La-La Land Records Present The Man With The Golden Gun: 50th Anniversary Remastered & Expanded 2CD

mattjoes

Bond_Scores wrote: »

mattjoes wrote: »

OHMSS - Original James Bond Theme arrangement and "James Bond Theme" (end credits version)

Also ‘This Never Happened To The Other Fella’

Added.

GoldenGun

I'm having second thoughts about not buying this one. I love this film, but in total it'll be well over a 100 euros to cover all costs, and I already have the original score (which I realise isn't quite complete).

mtm

To be honest I don't love it, it's not as essential as Moonraker. If you've heard the original soundtrack you've pretty much heard all of the interesting material, the rest is mostly more of the same, lots of that nice slow, ethereal version of the song, but once you've heard one version of that you've heard them all. I guess you get the Solex motif represented which it isn't on the original soundtrack, and there's a fairly nice track when Gibson is killed, but Barry didn't have long to write this score and it's not one of his best.
But if you haven't got Moonraker, get that!

bcalou

mattjoes wrote: »

In its second half, the A section of the Bond Theme has a secondary melody on top of the riff. The four notes that make up that melody are the same notes that are played at the beginning of the swing section. However, their presence alone is not enough to say the swing section is being played. Off the top of my head, the swing section is played in these Barry-scored-or-arranged films (there could be mistakes or omissions, I didn't check this):

DN - Original James Bond Theme arrangement
FRWL - Original James Bond Theme arrangement and James Bond with Bongos
GF - Not heard
TB - Chateau Flight*
YOLT - Original James Bond Theme arrangement
OHMSS - This Never Happened to the Other Feller, Bond and Draco*, Original James Bond Theme arrangement and James Bond Theme (end credits version)
DAF - Not heard
TMWTGG - Not heard
MR - Freefall Sequence and Venice Boat Chase*
OP - Easy Come, Easy Go and The Palace Fight
AVTAK - May Day Jumps
TLD - Exercise at Gibraltar, Ice Chase

As for the other films (once again, there could be mistakes or omissions):
LALD - James Bond Theme (taxi scene)
TSWLM - Ski Jump
FYEO - Not heard
LTK - Bond Hooks Sanchez and Truck Chase
GE - Tank Chase
TND - Backseat Driver and Bike Chase
TWINE - Caviar Factory
DAD - Bond Goes to Iceland
CR - The Name's Bond...James Bond
QoS - End Credits
SF - The Name's Bond...James Bond
SP - The Name's Bond...James Bond
NTTD - ?

* Cues that present substantial variations on the swing section, or that merely hint at it in subtle ways.

Feel free to correct anything.

Congrats for this list!

First, I have to say I was wrong : there is at least a hint to the swing section in TMWTGG (35:55)



Now, as you said, this could be considered as part of the A section, not the swing section in itself. That seems fair to me.

So what about the others?

GF : At 9:43 of the same video we get the 7 first notes of the swing part (twice). This goes beyond what is hinted at in the section A + the guitar riff is not here underneath, so to my ears it qualifies as a quote of the swing part.

TB : There is Chateau Flight of course but also the same 7 notes repeated quite often (for example at 13:59)

YOLT : At 17:31, the same 7 notes!

DAF : We hear it at 25:09 for example, but in this movie we'll get only the 4 notes indeed. It's in a different context than the Bond Theme A Section (no riff underneath). So couting it as a variation on the section A or a hint to the swing section are probably two valid options. Same at 25:36. That's debatable ;)

FYEO : this time, clearly heard at 50:52 :)

What about Craig movies if we exclude the end titles?

CR : Subtle hints at 2:19:30. Also 2:19:55.

QOS : 2:25:38 (taxi scene).

SF : 2:35:37 ("don't you dare touch my DB5" rendition).

SP : nice flute at 2:39:13.

NTTD : The track "Control Room" from the bootleg CD comes to mind.

All in all... Maybe we can say that TMWTGG is the only one which does not use the swing section "on its own" ? ;)

mtm

Great little rundown, thanks for that! It's kind of amazing how rarely it gets played straight in the series, isn't it? In my head it pops up quite often, but instead you seem to get more in the way of subtle variations like that YOLT arrival-at-Osato's version. Apart from when the original Dr No recording gets played in YOLT and OHMSS, I feel like it takes as long as maybe Moonraker before you get a proper full bodied statement of the swing section as Bond is doing something big and actiony; can that be right?!

Also, anyone who says Spectre doesn't use the theme can check that vid out :D

Reflsin2bourbons

One could say the same for Quantum! Spectre uses the theme just once more than the former.

mtm

Some of those QoS ones are so subtle I have to give points to the YouTuber though! :D

bcalou

mtm wrote: »

Great little rundown, thanks for that! It's kind of amazing how rarely it gets played straight in the series, isn't it? In my head it pops up quite often, but instead you seem to get more in the way of subtle variations like that YOLT arrival-at-Osato's version. Apart from when the original Dr No recording gets played in YOLT and OHMSS, I feel like it takes as long as maybe Moonraker before you get a proper full bodied statement of the swing section as Bond is doing something big and actiony; can that be right?!

I think you're right!
It seems that it was forced into FRWL / YOLT / OHMSS against Barry's will.
The turning point is probably TSWLM, both with the parachute jump and the "camera ride". Hamlish seems to really be the one associating that with Bond doing something cool. Maybe Barry was inspired by it for MR.

mtm

Yeah good call, it probably is the Spy parachute jump isn't it. Funny how it's 15 years in before it gets used in that way: to really accentuate a big, bold Bond moment.