007 Fan Soundtrack

LicenceRevoked

Hello everyone !

So I recently decided I'd like to become a film composer. I'm a massive fan of all the Bond soundtracks, especially 'The Living Daylights', 'View To A Kill' and 'The World Is Not Enough'. After seeing 'Skyfall' whilst I really liked what Thomas Newman did, I decided to give myself the challenge of composing a fictional soundtrack for 'Risico' -

This is the first track I have finished called 'I Expect You To Die'. I guess it would be for an action sequence...

There will be about 8 tracks and I'll put them up for free download as an album when they're all done.

Let me know what you think!

http://soundcloud.com/theentrprise/i-expect-you-to-die

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Cheers!

zebrafish

Nice one, and very Bondian! Because you asked for criticism: the first and later repetition of the first bars soon gets on my nerves, as there is no further tonal development of the brass section, only added instruments. The last third of the track really is a matter of taste. All in all one can hear that you've been socialized with David Arnold, no?

JWESTBROOK

I could see your track being perfect for a Pre-Titles-Sequence!

It did have drama, indeed. I feel the worst part was the ending.. but it wasn't bad. Just not the best part of the tune.

Perhaps if you kept the drums, but without the 'techno' remix effect, I'd have liked it better, but that's personal taste. It could very easily be one of Arnold's work.

Considering you've recently started composing, it's very good. With a real orchestra, the tune would be that much better. The brass sounds weak, but that's because I assume you used a computer program - which is fine.

When the final drums started, I expected something different than the techno remix it turned into. I'd have a preferred a straight drum tune, but I still enjoyed it as is.

Good work, I'll definitely check out all 8 as long as you keep us updated :)

HASEROT

for a first timer, i am impressed..... i am no musician, but i judge based on how i hear it - nothing technical...

the only suggestions i would have, is that the beginning goes on a little too long - as does the middle.. maybe tighten those up a bit - and in that middle part (towards it's end) maybe add some dramatic horn build up... i feel like all this piece is missing is just a climax.

LicenceRevoked

zebrafish wrote:

All in all one can hear that you've been socialized with David Arnold, no?

- Yes, definitely, I am very much a David Arnold person but recently I've been trying to get more of that John Barry kind of sound. Thanks for your comments and suggestions!

JWESTBROOK wrote:

The brass sounds weak, but that's because I assume you used a computer program - which is fine

Thanks for your comment, yes that's quite true. Bond brass should really be sharp and cut through the mix- I'm using sampled brass, but hope to get some real brass players from my friend's orchestra to rerecord that part.

HASEROT wrote:

the only suggestions i would have, is that the beginning goes on a little too long - as does the middle..

Hello again, thanks for your suggestions. Yes on further listens I can hear what you mean. I have written a fictional title song and outro song for the project, so there will be quotes from those songs in those bars which repeat instead, so hopefully that'll be resolved in the final version.

With regards to the drums, perhaps I'll scale them back a bit towards the end since the brass really needs to cut through at that climax. Also I don't want to go too far and end up with a 'Die Another Day' kind of sound - I think drum wise TWINE is about the level I want to keep them at.

Cheers, guys- I'll keep updating and keep you posted!

LicenceRevoked

Hello, I'm back with some more tracks from my fictional soundtrack project, let me know what you think. Would really like to hear from the soundtrack officionados as to how to improve and expand on these - Cheers!

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LicenceRevoked

What?

CommanderRoss

LicenceRevoked wrote:

What?

Just flag the troll

petergreenhill5

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CommanderRoss

My dearest @bond50. First, your capslock seems to have got stuck, perhaps you should attend to that. Second, you use language which goes against site policy. Which is regrettable. Third, you seem to make no real contributions to the site.

LicenceRevoked

Pointless. And here I was trying to do something creative!

LicenceRevoked

Don't talk about your dad that way!

petergreenhill5

Hopefully the troll's posts will be deleted soon.

LicenceRevoked

You have to think how dull a person's life has to be to actually go on a forum and TRY to get banned for entertainment... smh

Qba007

Friends don't answer @bond50, "this man’s either drunk or crazy".

LicenceRevoked

Sorry as the thread previously got trolled I am reposting the link to get back on topic

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MartinBond

The ending of the first track was very DAD-like, and though the editing/composing by itself is great, it ruins the classic buildup for me. And the DAD soundtrack isn't really a Gem, so I don't think people would like to be reminded to that ;)

Other than that for a "Newbie" this stuff is great, the first part sounds like it came from the FRWL-game. Keep this going, I'm following this.

LicenceRevoked

Thanks alot MartinBond - I have been told I have a tendency to drop into that DAD heavy electronica style and I'm gradually trying to scale back to a more Barry-esque sound, with TLD being the kind of thing I'm aiming for...

LicenceRevoked

An updated track from my Bond soundtrack...
"I Never Joke About My Work" - I see it as a kind of transition music as Bond arrives at MI6 or Q-Branch, similar to say 'New Digs' from the SF score.

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Goldeneye95

LicenceRevoked wrote:

Hello everyone !

So I recently decided I'd like to become a film composer. I'm a massive fan of all the Bond soundtracks, especially 'The Living Daylights', 'View To A Kill' and 'The World Is Not Enough'. After seeing 'Skyfall' whilst I really liked what Thomas Newman did, I decided to give myself the challenge of composing a fictional soundtrack for 'Risico' -

This is the first track I have finished called 'I Expect You To Die'. I guess it would be for an action sequence...

There will be about 8 tracks and I'll put them up for free download as an album when they're all done.

Let me know what you think!

http://soundcloud.com/theentrprise/i-expect-you-to-die

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Cheers!

This is really cool! This would be good soudtrack for a Bond film.

BondWillReturn

@LicenceRevoked, I'm impressed! These tracks really sound awesome, I especially like 'Zimmer Frame'. 'Morocco Shakedown' is also a nice tune!

AgentJamesBond007

I wonder if you'd use the '007' theme or the gunbarrel theme... Otherwise, fantastic work!