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Technically Arnold kinda did with the GE remake game.
A Golden Oldie if you will. ;)
I think the score gives the film a cold thriller vibe. Every time a goldeneye satellite is activated, that scary "Fatal Weakness" track is played, its thunderous, ominous vibes signalling that we mean business. Also, the score is very compartmentalised, meaning that music is played sparingly, only when needed and with a strong variation in sound.
I have always been fond of GE's thriller elements, its "updated" style, its seriousness. The electronics add to that techno-thriller concept. This film is heavy on computers, it has Bond kill two dozen Russian soldiers, it shows the brutal shooting of all but one of the Severnaya personnel, it keeps the Bond-M conversation devoid of jokes and it even updates the sex a bit. The dark tones of Serra are precisely what we needed.
I'll even go so far as to call the music to which Bond and Xenia are racing rather enjoyable. It's a playful track and very reminiscent of where music was in '95.
I like the GE score. I don't think the film would have been improved had they used another score altogether.
I love it!
2:21! I resurrected an old thread.
Love this score, though I admit some of it has to do with nostalgia and the GoldenEye 007 for N64 soundtrack that mimicked the style.
There's something so 90s about the track from the synth to the industrial griminess that dates the film in a good way; similar to how FYEO is firmly dated in the 80s in terms of score.
I even like the original tank soundtrack, the rescore was definitely the 'safe' play. But it's about as generic Bond as you get, I respect that Serra tried something new and largely it worked for me.
I wouldn't put it in my top 10 soundtracks, but I still love it dearly.
I came to post the exact same thing but you beat me to it. I love the score for GE. Especially The GoldenEye Overture. So awesome. Even Ladies First fits the car chase.
+2.
EDIT: I've mentioned before that the often criticized cheesy porno sound perhaps was intentional, to reflect Xenia's unique sexual predilections. I thought it worked.
And I totally LOVE this song!
I hate admitting it, but so do I.
100%!
All of the late 80's / 90's outro tracks have such a great nostalgia feel that I just adore. TLD (If There Was a Man), LTK (If You Asked Me To), GE (Experience of Love), TND (Surrender) are all tremendous.
@MooseWithFleas great minds think alike.
CR got it right with a great score throughout ,whereas GE only succeeded in parts,once again before its time,but the quality of the film and Brosnan made it.
TND then takes the Bond score to the full....imo.
Captured the grim, sad mood perfectly. One of the best scenes and songs from the film IMO. I love GE.
Fully agree with this.
I like the PTS tracks and also that sweeping moment as Bond jumps off the satellite and on to the helicopter.
I just think there are two moments where his sound doesn't work for me. First 'Ladies First' is too jarring right at the start of the movie. Second his Bond theme revamp for the tank chase is too light-hearted (but as it was dropped it doesn't affect the film).
And I gotta concur with Serra's gun barrel music. It was initially jarring at first to the point I didn't even recognize the Bond theme within it, but after hearing it so much I've come to really appreciate its purpose. It's Serra letting you know exactly what you're in for whether you love it or hate it. It's his interpretation for Bond entering a new era.