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The Music Of James Bond- Jon Burlingame

brinkeguthriebrinkeguthrie Piz Gloria
in Music Posts: 1,400
An outstanding book- I didn't think at this point I'd ever come across an 007 title that would cover new ground for me- but this one does. A deep dive into behind the scenes, lots of John Barry.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Music-James-Bond-Burlingame/dp/0199358850

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  • FourDotFourDot
    Posts: 250
    I'm halfway through it. Very entertaining, light read, filled with wonderful little tidbits.

    The most bizarre revelation for me is actually not music related: that UA mounted a For Your Consideration campaign to try and get Clifton James nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 1973. Seriously.
  • Some_Kind_Of_HeroSome_Kind_Of_Hero
    edited January 2015 Posts: 6,844
    Oh yes, Burlingame's The Music of James Bond is a fantastic read. Any fan of film music or of James Bond—or especially any fan of James Bond film music—should read it at once. I have the first edition that only runs up through Quantum of Solace. I'm anxious to read his chapter on Newman's Skyfall, but I think I'll wait until at least a couple more films are added until a buy a whole new edition.
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