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Darth Fart Romulan	Got to be The Living Daylights, tremendous score. My favourite version of the Bond Theme? Difficult, Living Daylights probably, especially in the Pre-Credits sequence, it does work wonderfully. Kamen gave the Bond theme a nice twist as well. Is it me or does Arnold's version lack something, the Bond theme sounds a little too thin at times. The best gunbarrel music is the 80s Barry version, Living Daylights is PERFECT!
posted 02-07-2002 12:48 AM PT (US)

TV's Frank Romulan	I have liked Arnold's version for the most part, but there is something lacking in them. My feeling is that instead of being too thin, I think his versions are over-orchestrated. Too big of a sound which has no agility or sway to it. It's like a huge behemoth trying to dance.
posted 02-07-2002 09:28 AM PT (US)

Darth Fart Romulan	Arnold's Bond theme lacks a soul.
posted 02-08-2002 01:11 AM PT (US)

theladyrose Reman	I'll shamelessly admit that I'm a Barry fan. I honestly can't stand David Arnold; all that techno stuff gets on my nerves after awhile. My first Bond score was OHMSS...and I still love it, even after listening to it for 6 months now . Both the score and the movie are great; this is easily the best Bond score ever with its exellence with the atmospheric, romantic, and action cues. The only exception is "Do you know how Christmas trees are grown?", but even that song is easily forgiveable compared to the rest of the soundtrack. Shame that they didn't include about half of the film's actual music, especially the saxaphone cue introducing Bond to the girls at Piz Gloria and Gumbold's Safe Break. I've been planning on getting the scores to From Russia With Love, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, A View To A Kill, and The Living Daylights. If you've seen TLD, you'd understand where my screen name comes from . All of the scores are quite beautiful and classy, and work well with the sequences in the movies. Now only if John Barry could come back for one of Brosnan's Bond movies...
posted 02-02-2003 11:34 AM PT (US)

Rich Douglas Romulan	I dont know if you've heard the news ladyrose, but all of the bond soundtracks are being reissued next tuesday (2/11) and On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, Live and Let Die, Tou Only Live Twice, and Thunderball are all not only remastered but have additional "bonus" tracks as well. "Gumbold's Safe Break" for example will most definately be on the reissue of OHMSS. Rich
posted 02-02-2003 01:17 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Romulan	"Your first Bond score?" Kinda of like asking who was your first girlfriend and it seems to have insprired quite a response. Welcome Valmar and Lady Rose (you cello you)! I think the first Bond film I saw was Diamonds Are Forever which I saw in a theater. I saw Dr. No in re-release in a theater shortly after that. The first Bond LP I bought was Goldfinger. I think Thunderball has the best cover of all the original Bond LPs, though I like the simplicity of the Dr. No cover. When it comes to the films, I think On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the best: I actually like George Lazenby's bachelor Bond and I like that the characters have some depth for a change. It has some very neat things: the cable car sequence, the safe-cracking sequence, the ski-chase, the barn sequence, Bond's relations with all the women at Piz Gloria, the image of the men dragging off Diana Rigg superimposed on the window Bond is looking out from, and all sorts of other bits and lines. I also think it has the best score. I actually like the Xmas tree song, but all sorts of cues like the helicopter ride to Piz Gloria or the fight music in the pre-credit sequence are fantastic. Coming in second is You Only Live Twice, both as a film and a score. I don't think you can really appreciate the real beautiful look of this film unless you see it on a big screen with a good 35mm scope Technicolor print. Every shot of this film is just so well composed. The story is slight and has holes but the visuals make up for this. The ending, with the volcano eruption and everyone swimming away in fast motion, is a self-parody (I hope), since it really can't be taken seriously. I can't wait for the Burial at sea/underwater/torpedo tube/underwater again/segue to Tokyo music on the expanded soundtrack. Other Bond highlights are the Thunderball score, Goldfinger (both score and film), the Moonraker score, and The Living Daylights (both score and film). Despite praise by some for David Arnold or others, all these should have Barry scores and the only time a "Bond" film had a really good score that wasn't by Barry was Casino Royale which doesn't quite count. [Message edited by Lou Goldberg on 02-02-2003]
posted 02-02-2003 09:08 PM PT (US)

Aaron R. Brown Romulan	I don't think John Barry is coming back to Bond. Fans like myself have come to enjoy Arnold's bigger and expansive sound. I enjoy the hip-hop/techno sound. Arnold mixes it well with the Bond theme. The only thing from Barry I would like Arnold to rework into the next film is the 007 theme. I think that could be some fun. [Message edited by Aaron R. Brown on 02-04-2003]
posted 02-04-2003 04:43 AM PT (US)

John Zimmer Romulan	quote: Originally posted by John Zimmer: My first Bond score was The World is Not Enough. And that's my only Bond score. I need to get more Bond scores. My lord, only ONE?? Hmmm well I sure have learned better. Now I have them all. My first was Goldfinger and Living Daylights. Look up! Look Down! Look out! It's the biggest Bond of all! It's another Bond buster! Jz
posted 02-04-2003 05:13 AM PT (US)

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