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@Daniel316 I was referring to the music that appears in the film. I'm not personally as much of a fan of the original.
Gotcha. ;)
Funny piece of trivia, some notes of this track from the Léon score seem to have inspired TEOL's melody:
A lot of the suspense cues from GoldenEye evolved from Léon, too.
+1
Great track. You can definitely see parallels between Leon and Goldeneye.
I particularly love Serra's score in this scene.
Awful. Thank god MGW had the sense to have it re-done by Altman.
GE's Soundtrack is my personal favorite.
When I watched GE back in 1997 i did not have a concept of what a James Bond movie was supposed to sound like because i hadn't seen one before. All i knew, or rather felt, was that the music and moods perfectly fit in with the images.
Today i still hold that opinion. It's a perfect, emotive score, and now i can also see that Serra very much was going for Barry in many instances.
He knew which moods to emulate, be it the glamourous and elegant, romantic cues in 'we share the same passions' or the dark sweeping orchestral Tones of Goldeneye Overture. But he always added his own flavour as well, as one should.
A track like Ladies first might sound a bit dated now but is not out of line with works like TSWLM or FYEO, it was just music of that time and era. Overall the soundtrack is flawless. I even applaud the Genius decision to NOT have any music in the final part of the fist fight between Bond and Trevelyan, because that makes it so much more intense and visceral. I wonder who made that choice.
I also like expirience of love, a very mellow and beautiful note to end the movie on, and rounds it out perfectly.
I find it very video-gamey.
Bull's Eye.
+1
I feel this way about all of Brosnan's movies and I love them for it.
I look at his run as
GoldenEye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World Is Not Nnough
Nightfire
Die Another Day
Everything or Nothing.
Love "agent under fire" but I feel like that's dalton's 3 bond film we didn't get.
Also would have been cool to see pierce in a more serious movie like "FRWL"
Not for some.
Terrible.
🙄
Why? I'm not a big gamer myself but I have played a few of the Bond games in the past and enjoyed them, just like I have the films.
Because IMO computer games are (or should be) for children. As a kid I loved commuter games in the 80’s/ 90’s, but adults didn’t play them. It’s a sad time now......
The books and films are amazing. But it’s a sad state of affairs when the games are appreciated on the same level.
Fair enough. I can't argue against personal taste! I think you're definitely going to be in the minority there of course, as there are more adult video games being produced than ever before and it is a larger industry than both the literature and film industries combined!
My grandpa used to play video games as a pastime back in the 80s/90s. Wouldn’t refer to him as being childish for enjoying an activity.
I agree it is a western trope, but one I agree with. If I told my colleagues in the Board Room on Monday that my hobby was ‘gaming’ it would be deemed a bit sad. I’m not insulting anyone here, I’m agreeing with the western trope point.
Each to their own. If adults want to play computer games as a hobby, no problem.
But for me personally, I’m not interested. I’d rather watch a film or read a book.
Variety is the spice of life, I prefer to watch movies, read books, listen to music and play videogames.
Also make music, if not most of the time :)
Give The Last Of Us a chance, then some back and tell me games are for children.
Nightfire was good, but Everything Or Nothing can easily be considered as Brosnan's 5 Bond. Games have come a long, long way from the 80's and 90's. You might as well say that the only people who should watch French films, are the French. Or any other nationality for that matter. No offense taken, but I feel that you are doing modern games a big diservice to write them off as for children.
"The last of us" is amazing, cant wait for the sequel.
Also "The Uncharted series" is awesome like an indiana Jones, James bond adventure with other stuff thrown in for good measure.
Tbh like I'm sure many others videogames have carried us bond fans at times when the movies have been further between.
Something I also didn't realise was the amount of instruments and samples he'd tune up or down. From the closing of a door, to the meowing of a cat.
Whether you love him, hate him or aren't assed. You cant deny his music is his own, even if not to everyone's taste.