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BOND POLLS 2015: 007 Music Score Contest (TOP 10 Best Bond Scores, FINAL RESULTS ARE IN, p. 4!)

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  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
    edited July 2015 Posts: 4,589
    1. 12 pts: Skyfall
    2. 10 pts: Goldfinger (is that better @royale65 ?)
    3. 8 pts: Diamonds Are Forever
    4. 7 pts: You Only Live Twice
    5. 6 pts: Casino Royale
    6. 5 pts: Thunderball
    7. 4 pts: OHMSS
    8. 3 pts: Live and Let Die
    9. 2 pts: Moonraker
    10. 1 pt: QoS
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Thanks for the votes man ;). Let's keep them coming.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Keep voting guys
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited July 2015 Posts: 4,537
    Tim to shaking that list bit up... :bz

    01-12 Points: For Your Eyes Only
    02-10 Points: The Living Daylights
    03-08 Points: The World Is Not Enough
    04-07 Points: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    05-06 Points: Octopussy
    06-05 Points: Quantum Of Solace
    07-04 Points: Tomorrow Never Dies
    08-03 Points: The Man With The Golden Gun
    09-02 Points: From Russia With Love

    and of course 1 point go to... mother of franchise...

    10-01 Point: Dr No

    Do you exspecter something ele's... ;)

    The rest wil possible something like this, but keep in mind can be a bit difrent next time..:
    11. Live and Let Die
    12. Goldeneye
    13. Licence To Kill
    14. The Spy Who Loved Me




    15. Skyfall
    16. A View To A Kill
    17. Diamonds Are Forever
    18. You Only Live Twice
    19. Die Another Day
    20. Casino Royale
    21. Moonraker
    22. Thunderball
    23. Goldfinger
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    thnks for the votes man ;)
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,231
    12 Points - On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry
    10 Points - The Living Daylights - John Barry
    8 Points - You Only Live Twice - John Barry
    7 Points - Thunderball - John Barry
    6 Points - Goldfinger - John Barry
    5 Points - Casino Royale - David Arnold
    4 Points - Tomorrow Never Dies - David Arnold
    3 Points - Quantum Of Solace - David Arnold
    2 Points - Moonraker - John Barry
    1 Point - A View To A Kill - John Barry

    This is a pretty hard list to compile once you get outside your top five. Loads of tough choices. So much good music throughout the fifty years of Bond.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Thank you so much for the votes so far.

    Current standings, after 15 voters:

    01. 157 POINTS: Music Score "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE" (John Barry)
    02. 085 POINTS: Music Score "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER" (John Barry) 
    03. 079 POINTS: Music Score "THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS" (John Barry)
    04. 069 POINTS: Music Score "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" (John Barry)
    05. 068 POINTS: Music Score "MOONRAKER" (John Barry)
    06. 061 POINTS: Music Score "THUNDERBALL" (John Barry) 
    07. 048 POINTS: Music Score "A VIEW TO A KILL" (John Barry)
    08. 043 POINTS: Music Score "GOLDFINGER" (John Barry)
    09. 037 POINTS: Music Score "FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE" (John Barry)
    10. 033 POINTS: Music Score "LIVE AND LET DIE" (George Martin)
    11. 032 POINTS: Music Score "OCTOPUSSY" (John Barry)
    12. 032 POINTS: Music Score "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY" (Bill Conti)
    13. 024 POINTS: Music Score "TOMORROW NEVER DIES" (David Arnold)
    14. 021 POINTS: Music Score "CASINO ROYALE 2006" (David Arnold)
    15. 019 POINTS: Music Score "SKYFALL" (Thomas Newman, Oscar nom. Grammy win)
    16. 018 POINTS: Music Score "THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN" (John Barry)
    17. 016 POINTS: Music Score "QUANTUM OF SOLACE" (David Arnold)
    18. 013 POINTS: Music Score "THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH" (David Arnold)
    19. 010 POINTS: Music Score "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME" (Marvin Hamlisch, Oscar nom.)
    20. 002 POINTS: Music Score "LICENSE TO KILL" (Michael Kamen)
    21. 002 POINTS: Music Score "GOLDENEYE" (John Altman & Eric Serra)
    22. 001 POINTS: Music Score "DOCTOR NO" (Monty Norman)
    23. 000 POINTS: Music Score "CASINO ROYALE 1967" (Burt Bacharach, Grammy nom.)
    23. 000 POINTS: Music Score "NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN" (Michel Legrand)
    23. 000 POINTS: Music Score "DIE ANOTHER DAY" (David Arnold)
  • bondsumbondsum
    Posts: 3,333
    12 Points: OHMSS
    10 Points: DAF
    08 Points: FRWL
    07 Points: YOLT
    06 Points: TB
    05 Points: GF
    04 Points: LALD
    03 Points: TMWTGG
    02 Points: TLD
    01 Point: AVTAK
  • 0iker00iker0
    Posts: 501
    12 POINTS: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
    10 POINTS: MOONRAKER
    08 POINTS: FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
    07 POINTS: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
    06 POINTS: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
    05 POINTS: THUNDERBALL
    04 POINTS: OCTOPUSSY
    03 POINTS: SKYFALL
    02 POINTS: LIVE AND LET DIE
    01 POINT: FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    thanks for the votes ;-). They now keep coming :P
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Please keep voting :-)
  • Ottofuse8Ottofuse8
    Posts: 832
    Haven't really looked into the scores too closely, but the License to Kill score is amazing, definitely one of my favorites
  • Ottofuse8Ottofuse8
    Posts: 832
    One's that pop for me are LTK, OP, TLD, CR, OHMSS
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Ottofuse8 wrote: »
    One's that pop for me are LTK, OP, TLD, CR, OHMSS

    So you can already rank those 5 ;-). Plus 5 more hehe

  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    I agree on the LTK score being very good and distinctive. It was somewhat under appreciated at the time, as anything would be following Barry's brilliant TLD swansong, but I think it holds up quite well, like the film, with time.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    bondjames wrote: »
    I agree on the LTK score being very good and distinctive. It was somewhat under appreciated at the time, as anything would be following Barry's brilliant TLD swansong, but I think it holds up quite well, like the film, with time.

    I found it just a very....'American' soundtrack with just a few James Bond Theme queues. I must say I like it more than David Arnold's "QOS".
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,231
    bondjames wrote: »
    I agree on the LTK score being very good and distinctive. It was somewhat under appreciated at the time, as anything would be following Barry's brilliant TLD swansong, but I think it holds up quite well, like the film, with time.

    Kamen's rendition of the Bond theme is big and muscular. Loved it when I was younger. Must revisit it soon.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    The bullets playing the theme was a smooth touch.
  • JET007JET007
    Posts: 632
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    I agree on the LTK score being very good and distinctive. It was somewhat under appreciated at the time, as anything would be following Barry's brilliant TLD swansong, but I think it holds up quite well, like the film, with time.

    I found it just a very....'American' soundtrack with just a few James Bond Theme queues. I must say I like it more than David Arnold's "QOS".

    It definitely had a Die Hard/Lethal Weapon feel, thanks to Kamen being involved with all.

  • JET007JET007
    Posts: 632
    12-Tomorrow Never Dies
    10-The Living Daylights
    8-Skyfall
    7-Goldfinger
    6-Casino Royale
    5-Quantum of Soalce
    4-From Russia With Love
    3-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    2-Die Another Day
    1-The World Is Not Enough

    LOVE Tomorrow Never Dies after the Goldeneye score. Arnold threw every Barry cue in that he could and it makes up for the lack of Bond sound on GE. Listen to the score only on the TND blu/dvd and you'll see how perfect it accentuates every thing!
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Thanks for the votes @JET007 ;-)
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Let's send in some more TOP 10 rankings please :-).
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    It's a pity you and your colleague moderators don't have the possibility to stick topics to the top page....so called 'sticky topics'. I think certain topics lend themselves very well for such a sticky topic treatment, especially more generic topics, like production timelines, and polls.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited August 2015 Posts: 23,883
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    It's a pity you and your colleague moderators don't have the possibility to stick topics to the top page....so called 'sticky topics'. I think certain topics lend themselves very well for such a sticky topic treatment, especially more generic topics, like production timelines, and polls.

    A certain bias could seep in if that were the case, I would think. It would probably be preferable if the community through participation decide what gets top billing, imho.

    Regarding the poll - @Gustav_Graves, it may be just a little too complicated or time consuming to tally the votes and type it up in each line along with the (in some cases) title. People usually prefer just a straight rank. @Thunderfinger showed how it could be done in abbreviated fashion easily but most are typing the whole thing up.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Thanks for the info @bondjames ;-). Sounds a bit easier no? So to everyone? Please give your TOP 10 ranking of best Bond scores.

  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited September 2015 Posts: 11,119
    Keep voting guys ;-). What's your TOP 10 of Best Bond Scores?
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    Having listened to all the soundtracks several times again this year here is my current ranking:

    12 points THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
    10 points OHMSS
    8 points TND
    7 points GE
    6 points CR
    5 points AVTAK
    4 points FYEO
    3 points TSWLM
    2 points TWINE
    1 point DAF
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    Posts: 3,157
    12 points OHMSS
    10 points QOS
    8 points TND
    7 points FYEO
    6 points CR
    5 points LTK
    4 points TLD
    3 points TSWLM
    2 points SF
    1 point FRWL
  • AceHoleAceHole Belgium, via Britain
    Posts: 1,731
    There is to my mind a theoretical quality-gap of 2 miles between my top 5 and the rest, but what all the top 10 scores do share is that they really ADD to their respective films and stand out as major strong points even where the movie itself falters. Whereas for the rest (11 and onwards) the score just feels like smth unimportant going on in the background…
    In the worst cases (GE & TSWLM) they actually harm the film, in some cases it’s just like “Was there a score in this film..??” (SF, anayone..?)

    12PTS 01. 1987: Music Score for "THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS", by John Barry
    10PTS 02. 1969: Music Score for "ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE", by John Barry
    8PTS 03. 1979: Music Score for "MOONRAKER", by John Barry
    7PTS 04. 1985: Music Score for "A VIEW TO A KILL", by John Barry
    6PTS 05. 1983: Music Score for "OCTOPUSSY", by John Barry
    5PTS 06. 1964: Music Score for "GOLDFINGER", by John Barry
    4PTS 07. 2006: Music Score for "CASINO ROYALE, 2006", by David Arnold
    3PTS 08. 1967: Music Score for "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE", by John Barry
    2PTS 09. 1971: Music Score for "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER", by John Barry
    1PT 10. 1997: Music Score for "TOMORROW NEVER DIES", by David Arnold
    11. 1963: Music Score for "FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE", by John Barry
    12. 1965: Music Score for "THUNDERBALL", by John Barry
    13. 2008: Music Score for "QUANTUM OF SOLACE", by David Arnold
    14. 1974: Music Score for "THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN", by John Barry
    15. 1981: Music Score for "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY", by Bill Conti
    16. 1973: Music Score for "LIVE AND LET DIE", by George Martin
    17. 1989: Music Score for "LICENSE TO KILL", by Michael Kamen
    18. 2012: Music Score for "SKYFALL", by Thomas Newman (nom. for Oscar, won Grammy)
    19. 1977: Music Score for "THE SPY WHO LOVED ME", by Marvin Hamlisch (nom. for Oscar)
    20. 1999: Music Score for "THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH", by David Arnold
    21. 1962: Music Score for "DOCTOR NO", by Monty Norman
    22. 2002: Music Score for "DIE ANOTHER DAY", by David Arnold
    23. 1983: Music Score for "NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN", by Michèl LeGrand
    24. 1995: Music Score for "GOLDENEYE", by John Altman & Eric Serra
    25. 1967: Music Score for "CASINO ROYALE, 1967", by Burt Bacharach (nom. for Grammy)
  • Perilagu_KhanPerilagu_Khan
    Posts: 2,483
    1. OHMSS
    2. DAF
    3. TLD
    4. TB
    5. MR
    6. GF
    7. AVTAK
    8. Gun
    9. YOLT
    10. FRWL
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