Silva Screen's 'James Bond – The Gold Collection'

Following up the release of ‘The Ultimate James Bond Film Music Collection’ in late 2006 to mark the theatrical release of Casino Ryale, Silva Screen is back again with another 007 music collection–‘James Bond – The Gold Collection’.

Due for release in mid-October in the UK and US, this 2-CD set will track the series’ 45 years of music, from Dr. No through Casino Ryale.

SILVA SCREEN PRESENTS

JAMES BOND – THE GOLD EDITION

A Lavish 2 CD Set

From Dr. No to Casino Ryale, this lavish CD collection features James Bond signature tunes, spanning over 45 years of Bond music.

Featuring classic John Barry themes as well as themes by Monty Norman, Lionel Bart, Paul McCartney, Marvin Hamlisch, Bill Conti, Michel Legrand, Sheryl Crow, Madonna and David Arnold.

Including an EXCLUSIVE 24 page booklet James Bond – A Musical History written by GEOFF LEONARD and PETE WALKER, acclaimed authors of JOHN BARRY – The Man With The Midas Touch, a title to be reissued this autumn.

PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS SILVA SCREEN BOND RELEASES:

“The disc is packed full of favourites…everything’s recorded perfectly” – Total Film

“John Barry’s scores are given a lustrous working over by his main arranger and orchestrator Nic Raine” – CD Choice

To be released on 20th October 2008 in time for the October 31st UK opening of the 22nd James Bond film Quantum Of Solace.

Tracklisting:

Disc One:

1. Dr. No – The James Bond Theme
2. From Russia With Love – From Russia With Love
3. From Russia With Love – 007 Takes The Lektor
4. Goldfinger – Goldfinger
5. Thunderball – Thunderball
6. You Only Live Twice – You Only Live Twice
7. You Only Live Twice – Capsule In Space
8. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – We Have All The Time In The World
9. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service – Escape From Piz Gloria/The Ski Chase
10. Diamonds Are Forever – Diamonds Are Forever
11. Live And Let Die – Live And Let Die (edit)
12. The Man With The Golden Gun – Slow Boat From China/Nick Nack/ The Man With The Golden Gun
13. The Spy Who Loved Me – Nobody Does It Better
14. Moonraker – Moonraker (edit)
15. Moonraker – Arrival At Chateau Drax/Freefall

Disc Two:

1. For Your Eyes Only – For Your Eyes Only
2. Octopussy – All Time High
3. Never Say Never Again – Never Say Never Again
4. A View To A Kill – Wine With Stacey/Fanfare/Snow Job
5. The Living Daylights – The Living Daylights End Title
6. Licence To Kill – Licence To Kill
7. GoldenEye – GoldenEye
8. GoldenEye – Tank Drive Around St. Petersburg
9. Tomorrow Never Dies – Tomorrow Never Dies
10. Tomorrow Never Dies – Surrender
11. The World Is Not Enough – Ice Bandits
12. The World Is Not Enough – The World Is Not Enough
13. Die Another Day – Die Another Day
14. Die Another Day – Going Down Together
15. Casino Royale – You Know My Name

‘James Bond – The Gold Edition’ will be released stateside on 14 October 2008. The UK release will follow on the 20th of the month. Pre-order online:

• Order ‘James Bond – The Gold Edition’ from Amazon.co.uk
• Order ‘James Bond – The Gold Edition’ from Amazon.com

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'The Best Of Bond… James Bond' Coming In October

Music fans will want to keep an eye out for an upcoming updated edition of the ‘The Best of Bond… James Bond’ themes collection.

This popular Capitol Records collection, last released in late 2002 to tie in with the release of Die Another Day, has been updated once again and is scheduled for release on 28 October 2008.

As of 2002, this Bond theme collection featured every main title song from Dr. No through The World Is Not Enough as well as Moby’s take on the Bond theme for Tomorrow Never Dies and the Parodi/Fair theme used in the GoldenEye trailers.

Specific details as to what songs will be included on this new collection are not yet available. Additionally, a CD/DVD combo will also be released.

Pre-order the 2008 ‘Best of Bond… James Bond’ collection:

• Order ‘The Best of Bond… James Bond’ (CD) from Amazon.co.uk
• Order ‘The Best of Bond… James Bond’ (CD+DVD) from Amazon.co.uk
• Order ‘The Best of Bond… James Bond’ (CD) from Amazon.com
• Order ‘The Best of Bond… James Bond’ (CD+DVD) from Amazon.com

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007 Composer David Arnold At The Space Media Event In October

David Arnold

David Arnold, best known by 007 fans as the composer for the last five James Bond films and the upcoming Quantum of Solace, is scheduled to make an appearance at Brighton’s The Space in October.

The Space (Southern Performance and Creative Energies) is Brighton’s monthly arts and media event that brings together the creative community with special guest interviews.

Arnold is scheduled to appear on Tuesday, 7 October–just a few weeks before Quantum of Solace debuts in the theatres around the world.

Doors open at 7:00pm, with tickets costing £3 – £5. Event location is: Joogleberry Playhouse, 14-17 Manchester St, Brighton.

For further information on this Bond-related event, phone 01273 682612 or visit the official website.

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'John Barry – The Man With The Midas Touch' Slated For Autumn '08

Back in April of this year, CommanderBond.net reported that John Barry – The Man with the Midas Touch, a book celebrating the work of the famed James Bond film composer, had been delayed from it’s original 2007 release date.

Today we can announce that the release information has been updated and fans can look forward to John Barry – The Man with the Midas Touch in Autumn 2008–to coincide with Barry’s 75th birthday.

Full details regarding what to expect have been published at JohnBarry.org.uk:

Whether or not you purchased John Barry – A life in Music, ten years ago, you can look forward to a book that has been thoroughly re-written and completely updated. We have spent a lot of time on the picture content and this too has been extensively updated and includes a good selection of rare photos, both colour and black and white.

There are approximately 300 pages including two photo sections of 16 pages each of colour and b & w. In addition to this, a photo introduces each of the thirty chapters, and, of course, the discography has been updated to include everything that’s happened since 1998. It’s a book that does full justice to a glittering career.

We want to emphasise that this project is basically a self-publication in that we have commissioned a publisher to act on our behalf. All the work has been done by a team of dedicated Barry fans, much of it voluntarily.

Therefore, we want to encourage as many as possible to order (and therefore pay for) the book now, even though it won’t be available until October/November. Of course, there will be a discount if you do this–we don’t expect anybody to pay in advance purely for our benefit!

The book will retail at £19.99 ($39.99) but for those wishing to pay in advance, the cost will be £14.99 ($29.99)–a saving of 25%!

Order John Barry – The Man with the Midas Touch at JohnBarry.org.uk.

007 fans best know Barry for his work as composer on the scores for 11 James Bond films, starting with 1963’s From Russia With Love and finally ending with 1987’s The Living Daylights.

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Autobiography Of 007 Guitarist Vic Flick Coming In August

An autobiography of Vic Flick, the man responsible for the instantly recognizable guitar strums of the James Bond theme, is in the works.

The Ultimate James Bond Fan Blog alerts us that 007 fans can pre-order Vic Flick, Guitarman now, with the book due for release in August 2008.

The official blurb from publisher BearManor Media follows:

This book is by a musician who worked in every major recording and television studio in London during that wonderful musical period of the 1960s and 1970s.

One of the first call session guitarists in the UK, Vic Flick has a bounty of true stories. Stories of the drama and humor, the tensions and the rewards of working with first class musicians and internationally known artists in the world of recording, Television and Radio.

Vic Flick’s connection with the James Bond films is legend. His guitar sound on the James Bond Theme stirred the hearts and imaginations of a generation. Here is a book that tells of the music business from the inside, about the music, the good and the bad business practices, the money, the agents and the managers.

From the Beatles to Nancy Sinatra, from Tom Jones to Dusty Springfield, it’s all within the pages of Vic’s autobiography.

Vic Flick, Guitarman will retail for $19.95 and can be ordered online at BearManor Media.

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The Film Music of John Barry Concert In June

Celebrated film composer John Barry will be the guest of honour at an upcoming concert in Dublin, Ireland.

On 20 June 2008, the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra will present The Film Music of John Barry. The event is set to take place at the National Concert Hall at 8:00pm and will be broadcast live on RTÉ lyric fm.

Nicholas Dodd will conduct the orchestra while Aedín Gormley will act as presenter.

John Barry, one of the most celebrated film composers of modern times, is guest of honour for this very special evening of his music. Presented by RTÉ lyric fm’s Movies and Musicals and hosted by Aedín Gormley, the concert features famous themes from Goldfinger, Out of Africa, Dances with Wolves, Zulu, Midnight Cowboy, Chaplin and many more. The lush strings and dramatic brass that make Barry’s music so distinctive will be heard to thrilling effect with the full might of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets to the event range from &pound10 – £33. For further details or to purchase tickets, visit the official website.

007 fans best know Barry for his work as composer on the scores for 11 James Bond films, starting with 1963’s From Russia With Love and finally ending with 1987’s The Living Daylights.

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David Arnold And Don Black Team Up For Stage Musical

James Bond composer David Arnold and lyricist Don Black will be teaming up with Derren Litten to create a new stage musical.

The Stage reports that while exact details on the forthcoming show are being kept under wraps, it is understood that it will be a musical comedy based on an existing story.

007 fans best know Arnold for his work on the musical scores to Pierce Brosnan’s last three Bond films as well as Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale (he is also working on Quantum of Solace).

Black has also been associated with the Bond series, credited for his lyrics on the following songs: Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, Surrender, The World Is Not Enough and Only Myself To Blame (working alongside Arnold on the final three listed).

Black said he was ‘excited’ to be working with Arnold again, saying that the composer’s varied catalogue of works and knowledge of different music styles made him someone who could come up with an original production for the West End.

‘You can talk to David about Cole Porter or the Kaiser Chiefs, Irving Berlin or the Scissor Sisters. It is nice to work with young people and I am enjoying very much working with David again,’ he said.

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'John Barry – The Man With The Midas Touch' Postponed

Back in July of last year, CommanderBond.net had reported that a book celebrating the work of famed James Bond composer John Barry was planned for release later that year.

The book, John Barry – The Man with the Midas Touch, has since been delayed due to a ‘variety of reasons’, but publication is expected to occur sometime early this year.

As stated at JohnBarry.org.uk, (where the cover artwork can be viewed), details on how to pre-order at a discounted price will become available as soon as a publication date is made firm.

The biography consists of ‘approximately 260 pages of text split into 30 chapters, 16 pages of colour photos and 16 pages of black and white photos.’ Also included is a definitive film / discography and a foreword especially written by lyricist Don Black (who contributed to several Bond title themes).

007 fans best know Barry for his work as composer on the scores for 11 James Bond films, starting with 1963’s From Russia With Love and finally ending with 1987’s The Living Daylights.

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Special Concert Planned For Bond Lyricist Don Black

A special concert is being put together to celebrate the 70th birthday of James Bond lyricist Don Black.

The Stage reports that the event is being planned at the London Palladium and will reportedly feature the most popular songs from his catalogue of works. Radio 2 is understood to be in talks with Black as well.

Anne Skates, the group’s director, told The Stage: ‘The concert is set to take place in August. Don’s lyrics are fabulous–he has written so many shows. It will be a really nice event to do.’

Black, who turns 70 on 21 June, is best known by 007 fans for his lyricist credits on Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, Surrender, The World Is Not Enough and Only Myself To Blame.

The exact date of the show is scheduled for Sunday, 17 August. A spokeswoman for the Really Useful Group, owner of the Palladium, confirmed a booking had been made by the BBC on that date.

For further details on the upcoming event, visit The Stage.

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Symphonic James Bond Concert In Melbourne; 29-30 March

An upcoming concert by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will have a licence to thril.

On 29 and 30 March 2008, the MSO will be playing an array of different musical selections from the James Bond films from 1962’s Dr. No through 2006’s Casino Royale.

The orchestra will be under the direction of composer and conductor Carl Davis while soprano Mary Carewe will provide vocals.

The full repertoire follows:

• Dr No: The James Bond Theme
• From Russia with Love
• Goldfinger: Goldfinger
• Goldfinger: Dawn Raid at Fort Knox
• Thunderball
• Casino Royale: The Look of Love
• You Only Live Twice
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: We Have All The Time In The World
• Diamonds Are Forever
• Live and Let Die
• The Spy Who Loved Me: The Voyage to Atlantis
• The Spy Who Loved Me: Nobody Does It Better
• For Your Eyes Only
• Moonraker
• The Man with the Golden Gun
• The Living Daylights
• Licence To Kill
• GoldenEye: GoldenEye
• GoldenEye: A Pleasant Ride in St Petersburg (Tank Chase)
• The World is Not Enough
• Casino Royale: You Know My Name
• The James Bond Theme: Reprise
• Tomorrow Never Dies: Surrender

The MSO Pops Symphonic James Bond will take place at 7:00pm on Saturday, 29 March and 2:00pm on Sunday, 30 March. The event will take place at the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia.

Tickets range in price from $24 to $96. To purchase tickets or more details on the event, visit the official website.

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