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Ranking The Films By Score

ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
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I was surprised when I searched this and didn't find anything.

Rank the films in order of how good you think the score is. I'll post my own list after a few posts come in from other people.
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  • DennisonDennison
    Posts: 1,031
    1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - John Barry
    2. You Only Live Twice (1967) - John Barry
    3. From Russia with Love (1963) - John Barry
    4. Thunderball (1965) - John Barry
    5. Goldfinger (1964) - John Barry
    6. The Living Daylights (1987) - John Barry
    7. A View to a Kill (1985) - John Barry
    8. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) - John Barry
    9. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - John Barry
    10. Octopussy (1983) - John Barry
    11. Moonraker (1979) - John Barry
    12. Casino Royale (2006) - David Arnold
    13. Quantum of Solace (2008) - David Arnold
    14. Live and Let Die (1973) - George Martin
    15. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - David Arnold
    16. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Marvin Hamlisch
    17. Licence to Kill (1989) - Michael Kamen
    18. GoldenEye (1995) - Eric Serra
    19. The World is Not Enough (1999) - David Arnold
    20. Die Another Day (2002) - David Arnold
    21. Skyfall (2012) - Thomas Newman
    22. Dr. No (1962) - Monty Norman
    23. For Your Eyes Only (1981) - Bill Conti
    24. Spectre (2015) - Thomas Newman
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - John Barry
    2. Thunderball (1965) - John Barry
    3. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - John Barry
    4. The Living Daylights (1987) - John Barry
    5. Moonraker (1979) - John Barry
    6. Live and Let Die (1973) - George Martin
    7. From Russia with Love (1963) - John Barry
    8. Octopussy (1983) - John Barry
    9. You Only Live Twice (1967) - John Barry
    10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Marvin Hamlisch
    11. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) - John Barry
    12. A View to a Kill (1985) - John Barry
    13. Casino Royale (2006) - David Arnold
    14. Skyfall (2012) - Thomas Newman
    15. GoldenEye (1995) - Eric Serra
    16. For Your Eyes Only (1981) - Bill Conti
    17. Quantum of Solace (2008) - David Arnold
    18. Goldfinger (1964) - John Barry
    19. Licence to Kill (1989) - Michael Kamen
    20. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - David Arnold
    21. Spectre (2015) - Thomas Newman
    22. Dr. No (1962) - Monty Norman
    23. Die Another Day (2002) - David Arnold
    24. The World is Not Enough (1999) - David Arnold
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    1. AVTAK - John Barry
    2. OHMSS - John Barry
    3. MR - John Barry
    4. YOLT - John Barry
    5. TB - John Barry
    6. DAF - John Barry
    7. TND - David Arnold
    8. DAD - David Arnold
    9. TWINE - David Arnold
    10. GE - Eric Serra
    11. OP - John Barry
    12. LTK - Michael Kamen
    13. LALD - George Martin
    14. TLD - John Barry
    15. QOS - David Arnold
    16. CR - David Arnold
    17. FRWL - John Barry
    18. GF - John Barry
    19. TMWTGG - John Barry
    20. FYEO - Bill Conti
    21. SF - Thomas Newman
    22. DN - Monty Norman
    23. TSWLM - Marvin Hamlisch
    24. SP - Thomas Newman
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    It's not his best score but it does have a lot of tracks I enjoy.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    1. OHMSS - John Barry
    2. YOLT - John Barry
    3. TB - John Barry
    4. AVTAK - John Barry
    5. MR - John Barry
    6. TND - David Arnold
    7. CR - David Arnold
    8. LALD - George Martin
    9. GF - John Barry
    10. FRWL - John Barry
    11. OP - John Barry
    12. TSWLM - Marvin Hamlisch
    13. TLD - John Barry
    14. DAF - John Barry
    15. DAD - David Arnold
    16. SF - Thomas Newman
    17. TWINE - David Arnold
    18. QOS - David Arnold
    19. TMWTGG - John Barry
    20. DN - Monty Norman
    21. SP - Thomas Newman
    22. FYEO - Bill Conti
    23. GE - Eric Serra
    24. LTK - Michael Kamen

  • vzokvzok
    Posts: 4,044
    Does anyone here ever do a Bond Soundtrackathon?
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,423
    I do on the release of the upcoming Bond epic.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited July 2017 Posts: 23,883
    vzok wrote: »
    Does anyone here ever do a Bond Soundtrackathon?
    Barry's Bond scores are on rotation in my car so in a way I partially do so daily.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited August 2017 Posts: 7,136
    1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry
    2. The Living Daylights - John Barry
    3. Thunderball - John Barry
    4. Moonraker - John Barry
    5. GoldenEye - Eric Serra
    6. Tomorrow Never Dies - David Arnold
    7. The Man with the Golden Gun - John Barry
    8. From Russia with Love - John Barry
    9. Licence to Kill - Michael Kamen
    10. Casino Royale - David Arnold
    11. Goldfinger - John Barry
    12. You Only Live Twice - John Barry
    13. Diamonds Are Forever - John Barry
    14. Dr. No - Monty Norman
    15. Die Another Day - David Arnold
    16. Live and Let Die - George Martin
    17. A View to a Kill - John Barry
    18. The Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlisch
    19. Octopussy - John Barry
    20. Quantum of Solace - David Arnold
    21. The World Is Not Enough - David Arnold
    22. For Your Eyes Only - Bill Conti
    23. Skyfall - Thomas Newman
    24. Spectre - Thomas Newman
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,197
    Ok mine is certainly controvercial:

    01. You Only Live Twice - John Barry
    02. A View to a Kill - John Barry
    03. For Your Eyes Only - Bill Conti
    04. The Living Daylights - John Barry
    05. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry
    06. Octopussy - John Barry
    07. Diamonds Are Forever - John Barry
    08. Goldfinger - John Barry
    09. Live and Let Die - George Martin
    10. Moonraker - John Barry
    11. From Russia with Love - John Barry
    12. The Man with the Golden Gun - John Barry
    13. Thunderball - John Barry
    14. Casino Royale - David Arnold
    15. Skyfall - Thomas Newman
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies - David Arnold
    17. Quantum of Solace - David Arnold
    18. The World Is Not Enough - David Arnold
    19. Dr. No - Monty Norman
    20. Licence to Kill - Michael Kamen
    21. The Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlisch
    22. Spectre - Thomas Newman
    23. Die Another Day - David Arnold
    24. GoldenEye - Eric Serra
  • DennisonDennison
    Posts: 1,031
    GBF wrote: »
    Ok mine is certainly controvercial:

    01. You Only Live Twice - John Barry
    02. A View to a Kill - John Barry
    03. For Your Eyes Only - Bill Conti
    04. The Living Daylights - John Barry
    05. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry
    06. Octopussy - John Barry
    07. Diamonds Are Forever - John Barry
    08. Goldfinger - John Barry
    09. Live and Let Die - George Martin
    10. Moonraker - John Barry
    11. From Russia with Love - John Barry
    12. The Man with the Golden Gun - John Barry
    13. Thunderball - John Barry
    14. Casino Royale - David Arnold
    15. Skyfall - Thomas Newman
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies - David Arnold
    17. Quantum of Solace - David Arnold
    18. The World Is Not Enough - David Arnold
    19. Dr. No - Monty Norman
    20. Licence to Kill - Michael Kamen
    21. The Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlisch
    22. Spectre - Thomas Newman
    23. Die Another Day - David Arnold
    24. GoldenEye - Eric Serra

    You have John Barry in top spot, it'd be a brave person not to give a John Barry score the #1 spot.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Dennison wrote: »
    GBF wrote: »
    Ok mine is certainly controvercial:

    01. You Only Live Twice - John Barry
    02. A View to a Kill - John Barry
    03. For Your Eyes Only - Bill Conti
    04. The Living Daylights - John Barry
    05. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry
    06. Octopussy - John Barry
    07. Diamonds Are Forever - John Barry
    08. Goldfinger - John Barry
    09. Live and Let Die - George Martin
    10. Moonraker - John Barry
    11. From Russia with Love - John Barry
    12. The Man with the Golden Gun - John Barry
    13. Thunderball - John Barry
    14. Casino Royale - David Arnold
    15. Skyfall - Thomas Newman
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies - David Arnold
    17. Quantum of Solace - David Arnold
    18. The World Is Not Enough - David Arnold
    19. Dr. No - Monty Norman
    20. Licence to Kill - Michael Kamen
    21. The Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlisch
    22. Spectre - Thomas Newman
    23. Die Another Day - David Arnold
    24. GoldenEye - Eric Serra

    You have John Barry in top spot, it'd be a brave person not to give a John Barry score the #1 spot.

    But an insane one to have Conti ahead of most of Barry's output!

    Although I do have a soft spot (or should that be hard?) for 'Make It Last All Night'.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,136
    Dennison wrote: »
    GBF wrote: »
    Ok mine is certainly controvercial:

    01. You Only Live Twice - John Barry
    02. A View to a Kill - John Barry
    03. For Your Eyes Only - Bill Conti
    04. The Living Daylights - John Barry
    05. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry
    06. Octopussy - John Barry
    07. Diamonds Are Forever - John Barry
    08. Goldfinger - John Barry
    09. Live and Let Die - George Martin
    10. Moonraker - John Barry
    11. From Russia with Love - John Barry
    12. The Man with the Golden Gun - John Barry
    13. Thunderball - John Barry
    14. Casino Royale - David Arnold
    15. Skyfall - Thomas Newman
    16. Tomorrow Never Dies - David Arnold
    17. Quantum of Solace - David Arnold
    18. The World Is Not Enough - David Arnold
    19. Dr. No - Monty Norman
    20. Licence to Kill - Michael Kamen
    21. The Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlisch
    22. Spectre - Thomas Newman
    23. Die Another Day - David Arnold
    24. GoldenEye - Eric Serra

    You have John Barry in top spot, it'd be a brave person not to give a John Barry score the #1 spot.

    If we'd make a list of how frequent we listen to the scores, GE would hit #1 for me with TLD as a close second.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    Posts: 4,521
    1-2. The Living Daylights/For Your Eyes Only
    3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    4. Quantum Of Solace. Exept boath chase...
    5. The World is Not Enough
    6. Octopussy
    7. The Spy Who Loved Me
    8. Live and Let Die
    9. Tomorrow Never Dies
    10. Goldeneye
    11. Licence To Kill
    12. Dr No
    13. From Russia With Love
    14. A View To A Kill
    15. The Man with The Golden Gun
    16. You Only Live Twice
    17. Moonraker
    18. Diamonds Are Forever
    19. Die Another Day
    20. Thunderball
    21. Goldfinger
    22. Casino Royale
    23. Skyfall
    24. Spectre
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    edited July 2017 Posts: 7,021
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I think that I'm the only one that finds Barry's final Bond score tinny, repetitious and grating (except for the battle between Bond and Whitaker, the music shines there).

    I rather enjoy it, myself. It has four main themes and uses each one in several ways and with different arrangements, so I don't find it repetitive.

    I think Octopussy is Barry's least inspired score, but since it's Barry, that's no problem. The Man with the Golden Gun is very underrated, I feel.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,136
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I think that I'm the only one that finds Barry's final Bond score tinny, repetitious and grating (except for the battle between Bond and Whitaker, the music shines there).

    I rather enjoy it, myself. It has four main themes and uses each one in several ways and with different arrangements, so I don't find it repetitive.

    I think Octopussy is Barry's least inspired score, but since it's Barry, that's no problem. The Man with the Golden Gun is very underrated, I feel.

    I agree with everything you just said.

    TLD features renditions of all three songs and adds the desert theme to that as well.

    TMWTGG is a very atmospherical score too. I always find myself eager to watch it when I listen to it.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,021
    01. Goldfinger - John Barry
    02. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - John Barry
    03. You Only Live Twice - John Barry
    04. The Living Daylights - John Barry
    05. From Russia with Love - John Barry
    06. Thunderball - John Barry
    07. Tomorrow Never Dies - David Arnold
    08. Casino Royale - David Arnold
    09. Diamonds Are Forever - John Barry
    10. The World Is Not Enough - David Arnold
    11. For Your Eyes Only - Bill Conti
    12. Quantum of Solace - David Arnold
    13. Live and Let Die - George Martin
    14. Dr. No - Monty Norman
    15. Moonraker - John Barry
    16. Octopussy - John Barry
    17. The Spy Who Loved Me - Marvin Hamlisch
    18. A View to a Kill - John Barry
    19. The Man with the Golden Gun - John Barry
    20. Skyfall - Thomas Newman
    21. Die Another Day - David Arnold
    22. Spectre - Thomas Newman
    23. GoldenEye - Eric Serra
    24. Licence to Kill - Michael Kamen



  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    01 GF
    02 OHMSS
    03 YOLT
    04 DAF
    05 TB
    06 FRWL
    07 MR
    08 OP
    09 SP
    10 SF
    11 QOS
    12 CR
    13 TMWTGG
    14 GE
    15 LALD
    16 TND
    17 DN
    18 TWINE
    19 DAD
    20 LTK
    21 TSWLM
    22 TLD
    23 FYEO
    24 AVTAK
  • vzokvzok
    edited July 2017 Posts: 4,044
    Birdleson wrote: »
    It has been done on here. I don't know what search would yield the location.

    There was this topic that did score ranking...

    https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/14046/rate-the-various-categories-the-musical-scores-final-scores/p1
  • Crazysoul95Crazysoul95
    Posts: 3,336
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    01 GF
    02 OHMSS
    03 YOLT
    04 DAF
    05 TB
    06 FRWL
    07 MR
    08 OP
    09 SP
    10 SF
    11 QOS
    12 CR
    13 TMWTGG
    14 GE
    15 LALD
    16 TND
    17 DN
    18 TWINE
    19 DAD
    20 LTK
    21 TSWLM
    22 TLD
    23 FYEO
    24 AVTAK

    AVTAK last and SP at 9 certainly controversial.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    I knew someone would comment on that.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,021
    Goldeneye above The Living Daylights......?

    Shocking. Positively shocking,,,,,,
  • ForYourEyesOnlyForYourEyesOnly In the untained cradle of the heavens
    Posts: 1,984
    1. OHMSS
    2. AVTAK
    3. MR
    4. YOLT
    5. TLD
    6. OP
    7. LALD
    8. GF
    9. TB
    10. FRWL
    11. LTK
    12. CR
    13. FYEO
    14. TSWLM
    15. TWINE
    16. SF
    17. TND
    18. QoS
    19. TMWTGG
    20. DAF
    21. DN
    22. SP
    23. DAD
    24. GE

    Sorry, I just can't bring myself to sympathize with DAF or TMWTGG.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    Goldeneye above The Living Daylights......?

    Shocking. Positively shocking,,,,,,

    13-22 are all a close call.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    edited July 2017 Posts: 10,591
    DAD's score receives far too much flack on here. Sure, the electronic elements aren't for everyone, but it's rich orchestral elements bring it way above SP or GE. I feel as if some are arbitrarily placing it near bottom due to its association with what some feel is the nadir of the franchise.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,021
    jake24 wrote: »
    DAD's score receives far too much flack on here. Sure, the electronic elements aren't for everyone, but it's rich orchestral elements bring it way above SP or GE. I feel as if some are arbitrarily placing it near bottom due to its association with what some feel is the nadir of the franchise.

    That could be true, but DAD isn't a Bond score I play very often....
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,591
    Birdleson wrote: »
    The chase music is excellent.
    Indeed. The slower melodic stuff is superb as well.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489

    1 YOLT
    2 TB
    3 GF
    4 OHMSS
    5 MR
    6 FRWL
    7 OP
    8 QOS
    9 DAF
    10 TMWTGG
    11 SP
    12 AVTAK
    13 TND
    14 DAD
    15 LTK
    16 DN
    17 CR
    18 SF
    19 TLD
    20 TSWLM
    21 LALD
    22 NSNA
    23 GE
    24 TWINE
    25 FYEO
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,021
    Oooh this is hard....(That's what she said)

    1 GF (The classic Barry sound. Pure genius.)
    2 OHMSS (Magnificent!)
    3 FRWL
    4 YOLT (Simply gorgeous!)
    5 TB (Those lovely underwater tunes)
    6 TLD (Barry's last Bond score was a masterpiece)
    7 DAF
    8 LALD
    9 MR
    10 TND
    11 CR
    12 QoS
    13 OP
    14 TWINE
    15 FYEO (I like it!)
    16 DAD
    17 SF
    18 AVTAK
    19 TSWLM
    20 TMWTGG
    21 DN
    22 LTK
    23 SP
    24 GE
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,217
    For me...loosely.

    1. OHMSS
    2. TLD
    3. FRWL
    4. GF
    5. YOLT
    6. TB
    7. CR
    8. LALD
    9. MR
    10. AVTAK
    11. DAF
    12. QoS
    13. OP
    14. TND
    15. TWINE
    16. TMWTGG
    17. TSWLM
    18. DAD
    19. SF
    20. LTK
    21. SP
    22. FYEO
    23. GE
    24. DN

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