All things Bond, eventually

innerSpaceman · 08-06-2010, 07:15 AM

No.

The films may be uneven, but the music and theme songs from the Bond films are almost always great.

I think my favorite generally under-appreciated song is The Man With the Golden Gun by Lulu. But what an odd film.

Some of the worst films have great songs. Shirley Bassey's Moonraker is velvety good, but the poorest of her record three contributions. Goldfinger is, of course, the classic - and deservedly so. But Diamonds are Forever is, imo, her best. On all three, Bassey's vocals are purely rad.

I think my favorite vocal is Tom Jones on Thunderball.

Tina Turner's Goldeneye comes in a close second.

Perhaps the oddest opening credits song was the one that's not a song at all. On Her Majesty's Secret Service features a distillation of the score. And it's likely the coolest piece of Bond music ever.

Download and listen!

Daniel Craig made a splash not only with his puggish Bond, but with a superb opening credits sequence featuring a song I love, but not everyone does. You Know My Name is great, and if you don't think so - you are simply wrong.

08-06-2010, 07:15 AM	#18
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	No. The films may be uneven, but the music and theme songs from the Bond films are almost always great. I think my favorite generally under-appreciated song is The Man With the Golden Gun by Lulu. But what an odd film. Some of the worst films have great songs. Shirley Bassey's Moonraker is velvety good, but the poorest of her record three contributions. Goldfinger is, of course, the classic - and deservedly so. But Diamonds are Forever is, imo, her best. On all three, Bassey's vocals are purely rad. I think my favorite vocal is Tom Jones on Thunderball. Tina Turner's Goldeneye comes in a close second. Perhaps the oddest opening credits song was the one that's not a song at all. On Her Majesty's Secret Service features a distillation of the score. And it's likely the coolest piece of Bond music ever. Download and listen! Daniel Craig made a splash not only with his puggish Bond, but with a superb opening credits sequence featuring a song I love, but not everyone does. You Know My Name is great, and if you don't think so - you are simply wrong.
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