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  1. Live And Let Die Remastered Track List

    By daniel on 2003-02-09

    The tracklistings for the remastered Live And Let Die soundtrack has been released.

    The soundtrack will include an additional 8 previously unreleased tracks, with all the tracks having been digitally remastered. The new eight tracks have been titled;

    Gunbarrel/Snakebit

    Bond to New York

    San Monique

    Bond and Rosie

    The Lovers

    New Orleans

    Boat Chase

    Underground Lair

    There is currently no word as to whether or not the original 14 tracks have been expanded, as tracks on the remastered On Her Majesty’s Secret Service have been.

    Amazon US is selling the remastered Live And Let Die soundtrack for $11.98. Along with the first batch of the remastered soundtracks, it will be released on February 11 in the United States.

  2. Remastered Track Listings

    By daniel on 2003-02-08

    Track listings for two of the remastered soundtracks, to be release by EMI-Capitol and MGM next week, have surfaced at Film Score Monthly.

    The listings for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Diamonds Are Forever were published on Film Score Monthly, with no mention of the six soundtracks to be released on February 11.

    The additional tracks for On Her Majesty’s Secret Service are listed as;

    Journey To Draco’s Hideaway

    Bond and Draco

    Gumbold’s Safe

    Bond Settles In

    Bond Meets The Girls

    Dusk At Piz Gloria

    Sir Hillary’s Night Out (Who Will Buy My Yesterdays)

    Blofeld’s Plot

    Escape From Piz Gloria

    Bobsled Chase

    A complete verion of ‘Journey To Blofeld’s Hideaway’ will reportedly also be included on the remastered soundtrack, however, it is not considered an extra as a version of it existed on previously released soundtracks.

    The extras for Diamonds Are Forever are more convuluted due to the inclusion of alternate cues.

    Gunbarrel and Manhunt

    Mr.Wint and Mr.Kidd / Bond To Holland

    Peter Franks

    Airport Source / On The Road

    Slumber Inc.

    The Whyte House

    Plenty, Then Tiffany

    Following The Diamonds

    Additional and Alterante Cues

    Further information about the soundtrack re-releases, including those scheduled for release on February 25, can be found here.

    Source: Film Score Monthly.

  3. Remastered And Expanded Scores Available February

    By daniel on 2003-01-21

    EMI-Capitol, MGM and Virgin have announced that they will re-release 16 James Bond soundtracks in February 2003.

    The release of the new soundtracks will be split into two phases, with eight soundtracks being released on February 11 and a further eight on February 25.

    All the soundtracks, bar Goldfinger, will reportedly feature a remastered version of the original score. However, it should be noted that there are conflicting reports about the Goldfinger release, with some indicating it will also be digitally remastered.

    The biggest past of the news for Bond fans is that Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever and Live and Let Die will all feature previously unreleased material.

    The release schedule for the soundtrack is as follows;

    February 11 Release

    Dr. No

    From Russia With Love

    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – will include almost the complete score, including previously unreleased material. Certain music cues would not fit on the soundtrack due to it’s length. The soundtrack will be in excess of 75 minutes.

    Diamonds Are Forever – will include the films complete score, which is in excess of 75 minutes. The soundtrack will also include alternate music not featured in the film.

    Live And Let Die – will feature the films full soundtrack.

    For Your Eyes Only

    Octopussy

    The Living Daylights

    February 25 Release

    Goldfinger – possibly remastered (there are conflicting reports), however, will include four tracks from the UK 60’s LP not previously released on CD.

    Thunderball – will include previously unreleased material expanding the soundtrack to over 75 minutes.

    You Only Live Twice – will feature the films full score making it 73 minutes

    The Man With The Golden Gun

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    Moonraker

    A View To A Kill

    Goldeneye

    To pre-order the soundtracks click on the relevent links above.

  4. No More Oscar Nominations For Scores

    By daniel on 2003-01-20

    Future James Bond films will be ineligible for nomination in the category of Best Original Film Score at the Academy Awards.

    The ineligibility is a result of nomination rule changes by the music branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who head the Academy Awards. The new rule disallows film sequels, and series, that use score elements from previous films.

    The new rule won’t just affect future Bond films, other film series such Star Wars, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings will be ineligible for nomination.

  5. Expanded James Bond Scores

    By David Winter on 2002-11-29

    News from Film Score:

    16 classic Bond soundtracks are being reissued by EMI-Capitol & Virgin (for GoldenEye) in February.

    Due Feb. 11, 2003:

    DR. NO – same as LP
    FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE – same as LP
    ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE – expanded edition, remixed to 75+ min. (almost complete score – it wouldn’t fit)
    DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER – expanded edition, remixed to 75+ min., complete score plus alternates.
    LIVE AND LET DIE – expanded edition, complete score.
    FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – same as Rykodisc CD
    OCTOPUSSY – same as Rykodisc CD
    THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS – same as Rykodisc CD

    Due Feb. 25, 2003:

    GOLDFINGER – not remixed but will have 4 extra tracks from the U.K. LP at end of program.
    THUNDERBALL – remixed, expanded to 75+ min. (almost complete score – it wouldn’t fit)
    YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE – remixed, expanded to 73 min. (complete score)
    THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN – same as LP
    THE SPY WHO LOVED ME – same as LP
    MOONRAKER – same as LP
    A VIEW TO A KILL – same as LP
    GOLDENEYE – same as CD

    The five expanded titles — Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, O.H.M.S.S., Diamonds and Live and Let Die — represent EMI, MGM and independent contractors such as yours truly working very hard in not a lot of time to get Bond fans the best of the vintage 007 scores. The sound quality on these titles is STUNNING. The CDs will feature the original LP programs followed by bonus sections of previously unreleased tracks.

    No extra masters were available for Dr. No, From Russia With Love, or Moonraker (recorded in Paris). Feel free to complain but there was nothing anyone could do!

    One other thing — keep your 30th Anniversary 2CD set as the rare vocal demos from Thunderball (Mr. Kiss Kiss), You Only Live Twice and Goldfinger are not being carried over for clearance reasons. Which is just as well as it leaves room on Thunderball for more unreleased score…

  6. The Musical Beginnings

    By @mrpauldunphy on 2002-10-02

    Forty years ago, nearly to the day, Doctor No, the first James Bond film, was about to be unleashed upon an unexpecting world. The first of many, this film was to be a trendsetter for the series; featuring elaborate sets, malevolent enemies and luscious women aplenty. But as many people, David Arnold included, note; a film does not truly feel like a Bond film until they hear the instantly recognisable sound of Bond.

    Though Bond films have adapted to current music trends throughout the years, possibly the only element that has remained consistent throughout (GoldenEye potentially being an exception) is the use of the ‘James Bond Theme’. This magnificent piece of music held in a deadlock of debate as to who actually composed it, some say John Barry was drafted in to do the job that composer Monty Norman didn’t do to the satisfaction of Dr No’s producers, while others say that Barry merely re-orchestrated Norman’s groundwork. However, that being said, I shall not delve into the perplexed musical ruminations of many a Bond fan.

    Quite simply put, the James Bond Theme is superb, catchy, and the archetype of 1960s spy film music, a staccato, calm, almost nonchalant riff stabs over an urgent bass line, which suddenly explodes into a burst of dirty brass over a swing beat, encapsulating the very essence of Bond’s persona; composed in the face of danger, and ready to act when all hell breaks loose around him (which, unsurprisingly after 40 years in the spy game, it often does). Understandably, the theme arises many times during this first Bond film, however, strangely, when Norman does use it, he picks the riff out in brass rather than a guitar, and also he refuses to underlay the riff with the bass line. Refer to the scene into which 007 enters his apartment before his second encounter with Sylvia Trench for an example of this. By the end of the film, the James Bond Theme is securely stamped in our minds, and when we hear the first few bars of it, we instantly associate it with our dapper secret agent. Interestingly though, the theme is always heard in its raw, Barry-arranged form, apart from in Norman’s irregular use of it, never re-orchestrated to suit the particular scene of the film in which it’s used (refer to the scene in Le Cercle, and the introduction of Bond for an example of this), thus further cementing Barry’s orchestration in the filmgoers’ minds.

    Other cues in the soundtrack, however, are fairly lacklustre, which becomes disappointing with the almost non-existent use of the Bond Theme, and rather than carving his own niche in the music world as Barry did with his later soundtracks, Norman uses rather traditional film-music styles of the time that now sound shamefully dated, Bond music (as we now so originally refer to the genre) was no more than a year away with the release of the next film, and certainly was not evident in style with Doctor No.

    Second from the James Bond Theme, the song “Underneath The Mango Tree” is used heavily throughout the film, most prominently during Bond’s meeting with Honey, in which Connery sings a bar of it (an action never repeated by Bond since) another great musical influence on the film is the contemporary Jamaican music, most notably “Jamaican Jump Up” performed by Byron Lee and The Dragoneers during the scene in Pussfeller’s club where Bond warns off the so-called “photographer” from The Daily Gleaner, Marguerite Lewars (Lee’s singing in this scene was badly dubbed, as was the music; the band were obviously not playing their instruments, and it’s clear Lee was told to keep his mouth as close to the large microphone as possible, so the audience couldn’t see the poor lip-sync), this sound was particularly hip during the 1960s, and Norman wanted to tap into it, so, naturally, he sought to find the most popular song in Jamaica, and “Jamaica Jump Up” was playing in all the clubs at the time.

    This exotic element so prevalent in the soundtrack, coupled with the sexy, brassy Bond Theme, though not entirely setting the standard for the Bond soundtracks, that accolade arguably goes to Barry’s superior soundtrack to From Russia With Love, does hold it’s own in the series and is definitely a good place for the most successful series to find its humble musical beginnings.

  7. Best Of Bond, James Bond CD Track Listing

    By David Winter on 2002-09-14

    The track listing for the “Best Of” James Bond CD has been announced by the French James Bond Club:

    1. Monty Norman Orch. – “James Bond Theme” (1:47)
    2. Shirley Bassey – “Goldfinger” (2:50)
    3. Carly Simon – “Nobody Does It Better” (3:29)
    4. Duran Duran – “A View To A Kill” (3:36)
    5. Sheena Easton – “For Your Eyes Only” (3:05)
    6. Louis Armstrong – “We Have All The Time In The World” (3:15)
    7. Paul McCartney & Wings – “Live And Let Die” (3:15)
    8. Rita Coolidge – “All Time High” (3:03)
    9. a-ha – “The Living Daylights” (4:16)
    10. Gladys Knight – “License To Kill” (5:15)
    11. Matt Monro – “From Russia With Love” (2:36)
    12. Tom Jones – “Thunderball” (3:03)
    13. Nancy Sinatra – “You Only Live Twice” (2:47)
    14. Shirley Bassey – “Moonraker” (3:09)
    15. The John Barry Orch. – “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (2:35)
    16. Lulu – “The Man With The Golden Gun” (2:36)
    17. Shirley Bassey – “Diamonds Are Forever” (2:43)
    18. Tina Turner – “GoldenEye” (3:30)
    19. Sheryl Crow – “Tomorrow Never Dies” (4:52)
    20. Garbage – “The World Is Not Enough” (3:59)
    21. Moby – “James Bond Theme” (3:14)
    22. Parodi/Fair – “GoldenEye Trailer” (2:25)

  8. New James Bond 'Best Of' To Be Released

    By daniel on 2002-08-15

    RollingStone.Com have reported that a new 'best of' James Bond CD is to his shelves in late October.

    The CD, entitled The Best of Bond — James Bond, will be released on October 22nd and will apparently feature some very interesting material. While the usual collection of Bond title songs shall appear so will Moby's recording of The James Bond Theme. However, most interesting, is the report that a new song by Garbage will appear.

    There is no word yet as to what this new song is, but you can be sure when it's announced, we'll tell you.

  9. The World Is Not Enough

    By David Winter on 2001-06-19

    The World Is Not Enough

    Written by Straw
    Performed by Straw

    Take my hand and decide
    You've learnt to live
    But do you choose how to die?
    Everybody's wanted dead or alive
    Kiss the world and everything you know goodbye

    Let's pretend we will survive
    Killing a friend and loving a spy
    Reading your obituary I smile
    I shall use my time

    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough
    A motto for the man with everything
    But a gun in his hand

    Blow me a kiss but don't ask why
    I have lived and loved and surely let die
    You know that you've alive
    When looking death in the eye
    And on your epitaph I'll write

    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough
    A motto for the man with everything
    But a gun in his hand

    I can recall the petals on your white dress fall out
    The engine stops
    The crimson kiss of death still forming
    A melancholy song so we've got all the time in the world

    (kiss kiss bang bang)
    It's not enough, it's not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough
    A motto for the man with everything
    But a gun in his hand

    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough (kiss kiss bang bang)
    The world is not enough
    A motto for the man with everything
    But a gun in his hand
    But a gun in his hand
    The world is not enough
    The world is not enough
    The world is not enough

  10. Sweetest Coma Again

    By Devin Zydel on 2001-06-19

    Sweetest Coma Again

    The World is not Enough end-credits (Japan only)

    Written by Luna Sea
    Performed by Luna Sea featuring DJ Krush

    Sweetest Coma Again
    Sweetest Coma Again
    Sweetest Chaotic Coma Again

    kakugowo kumenayo kimiwa soutsukitsukeru joutouna skill de
    nozomumonowanani? chouhatsuteki Noise kiminioshiteiku
    nusuminiyukouka anosorano shiroitsuki kanpekina Rhythm de
    shisenwo hazusuna kakehikinashino Game amai ishikino fushide

    Just Like Coma I’m in the Coma Sweetest Coma Again

    mou ichidou atsuku dakishimetekure My sweet
    konya sekaiwa sonoteno nakani
    mou ichidou atsuku uchinuke konomunewo
    konya sekaiwa sonotenonakani

    mou nidouto amai yumenarasamenaide
    konya sekaiwa kimino hitomino nakani
    mou nidouto amai tokinara suginaide
    konya sekaiwa kimino hitomino nakani

    mou ichidou atsuku dakishimetekure My sweet
    konya sekaiwa sonoteno nakani
    mou ichidou atsuku uchinuke konomunewo
    konya sekaiwa sonotenonakani

    kizetsusuru youna kono atsui Beat de
    konya sekaiwa furue hajimeru
    mou ishidou atsuku dakishimeraretanara
    konya sekaiwa konotenonakani

    Sweetest Coma Again
    Sweetest Coma Again

    karadachuu kakenukeru kimino atsui Beat de
    owaranai yume Coma Again