriate for a Bond picture. I would put Arnold right behind Barry as far as the Bond scores are concerned. Newman's scores are alright. Spectre is certainly better than Skyfall.

 

[Osato]

I think Casino Royale is David Arnold's best Bond score. It echoes much of the style that Barry ingrained into the series and just feels so appropriate for a Bond picture. I would put Arnold right behind Barry as far as the Bond scores are concerned. Newman's scores are alright. Spectre is certainly better than Skyfall.

I really enjoyed Arnold's quantum of solace score. It's my favorite score of the Craig era. Tomorrow never dies is my favorite Arnold score overall.

I liked skyfalls score ok.

 

[Nelson Au]

Hey guys, thought I'd add a post about Thunderball. I'd been listening to the Thunderball sound track the last few days in the car and iPhone. So it inspired me to watch the blu ray last night. I was surprised by how good the title track sounded in the movie. Maybe because it was in multichannel. Not sure, it just sounded fuller. After the movie, I listened to the score on my main system that I just saw the film with and it sounded great. And there's a nice rich separation of the instruments I can hear there that's not as apparent in the car and iPhone earbuds. But the remastered 1993 soundtrack CD still wasn't at the level I was hearing on the blu ray. Hard to say if the CD is bad. It's not. There's just a surprising richness I felt from the blu ray. It was cool to hear the music while watching the film as I was able to recognize the tracks after listening to the soundtrack so much.

At any rate, it would still be great to someday get complete and remastered soundtracks for all the Bond films.

 

[Lord Dalek]

The 2002 CD is easily the best sounding of the lot. Mike Matessino and Lukas Kendall dug up the original 4-track session recordings for it and it doesn't sound nearly as flat or muddy as the previous release (mastered from a 2-track mixdown LP master).

 

[Nelson Au]

Joel, I just double checked my collection. I have Dr. No through The Living Daylights and they are all dated 2003. So I misspoke when I said 1993. These mostly have the additional tracks for more complete soundtracks. They all do sound great. I still haven't opened Dr. No. So I'm good for having all the current releases from the 2003 EMI Capitol MGM remasters. The John Barry scores are still the classics.

The oddball soundtrack I have is License to Kill which is from MCA and not very complete from the track listing. I haven't opened that one yet either. I guess that one wasn't available to Lukas Kendall and Mike Matessino to rework. I also have the Brosnan releases which are a different label and only one Daniel Craig soundtrack.

 

[Osato]

Joel, I just double checked my collection. I have Dr. No through The Living Daylights and they are all dated 2003. So I misspoke when I said 1993. These mostly have the additional tracks for more complete soundtracks. They all do sound great. I still haven't opened Dr. No. So I'm good for having all the current releases from the 2003 EMI Capitol MGM remasters. The John Barry scores are still the classics.

The oddball soundtrack I have is License to Kill which is from MCA and not very complete from the track listing. I haven't opened that one yet either. I guess that one wasn't available to Lukas Kendall and Mike Matessino to rework. I also have the Brosnan releases which are a different label and only one Daniel Craig soundtrack.

Can't go wrong with Thunderball film or 2003 soundtrack! Both are up there for both films and score!

I should rewatch the films and thunderball is always one of my favorite connerys!

 

[Neil S. Bulk]

The 2002 CD is easily the best sounding of the lot. Mike Matessino and Lukas Kendall dug up the original 4-track session recordings for it and it doesn't sound nearly as flat or muddy as the previous release (mastered from a 2-track mixdown LP master).

Mike Matessino didn't work on those releases. Michael McDonald at Private Island Audio (formerly Private Island Trax) did the re-mix for those and Doug Schwartz was the mastering engineer.

Neil

 

[Lord Dalek]

Mike Matessino didn't work on those releases. Michael McDonald at Private Island Audio (formerly Private Island Trax) did the re-mix for those and Doug Schwartz was the mastering engineer.

Neil

My bad. Didn't have a physical copy on me at the moment to check.