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  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Rounding this up at the weekend peeps.
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
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    royale65 wrote: »
    Rounding this up at the weekend peeps.
    OMG, I'm getting late! Let's see if I can do it for tomorrow...
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Don't worry, I'll probs do it on the Sunday :)
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
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    1. Theme Song – 9 (for both of them: TB and Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang).
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 7 (it tends to use the two main songs of the film and 007 as a leitmotiv rather than Monty Norman's (?) Theme).
    3. Style – 10 (sophisticated and at the same time epic: combines lounge music with powerful renditions of the 007 theme. The suspense music is splendid)
    4. Romance – 7 (Not many moments, but they're dead sexy)
    5. Excitement - 9 (Barry uses percussion and loud orchestral hits to keep us from losing attention).
    6. Brass – 8 (Quite brassy, but not to Goldfinger's levels: vibes and harps are given more importance)
    7. Suspense – 10 (Barry creates an extremely suspenseful and eerie atmosphere with his stylish jazzy melodies and sudden orchestral hits)
    8. Iconography – 8 (remembered mostly for its theme song, it's a criminally forgotten masterpiece, so, not that iconic. What a pity...).
    9. Epicness – 9 (The first truly epic Barry score. Many more were to follow).
    10. Timelessness – 9 (mostly another piece of its time, but sometomes sounds way more modern that Goldfinger)

    Final Score - 86 %, a real winner with two songs and various instrumental versions of them, plus an explosive rendition of an old theme and excelling in suspense.

    BLM ratings:

    DN: 35 %
    FRWL: 79 %
    TB: 86 %
    GF: 91 %
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Community Scores -
    Goldfinger - 86%
    Thunderball - 85.08%
    From Russia With Love - 77.5%
    Dr. No - 51.45%

    Oh, so very close to dethroning Goldfinger!

    See you later for the next 'un.....

    James Bond will return...
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
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    Can we rate the sountracks of the two unofficial films out of contest?
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Ask and ye shall receive young @bigladiesman

    Casino Royale, 1967

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song (In this case “The Look of Love”) – 7
    2. Use of Bond Theme (The Casino Royale Theme) – 7 (lots of the CR Theme, but too overt for my tastes)
    3. Style – 8 (I quite the psychedelia themed score. Man)
    4. Romance – 8 (The Look of Love)
    5. Excitement – 5
    6. Brass – 5 (mainly strings. Perhaps to differentiate the sound from Barry?)
    7. Suspense – 3
    8. Iconography – 7
    9. Epicness – 5
    10. Timelessness – 7

    62/100

    royale's Rankings -

    Goldfinger – 94%
    Thunderball – 89%
    From Russia With Love - 83%
    Dr. No – 69%  
    Casino Royale, '67 – 62%

    I'm surprised it didn't beat Dr No's score to be honest. Ah well, maths never lies!

  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    Casino Royale, 1967

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song (In this case “The Look of Love”) – 9
    2. Use of Bond Theme (The Casino Royale Theme) – 8
    3. Style – 8
    4. Romance – 8
    5. Excitement – 6
    6. Brass – 7
    7. Suspense – 6
    8. Iconography – 8
    9. Epicness – 8
    10. Timelessness – 8

    76/100

    The soundtrack is one of the best thing about the movie and the titel track belongs easily with the best of EON's output.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    Casino Royale, 1967

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song (In this case “The Look of Love”) – 8
    2. Use of Bond Theme (The Casino Royale Theme) – 8
    3. Style – 8
    4. Romance – 8
    5. Excitement – 7
    6. Brass – 4
    7. Suspense – 2
    8. Iconography – 7
    9. Epicness – 5
    10. Timelessness – 5

    62/100

    62%

    MayDay's score ranking
    DN- 42%
    FRWL- 78%
    GF- 91%
    TB- 78%
    CR'67- 62%

    I actually like this score a great deal. Same with the film itself. It's absolutely bat sh*t crazy, and I just go along with it.
  • vzokvzok
    edited January 2016 Posts: 4,024
    Casino Royale, 1967

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song (The Look of Love) – 9
    2. Use of Bond Theme (Casino Royale Theme) – 9
    3. Style – 9 (Classic 60s soundtrack)
    4. Romance – 9
    5. Excitement – 5
    6. Brass – 7 (smoother sound)
    7. Suspense – 5 (more of a comedic score)
    8. Iconography – 8 (respected and well remembered score)
    9. Epicness – 7
    10. Timelessness – 7 (of it's time)

    Final Score: 75%

    Pity the movie isn't as good

    vzok ratings:
    Dr No - 56
    From Russia - 76
    Goldfinger - 73
    Thunderball - 75
    CR67 - 75
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
    edited January 2016 Posts: 1,009
    Great, it's in contest!!!

    Casino Royale, 1967:

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song – 9 (excellent, absolutely delicious song, with Dusty Springfield doing a very sexy performance).
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 10 (Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass made a memorable and happy-go-lucky theme, which is used wisely all through the film).
    3. Style – 10 (Bacharach and style always go hand in hand)
    4. Romance – 9 (in spite of the overall farcical tone, the romantic pieces are sweet and sensual)
    5. Excitement – 5 (nope. Not exciting at all. And I'm being generous, mind you)
    6. Brass – 10 (with Bacharach and Alpert, we have brass for sure)
    7. Suspense – 3 (no excitement, even less suspense)
    8. Iconography – 9 (a quintessential work to understand music on the sixties, with lots of ear worms).
    9. Epicness – 6 (some epic themes like Mata's dance, or even comedic-epic pieces like The Little French Boy" or something like that-, but nothing to call home for).
    10. Timelessness – 10 (a masterpiece excerpts of whom are even today used to illustrate its time in many TV and radio shows)

    81 %, excellent and very memorable comedy sountrack by a magical trio formed by Bacharach, Alpert and Miss Springfield. CR'67 is a guilty pleasure for me, as I love this kind of shit-crazy comedies. Heck, I even laughed hard with Silence Of The Hams.

    BLM's ratings:

    DN: 35 %
    FRWL: 79 %
    CR'67: 81 %
    TB: 86 %
    GF: 91 %
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
    edited January 2016 Posts: 1,009
    Birdleson wrote: »
    Casino Royale, 1967:I saw Herb Alpert an Lani Hall perform this last year, they also did NEVER SAY NER AGAIN[/b]

    Are they still in good shape? I kinda love Alpert's music.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    I'm going to have to give this one a miss, I've never yet being able to watch the whole film all the way through.
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
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    Birdleson wrote: »
    Not really. He does that thing that a lot of performers that are getting on in years do. He plays a couple of notes and then stops and goes into a long story. He even asked the audience if they had any questions, twice. And then waited and waited and waited until someone raised their hand. I bet he actually played less than 15 minutes total over an hour long show.
    Aww, what a mess... I want to believe it's age rather than laziness.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 23,547
    Casino Royale, 1967

    I will judge this music by what it is, not by what it ain't - if you catch my drift.

    1. Theme Song – 9. (Let me explain: I keep humming this thing for days after I've given the expanded score, which I proudly own, another go. It's addictive, like cocaine.)
    2. Use of Bond Theme - 9 (It re-energizes the film in critical moments, pulling me back in. It's so silly yet so delicious.)
    3. Style – 9 (Bacharach's contribution to CR67 is the only element in the film that's completely coherent and fitting.)
    4. Romance – 9 (Okay, confession time. Mata's dance, right after the Indian bongos, is a piece of music I simply adore. Then there's The Look Of Love, which is downright perfect. It's one of the most copied and re-used songs from the entire Bond universe! Imagine my joy when it appeared on the Catch Me If You Can soundtrack.)
    5. Excitement - 2 (Okay, clearly I'm never in a completely different mood when listening to this music. Excitement is not a word I'd use, which isn't a negative comment on the score, mind.)
    6. Brass – 10 (Can't get more brassy, right?)
    7. Suspense - 2 (Not what they were going for with the film or the music.)
    8. Iconography – 3 (Sadly, the sound isn't Bond, except for The Look Of Love. I'm thinking about Blake Edwards doing a Benny Hill feature length movie, rather than James Bond.)
    9. Epicness – 7 (Shoot me. I think this really is an epic score.)
    10. Timelessness – 6 (It'll always be trapped in the 60s, but that isn't a bad thing.)

    66%

    Bacharach and Mancini should have gotten a chance at doing an EON Bond the moment Barry turned unavailable. The CR67 score is one of those brilliant accomplishments in movie music, totally disconnected from however we may feel about the movie itself.

    DD's Rankings

    Dr. No – 57%
    Casino Royale '67 - 66%
    From Russia With Love - 77%
    Goldfinger - 82%
    Thunderball - 83%

  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    I'd thought you'd enjoy this one Darth
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    I remember when Craig did some CR promo work on a talk show, forgot which one, they played the CR 67 theme as he entered. Craig had to laugh a little at that.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Any voters out there? Rounding this one up tomorrow peeps
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    1. Implementation of the Theme Song (In this case “The Look of Love”) – 9
    2. Use of Bond Theme (The Casino Royale Theme) – 7
    3. Style – 9
    4. Romance – 8
    5. Excitement – 7
    6. Brass – 7
    7. Suspense – 5
    8. Iconography – 8
    9. Epicness – 8
    10. Timelessness – 8

    76/100
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    Community Scores -
    Goldfinger - 86%
    Thunderball - 85.08%
    From Russia With Love - 77.5%
    Casino Royale '67 - 70.87
    Dr. No - 51.45%

    A most worthy effort for our first non-EON produced film. I wonder if NSNA could do the same....

    See you later for the next 'un.....

    James Bond will return, in You Only Live Twice...
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
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    You Only Live Twice, 1967

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song – 10 (especially love YOLT as a romantic cue)
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 9
    3. Style – 10
    4. Romance – 10
    5. Excitement – 9
    6. Brass – 8
    7. Suspense – 9 (Capsule in Space baby!)
    8. Iconography – 10
    9. Epicness – 10 (The biggest of the 60's Bonds!)
    10. Timelessness – 9

    94/100

    royale's Rankings -

    You Only Live Twice – 94%
    Goldfinger – 94%
    Thunderball – 89%
    From Russia With Love - 83%
    Dr. No – 69%   
    Casino Royale, '67 – 62%

    Just six points off a clean sweep. Tied with Goldfinger.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2016 Posts: 23,883
    You Only Live Twice, 1967

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song – 9
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 8
    3. Style – 10
    4. Romance – 10
    5. Excitement – 8
    6. Brass – 7
    7. Suspense – 8
    8. Iconography – 9
    9. Epicness – 9
    10. Timelessness – 9

    87/100

    bondjames' Musical Score Rankings

    DN - 65%
    FRWL - 80%
    GF - 86%
    TB - 93%
    YOLT - 87%
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    You Only Live Twice, 1967

    1. Theme Song – 10 (Absolutely beautiful!)
    2. Use of Bond Theme - 5 (What? That dull mix we got during Nellie's "violation"? Even Barry hated it.)
    3. Style – 9 (One of the first Western scores to incorporate such obvious Oriental sounds. So beautiful and befitting the film.)
    4. Romance – 10 (Bond and Kissy swimming under the waterfalls... Oh man, puts tears in my eyes, as does the wedding music.)
    5. Excitement - 8 (Some of that climactic action music is absolutely marvellous.)
    6. Brass – 8
    7. Suspense - 9 (The space march theme still puts me on the edge of my seat.)
    8. Iconography – 8
    9. Epicness – 9
    10. Timelessness – 9 (An unforgettable score all the way through.)

    85%

    DD's Rankings

    Dr. No – 57%
    Casino Royale '67 - 66%
    From Russia With Love - 77%
    Goldfinger - 82%
    Thunderball - 83%
    You Only Live Twice - 85%
  • vzokvzok
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    You Only Live Twice

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song – 9
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 7
    3. Style – 9
    4. Romance – 9
    5. Excitement – 9
    6. Brass – 8
    7. Suspense – 9
    8. Iconography – 8
    9. Epicness – 8
    10. Timelessness – 8

    Final Score: 84%



    vzok ratings:

    You Only Live Twice - 84
    From Russia - 76
    CR67 - 75
    Thunderball - 75
    Goldfinger - 73
    Dr No - 56
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    You Only Live Twice

    1. Theme Song – 8
    2. Use of Bond Theme - 8
    3. Style – 9
    4. Romance – 9
    5. Excitement - 9
    6. Brass – 9
    7. Suspense - 9
    8. Iconography – 9
    9. Epicness – 9
    10. Timelessness – 10

    Total score:
    89/100
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    You Only Live Twice

    1. Theme Song – 8
    2. Use of Bond Theme - 7
    3. Style – 10
    4. Romance – 8
    5. Excitement - 10
    6. Brass – 10
    7. Suspense - 10
    8. Iconography – 10
    9. Epicness – 10
    10. Timelessness – 9

    92/100

    92%

    MayDay's score ranking
    DN- 42%
    FRWL- 78%
    GF- 91%
    TB- 78%
    CR'67- 62%
    YOLT- 92%
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    You Only Live Twice

    1. Implementation of the Theme Song – 10 (What a beautiful melody.)
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 9
    3. Style – 10 (This just might be his masterpiece.)
    4. Romance – 9
    5. Excitement – 9 (It's spellbinding.)
    6. Brass – 8
    7. Suspense – 10
    8. Iconography – 9
    9. Epicness – 10 (It doesn't get much more epic than this.)
    10. Timelessness – 9

    Final Score - 93%

    This could be my personal favorite from Barry. It's so hard to pick just one! I guess we'll find out later in this thread.

    pachazo's picks
    1) YOLT - 93%
    2) TB - 83%
    3) GF - 82%
    4) FRWL - 73%
    5) DN - 52%
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 6,786
    You Only Live Twice

    1. Theme Song – 10
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 8
    3. Style – 10
    4. Romance – 9
    5. Excitement - 10
    6. Brass – 10
    7. Suspense – 9
    8. Iconography – 9
    9. Epicness – 10
    10. Timelessness – 8

    Overall: 93%

    You Only Live Twice: 93%
    Thunderball: 85%
    From Russia with Love: 78%
    Goldfinger: 77%
    Dr. No: 49%
  • tanaka123tanaka123
    Posts: 4,325
    You Only LIve Twice, 1967

    1. Theme Song – 9
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 7
    3. Style – 9
    4. Romance – 8
    5. Excitement - 9
    6. Brass – 9
    7. Suspense – 9
    8. Iconography – 9
    9. Epicness – 10
    10. Timelessness – 9

    89%

    Tanaka123 Rankings

    You Only Live Twice - 89%
    Goldfinger - 86%
    Thunderball - 81%
    From Russia with Love - 74%
    Dr. No - 52%
  • bigladiesmanbigladiesman
    edited January 2016 Posts: 1,009
    1. Theme Song – 8 (as it is, she song is beautiful, and the guitar sound reflects the psychdelic era. However, I don't like Nancy Sinatra singing it.)
    2. Use of Bond Theme – 5 (I miss it in the soundtrack album)
    3. Style – 9 (Barry repeats the FRWL style, combining jazz, pop, orchestral music and folk elements from the country where the movie is set).
    4. Romance – 10 (fantastic use of instrumentals of the song, both romatic and openly erotic, and pieces with a *very light* Japanese folk flavor for that beautiful wedding scene).
    5. Excitement - 10 (Fight at Kobe Dock, with its crescendo and adventurous tone, turns the movie's song into a crowning moment of awesome).
    6. Brass – 8 (Quite brassy)
    7. Suspense – 10 (This contains the eeringly mesmerizing and terrifying "Capsule in Space" and "Countdown For Blofeld". Only for these it desterves a high rank).
    8. Iconography – 8 (notable: we just have to think about Robbie Williams sampling the theme song for his Millenium)
    9. Epicness – 9 (Lots of resounding action pieces)
    10. Timelessness – 9 (maybe the first Bond soundtrack that could be used on a present day movie).

    86/100

    Tremendous: By then, Barry already had won a big treble for Born Free (2 Oscars, 1 Golden Globe), and he was in top form: here he offers kind of a transition between TB and his Bond masterpiece OHMSS.

    I must add that I really dig Lorraine Chandler's theme: John Barry meets Curtis Mayfield! (it sounds like one of those Curtom singles from the era).

    BLM's Rankings

    DN: 35 %
    FRWL: 79 %
    CR'67: 81 %
    TB and YOLT: 86 %
    GF: 91 %
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