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I'd be all for an enhanced or expanded version of both.
That would be a dream come true.
A little of both would be ideal.
I have a 44 track version of Thunderball that’s 1 hour 36 minutes long.
Nice! Is it an unofficial one? Do you know if it contains any good-quality material that is not included on the 1CD release ?
Randomly thinking about this again.
Actually, I think credits could also be given to sound editor Peter Hunt on Dr.No.
Yes, he made some debatable choices with the soundtrack (well, he was working with what he had).
But he was the first to "decide" that the gunbarrel would make its greatest impact associated with powerful music, and I think he was the one who decided to start the Bond Theme directly with the be-bop section in DN. Not the fanfare section, but it's the same idea. What a powerful opening.
It was a controversial decision to not start with what Norman/Barry had came up with (starting with the sneaky bassline), but I think that was the original genius decision. I think it's impossible that Barry wasn't influenced by that a little for FRWL. Though what he came up with was even more awesome.
Would I go as far as saying that Hunt was the non-musician who had the most impact on the bond sound? Maybe ;)
I have all my Bond music on iTunes. If someone can tell me how to upload iTunes music to somewhere, I’m happy to share them (all the ones that LaLa Land Records haven’t yet released as we need them to carry on).
Is there any "highlights" in the new tracks? haven't quite got through it all but as others have said, a large amount of ambient noise that perks up with something more dramatic. easy to see why they trim these scores down to 1 CD.
To be expected really, as indicative of current gen film scoring and it being a long film... also a current trend. It's not necessarily comparable to the Barry's and first 40 years, they just wouldn't score that bit. But don't forget the Casino Royale iTunes bonus tracks if we're thinking the entire score was full of melodies....
Recent years, as much as i've lamented over incomplete and unreleased scores... there's something to be said about the original soundtracks as an album, the order of tracks and any edits. I've started to view them as the essential highlights of the score. Do they leave you wanting? maybe in some cases there are certain cues... but all of the cues.. probably less so.
until you raised the doubt i've always believed it to be the vegas dub in two short edits either side of "the explanation" cue,by th way mattjoes hows the mayday escapes reconstruction coming along?
Here's an audio of the party music (don't know if it's a rip or an edit or whatever).
There are 4 guitar notes at 0:21 that precede the calmer part. I couldn't find them in the Dirty Vegas dub.
Everything AVTAK is on hold indefinitely. I have less time than before and I've decided not to use it on something with a strong chance of getting officially released anyway. After all, it's AVTAK's 40th anniversary next year and the Bond score re-releases keep coming. I'm working on another score that makes more sense given the circumstances. At the moment, apart from that score, I have no plans to do any other cues of any other films. More details later.
The guitar notes are there, at 8:03
Then it transitions to 4:17, I believe.
I'm excited to know more about this ;) Is it a Barry one, or do you prefer to keep the secret?
I'm excited to know more about this ;) Is it a Barry one, or do you prefer to keep the secret? [/quote]
Yes, I prefer that for the time being.