Jubilee James Bond Theme

bondsum

A new arrangement of the famous James Bond theme has been released as part of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, but what do you good people think about it?

A new arrangement of the famous James Bond Theme was performed and recorded for HRH Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations. Arranged by long-time 007 composer David Arnold and conducted by Nicholas Dodd, the London Philharmonic Orchestra performed the 50 year-old theme for the Thames flotilla.

Here it is below....

Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere.

Samuel001

Wonderful to hear it at last in full. It's up for download but I never parted with my hard earned money, so it was well worth not doing so now.

http://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/collecting_james_bond_theme_jubilee.php3?t=&s=&id=03185

Univex

Well, it´s Arnold all right. No doubt about it. Nothing very new. But I guess that´s the point. I like it.

doubleoego

Similar arrangements to the CR Bond theme and did I hear bongos?? That's an excellent rendition of the theme.

Sandy

Not my favourite version, to be honest. Lags a bit the rythm at times, and feels complicated (too many elements) at others.

Keep it simple, keep it classy, don't over-do it. Those are the secrets, in my opinion, to a good arrangement of the Bond-theme. I will not be spending my money on this one.

myworldisenough

Love it, very full on version. Love the bongos, classic style..

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

Pretty. :)

4EverBonded

I really enjoyed it.

DaltonCraig007

Horrible... absoluly horrible.

DaltonCraig007

I beg your pardon ?

SJK91

It's not THAT bad, really. But honestly, listening to this makes me feel even more confident with EON dropping Arnold for Skyfall.

CraigMooreOHMSS

It's good. Reminds me a bit of Barry's 70's renditions.

SirHenryLeeChaChing

Neither great or horrible, just average. DC, you are so predictable =))

PDJamesBond

I can't say I absolutely love it but it's rather good.

DaltonCraig007

SirHenryLeeChaChing said:
DC, you are so predictable =))

well ?? it's an appallingly unoriginal version of the Bond theme. Arnold has been putting his Vic Flick guitar everywhere. He has failed to do the most important thing of all with the Bond theme in 2006.

Matt

Must agree with DC here, it sounds quite tired and generally a bit 'meh' - lacking its usual bombastic sound!

SirHenryLeeChaChing

DaltonCraig007 said:

SirHenryLeeChaChing said:
DC, you are so predictable =))

well ?? it's an appallingly unoriginal version of the Bond theme. Arnold has been putting his Vic Flick guitar everywhere. He has failed to do the most important thing of all with the Bond theme in 2006.

OK, I'll bite. What should Arnold done to the theme in 2006?

DaltonCraig007

SirHenryLeeChaChing said:
OK, I'll bite. What should Arnold done to the theme in 2006?

Each Bond had his signature Bond theme. Connery with guitars, Lazenby with synths, Moore with strings, and Dalton with electronic beat. Serra continued that trend with giving a unique Bond theme with drums for Brosnan. But what has Arnold done ? Guitars, guitars and guitars. He has factually failed to give Craig his signature Bond theme, since he only gave him the Vic Flick guitar already used in TWINE.

No matter how much you love Arnold, you have to admit he is a hack at versality, and completly failed in the Bond theme department. There are hundreds of existing arguments, how hard could it have been for Arnold to pick only *one* of them instead of the already used Vic Flick guitar ? As it stands, the CR end credits Bond theme is a catastrophe, an infamy.

JWESTBROOK

DaltonCraig007 said:

SirHenryLeeChaChing said:
OK, I'll bite. What should Arnold done to the theme in 2006?

Each Bond had his signature Bond theme. Connery with guitars, Lazenby with synths, Moore with strings, and Dalton with electronic beat. Serra continued that trend with giving a unique Bond theme with drums for Brosnan. But what has Arnold done ? Guitars, guitars and guitars. He has factually failed to give Craig his signature Bond theme, since he only gave him the Vic Flick guitar already used in TWINE.

No matter how much you love Arnold, you have to admit he is a hack at versality, and completly failed in the Bond theme department.

I guarantee you'll get something unique with Newman. That theme will forever be Craig's, whether or not it continues.

DaltonCraig007

JWESTBROOK said:
I guarantee you'll get something unique with Newman. That theme will forever be Craig's, whether or not it continues.

I hope so. I don't want Craig's era ruined by Arnold's appalling music, and his hack status at versatility.

I mean really, surely it wouldn't have killed Arnold to come up with another instrument than the Vic Flick guitar ? Is he such a hack and an incompetent composer he can only compose the Bond theme for the guitar ?

JWESTBROOK

DaltonCraig007 said:

JWESTBROOK said:
I guarantee you'll get something unique with Newman. That theme will forever be Craig's, whether or not it continues.

I hope so. I don't want Craig's era ruined by Arnold's appalling music, and his hack status at versatility.

I mean really, surely it wouldn't have killed Arnold to come up with another instrument than the Vic Flick guitar ? Is he such a hack and an incompetent composer he can only compose the Bond theme for the guitar ?

He seems rather naive when it comes to Bond. I don't feel like he's ever been a fan of the films, and he only got the job for creating a hack CD of rehashed, electronic classics. While my favorite work of him has been on Craig's era, I don't think he knows the Bond sound, and frankly hasn't tried to create it/one. He pales in comparison to all other composers.

At least Serra brought something new, and would have created EXTREMELY unique sounds.

DaltonCraig007

If Serra had returned, the GE soundtrack would always be a one-off, as Serra would have made something completly different again for TND, to preserve GE's uniqueness. If you honestly believe Serra would have re-done a GE-esque soundtrack for TND, you're a bit daft.

JWESTBROOK

DaltonCraig007 said:
If Serra had returned, the GE soundtrack would always be a one-off, as Serra would have made something completly different again for TND, to preserve GE's uniqueness. If you honestly believe Serra would have re-done a GE-esque soundtrack for TND, you're a bit daft.

Excuse me? Are you that eager for a fight. I said, and I quote, 'Serra would have created EXTREMELY unique sounds.'

Does that sound like I said they'd all be like GE? Why have the mods allowed you to stay on these boards. Your just insulting.

Murdock

This arrangement, sounds like a rushed version of "The name's Bond...James Bond" from Casino Royale. I'd like to hear a new arrangement of He's Dangerous from AVTAK, that song always has me craving more. :3

DaltonCraig007

JWESTBROOK said:

DaltonCraig007 said:
If Serra had returned, the GE soundtrack would always be a one-off, as Serra would have made something completly different again for TND, to preserve GE's uniqueness. If you honestly believe Serra would have re-done a GE-esque soundtrack for TND, you're a bit daft.

Excuse me? Are you that eager for a fight. I said, and I quote, 'Serra would have created EXTREMELY unique sounds.'

Does that sound like I said they'd all be like GE? Why have the mods allowed you to stay on these boards. Your just insulting.

I wasn't talking about you. I was saying 'you' as in 'anyone'. Basicly I said 'if anyone believes Serra would have re-done a GE-esque soundtrack for TND, he's a bit daft.'

I didn't mean *YOU* were the daft person, I was saying 'you' in a general sense. I thought of that sentence in french, and translated it litteraly in english.... I see now that it wasn't proper english. Sorry if you were offended, I wasn't saying *you* were daft, but *anyone* who thought Serra would do a GE #2 was daft.

''Serra would have created EXTREMELY unique sounds.'' that's what you said. A very simply sentence to understand... what makes you think I would insult you for the saying the very opposite of that sentence ? I would be the daft one if I didn't unserstand your post. But I did understand your post, and I wasn't calling you daft, @JWESTBROOK.

X3MSonicX

Jubilee's good, but for me is too simple and it feels like the Casino Royale version, with a mix over it.

DaltonCraig007

look @JWESTBROOK, I apologize if you were offended, but I wasn't saying you were daft. That sentence wasn't directed at you. I am sorry if you thought I was insulting you, but I wasn't.

Baltimore_007

I listened to it and it's not that bad, nothing special or unique but for the anniversaries included it could be quite a fitting theme to put in, not much else to say on the issue really

RogueAgent

Nice to hear that iconic tune again in such an appropiate setting! :-bd

bondsum

DaltonCraig007 said:
If Serra had returned, the GE soundtrack would always be a one-off, as Serra would have made something completly different again for TND, to preserve GE's uniqueness. If you honestly believe Serra would have re-done a GE-esque soundtrack for TND, you're a bit daft.

I must be daft then because I have no faith that Serra would have composed a better score for TND. It might have been "different" but so was GE... as in awfully different to the canon.

killerkane

It's the same asCR !!!nomatter what it's still bond let's enjoy it And hope for a even newer version !!!!!!

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