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It's a crime sure but at least they were still in his movies.
Dench is no more different than 3 different actors playing Blofeld in the span of 3 movies.
Moneypenny and Q weren't really needed in those movies. That wouldn't have brought anything to CR or QOS. It made no difference as you said.
Shaken not stirred wasn't used once in Roger's era. He never uttered the words once. And his films were fin.
I don't mean Bond uttering the line, but it being used in the film. That's not the same.
Doesn't matter. Shaken not stirred wasn't used in Rogers Bond films, does that make them any less Bond films?
TSWLM, MR, OP use it.
Furthermore the Craig movies made a point out of it not to use it, that's different. The Moore Bond still had it as his favourite drink.
Anyway I hope Bond action scenes in the future feature the Bond theme more dominantly.
Firstly, kudos to you for your very good ear. You must have good musical knowledge, because I still can't pick out some of them. I must say that without this sort of knowledge the theme is nearly imperceptible.
It shocks me that Arnold was so subtle with the theme given how loud and bombastic he was with it in the Brosnan era. Back then, whenever he used it, the audience never failed to hear it. Hell, he's more subtle with it than Newman, who gets the most flack for subduing it.
Arnold used the theme as the very foundation of the scores for CR and QOS. He took notes and built his cues around them and infused the title track alongside it. Made it feel very Bondian without being overbearing. A more recent example of something similar would be what Joe Kraemer did with Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation. Same thing.
Newman didn't fare as well because he doesn't quite get the sonic tradition that the series has. If you don't understand something then it doesn't matter how good a composer you are (and he is good, there's no doubt), it's just not gonna feel right.
Hang on, he ordered the very martini that Fleming has him order in CR the novel.
Dench was great at playing M so it was logical to keep her. And she worked well with Craig. Hardly confusing.
How was omitting Q and Moneypenny a grave mistake? It made a nice change to not have them clogging up the film and as it turned out CS was the best reviewed and received Bond film since the 60's so they were hardly missed.
I've no musical knowledge, just a very good ear as you said, and a deep love for movie soundtracks (Bond scores in particular).
Check this video for reference, by the way:
I'm dying for the Bond theme to take hold of action scenes again.
The Bond theme is used excellently and when its not playing it is backed up by a fantastic soundtrack throughout the whole film.
Agreed. Annoying, just like gunbarrels at the end. More use of the theme would have lifted the films further, the theme is sadly missed in the Craig era.