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Top 7 Bond Music Scores

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  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    DCisared wrote: »
    Let Die
    Golden
    Raker
    Eyes Only
    Pussy
    Daylights
    Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    Ha, I'm gonna start calling the films by these names!
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited November 2018 Posts: 23,883
    mattjoes wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    3. TMWTGG: A gorgeous orchestral sound with, once again, great use of the title theme in different guises-- action theme, love theme, exotic location theme. Orchestral instruments with some exotic touches courtesy of zither and finger cymbals, and with a pleasantly reverb-heavy sound.
    It's good to see the TMWTGG love. It's an unusual score for Barry in some ways (I remember reading somewhere that it was unfinished), but I like it a lot too. Very distinctive. I always hear bits of the main riff (borrowed from Lulu's title track) in the action scoring for OP & AVTAK for some reason too.

    It's a terrific score, though I think its appeal is low key compared to the more usually praised soundtracks. There is great orchestral beauty but in some ways it's more subtle than in other scores; it demands a bit more from the listener. It took a while for me to get to enjoy the score as much as I do now. And the fact the album is missing so much music doesn't help matters, since many of the best cues (some quite brief) are missing.

    Three of my favorites:


    I absolutely love all of these samples. As you noted, very orchestral and what I especially like about this score is how it so perfectly reflects the moment and the setting in nearly every instance, at least in my view. Wonderful work and one can only hope that we get an expanded score release of this, MR & TSWLM one day.
    mattjoes wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    005. DAF

    In the early days of my Bond music fandom, DAF was number one for me but other scores have surpassed it since. Still great, though. I remember when I first got my hands on the expanded album, I knew exactly which cue I wanted to listen to. I selected it, listened to it, smiled and started following the beat with my hand.
    You can't go wrong with the 007 theme. This and the version that plays in TB are my favourites. What I like the most about the DAF score is the sharp, almost glittery sound that permeates the entire effort. Just as how GF had a sort of metallic clang effect to reflect gold bars and TB had a sort of dreaminess which reflected water, Barry masterfully evoked diamonds with DAF (and even had a sort of howling wind effect in his Bond theme as the hovercraft departed Amsterdam).
  • vzokvzok
    Posts: 4,044

    mattjoes wrote: »

    Three of my favorites:






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    Terrific work by gkgyver in those recordings.

    It’s much easier to appreciate the score for TMWTGG with his tracks to fill in the gaps in the official soundtrack.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    edited November 2018 Posts: 7,021
    vzok wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »

    Three of my favorites:






    .

    Terrific work by gkgyver in those recordings.

    It’s much easier to appreciate the score for TMWTGG with his tracks to fill in the gaps in the official soundtrack.

    Terrific indeed.

    His work also inspired a deeper musical interest in me --Bond or otherwise. It all begun back in 2010 at CBn when he posted his transcription of the Gondola Chase music.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, OHMSS, MR, QOS
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,023
    GF
    OHMSS
    FRWL
    YOLT
    CR
    TLD
    QoS
  • shamanimalshamanimal
    Posts: 623
    Service
    Twice
    Finger
    Casino
    Spy (yes!)
    Russia
    Diamonds
  • GatecrasherGatecrasher Classified
    Posts: 265
    The Man With the Golden Gun
    GoldenEye
    On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    Quantum of Solace
    Thunderball
    License to Kill
    Live and Let Die
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,139
    TB
    YOLT
    OHMSS
    TMWTGG
    TLD
    GE
    QOS
  • petergreenhill5petergreenhill5
    Posts: 824
    Goldfinger
    Thunderball
    You Only Live Twice
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    The Living Daylights.
    Moonraker
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    petergreenhill5 wrote: »
    Goldfinger
    Thunderball
    You Only Live Twice
    From Russia With Love
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    The Living Daylights.
    Moonraker

    Passed the most important test of them all: John Barry. John Barry. John Barry ... and then nothing. Once we also rated the scores of DAF, TMWTGG, OP and AVTAK (on positions 8 through 11?), we may get down to the lower echelons. I suggest the next would be George Martin.
  • GeneralGogolGeneralGogol
    Posts: 928
    1. OHMSS
    2. YOLT
    3. GF
    4. TLD
    5. AVTAK
    6. MR
    7. DAF
  • Jazz007Jazz007 Minnesota
    Posts: 257
    John Barry
    Thunderball
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    The Living Daylights
    Moonraker
    Casino Royale - David Arnold
    Skyfall - Thomas Newman
    Licence To Kill - Michael Kamen
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,148
    OHMSS (Barry's undisputed masterpiece, innovative in so many ways)
    YOLT (probably the one I listen to the most, hauntingly beautiful)
    Thunderball (best night time Bond soundtrack)
    Goldfinger (the most iconic, but lacks the diversity of the top 3)
    LALD (the best non Barry Bond soundtrack)
    Moonraker (too short but otherwise full of excellence)
    TMWTGG (very uneven but the good parts are really good)
  • OctopussyOctopussy Piz Gloria, Schilthorn, Switzerland.
    Posts: 1,081
    OHMSS
    TB
    TLD
    GE
    GF
    MR
    FYEO
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,148
    1. YOLT
    2. OHMSS
    3. TB
    4. GF
    5. LALD
    6. MR
    7. DAF
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,804
    I gotta say, Goldfinger is the best stuff Barry ever did IMHO.

    1. GF
    2. OHMSS
    3. DAF
    4. TLD
    5. LALD
    6. MR
    7. YOLT
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,610
    1. LALD
    2. MR
    3. AVTAK
    4. DAF
    5. TLD
    6. CR
    7. TND
  • FeyadorFeyador Montreal, Canada
    edited December 2021 Posts: 735
    Top Seven ... as in OO7?

    OK, from the top:

    007 - OHMSS [Barry]
    006 - YOLT [Barry]
    005 - DAF [Barry]
    004 - LALD [Martin]
    003 - TB [Barry]
    002 - MR [Barry]
    001 - CR [Arnold]

    Single kills: FRWL; GF; TMMWTGG; TSWLM; TLD; AVTAK; QOS; SF; NTTD

    Desk job: DN; FYEO; LTK; GE
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    Posts: 1,078
    Feyador wrote: »
    Top Seven ... as in OO7?

    OK, from the top:

    007 - OHMSS [Barry]
    006 - YOLT [Barry]
    005 - DAF [Barry]
    004 - LALD [Martin]
    003 - TB [Barry]
    002 - MR [Barry]
    001 - CR [Arnold]

    Very close to my seven. I'd go with. .

    FRWL
    GF
    TB
    YOLT
    OHMSS
    DAF
    TSWLM

    I do like Arnold's stuff too, but you can keep the FYEO, LTK, GE stuff. Newman's stuff is too modern generic for me to get excited about. NTTD just reminds me of the movie, so I don't enjoy that one much.
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,610
    Extended ranking (Feyador style):

    007 LALD
    006 MR
    005 AVTAK
    004 DAF
    003 TLD
    002 CR
    001 TND

    other OO agents: FYEO; TSWLM; GF; NTTD; YOLT; GE

    (...)

    Desk job: TB; TWINE; SF; SP; QoS
  • jaydubya76jaydubya76
    Posts: 53
    In no particular order:

    Diamonds Are Forever
    You Only Live Twice
    Live And Let Die
    Tomorrow Never Dies
    Casino Royale
    The Living Daylights
    Skyfall

    Think in time No Time To Die could make it into this list, not sure what I would drop though.
  • marcmarc Universal Exports
    Posts: 2,610
    Great list! 5 of our Top 7 are identical, but I have MR/AVTAK instead of YOLT/SF.
    NTTD is a Top 10 candidate for me, too.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,270
    No Order;

    •From Russia With Love
    •You Only Live Twice
    •On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
    •Live and Let Die
    •For Your Eyes Only
    •The Living Daylights
    •Licence to Kill
  • Junglist_1985Junglist_1985 Los Angeles
    Posts: 1,033
    In release order:
    GF
    YOLT
    OHMSS
    MR
    TLD
    CR
    QOS
  • BirdlesonBirdleson
    edited December 2021 Posts: 2,161
    Nothing set in stone, but I'm very comfortable with this list. Seems I have been hardly impressed post-1985, save two of Arnold's later works.

    1. MR (Barry)
    2. AVTAK (Barry)
    3. OHMSS (Barry)
    4. GF (Barry)
    5. YOLT (Barry)
    6. LALD (Martin)
    7. TMWTGG (Barry)

    8. DAD (Arnold)
    9. CR (Arnold)
    10. DAF (Barry)
  • GenoGeno
    edited February 2022 Posts: 54
    So many greats to choose from. Shooting from the hip, I’d go with:

    1. YOLT
    2. TLD
    3. OHMSS
    4. MR
    5. TMWTGG
    6. GE
    7. TND

    Honorable mention goes to LTK. I think Kamen’s score is really underappreciated. That speedy little snippet of the Bond theme that plays as Bond sneaks around the water tanks in Krest’s warehouse pops in my head frequently.
  • ringfire211ringfire211
    Posts: 654
    Geno wrote: »
    Kamen’s score is really underappreciated. That speedy little snippet of the Bond theme that plays as Bond sneaks around the water tanks in Krest’s warehouse pops in my head frequently.
    The Bond theme that kicks in when Bond pops the wheelie on that big rig gives me goosebumps every time!!

  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    I don't think my seven have changed since posting about this originally, but I can definitely confirm my love for the GoldenEye score after having just rewatched it. The brooding, ambient nature of it is so fitting. It's actually what mostly drew me to the movie initially along with Brosnan's performance and all the action scenes.
  • CrzChris4CrzChris4
    Posts: 463
    1. OHMSS
    2. YOLT
    3. FRWL
    4. AVTAK
    5. GF
    6. TLD
    7. TB
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