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Sniping in Bond Films.
https://youtu.be/L6pI1QRqMhc
First up there was the Songs mentioned in Bond novels thread. There are many good items already contributed, I was going to compile them as a list then search for more.
https://mi6community.com/discussion/12668/songs-mentioned-in-bond-novels#latest
Good ideas, @PropertyOfALady.
Ranking (longest to shortest duration):
1. The Man With The Golden Gun (102.5s)
2. Skyfall (100.5s)
3. Diamonds Are Forever (94.0s)
4. Casino Royale (2006) (86.0s)
5. Live And Let Die (85.0s)
6. SPECTRE (79.5s)
7. From Russia With Love (68.5s)
8. Goldeneye (67.5s)
9. Dr. No (67.0s)
10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (56.5s)
11. The World Is Not Enough (48.5s)
12. Thunderball (45.41s)
13. A View To A Kill (45.31s)
14. The Spy Who Loved Me (44.5s)
15. Octopussy (43.5)
16. For Your Eyes Only (42.0s)
17. The Living Daylights (40.0s)
18. Licence To Kill (39.5s)
19. Goldfinger (36.40s)
20. Tomorrow Never Dies (36.74s)
21. Die Another Day (36.19s)
22. Moonraker (34.5s)
23. You Only Live Twice (31.5s)
24. Quantum Of Solace (22.5s)
Description:
Dr. No - 67.0s - Bond and Miss Taro are talking inside her bedroom. We see Bond's reflection in the mirror and then he calls a taxi. She gets into bed and they kiss, as Bond peeks at his watch. (Fade-in/out incl.)
FRWL - 68.5s - When Bond talks to Kerim's son at the station. The take finishes showing that Red Grant was listening. "I have some bad news... your father's dead."
GF - 36.40s - Bond talking to Goldfinger at his ranch in Kentucky.
TB - 45.41s - Bed scene with Bond and Fiona Volpe. "This bed feels like a cage; all these bars. Do you think I'll be... safe?" (w/ wipe transition cut)
YOLT- 31.5s - Bond threatening Mr. Henderson with a gun and then whacking his leg with a cane stick. "Excuse me."
OHMSS - 56.5s - Bond and Tracy talking on the balcony bed in the casino hotel room.
DAF - 94.0s - Tiffany is smoking next to Bond, after sex.
LALD - 85.0s - Bond and Solitaire talking about Kananga, whilst lying in bed together. "Lovers' lesson number one; we have no secrets." The take ends when Bond gets out of bed.
TMWTGG - 102.5s - Bond enters the belly dancer's dressing room and they talk. From: "Good evening. My name is Bond, James Bond. You're dancing was superb, so were you." "Merci." [...] "It depends."
TSWLM - 44.5s - On the submarine, Bond is talking with the USS Wayne Captain, asking for the jet-ski to save Anya. "I need an hour." "Well that's coming from the top!"
MR - 34.5s - When Goodhead is unbuckling Bond out of the centrifuge seat and he's sweating and leaning against the wall. HG: "I don't know what could of happened...Something must of gone wrong with the controls...Let me help you."
FYEO - 42.0s - Bond and Melina Havelock enjoying the view on the balcony in Corfu.
OP - 43.5s - Khan and Octopussy speaking about Bond at her island. OP: "Who is he?"
K: "Englishman. Likes eggs, preferably Fabergé. And dice, preferably loaded."
AVTAK- 45.31s - Tibbett walks into stables. Bond emerges from the shadows and shocks him. "Shh! Are you looking for this?"
TLD - 40.0s - Kara hands Bond a 'dirty' martini with chloral hydrate in it.
LTK - 39.5s - Hospital scene with Felix in the background. "I know a shark bite when I see one."
GE - 67.5s - An entire scene with Bond and Natalya talking in bed (w/ fade-in).
TND - 36.74s - Carver and Gupta in his media center finding out that Paris knew Bond very well indeed.
TWINE - 48.5s - Elektra and Bond are talking in bed at her Baku villa. She takes an ice cube and they start kissing. "Enough ice for one day." (w/ fade out).
DAD - 36.19s - Sweeping intro shot of the shoreline and the helicopter next to the hut on the hillside. We hear Jinx say, "Wait don't pull it out I'm not finished with it yet". Bond replies, "See. It's a perfect fit". (Fade-out incl.)
CR (2006) - 86.0s - Bond and Vesper sitting together in the shower.
QoS - 22.5s - Bond kissing Mrs. Fields' back. "You must be furious."
SF- 100.5s - Silva's entrance/speech "Hello James. [...] This is what she made us."
SP - 79.5s - The very first shot from the cigar-skeleton to the poster on the door.
N.B. All numbers are rounded to the nearest 0.5 seconds, unless two films would otherwise have the same ranking.
Statistics
The number of times "X" occurs:
Bond is featured: 22/24 (seen: 21/24, heard: 19/24)
Main Bond girl featured: 11/24
Bond in bed with a girl: 9/24
Main villain featured: 5/24
Average longest takes per actor:
1. Craig (72.1s)
2. Connery (57.1s)
3. Moore (56.8s)
4. Lazenby (56.5)
5. Brosnan (47.2)
6. Dalton (39.8)
Average by Editor:
1. K.Baird 100.5s (co-SF)
2. Holmes 94.0s (co-DAF)
3. Poulton/Shirley 93.8.s (co-LALD, TMWTGG)
4. S. Baird 93.3s (CR, co-SF)
5. Bates 89.5s (co-DAF, co-LALD)
6. Smith 79.5s (SP)
7. Rawlings 67.5s (GE)
8. Hunt 49.8s (Dr.No-YOLT)
9. Clark 48.5s (TWINE)
10. Glen 45.2s (OHMSS, TSWLM, MR)
11. Davies 42.8s (AVTAK, co-TLD)
12. Grover 41.3s (FYEO, OP, co-TLD, LTK)
13. Wagner 36.19s (DAD)
14. Arcand/Fortin 36.0s (TND)
15. Chesse/Pearson 22.5s (QoS)
Average by decade:
1. 10s 90.0s
2. 70s 72.1s
3. 60s 50.9s
4. 90s 50.7s
5. 00s 48.2s
6. 80s 42.1s (Glen)
My favourite longest takes are:
LALD: Great bits of dialogue and Moore's expressive reactions to Solitaire.
TMWTGG: Longest take of all time. Effective use of blocking/staging.
CR (2006): Such a simple yet powerful scene (yes, a "scene"). Fantastic acting.
SP: Opening shot and it's just so smooth.
I decided to watch DAD (shudder) just so I could finish off this statistics page of mine. Worth it in the end though. A few interesting things pop out when looking through some of the stats.
I was surprised that 9 of the total longest takes featured Bond in bed with a girl. It must be the way these scenes are filmed: as few cameras as possible with minimal set-ups and angles to make the actors more at ease and they don't need to wait for lighting etc. Basically, shoot it and get it done with.
Glen didn't seem to enjoy having any long takes in his films -- both edited and directed. Interesting as it underlines the overall consensus that he had faster paced/edited films.
If there are any other stats I should add then let me know. I think during my next viewings, when watching these longest takes, I'll look out for any other notable things present (smoking/alcohol/animals), but that'll be a while.
Thanks! Yes, it did take a decent amount of time. Although most of it was just me waiting to rewatch DAD. An occupational hazard, as it were. ;)
Dr. No
Kingston Calypso
Jump Up
BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES
Diamonds Are Forever:
British Grenadiers
(UNKNOWN)
Live and Let Die
Just a Closer Walk With Thee / New Second Line
HAROLD A. 'DUKE' DEJAN & OLYMPIA BRASS
The Spy Who Loved Me:
Air in Orchestral Suite No. 3
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Piano Concerto #21 in C Major
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Lawrence of Arabia - Overture
MAURICE JARRE
Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
Moonraker:
Theme from the Magnificent Seven
ELMER BERNSTEIN
Octopussy:
Tom-Tom Rhythms
SY M'BOKO
Dramatic Drumming
M KANSARA
Dramatic Drumming No. 2
M KANSARA
Clown in the Ring
KEITH PAPWORTH
Jubilee March
JACK TROMBEY
Spotlit Sequins
KEITH PAPWORTH
Dancing Plumes
KEITH PAPWORTH
Downtown Parade
KEITH PAPWORTH
A View to a Kill
The Four Seasons
VIVALDI
California Gold
GIDEA PARK
The Living Daylights
Sacred Heart
CHRIS BLACKWELL
Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro
MOZART
License to Kill
Dirty Love
TIM FEEHAN
Wedding Party
IVORY
Tomorrow Never Dies
It Had to Be You
DAVID ARNOLD
Die Another Day
London Calling
THE CLASH
Skyfall
Boom Boom Boom
THE ANIMALS
Boum!
CHARLES TRENET
Spectre
(Theme From) New York, New York
RAY QUINN
Diamonds Are Forever:
British Grenadiers
(UNKNOWN)
Octopussy:
Tom-Tom Rhythms
SY M'BOKO
Dramatic Drumming
M KANSARA
Dramatic Drumming No. 2
M KANSARA
Clown in the Ring
KEITH PAPWORTH
Jubilee March
JACK TROMBEY
Spotlit Sequins
KEITH PAPWORTH
Dancing Plumes
KEITH PAPWORTH
Downtown Parade
KEITH PAPWORTH
(I think the IMDb lists more but those that appear above I have and personally checked against the film.)
Is this for music not composed and arranged for the film, or just not composed for the film? Because if it's the latter there are a few re-recordings in TSWLM and MR that were made specifically for those films.
The Spy Who Loved Me:
Air in Orchestral Suite No. 3
Johann Sebastian Bach
Piano Concerto #21 in C Major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lawrence of Arabia - Overture
Maurice Jarre
Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat
Frédéric Chopin
Moonraker:
Theme from the Magnificent Seven
Elmer Bernstein
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All of those with the exception of the Mozart piece are no doubt re-recordings. The first one begins with a synth flourish. The second one segues perfectly smoothly into different music which demonstrates it was all recorded together. The Chopin music, originally for piano, is given a lovely orchestral arrangement. The Magnificent Seven is clearly a Barry-style re-recording.
The Mozart music was likely re-recorded for the film but I'm not one hundred percent positive. (You know, that music is famous in my country because it's played daily on the weather report of a TV channel. One hears it so often it can be underappreciated, but it's really beautiful.)
It is Argentina.
That is where I want to go.
Autumn, movement 3 (allegro)
Spring, movement 1 (allegro)
Winter, movement 3 (allegro)
The music was performed by English Concert with Simon Standage on baroque violin, and directed from the harpsichord by Trevor Pinnock. It was released in 1976. Some years later, the same people were involved in another recording of The Four Seasons, though that one sounds different from the AVTAK version (and I personally like it less). From what I've seen on the web, some people have confused the recordings, thinking the more recent version was used for AVTAK while in fact it was the older one.
You can hear the second recording here.
Listen to the preview of the 3rd movement of Autumn. It's different from the film version. It's especially noticeable about 12 seconds into the preview.
A couple more here:
DAF - Whyte House craps dealer John's (E.J. 'Tex' Young) name badge
AVTAK - Pola Ivanova's walkman
Of course I have my hopes for BOND 25.
How long is Bond in a car (as driver and in total)...
The longest (fist)fights...
First and last sentences...
How often do we hear “James“ and “Bond“, “James Bond“ and the most famous variation.
The car one sounds interesting.