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2nd place (Silver) = 8 points Burt Bacharach
3rd place (Bronze) = 7 points George Martin
4th place = 5 points Marvi Hamlisch
5th place = 4 points David Arnold
6th place = 3 points Bill Conti
7th place = 2 points Michael Kamen
8th place = 1 point Eric Serra
Indeed. I wanted to put him in my top 3.
2- Burt Bacharach - 8 points
3- George Martin - 7 points
4- Bill Conti - 5 points
5- Marvin Hamlisch - 4 points
6- Michael Kamen - 3 points
7- Eric Serra - 2 points
8- David Arnold - 1 point
9- Michel Legrand - 0 points
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The credits do seem to suggest Norman.
1. John Barry (DN, FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, DAF, TMWTGG, MR, OP, AVTAK, TLD)
2. Burt Bacharach (CR '67)
3. George Martin (LALD)
4. Marvin Hamlisch (TSWLM)
5. Bill Conti (FYEO)
6. Michel Legrand (NSNA)
7. Michael Kamen (LTK)
8. David Arnold (TND, TWINE, DAD, CR, QOS)
9. Eric Serra (GE)
It's kind of been diminishing returns with Bond soundtracks, Eric Serra's boring soundtrack (he was too snobby to even perform the Bond theme for a Bond movie!) allows David (snooze-fest) Arnold a break from being at the very bottom. Thank God David Arnold's been replaced in Skyfall. So much of the Bond appeal is the soundtracks, and they really have struggled since John Barry's departure (R.I.P.).
George Martin (LALD) - 8 pts
David Arnold (TND, TWINE, DAD, CR, QOS) - 7 pts
Bill Conti (FYEO) - 5 pts
Marvin Hamlisch (TSWLM) 4 pts
Michael Kamen (LTK) - 3 pts
Eric Serra (GE) - 2 pts
Michel Legrand (NSNA) - 1 pt
It's Norman.
David Arnold: 8
George Martin: 7
Marvin Hamlisch: 5
Bill Conti: 4
Michael Kamen: 3
Burt Bacharach: 2
Eric Serra: 1
Michel Legrand: 0 (although definitely watch The Umbrellas of Cherbourg!)
David Arnold = 8 points
Bill Conti = 7 points
George Martin = 5 points
Eric Serra = 4 points
Marvin Hamlisch = 3 points
Michael Kamen = 2 points
Burt Bacharach = 1 point
<font size=3>Event 7: Composers ~ Results</font>
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* <font size =1>Awarded sixth place by securing more higher points-scoring finishes in individual voting</font>
Yes, it'll no doubt come to the surprise of, well, nobody that the undisputed master of Bond music, the late, the great John Barry has not only absolutely rightly walked away with the gold medal from this event, but won it by the largest margin of victory of any victor of an event in this tournament thus far. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he were still able to make that claim come the tournament's close. Either way, a fitting boast surely for one of the fundamental, most instrumental members of the 'Bond family'.
Taking the silver, in perhaps a surprise, is The 'Die's George Martin, who pulls off something of a second-place Beatles one-two in the music events of these 007 Olympics, what with Paul McCartney having finished second in the Song Performer event. And, thus, taking the bronze is the recently ubiquitous David Arnold - a more than controversial figure in these parts, it's only fair to say.
Elsewhere, the disco era (surprisingly?) does rather well, as Hamlisch's efforts for Spy and Conti's for FYEO secure them fourth and fifth place respectively, while Bacharach's luscious work for CR '67 gets him the nod for sixth (in the narrowest manner possible) ahead of Serra and his groovy job for GE, while Kamen trails in in eighth place thanks to his drab LTK score, but still finishes ahead of Legrand and his jazzy melodies for NSNA.
Oh, and as for Monty Norman taking part... well, the primary reason why I didn't include him among the contenders was that he didn't compose a Bond film score - all the others have and the title of the event is 'Composers', after all. The secondary reason I didn't is that even though he's forever credited as having written the Bond Theme, I believe he only really wrote half of it; the other half was written by Barry and it was him who completely arranged the version we know and love too, of course. ;)
<font size=3>Medal Table</font>
After Event 7
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So, the United States may've boasted more entrants and more finishes in this week's event than England, but it's the Three Lions (or, if you prefer, Barry, Martin and Arnold) who roared into an unprecedented first, second and third places, ensuring their nation now has an even stronger grip on the top of medal table than before - yup, England's now broken the 100 points mark, peeps.
Even so, the Americans can be pleased the fourth, fifth, sixth and eighth finishes they claimed in this event has garnered them another 13 points and solidified their second place in the table, while the French will be waving the Tricolour with glee, as that single seventh place effort this week sees them jump one place in the table above the Welsh to, yes, third.
Event 8 coming right up, folks...! :)
Anyhoo, here's the next one, chaps...
<i>The competitors:</i>
So, the task is simple... please choose eight competitors from the fourteen above and arrange them into your favoured ordering - first to last (greatest to least) in terms of their <i>contribution to the cinematic James Bond</i>.
Voting for this event should remain open for <i>about a week</i>, after which the results and the updated Medal Table will be posted in this thread (as well as in the thread's opening post).
Oh, and just a reminder - when you do vote, please vote in this manner, chaps (as outlined in the thread's opening post); makes it a hell of a lot easier for me when I'm totting up the totals... ;)
1st place (<font color=DarkOrange>Gold</font>) = 10 points
2nd place (<font color=Gray>Silver</font>) = 8 points
3rd place (<font color=SaddleBrown>Bronze</font>) = 7 points
4th place = 5 points
5th place = 4 points
6th place = 3 points
7th place = 2 points
8th place = 1 point
Over to you, folks - get voting...! :)
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2. Barbara Carrera - 8 pts.
3. Maud Adams - 7 pts.
4. Carole Bouquet - 5 pts.
5. Fiona Fullerton - 4 pts.
6. Cassandra Harris - 3 pts.
7. Alison Doody - 2 pts.
8. Carey Lowell - 1 pt.
It should be noted that I judge Bond girls primarily on my opinion of their performance...looks are nice (naturally) but not the most important factor in my judging. (Maybe that'll explain my list a little better! Haha)
Gold: Maud Adams (SWE) - 10
Silver: Carole Bouquet (FRA) - 8
Bronze: Carey Lowell (USA) - 7
4. Allison Doody (IRE) - 5
5. Maryam D'Abo (ENG) -4
6. Kristina Wayborn (SWE) - 3
7. Talisa Soto (USA) - 2
8. Fiona Fullerton (ENG) - 1
8 Carey Lowell
7 Barbara Carerra
5 Talisha Soto
4 Kristina Wayborn
3 Tanya Roberts
2 Fiona Fullerton
1 Maryam D'Abo
Maud Adams -8
Maryam d'Abo - 7
Carey Lowell - 5
Fiona Fullerton - 4
Kristina Wayborn - 3
Talisa Soto - 2
Cassandra Harris - 1
My favourite era of Bond girls.
2nd place (<font color=Gray>Silver</font>) Talisa Soto (LTK) = 8 points
3rd place (<font color=SaddleBrown>Bronze</font>) Maud Adams (OP) = 7 points
4th place = Kristina Wayborn (OP) 5 points
5th place = Carey Lowell (LTK) 4 points
6th place = Mary Stavin (AVTAK) 3 points
7th place = Alison Doody (AVTAK) 2 points
8th place = Carole Bouquet (FYEO) 1 point
It should be noted my choices are based entirely on looks, with bonus points for sass and sultry.
2nd - Maud Adams - 8 points
3rd - Carey Lowell - 7 points
4 - Fiona Fullerton - 5 points
5 - Kristina Wayborn - 4 points
6 - Cassandra Harris - 3 points
7 - Barbara Carrera - 2 points
8 - Tanya Roberts - 1 point
2. Barbara Carrera - 8
3. Alison Doody - 7
4. Maud Adams - 5
5. Maryam D'Abo - 4
6. Fiona Fullerton - 3
7. Carey Lowell - 2
8. Carole Bouquet - 1
2. Carey Lowell - 8 pts
3. Carole Bouquet - 7 pts
4. Talisa Soto - 5pts
5. Kim Basinger - 4pts
6. Maud Adams - 3pts
7. Kristina Wayborn - 2pts
8. Barbara Carrera - 1pt
2. Carole Bouquet (FYEO) - 8
3. Carey Lowell (LTK) - 7
4. Tanya Roberts (AVTAK) - 5
5. Maud Adams (OP) - 4
6. Lynn-Holly Johnson (FYEO) - 3
7. Talisa Soto (LTK) - 2
8 Mary Stavin (OP/AVTAK) - 1
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Any other result would have been strange.
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Anyhoo, I'm quite fond of the '80s ladies:
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Anyhoo. I'm not sure Norman's one credit would have trumped Barry's 11 credits and his generally regarded contribution to constructing the iconic James Bond theme - not enough to knock him off a perfect result. But considering how great the music is for DN, I think Norman might have got my silver vote,unless its thought that Barry actually composed the score and Norman somehow managed to get the credit. I don't know.
Carole Bouquet = 8 points
Maryam D'Abo = 7 points
Carey Powell = 5 points
Kristina Wayborn = 4 points
Barbara Carrera = 3 points
Alison Doody = 2 points
Tanya Roberts = 1 point