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Easy mistake to make - the blue vinyl singles from both brands are quite similar! Examples:
Ha! John Barry IS the man B-)
Ah, I assumed it was from around that era, I do have that album but missed it when I glanced at the track list. Thanks...will be worth checking out the others.
Yes...its always interesting to hear how Barry's music and sound evolved and how there was some overlap between scores, how non-Bond scores influenced Bond scores or vice versa.
A Spanish-language cable channel is running a marathon of Bond films. DAF started a few minutes ago, and the audio track with the Latin American Spanish dub --the second one, incidentally-- included the title song without Shirley Bassey's voice! I recorded it on my DVR; now I just have to find a way of retrieving the audio. Might take a few days. I will note, however, that a voice reads the title in Spanish when it appears. I'll replace that part with the audio from the album version of the song, but Shirley's voice is heard in that part, so that is one little snippet of the song that will probably continue to include her voice. Other than that, we've got ourselves a full instrumental version of DAF.
Weird coincidence that it happened just a few months after we were discussing the possibility of obtaining a DAF instrumental.
Download link: https://mega.nz/#!oBhFxAwD!vpoUcsSOEomG9OHTPlaqIPTFlgRestmx1F_kI9WyxX4
So the Latin American dub doesn't feature the Bassey vocal version, but where does the instrumental version come from? If only there were "no vocals" versions for all the title songs.
DAF was aired as part of a Bond marathon, so I'm paying attention to the other films in case some of them are also aired without vocals.
Yes, yes, yes!!! I've waited so long to hear an instrumental of this track – thank you so much, @mattjoes, this is great! :-bd
I've always loved the bass and the funky guitar of DAF, and the wonderful strings… and everything else really; this is and will forever be the ultimate Bond theme song, IMO. Perfection!
On first listen, the 8 note motif that Barry uses doesn't quite gel as well for me without the lyrics. I though that was interesting.
Although there's so much going on in that 3 minutes, its quite a complicated piece but very rewarding.
I'm now reminded of the Italian version that Bassey made, not actually sure if that accompanied a version of the film though.
https://youtu.be/k36gH0PI30Y
The 8-note motif is out of sync here, for some reason. It's not like that in the album version of the song, though. Must be a problem with this specific version. A defect in the mix.
Good question. There is a strong possibility that the Italian release featured the Italian version of the song. I wish someone here could confirm that. I'll ask in the questions thread.
I really like the contrast in this song: the funky guitar and bass, the soft violins you mentioned, and the fast brassy notes heard several times throughout the duration of the song (at 0:43 for example). The song also goes well with the sleazy, neon-lit visuals of Las Vegas in the film!
@Torgeirtrap, I love all those elements you mentioned, as well as that sexy organ playing the eight-note motif and the finger cymbals in the intro, both of which reflect the glittering of diamonds. I also adore that part at 1:35 where the tinkly piano plays alongside the wah guitar and the busy percussion. Same goes for the trumpets and horns at the end.
This song is so delicious to listen to, it honestly makes me think of eating chocolate or something... it's exquisite! Some time ago I started a transcript of it just because I like the arrangement so much and I like being able to tell apart all the different instruments. I haven't finished it yet but I think I'll pick it up again and work on it.
I don't know if it's the theme I listen to the most, though. Other candidates would be Moonraker, A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights. Though I like/love all the Bond songs except one (AWTD).
I also really like TMWTGG. Whatever you might think of Lulu's voice, the theme is pretty great and what the orchestra is doing --along the dirty guitar, exciting percussion and those dramatic xylophone/string phrases-- is damn cool.
Edit: And All Time High is another favorite. Very underrated.
@mattjoes Indeed, I like how Barry managed to evoke a feeling of sparkling and glittering so effectively through cues in this track (and the score for that matter). Even the sweeping violins does that! That part at 1:35 is really great! I have a real soft spot for wah guitar (think Theme from Shaft, for example) – and here it works as a great little addition to a classic-sounding Bond theme song. Just wonderful.
Hah! I like it when music makes you think of or associate it with other (completely different) things – like food. I've had that experience before; some rock songs have made me want to grab a burger, strangely enough. Don't know why. I'd love to see that transcript at some point! :-)
I listen quite often to these songs as well. I've never understood the TMWTGG hate (both the song and the film!). I really love that song. Sure, it's cheesy and Lulu's voice is over the top, but why not? I think it's a fun song for a fun Bond film. I too loooooove the dirty guitar; it suits/reflects the more raunchy elements of the film, like the inclusion of the Bottoms Up Club, for example.
Indeed, All Time High is a great tune. I sometimes find myself humming it!
Yeah isn't that weird? It's timing is out.
Is it my imagination filling in the gaps or is there a very slight echo of Bassey singing the title line?
I like that it is the film version with the sting at the beginning.
Try this
@mattjoes Your work on the missing Goldfinger cues is exemplary! It takes a special ear to work out all the orchestral parts, notate and record them. Bravo sir and thanks so much for sharing them with us.
On the MI6 HQ site someone has noted all the cues from the film and cross-referenced them with the OST. I've made notes on the ones recorded by Matt as well as cues that have been released on other forums. The ones in bold are the ones left outstanding:
Matt - do you plan on recording any more of these missing cues? Can I very cheekily put in a request for the barn scene with Pussy and Bond if you are? It's one of my faves and I've always hoped to get hold of a copy of it someday.
Thanks so much again for all your work, it's greatly appreciated by us all :)
@mattjoes did the Goldfinger stud farm track, and I think part of that is tracked for “That’s My James”.
Ok, the Mirror hasn’t been re-recorded by anyone. I’m waiting and hoping on that one. Meanwhile
Hey @vzok, thanks so much for the Mirror - that'll do nicely on my Goldfinger playlist for the time being :)
I've looked back on this thread and the link to the Stud Farm cue is dead. Would you mind re-posting it please?
This is stunning, by the way! :)
i hope @mattjoes is able to do some more of these tracks in the future
At the beginning, yes. That's because the audio I recorded came from a Spanish dub, and the announcer read the title of the film in Spanish. I had to remove that, so I replaced it with the rear channels of the 5.1 audio track of the film. Unfortunately, Shirley Bassey's voice can still be heard there. It's not possible to get a 100% vocal-less version from the 5.1 track.
Yes, I'll recreate all the remaining cues. I was taking a break, but I'll get working on it again.
Just a MIDI file, though. I'll give it the full treatment in some time. (@Bond_Scores, have the MIDI in the meantime: https://mega.nz/file/dVoTgLAR#Jsq62NoojHQvAFP9aA6DTMG5puFx8cCYwH-p8YsMrUE)
From what I recall, there's no tracked music in That's My James. It contains some similar musical material to the Auric Stud track, but it appears to be its own recording.
It wasn't that difficult, but it was definitely tedious!
Oh wow, nicely done.
Good effort! :D
I'm doing fine, @vzok. Hope you are too!