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OFFICIAL MOVIES
- DR. NO
- FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
- GOLDFINGER
- THUNDERBALL
- YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
- ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
- DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
- LIVE AND LET DIE
- THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
- THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
- MOONRAKER
- FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
- OCTOPUSSY
- A VIEW TO A KILL
- THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
- LICENCE TO KILL
- GOLDENEYE
- TOMORROW NEVER DIES
- THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
- DIE ANOTHER DAY
- CASINO ROYALE
- QUANTUM OF SOLACE
Bond Composers
- Bill Conti (1)
- Burt Bacharach (1)
- David Arnold (5)
- Eric Serra (1)
- George Martin (1)
- John Barry (11)
- Marvin Hamlisch (1)
- Michael Kamen (1)
- Michel Legrand (1)
- Monty Norman (1)
- Various Artists (1)
24 comments:
I have given sole credit to Monty Norman on this album just to go with the general view!
My own personal opinion on the subject of who actually wrote the James Bond Theme is.....
John Barry strikes me as a man of integrity and honour, so I have no doubt that he wouldn't have spent so long (some in court) trying to get recognition for something he didn't record.
If you listen to this album it is quite clear that Monty Norman's music is in a totally different style and class to the genuis of Barry.
If Monty Norman composed and arranged the James Bond Theme why didn't the Producers ask him to return and score the rest of the series?
Even if he did write the "Tune" then it is definately John Barry's spectacular orchestration & arrangement that has made it the incredible theme we all know and love (even now 45 years later it's just as fresh) so for that alone he deserves full credit.
Monty has even said in interviews that tune was taken from a song from a musical (which I believe he wrote) but this was obviously in such a vastly different form to the big-bombastic orchestral version we know that it's almost immaterial.
My last word on the controversial subject is:
Search your soundtrack collections for all the classic Monty Norman scores you have!!
Now do the same for John Barry......I rest my case :)
Bond wouldn't be the same without John Barry.
Wow, you really have an eye for great design
Stunning!
and more importantly, Thank You!
Happy Christmas
Tracklist:
1. James Bond Theme (01:48)
2. Kingston Calypso (02:45)
3. Jamaican Rock (02:05)
4. Jump Up (02:13)
5. Audio Bongo (01:33)
6. Under The Mango Tree (02:25)
7. Twisting With James (03:12)
8. Jamaica Jazz (01:08)
9. Under The Mango Tree (02:46)
10. Jump Up (01:30)
11. Dr. No's Fantasy (01:43)
12. Kingston Calypso (02:31)
13. The Island Speaks (03:23)
14. Under The Mango Tree (02:44)
15. The Boy's Chase (01:34)
16. Dr. No's Theme (02:02)
17. James Bond Theme (02:24)
18. Love At Last (01:53)
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Muchas gracias. Thanks a lot from Argentina.
Here's something you might not be aware of - find a copy of Nightmare, by Artie Shaw, and see if that doesn't sound familiar to you! I believe Monty Norman mentioned this song in court.
I should've done this to begin with - but here's a link where you can find Nightmare by Artie Shaw without having to spend all day to track down a copy:
http://rapidshare.com/files/101820912/Artie_Shaw_-_Nightmare.mp3.html
Interesting song, to say the least.
Pardon me for interrupting again, but does anybody have a copy of Underneath The Mango Tree by TimTim? Their cd's aren't sold here in the United States and I can't seem to lay my hands on any. They did a killer version of this song, but I've only heard the 30 second clip that was on their website.
I'd like to get their greatest hits cd, but I can't even get a response from their record company, EMI, about how to buy one here in the States.
Now that is very interesting!!
Thanks Haarfager,
I know we've all heard that tune/sound in various tracks since Bond but this one obviously pre-dates Bond by 15-20 years?
It is of course quite possible that it is just a coincidence that they sound similar.
It's quite a moody piece for a big band and if you put it into the Dr.No soundtrack I don't think it would be too out of place at all!
Well, I guess the argument will never be concluded and as far as I'm concerned whether he wrote the actual "tune" or not it's John Barry's awesome arrangement and orchestration that makes it what it is.
All you have to do is listen to the Dr. No soundtrack and it's sooooo obvious when Barry has been involved because it comes to life with action and excitement, whereas the Norman pieces are quite old-fashioned in comparison.
Thanks for sharing that Artie Shaw track with us, it's a real eye (ear) opener :)
All the best
Jay
Apparently, Nightmare, by Artie Shaw is from 1938. It employs a musical technic known as a "vamp." (The repetitious ascending and descending progression.) It is this vamp that is mentioned in the court case over authorship of the James Bond Theme.
I thought this might be of interest to your James Bond fans out there. (Include me among them!)
Two notes that I hope will contribute: The "vamp" that is the signature of The James Bond Theme, is actually quite common. One example: listen to "There's a Kind of Hush", by Herman's Hermits. You'll hear an extremely similar vamp behind Peter Noone's singing in the second verse. Sure, the Hermits came after Dr. No, but I think the presence of this vamp is probably better explained as being due to it's commonality in many forms of pop music.
Second: it has been my impression for many years that "Under the Mango Tree" is a traditional Jamaican song that was adapted for the movie. I've heard tell of it being sung all over Jamaica, much the same as "Oh Susanna" may have once been widely sung here in the States. However, I suspect this prevalence may actually be due to the song's popularity after having appeared in the film. All sources credit Norman as the composer. The female singer, Diana Coupland, was Norman's wife at the time.
thanks from belgium
thx a lot ;)
Many thanks from Belgium
Pascal
This whole Bond collection is absolutely stunning and something that does not leave my MP3 player.
I just can't say enough good stuff about it.
Better than official releases. Thank you so much!
Thanks for the great feedback :)
It seems some of the links have fallen prey to the deleter's :(
I'll try and get them sorted when time allows.
Please reup !!!
Great Work !!!
New Link posted :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W59FzOwYIs
The tune is on you tube: Wow very interesting
I came across The Crime Lounge via Cosmobells and boy am I glad I did. I`ll try posting reviews of each of these soundtracks as I go through them. I`m extremely grateful in the case of "DrNo" that I didn`t buy it but downloaded it from here instead.
An exteremely poor entry in the Bond soundtrack stakes but then it was the first one and the formula had yet to be refined. The only track that I`ve kept is track 1, the Bond Theme itself.
And when it comes to the question of authorship, I come down firmly on the side of John Barry. Monty Norman is a very, very lucky man to get credit that, on this showing, he doesn`t deserve.
Thanks for the feedback whopix!
It looks like you're going on a Bond "Pick-N-Mix" :)
I appreciate the input, but please don't feel obliged to leave a comment on every download. If you do wish to however, I will enjoy hearing your opinions.
You say that you found me through Cosmobells. I hope you've been through his incredible archives as he has some amazing stuff on his site. His previous site was one of the first music blogs I found when I first discovered this hobby a few years ago.
Happy listening, and thanks again!
how do you download?
Thanks so much for these recordings, and the accompanying (very clean) artworks. Great site!
Hello there!!! How can we download Dr. No´s sountrack? You got show the links man!!! Peace and blessings.
Have you done CLICK on the picture? :-\
Regards
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