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The main theme for DN and OHMSS are those instrumentals by Barry and Norman, those are the only ones that should be ranked (and hey, I would also ranked the OHMSS Instrumental a lot more higher than the others).
To be honest, I never trust any of this Bond theme ranking lists or any Bond related rankings from any sites.
I really liked Writings on the Wall. I think it's far from the worst. Outside of Another Way to Die, I felt that Craig's films had some of the best songs.
Whole-heartedly agree with you @Last_Rat_Standing.
I just don't find myself listening to it again and again unlike the others.
The only issue I take with this is GoldenEye. And I quite like Surrender.
All Time High will always be the worst Bond theme in my books.
The name is.. BEAR, TED E. BEAR. =))
I feel like a song with more energy wouldn't have fit the film at all. Maybe up against other Bond themes it feels too quiet, but in the film it was exactly what was needed.
Yeah, it does fit the film. But I just feel even if a song is melancholic, it can be bombastic as well.
My understanding is Billie and Finneas watched the PTS prior to the final recording of the song which makes sense given the final version of the song.
Yeah. Well, even if I'm not entirely happy with the effort, I'm happy it won an Oscar like the last two Bond songs. But in truth, the last two Bond songs were just following Adele's style. Then again, I can't blame them.
I actually love all the Bond theme songs for one reason or another, except for: TWOTW. I have heard this sung by female artists, and I think it’s a lovely piece. I also think the instrumental version(s) is very strong. I just don’t like Sam Smith wailing away like a strangled cat.
But other than this one song, I do find great joy and memories in the other entries…
I think she was being sultry with the song.
I wish the studio mix had put a bit more emphasis on the percussion much like her live performances. I find that gives the song a bit of a boost while still retaining the melancholic feel.
But her vocals in Moonraker is much better than DAF (I mean her vocal rendition in Moonraker is much better than Diamonds, it's lovely and mellow yet powerful).
I'll admit, not a fan of the tone and the score, but the way Bassey sang that song always gets me.
Sure in terms of instrumentals, DAF is sure great, the orchestra, the tone, it's all great.
But I'm not a fan of the way Shirley Bassey sang it, and the lyrics didn't fit her voice.
The lyrics of Moonraker fits her voice more, and she gave those lyrics a great vocal rendition.
But it's just opinions. I haven't listened to Moonraker in awhile tbf.
And the song ushered Connery back in perfectly at a time when the series desperately needed it.
On the other side of the coin, I found the whole situation with Jack White to be a little off-putting. He knew they brought him in at the last minute due to an unfortunate situation with Amy Winehouse, and he took advantage of the situation by putting a bunch of things in the song he knew people wouldn't like. Feels especially disrespectful now knowing the whole picture with regards to Amy Winehouse. But as some people in the doc said, it's always good to be pushing the boundaries with Bond.
Anyway, another thread.
It is funny to think that Ms Eilish wouldn’t have been old enough to see Skyfall in the cinema when it came out.