Intrada Soundtrack Forum

1. What is your favorite score from a James Bond Film? 2. What is your favorite vocal theme song from a James Bond film? 3. Which composer would you like to see compose the score of the next James Bond film?

I'd say either On Her Majesty's Secret Service or The Living Daylights for favorite Bond score, both as incorporated in the film and as an album. Highlights of both are excellent dramatic scoring, a solid love theme, and exciting action with neat synth integration and signature brass.

"Surrender" is probably the Bond song I'm most partial towards. However, I do really like the approach taken with the Chris Cornell song for the 2006 version of Casino Royale. I thought it worked very well in establishing a new Bond with lyrics that are quite meaningful.

Favourite score: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE

Favourite song: GOLDFINGER

Composer to score next Bond film: To be honest, I don't see anybody writing anything to match up to the classic years so I'm really not that bothered. But I'm confident that if Mendes is directing, Newman is scoring.

Score: Diamonds Are Forever

Song: Live & Let Die

Future Composer: James Newton Howard

Score: Living Daylights / For Your Eyes Only

Song: Living Daylights

Future Composer: Why not give Marco Beltrami a crack at it.

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Most Wanted Unreleased scores:
Howard Shore's AN INNOCENT MAN (1989) Touchstone/Buena Vista
Richard Halligan's THE OCTAGON (1980) American Cinema
Sante Maria Romitelli's GOD'S GUN (1976) MGM/Cannon
Trevor Jones' FREEJACK (1992) Morgan Creek

Favorite Score - FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE -in which the very first Bond "stingers" are heard (the opening of the track titled 'Stalking').

Favorite Song - THUNDERBALL - it has Tom Jones' great vocal and an intriguing lyric.

AND I CAN"T THINK OF ANY CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS except possibly DAVID ARNOLD - JOHN BARRY NAILED THAT CLASSIC, STINGER-LACED BRASSY STYLE, WHICH IT SEEMS THE CURRENT BOND FILMS HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM

Answering my own post:


1. From Russia With Love (Score)

2. Diamonds are Forever (Vocal)

3. Alan Silvestri (Composer)

Score: ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE

Song: ancient GOLDFINGER / newer SKYFALL

Future Composer: Hans Zi.....nah just kidding, i would go for ALAN SILVESTRI or JAMES HORNER.

PS: Mendes will probably again use Thomas Newman and I will be absolutely happy with this.

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