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There is, and I really like the interpretation, but sadly it lacks my favourite part of the Bond theme (the brass bombastic da da da daaaaa da da da). Newman doesn't seem to like that one. I hate how he cut it off in Skyfall right before the mentioned part during the DB5 scene. :/ Listen to the 1st track on the CD, "Los muertos vivos estan".
but happy this score isn't as mellow as Skyfall
Huh? It's not.
Ever heard The Shawshank Redemption, Meet Joe Black, The Good German, Road to Perdition or Little Children? Every bit the equal of Alfred Newman's work.
It sounds a lot like The Name's Bond, James Bond
It doesn't, really. The closest comparison is the Bond theme for when Bond enters Kazakhstan in TWINE.
I on the other hand just keep seeing Bond run across the moors in SF and that's not good.
One with 26 tracks and one with 27???
I wonder how different the cues will be in length again. SF's had to be trimmed to fit on the CD such as the opening of "Grand Bazaar".
I remember Barry said something to the effect that he speeded up the action by slowing down the music. OHMSS is a great example of this ..so is anytime the 007 theme is used. AVTAK is another good example.
Arnold didn't always get that but sometimes believe it or not he did such as the motorcycle chase in TND and the Thames boat chase in TWINE.
Newman seems to not use this approach and tries to keep the music in peace with the action.
Having said that I am still enjoying the score and the non action bits are amazing.
I think Newman has taken an approach with SP similar what Zimmer used for the Bat, John Powell for Bourne or Howard Shore for LOTR. He has taken the themes and motifs that he created for SF and varied them slightly for SP.
When one looks back on his two Bond scores in time, they will have a holistic feel. That will be a positive for those who liked his work here, and a negative for those who didn't.
I personally am indifferent at the moment. I like parts of SP's score better than SF, particularly when he borrows motifs from that film like Westminster Bridge which I referenced above for instance, but creatively I think there may have been more highlights on the SF OST (such as New Digs, The Chimera & Shanghai Drive).
I agree. I think "The Name's Bond....James Bond" differs on certain key details from "Breadcrumbs". Moreover, where did that weird rumour come from? That David Arnold wrote "The James Bond Theme" cues? I have the bootleg expanded soundtrack, which was sent to the Academy Awards for screening, and there's absolutely no mention of David Arnold in there....
I think this rumour is merely some wishful thinking of some David Arnold fans. And that's not fair.
It came from an interview of Newman I believe. Yes they did indeed pay Arnold for the cues. It's somewhere on YT. I'll try to find it.
I reserve the right to be wrong lol but that's what I remember.
In terms of tempo, Newman's action music generally not that much faster than Barry's. The difference is where with Barry the smallest rhythmic value would normally be 8th notes, with Newman he subdivides the measure into 16th notes - outlined by electronic sequences that the orchestra can "lock" into.
Jeff Pfeifer.
Yes, Pfeifer Frankfort. I think they've done all the DC trailers (known as Pfeifer Broz before).
No, not a pure rendition of the Bond theme.