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I don't know but there are a lot of songs David Arnold worked behind the scenes with. He's the kind of composer who gets really involved even if things aren't set in stone yet because of his enthusiasm. He had worked with artists who were supposed to do the song for QoS.
The moment you hear "There's nothing I won't do"....reminds me of Queen and Country being a theme for Bond's loyalty to his duty. I could hear some of the melancholic tones David Arnold emphasized throughout the QoS soundtrack in a way with this song Conjure One made about moving in after heartbreak.
Hmmmmmm. I would have to give the song a more deep listen.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I just so happen to appreciate his Bond scores more these days though.
@mattjoes You're so right! Old Dog, New Tricks is exactly the description you gave it. I listen to it often. Tracks like Silhouette, Severine, Modigliani, Komodo Dragon....especially the first few seconds of it shows that Newman knew John Barry's style, but didn't want to fully go for it.
Tomorrow Never Dies OST (PlayStation) - Track 12/16 - Infrared
I quite like this track.
I've also loved this Quantum Of Solace game score by Christopher Lennertz. He really understands the Bond Sound and even adds Arnold's style to the score.
I like those especially The Echo Hotel from 1:00. I had the game on Xbox 360.
All those cues you guys have listed are wonderful. I too prefer the score from the first half of Skyfall, but "Tennyson" and "Enquiry" are pretty rousing action cues and I love “She's Mine” with its Thunderball-esque horns. “Old Dog, New Tricks” is a great cue too. A little fun trivia: this was Newman’s original music for “Close Shave.” Mendes asked him to rewrite it because his first take was too suggestive for what he wanted for the scene. Still a great bit of music though. It closes out my own personalized Skyfall album.
Wow.....talk about respecting David Arnold's work and the upkeep of how things were at the beginning of the Craig Era up to SF....
What did you think of I'll Take it All by Joss Stone in Bloodstone?
Did you listen to it again?
Yes. I did. I'm actually a fan of Conjure One. But until you mentioned it, I have never envisaged them doing a Bond theme. But listening to it again, it could have worked more with Arnold adding his signature style to it.
Totally could have worked if Arnold added his style to it. Arnold is like Ken Adams of music....his style is unique and unforgettable.
In Still Holding On, I get a lot of the Vesper character vibes but knowing how SF wanted to re-reboot Bond again too soon like that....Gone, it faded to gray as the song says.
Like most Bond title sequence songs, this one can easily have been shortened while keeping the beats at the end where she sings "Still Holding on to love...." in transitioning from the sequence art to the poast intro scene very smoothly akin to AVTAK etc...
Yes. It definitely would have worked with Arnold and he would have shortened the song....at least to 3mins+
Best part - 0:59:
L’amore non, non è mai trasparente
Non è come un diamante
Non brilla mai
Solo per te
(Love is never, never simple
It is not like a diamond
It never sparkles
Only for you)
Never heard this before. That s brilliant, the Italian language suits the song.
This is nice.
QoS for me has echo's of Bernard Herrmann at times, I think that's why its one of my favorites.
First, here's a killer version of the Bond theme. This is now one of my favorite renditions:
Here's the 007 theme:
And here's another instrumental version of FRWL:
I love the razor-sharp, biting brass in the B-section of that Bond theme re-recording, especially the low brass.
That re-recording always reminds me of this other one, done a few years before, also by Barry.
Now I'm wondering if perhaps the gunshot chords at 1:13 were sampled for the GoldenEye trailer music. Listen to 0:21 here.
I'm not sure though. Edit: Of course they were sampled, the brass buildup near the end of the GE track also samples the ending of the Bond theme in that re-recording. If I ever knew this, I forgot about it. I learnt something today!
24 more like these in October? Please, please!
Great Album I often listen to these versions of the tracks.
Love that piece of music i still recall watching the trailer for the first time in the cinema and being so hyped, it was very slick.
From DC last 3 films I tend to visit this title track the most, It's a pretty good song to be honest.
Great/ Big Bond movie themes. Thunderball. Geoff Love.
Great/Big Bond movie themes. Casino Royale. Geoff Love.
I only knew of Geoff Love by name because artist Sean Longmore made a hypothetical cover for a new album of Bond recordings by him:
Earlier, someone, I don't remember if you or GadgetMan, posted some music from the QoS video game. I wanted to say I've always loved that main menu music.
Five years later this post is still useful. I don't think I'd heard that track before, but I love it. Fits the scene, too.
Way back when I listened to a lot of Big Band record's usually movie scores on vinyl, film scores were difficult to get hold off back then and at an early age not that accessible to me. Those Big Band albums are far from perfect though very much of the time.
The Blood Stone edit is fantastic.