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They gotta get this one right!!!
One day it may well happen. EON should get involved.
Wait, nevermind -_-. This one, right? :
Still, why cant they use it?
And can I find it on YouTube: No. Drat. X(
http://www.buildadude.com/blog/?p=243
And yes it is about time they found a way of bringing it back in my opinion.
But Surely if EON begged....
The theme is extremely important in my opinion. This is what Barry did that gave the movies such a unique character, he took the title theme and used it throughout the movie. Where he was so brilliant in creating them is that he could then use some of them for action or for romance. I think that why I love the LALD soundtrack so much, because George Martin was able to use the theme for both. With other composers not so much. Hamlisch and Conti were able to use their themes for romance but not action, but again it gave the movie character as a result. Kamen and Serra didn't use the title or end themes for anything in the movie and the movies lack a musical identity in my opinion. Arnold doesn't do that either when he didn't write the title song (I don't remember him using any of that awful DAD theme but then I rarely watch it so maybe I'm wrong there), but he has shown a strong sense of using it for action when he has done it. He hasn't figured it out how to use it for romance yet, but maybe that's not his style. In CR he used YKMN extremely well in parts and I would argue with anyone who didn't feel "Vesper's Theme" was not as hauntingly beautiful as anything Barry ever wrote. I hope he can do that again. This last score, some thought he took a step forward in his musical approach in terms of complexity, but even though I fully understand those nuances in technical terms I think the soundtrack lacks identity. He gave a little nod to AWTD in one or two scenes but there was no real romance in the movie and perhaps that is why I find QOS lacking in this sense.
Thunderball: used during the big underwater fight.
You Only Live Twice: used during Bond's takeoff with Little Nellie.
Diamonds Are Forever: used when Bond uses the crane to whack Blofeld's mini-sub against the control building.
Moonraker: used during the boat chase.
Yeah just listened to it in my Moonraker soundtrack, a slower version I think. I guess after the Monty Norman rights issues with the Bond theme he wanted something he could keep as his own. A shame they can't use it. Reminds me of the Ron Grainer/Doctor Who theme issue. We will never hear that theme in Doctor Who outside of credits sequences, despite being the main theme.
Thanks for jogging my memory. It was about time I put these soundtracks onto my iPod. Great listening!
Ahh! I completely forgot about it. Its so beautiful!
Bond 23 NEEDS more Bond theme. I know where they were coming from with the withholding of it in CR, but when those end credits came on and the Bond theme blared in my face, I for sure thought the next film would get back to 'tradition'. But I was frustrated to find out (after purchasing QOS's score) that the Bond theme was barely used in Quantum of Solace! No, it shouldn't be so overused that I'm rolling my eyes by the middle of the film, but Bond 23 really needs more James Bond theme. We need a Bond theme crescendo; use it sparingly throughout the film and all of a sudden during the biggest action scene of the film...
BAH BAH! DUUUUUUUHHHHH. BAH BAH! DUUUUUUUUUUHHHHH.........
I'm getting goosebumps here.
THIS is why you need a Bond theme.
I love the bond theme, and i think it needs to be in the movie somewhere, but not overused imo.