Music has been an important element of the James Bond movies.
Dr No had the Bond theme composed by Monty Norman and realised by John Barry.
It was Barry who was instrumental in bringing the iconic songs to the movies. Big numbers from the likes of Shirley Bassey singing Goldfinger or Diamonds are forever.
How the music reflected the era once Roger Moore took over the role. Paul McCartney going for a more rock sound with even a hint of reggae.
Marvin Hamlisch brought a touch of disco to The Spy Who Loved Me.
Duran Duran stating how difficult Barry could be to collaborate with but they managed to hit number one in America with A View to a Kill.
I was amused that Sam Smith who won an Oscar for his song for Spectre. Boasting that he wrote the song in 20 minutes and recorded it in one take in a further 20 minutes. It seems Radiohead did have the better song.
There was more emphasis on No Time to Die as it was the most recent movie.
There were failures, Shirley Bassey did not like her song for Moonraker. Tim Rice showed that he should stick to musicals as his song for Octopussy was not an all time high.
I was puzzled why A-ha and Chris Cornell's songs were overlooked.
A criticism about the Daniel Craig era was that the main Bond theme has not been used at all in the action scenes.
David Arnold gives an explanation as to why, the Bond theme appears at the end of Casino Royale.
That does not explain why since then, there are snatches of the Bond theme rather than a full blooded roar.
I remain unconvinced by Hans Zimmer deconstruction of the Bond theme for No Time to Die. It was bass heavy and reminded me too much of his Batman work.
Dr No had the Bond theme composed by Monty Norman and realised by John Barry.
It was Barry who was instrumental in bringing the iconic songs to the movies. Big numbers from the likes of Shirley Bassey singing Goldfinger or Diamonds are forever.
How the music reflected the era once Roger Moore took over the role. Paul McCartney going for a more rock sound with even a hint of reggae.
Marvin Hamlisch brought a touch of disco to The Spy Who Loved Me.
Duran Duran stating how difficult Barry could be to collaborate with but they managed to hit number one in America with A View to a Kill.
I was amused that Sam Smith who won an Oscar for his song for Spectre. Boasting that he wrote the song in 20 minutes and recorded it in one take in a further 20 minutes. It seems Radiohead did have the better song.
There was more emphasis on No Time to Die as it was the most recent movie.
There were failures, Shirley Bassey did not like her song for Moonraker. Tim Rice showed that he should stick to musicals as his song for Octopussy was not an all time high.
I was puzzled why A-ha and Chris Cornell's songs were overlooked.
A criticism about the Daniel Craig era was that the main Bond theme has not been used at all in the action scenes.
David Arnold gives an explanation as to why, the Bond theme appears at the end of Casino Royale.
That does not explain why since then, there are snatches of the Bond theme rather than a full blooded roar.
I remain unconvinced by Hans Zimmer deconstruction of the Bond theme for No Time to Die. It was bass heavy and reminded me too much of his Batman work.