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If that influence is present throughout the score and we get something very OHMSS-inspired, oh man. I'm going to be in heaven.
It's...DAVID ARNOLD!
What an unexpected and wonderful surprise.
Yes it does. Sort of a motivating, energizing swell of Bond theme anticipating something big about to happen. I wonder if it's
Can’t believe this is David Arnold…
Bond 25 seems determined to give me everything I wanted. ;)
Love it. I'm a massive fan of that rotoscoped animation look he used in the CR titles -- very cool seeing the callback here.
He did a similar bit of Bond-ish score for the N Peal ad last year (although I think that didn't use the actual Bond theme, unlike this one).
Getting inception vibes from the last little bit of that one
Just finished both episodes and I counted seven (!) distinct bits of Hans Zimmer score, not including the epic Bond theme at the end of episode 2 that was also used in the score promo recently.
Based on tone and instrument choice, I feel like we could be hearing bits from both Matera and Cuba. Mostly very ambient stuff, but I love it -- even just from these tidbits, it all sounds to be heavily homaging a Barry 60s sound, harmony and vibe. Particularly leaning toward OHMSS.
In other words: Sign. Me. Up.
At 34.59 zimmer mentions how he hates when the song is just tacked onto the beginning and that NTTD runs through out the score
Unfortunately, with Spectre that's a disappointment regardless of whether you had listened to the OST or not 😝
I've extracted the score at 16 mins but wasnt aware of the part at 5 minutes in. I'll have a look.
I'm really, really trying not to let my own hype run away with itself but I just have to say how much I've really loved all these little tidbits and samples we've heard so far.
I'm cautiously optimistic that Zimmer's NTTD is not only going to be exactly the score I've hoped to get for this film, but the Bond score I've been dreaming of for many, many years now. I really did like (and at times love) Newman's efforts on the last two films, but something about them left me a little wanting. Whereas this just...right from the first listens, feels like it's delivering.
And delivering on a complicated "hope"/expectation, for me personally.
It's like...the classic John Barry sound and vibe, check. The David Arnold influence, check. The Hans Zimmer execution, subversion and production quality, check. The constant feeling of living within very-and-only-Bond harmonies, check. The emotional ambience that feels distinctly modern but also not out of place for a 60s Barry score, check. The upbeat dramatic and action cues that have drive, energy, intrigue, and scream Bond.
TL;DR This stuff sounds terrific.
Indeed! But it’s made me want the music in NTTD to be fresh to me even more.
I didn't see this until now, but sterling work, @Minion! You've timed the music very well with the beats of the chase. As per my theory, it does remove much of the danger factor from the chase, making it all a far breezier affair, but the music still goes with the action. It's Bond saying to the audience, "Look, you and I and the guy chasing me all know none of these bullets are even going to graze me, so just sit back and watch me be Bond and have a bit of fun along the way."
Well, it lined up very well! Whoever was in the editor's booth could have used a bit more imagination with the temp-tracking.