Best Bond theme?

**Drax** · Apr 15th, 2003, 01:44 PM

I'd go with Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die." Or even the Monty Norman Orchestra doing the Bond theme!

What do you think is the best?

Matt G · Apr 15th, 2003, 02:21 PM

If I'm being brutally honest - DAD.

Before that AVTAK.

If you're going old school LALD and OHMSS are v.good

jopaxton · Apr 15th, 2003, 05:35 PM

For your eyes only - sheena
i think she did a wonderful job and besides that LALD

3e_fro · Apr 15th, 2003, 09:48 PM

goldfinger and tomorrow never dies

**Drax** · Apr 16th, 2003, 04:14 AM

Good calls. I am an 80's music buff so I loved AVTAK, and FYEO fits perfectly with the movie. Sheryl Crow did a great job with TND, and GF sounds great (Whenever I hear the first riff, "DAH DAAAAAAAAAAH!" I always see Goldfinger's face.)

DAD is a different story though. As a song, it's not that great. However, I think it fit great in the movie, with Bond's torture scene and all.

Maxwell · Apr 16th, 2003, 03:18 PM

Anyone out there bought the new "remastered" Bond soundtracks?

Matt G · Apr 16th, 2003, 06:21 PM

Nope. They any good?

**Drax** · Apr 17th, 2003, 03:05 AM

I have downloaded a few tracks. The old ones sound great and the new ones sound better.

stevebro · Apr 17th, 2003, 10:08 PM

I'd have to say AVTAK. I've come to enjoy all of them actually.. EXCEPT TMWTGG, I really hate that theme song... but you can't win them all. My other favorites would have to be:

Goldeneye
TND
You Only Live Twice
OHMSS
Live and Let Die
The Living Daylights

3e_fro · Apr 18th, 2003, 12:38 PM

lulu...always think of hendrix taking over her show when i hear that song

Maxwell · Apr 19th, 2003, 08:35 PM

Here's my rundown. It is not to disparage anybody's favorites (I'll admit that my tastes go against the grain) and it is MY OPINION ONLY. Bear in mind that I'm 47 and have been watching these for a long, taste-atrophying time.

Likes:

-James Bond Theme (John Barry saves Monty Norman's "mining-disaster-music")
-From Russia With Love (dated but nice)
-Goldfinger (classic)
-Thunderball (great!)
-You Only Live Twice (great, despite Nancy Sinatra's shaky vocal)
-We Have All the Time in the World (probably Barry's best composition...and Lous Armstrong's LAST recording)
-Diamonds Are Forever (My favorite...slinky, nasty, and powerful)
-Nobody Does it Better (great song)
-For Your Eyes Only (great song by Bill Conti)
-All Time High (a bit sleepy but a great song)
-Goldeneye (of all the Bond-haiku songs, this one works--because of the slinky orchestrations, and Tina Turner's vocal. She should've done "License to Kill.")
-Tomorrow Never Dies (Surrender) (End Title for TND: Composer David Arnold's tribute to John Barry with lyrics by Barry collaborator Don Black, and k.d.lang's stupendous performance. This one was done with love for the series by all concerned, and shelved to the back-burner by the producers. Damn it!)
-TWINE (Arnold, Black and "Garbage" try and yank the Bond-music formula into the 21st century. Not bad at all)

Dislike's:
-Live and Let Die (I know, I know...big hit, but its a barely-there song, saved by George Martin's powerful bridges. Did you know that the producers liked the song, but Harry Saltzman suggested to Sir Paul that he get a female vocalist?!!! Was he NUTS?)
-The Man with the Golden Gun ("Try to write a song like McCartney, John! With a pop star vocal! ANY pop star!" Dismal.)
-Where are you? (Moonraker) just doesn't work, and it might not have with Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mathis, who were both considered to sing it
-A View to a Kill (bigger hit, but it's Bond-haiku set to music. Barry's orchestrations gives it punch)
-The Living Daylights (ugh! BAD Bond-haiku, screechily-sung--couldn't a-ha write something in a key they could sing in? Barry makes it listenable, but not much)
-License to Kill (a tired re-tread--they couldn't get somebody more "with-it" than Gladys Knight? By the way, the End-Title song "If you Asked Me to" would later become a big hit for Celine Dion)
-The Experience of Loving (End-Title of "Goldeneye." The absolute bottom of the barrel. Terrible song, terribly sung by the composer, Eric Serra, who did great things with "The Fifth Element")
-Tomorrow Never Dies (Terrible. You don't hear Sheryl Crow singing this in concert, do you? Perhaps she's trying to forget)
-Die Another Day (Not as bad as some have said. But not good Madonna. Really, though, what could she have done to bridge a 14 month torture sequence that COULD have worked?)

Dr. Matt · Apr 20th, 2003, 02:17 AM

The best James Bond Song in "The Living Daylights" by a-ha.

3e_fro · Apr 20th, 2003, 11:15 AM

with your comment on tmwtgg, i'm confused. did lennon write it?

Maxwell · Apr 20th, 2003, 06:44 PM

JOHN BARRY wrote the music for"The Man with the Golden Gun."
Don Black provided the lyrics.

My quote at the end was an imaginary instruction from the producers to Barry to duplicate the success of the song "Live and Let Die."

3e_fro · Apr 20th, 2003, 06:46 PM

ah john barry :p

Apr 15th, 2003, 01:44 PM	#1
Drax Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,232 Gameroom Cash: $48903	Best Bond theme? I'd go with Paul McCartney's "Live and Let Die." Or even the Monty Norman Orchestra doing the Bond theme! What do you think is the best? __________________ webmaster@bondmovies.com BondMovies.com - "Nobody Does It Better." Thanks for visiting!

Apr 15th, 2003, 02:21 PM	#2
Matt G Fireshadow Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London Posts: 593 Gameroom Cash: $250	If I'm being brutally honest - DAD. Before that AVTAK. If you're going old school LALD and OHMSS are v.good __________________ Got your attention?

Apr 15th, 2003, 05:35 PM	#3
jopaxton Agent Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 102 Gameroom Cash: $250	For your eyes only - sheena i think she did a wonderful job and besides that LALD __________________ What a waste... Of money! - Sharke, LTK

Apr 15th, 2003, 09:48 PM	#4
3e_fro 0011 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 271 Gameroom Cash: $250	goldfinger and tomorrow never dies __________________ Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to boogie!

Apr 16th, 2003, 04:14 AM	#5
Drax Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,232 Gameroom Cash: $48903	Good calls. I am an 80's music buff so I loved AVTAK, and FYEO fits perfectly with the movie. Sheryl Crow did a great job with TND, and GF sounds great (Whenever I hear the first riff, "DAH DAAAAAAAAAAH!" I always see Goldfinger's face.) DAD is a different story though. As a song, it's not that great. However, I think it fit great in the movie, with Bond's torture scene and all. __________________ webmaster@bondmovies.com BondMovies.com - "Nobody Does It Better." Thanks for visiting!

Apr 16th, 2003, 03:18 PM	#6
Maxwell Agent Provocateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 899 Gameroom Cash: $250	Anyone out there bought the new "remastered" Bond soundtracks? __________________ "Thank you, Sam," (Frodo) said in a cracked whisper. "How far is there to go?" "I don't know," said Sam, "because I don't know where we're going." The Return of the King p.269

Apr 16th, 2003, 06:21 PM	#7
Matt G Fireshadow Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: London Posts: 593 Gameroom Cash: $250	Nope. They any good? __________________ Got your attention?

Apr 17th, 2003, 03:05 AM	#8
Drax Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 4,232 Gameroom Cash: $48903	I have downloaded a few tracks. The old ones sound great and the new ones sound better. __________________ webmaster@bondmovies.com BondMovies.com - "Nobody Does It Better." Thanks for visiting!

Apr 17th, 2003, 10:08 PM	#9
stevebro 00 veteran Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 170 Gameroom Cash: $250	I'd have to say AVTAK. I've come to enjoy all of them actually.. EXCEPT TMWTGG, I really hate that theme song... but you can't win them all. My other favorites would have to be: Goldeneye TND You Only Live Twice OHMSS Live and Let Die The Living Daylights __________________ you won't be needing this... old man

Apr 18th, 2003, 12:38 PM	#10
3e_fro 0011 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 271 Gameroom Cash: $250	lulu...always think of hendrix taking over her show when i hear that song __________________ Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to boogie!

Apr 19th, 2003, 08:35 PM	#11
Maxwell Agent Provocateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 899 Gameroom Cash: $250	Here's my rundown. It is not to disparage anybody's favorites (I'll admit that my tastes go against the grain) and it is MY OPINION ONLY. Bear in mind that I'm 47 and have been watching these for a long, taste-atrophying time. Likes: -James Bond Theme (John Barry saves Monty Norman's "mining-disaster-music") -From Russia With Love (dated but nice) -Goldfinger (classic) -Thunderball (great!) -You Only Live Twice (great, despite Nancy Sinatra's shaky vocal) -We Have All the Time in the World (probably Barry's best composition...and Lous Armstrong's LAST recording) -Diamonds Are Forever (My favorite...slinky, nasty, and powerful) -Nobody Does it Better (great song) -For Your Eyes Only (great song by Bill Conti) -All Time High (a bit sleepy but a great song) -Goldeneye (of all the Bond-haiku songs, this one works--because of the slinky orchestrations, and Tina Turner's vocal. She should've done "License to Kill.") -Tomorrow Never Dies (Surrender) (End Title for TND: Composer David Arnold's tribute to John Barry with lyrics by Barry collaborator Don Black, and k.d.lang's stupendous performance. This one was done with love for the series by all concerned, and shelved to the back-burner by the producers. Damn it!) -TWINE (Arnold, Black and "Garbage" try and yank the Bond-music formula into the 21st century. Not bad at all) Dislike's: -Live and Let Die (I know, I know...big hit, but its a barely-there song, saved by George Martin's powerful bridges. Did you know that the producers liked the song, but Harry Saltzman suggested to Sir Paul that he get a female vocalist?!!! Was he NUTS?) -The Man with the Golden Gun ("Try to write a song like McCartney, John! With a pop star vocal! ANY pop star!" Dismal.) -Where are you? (Moonraker) just doesn't work, and it might not have with Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mathis, who were both considered to sing it -A View to a Kill (bigger hit, but it's Bond-haiku set to music. Barry's orchestrations gives it punch) -The Living Daylights (ugh! BAD Bond-haiku, screechily-sung--couldn't a-ha write something in a key they could sing in? Barry makes it listenable, but not much) -License to Kill (a tired re-tread--they couldn't get somebody more "with-it" than Gladys Knight? By the way, the End-Title song "If you Asked Me to" would later become a big hit for Celine Dion) -The Experience of Loving (End-Title of "Goldeneye." The absolute bottom of the barrel. Terrible song, terribly sung by the composer, Eric Serra, who did great things with "The Fifth Element") -Tomorrow Never Dies (Terrible. You don't hear Sheryl Crow singing this in concert, do you? Perhaps she's trying to forget) -Die Another Day (Not as bad as some have said. But not good Madonna. Really, though, what could she have done to bridge a 14 month torture sequence that COULD have worked?) __________________ "Thank you, Sam," (Frodo) said in a cracked whisper. "How far is there to go?" "I don't know," said Sam, "because I don't know where we're going." The Return of the King p.269

Apr 20th, 2003, 02:17 AM	#12
Dr. Matt Pirate Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 721 Gameroom Cash: $250	The best James Bond Song in "The Living Daylights" by a-ha. __________________ -Dr. Matt

Apr 20th, 2003, 11:15 AM	#13
3e_fro 0011 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 271 Gameroom Cash: $250	with your comment on tmwtgg, i'm confused. did lennon write it? __________________ Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to boogie!

Apr 20th, 2003, 06:44 PM	#14
Maxwell Agent Provocateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 899 Gameroom Cash: $250	JOHN BARRY wrote the music for"The Man with the Golden Gun." Don Black provided the lyrics. My quote at the end was an imaginary instruction from the producers to Barry to duplicate the success of the song "Live and Let Die." __________________ "Thank you, Sam," (Frodo) said in a cracked whisper. "How far is there to go?" "I don't know," said Sam, "because I don't know where we're going." The Return of the King p.269

Apr 20th, 2003, 06:46 PM	#15
3e_fro 0011 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 271 Gameroom Cash: $250	ah john barry :p __________________ Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to boogie!

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