Concert Planned To Honour Dr. No's Byron Lee

According to a report from The Jamaica Observer, a concert honouring Byron Lee is set to take place in Kingston, Jamaica on Saturday, 30 June 2007.

James Bond fans will best know Byron Lee and his band, the Dragonaires, as performers of the song ‘Jump Up’ in Dr. No, which can be heard during the scene at Puss Feller’s early on in the film.

The over 50 years of service to popular music put in by Byron Lee, popularly known as ‘The Dragon’ will again come into focus with the staging of the Honour the Dragon concert, conceptualised by the Friends of Byron Lee Committee. The event will take place on the Lawns of King’s House on Saturday, June 30, 2007, beginning at 9:00 pm.

“Byron Lee has demanded international respect for taking Jamaican/Caribbean culture to musical heights, a man of this cultural stature must be recognised with performances in his honour,” said member of parliament and member of the Friends of Byron Lee Committee, Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange.

Top artistes from Jamaica and the Caribbean region will honour the pioneering role that the legendary band, Byron Lee and the , played in establishing Jamaican musical talent to the world.

Lee played a pivotal role in the explosion of Jamaican music in the 1960s and 1970s. From the band’s formation in 1956, their international break followed with a performance in the James Bond Film, Dr No (partially filmed in Jamaica); to the stir they created in 1964 at the New York World Fair, where the sound of Jamaica, ska, was taken beyond our shores. Artistes such as Jimmy Cliff, Ken Boothe, and Desmond Dekker accompanied the band. Lee also brought international acts to record in Jamaica, including Jeff Beck, the Rolling Stones and Paul Simon, through his position as head of the Dynamic Sounds studio and the associated label.

Despite his ongoing battle with cancer, Lee (who spoke by telephone to this writer during the 2007 Jamaica Carnival season), says he remains committed to the music and the entertainment industry.

Ticket information and artiste line-up will be announced shortly.

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John Barry Appearance At Upcoming London Philharmonic Orchestra Concert

John Barry, who composed the scores for 11 James Bond films, (starting with 1963’s From Russia With Love and finally ending with 1987’s The Living Daylights) is set to make a special guest appearance at an upcoming London Philharmonic Orchestra concert taking place this upcoming June.

The concert will be taking place at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Thursday, 21 June 2007 at 7:30 PM. ‘Join the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Dodd, as they perform a programme of work from the five time Academy award-winning composer.’ Jarvis Cocker is the other special guest of the night.

Tickets for the event cost £25, £35, £45 and £55. To purchase tickets or for further information, click here to visit the official website.

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The Music Of James Bond – Pops In The Park

A new 007 music-themed event has recently been announced. Taking place on 19 August 2007 is ‘The Music Of James Bond – Pops In The Park’ presented by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Crystal Palace Bowl.

Full details:

The Music Of James Bond – Pops In The Park

Sunday 19 August 2007 7.30pm
Crystal Palace Bowl
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A night dedicated to the music of Bond, James Bond. With classic theme songs and tunes from all your favourite 007 movies, including:

• James Bond Theme
• From Russia with Love
• Goldfinger
• Thunderball
• Casino Royale (The Look of Love)
• You Only Live Twice
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Diamonds Are Forever)
• Live and Let Die
• The Spy Who Loved Me
• Moonraker (For Your Eyes Only)
• The Living Daylights
• License to Kill
• GoldenEye
• The World Is Not Enough
• Casino Royale (Tomorrow Never Dies)

Conductor – Carl Davies
With West End star vocalists – Mary Carewe and Simon Bowman
In association with the London Development Agency and London Borough of Bromley

For further information on ticket prices, online booking, and other details, click here to visit the official website.

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'007 Bond In Heaven – James Bond's Musical History'

In addition to the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s ‘James Bond Night’ taking place this upcoming June, details have been revealed on another upcoming Bond music event.

Fairfield, South London’s premiere arts, entertainment and conference center, will be putting on the ‘007 Bond in Heaven – The History in Music of All James Bond Movies’ event with full narration on Thursday, 14 June 2007 at 8:00pm.

Ticket costs for this particular event are ‘Price A’–£16.50.

The box office number for Fairfield is 020 8688 9291. Further contact details can be viewed here on the official website.

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You Know My Name

You Know My Name

Written by David Arnold and Chris Cornell
Performed by Chris Cornell

If you take a life do you know what you’ll give?
Odds are, you won’t like what it is
When the storm arrives, would you be seen with me?
By the merciless eyes of deceit?

I’ve seen angels fall from blinding heights
But you yourself are nothing so divine
Just next in line

Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you
The odds will betray you
And I will replace you
You can’t deny the prize it may never fulfill you
It longs to kill you
Are you willing to die?

The coldest blood runs through my veins
You know my name

If you come inside things will not be the same
When you return to the night
And if you think you’ve won
You never saw me change
The game that we all been playing

I’ve seen diamonds cut through harder men
Than you yourself
But if you must pretend
You may meet your end

Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you
The odds will betray you
And I will replace you
You can’t deny the prize it may never fulfill you
It longs to kill you
Are you willing to die?

The coldest blood runs through my veins

Try to hide your hand
Forget how to feel
(Forget how to feel)

Life is gone with just a spin of the wheel
(Spin of the wheel)

Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you
The odds will betray you
And I will replace you
You can’t deny the prize it may never fulfill you
It longs to kill you
Are you willing to die?

The coldest blood runs through my veins
You know my name
You know my name
You know my name
You know my name
You know my name
You know my name
You know my name

Moby On His James Bond Theme Remix

American performer Moby has been interviewed about his past and present career on CD Times just in time for the release of his newest album, ‘Go – The Very Best Of Moby.’

For 007 fans, Moby is best remembered for creating one of the most widely known James Bond theme remixes in 1997. It was included as one of the tracks for the Tomorrow Never Dies soundtrack.

‘The truth is I didn’t really want to record a James Bond theme,’ he says. ‘I got asked by the people at MGM/United Artists to record the James Bond theme for Tomorrow Never Dies.’ He goes onto say that had he not been asked, he wouldn’t have ever remixed the theme.

‘[I] feel like the original is perfect, you know, the John Barry original and I think that my version of the James Bond Theme, it’s OK, but it’s certainly not any way nearly as good as the original recording by John Barry.

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Royale Score Details Emerge

The Sony Music Store seems to have quelled the buzz that Bond music fans were making on the CBn Forum since previous track listings of the Casino Royale Score were released on play.com and HMV UK websites yesterday.

I say quelled because there was a buzz—but it has since stopped—and I say buzz because there was a buzz—but it has since been stopped by the good quelling it received. The buzz in question was regarding the seemingly “incomplete” nature of the tracklisting, but the quelling came in the form of a more rounded, more “official” version on Sony’s online music emporium.

The Sony Music Store now lists twenty-five tracks in the score, seemingly making the CD a more complete collection of David Arnold’s score. Oddly, the film’s theme—Chris Cornell’s ‘You Know My Name’—is not in the track list.

*** WARNING: Track Listing Contains Spoilers. Highlight to Read .***

1. African Rundown
2. Nothing Sinister
3. Unauthorised Access
4. Blunt Instrument
5. CCTV
6. Solange
7. Trip Aces
8. Miami International
9. I’m The Money
10. Aston Montenegro
11. Dinner Jackets
12. The Tell
13. Stairwell Fight
14. Vesper
15. Bond Loses It All
16. Dirty Martini
17. Bond Wins It All
18. The End of an Aston Martin
19. The Bad Die Young
20. City of Lovers
21. The Switch
22. Fall of a House in Venice
23. Death of Vesper
24. The Bitch is Dead
25. The Name’s Bond… James Bond

In related news, CBn forum member Marketto007 has posted pictures of Chris Cornell from what appears to be behind the scenes of the video clip shooting for ‘You Know My Name’ on Oct. 10th.

Thanks to forum members ‘Marketto007’ and ‘ Navy007Fan’ for the alert. To discuss the track listing, please visit this thread at the CBn forums.

Casino Royale is the 21st James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. The MGM/Columbia Pictures production began shooting in January and is due for release worldwide starting 16 November 2006. Casino Royale will premiere on 14 November in London. Starring Daniel Craig as James Bond; locations include the Czech Republic, the Bahamas, Italy and the UK.

The film co-stars Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Murino, Simon Abkarian, Tobias Menzies, Ivana Milicevic, Clemens Schick, Ludger Pistor, Claudio Santamaria, and Isaach De Bankole. The soundtrack is by David Arnold.

'The James Bond Songbook' Coming In October

While there has been mention of a few James Bond CD collections being rereleased to cash in on the Casino Royale hype, there is one brand new release coming at the end of the month.

‘The James Bond Songbook’ is a collection of several themes from the James Bond films, but with a jazz twist. The official details state:

A hip and groovy jazz take on the world of James Bond from 1965 – the height of the original Bond mania.

This rare album is seeing its first ever reissue and is taken from the original mastertapes. It is the latest in BGP’s Sound Library series, which is now onto its 3rd volume of filmic instrumental grooves.

The original album used legendary jazz and session bassist Jimmy Bond and contracted his name to James. Bond was a mainstay of the LA scene, playing with jazzers such as Charlie Parker and Elmo Hope, and with Phil Spector, Randy Newman and Frank Zappa (on his Lumpy Gravy project) amongst others.

The group on this CD includes some of the finest jazz talent on the West Coast, including a brilliant horn and reed line-up of Harold Land on tenor, Buddy Collette on flute and tenor and Bobby Bryant on trumpet.

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Set for release in October, ‘The James Bond Songbook’ can be pre-ordered from both amazon.co.uk and amazon.com. The track list includes:

• 1. Thunderball
• 2. Casino Royale
• 3. The Man With The Golden Gun
• 4. From Russia With Love
• 5. Theme From “Dr No”
• 6. Moonraker
• 7. James Bond Theme
• 8. For Your Eyes Only
• 9. Goldfinger
• 10. Live And Let Die
• 11. Diamonds Are Forever
• 12. You Only Live Twice

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John Barry Not Bonding With The Modern 007

John Barry, composer of a record 11 James Bond films, isn’t bonding with the modern 007, according to a report from the International Express.

‘I haven’t been a Bond fan in a long time,’ he says. ‘I gave up after The Living Daylights in 1987. I had exhausted all my ideas, rung all the changes that were possible. It was a formula that had run its course. The best had been done as far as I was concerned…’

‘There used to be one solid school of people. When that broke down [after Saltzman left the series in the mid-70s], I didn’t know who was running the show anymore. That’s why when you see them on television, you don’t say “Oh no, it’s an old Bond”, you say “Wow, it’s an old Bond, that’s great”‘. ‘Forget it, I’ll watch something else,’ says Barry, when it comes to some of the newer James Bond films.

And while the Academy Award and Grammy-winning composer is still friends with current producer Barbara Broccoli, he will reportedly not be rushing out to see Casino Royale when it is released.

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'The Ultimate James Bond Film Music Collection'

The literary 007 isn’t the only aspect in the world of James Bond that has new releases lined up for the premiere of Casino Royale, a few new CD collections are on the way as well.

Coming in mid-October is The Ultimate James Bond Film Music Collection from Silva Screen. It features Nic Raine and the City of Prague Philharmonic.

According to the product description on Footlight: ‘This 4 CD set brings together music from all 20 official James Bond (and 2 unofficial) films in anticipation of the release of Casino Royale in November. Featured are 59 tracks performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Nic Raine and James Fitzpatrick.’

This James Bond music collection will be released on 17 October in the US and 30 October in the UK–and is now available to pre-order:

Pre-order The Ultimate James Bond Film Music Collection from Amazon.co.uk

Pre-order The Ultimate James Bond Film Music Collection from Amazon.com

The full track list includes:

• CD 1:
• Dr. No
• 1. The James Bond Theme (Original Version)
• 2. Suite
• From Russia With Love
• 3. From Russia With Love (Film Version)
• 4. The Zagreb Express
• 5. The Golden Horn
• 6. Girl Trouble
• 7. 007 Takes The Lektor
• 8. From Russia With Love (Symphonic Version)
• Goldfinger
• 9. Into Miami / Alpine Drive
• 10. Dawn Raid At Fort Knox
• 11. Goldfinger
• Thunderball
• 12. Thunderball
• 13. The Bomb / Cafe Martinique
• 14. Fight On The Disco Volante / Death Of Largo

• CD 2:
• You Only Live Twice
• 1. Bond’s Funeral / Mountains And Sunsets
• 2. The Wedding / Capsule In Space
• 3. You Only Live Twice
• On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
• 4. This Never Happened To The Other Fella
• 5. We Have All The Time In The World
• 6. Bond Meets The Girls
• 7. The Ski Chase
• Diamonds Are Forever
• 8. Mr. Wint And Mr. Kidd
• 9. Circus, Circus
• 10. Blofeld’s Laser
• 11. Diamonds Are Forever
• Live and Let Die
• 12. Live And Let Die

• CD 3:
• The Man With The Golden Gun
• 1. The Man With The Golden Gun
• 2. Kung Fu Fight / Let’s Go Get ‘Em
• 3. Chew Me In Grisly Land
• 4. Slow Boat From China / Nick Nack
• The Spy Who Loved Me
• 5. Nobody Does It Better
• 6. Ride To Atlantis
• 7. The Tanker
• Moonraker
• 8. Arrival At Chateau Drax / Freefall
• 9. Miss Goodhead Meets Bond
• 10. Flight Into Space
• 11. Moonraker
• For Your Eyes Only
• 12. For Your Eyes Only
• Octopussy
• 13. Suite – Bond Meets Octopussy / The Palace Fight
• 14. All Time High

• CD 4:
• A View to a Kill
• 1. Wine With Stacy / Fanfare / Snow Job
• The Living Daylights
• 2. Koskov Escapes / Hercules Take Off
• 3. Mujahadin / Afghanistan Plan
• 4. Air Bond / Necros Attacks
• 5. End Title
• Licence To Kill
• 6. Suite
• GoldenEye
• 7. GoldenEye
• 8. Tank Drive Around St. Petersburg
• Tomorrow Never Dies
• 9. Tomorrow Never Dies
• 10. Surrender
• The World Is Not Enough
• 11. Ice Bandits
• 12. Access Denied
• 13. The World Is Not Enough
• Die Another Day
• 14. Die Another Day
• 15. Going Down Together
• The James Bond Theme
• 16. The James Bond Theme (Symphonic Version)

• Bonus Tracks: The Unofficial James Bond
• Never Say Never Again
• 17. Never Say Never Again
• Casino Royale
• 18. The Look Of Love
• 19. Casino Royale

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