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Worst: GE. Boring answer, I know, what can I say. I'm in the majority camp.
As for rankings/classifications, I'd go:
Gold standard:
TB
OHMSS
CR
TLD
LALD
YOLT
Very good:
FRWL
GF
TND
TMWTGG
DAF
Decent:
AVTAK
OP
LTK
SK
SP
QOS
SF
Not a big fan:
DAD
FYO (there are a couple of cues I like. Not a bad score, just one that doesn't grab me that much)
DN (as music per say, it's actually good. As a Bond score, it's iffy)
TWINE (similar to TND, but somehow a lot more generic)
TSWLM (sure, it has some charm, but overall it's just not for me)
No thanks:
GE
I think we'd mostly agree that Bond theme apart, the score for DN isnt that great. In FRWL the score is by John Barry and its pretty good throughout right?
So why on earth at the end during the boat chase do they use that god awful track from DN that sounds like its from a 50's B movie?
You surely cant be telling me that John Barry couldnt knock out a better piece of music than this in his lunch break?
The only logical conclusion I can draw is that initially they decided they didnt want any music with that scene, Barry scored the film and went off on holiday or something and then at the 11th hour someone decided that the scene really needed some music so they just did a quick copy and paste. Given the acrimony between Barry and Norman I can t envisage why John would use a (poor) track from the previous soundtrack of his own volition.
Maybe it was a decision by Cubby & Harry to have some sort of continuity?
Best- OHMSS, TLD, TB and YOLT
I'd probably leave it up to time constraints. If you recall, there are a couple versions of Thunderball in distribution where the last scene has 2 different versions. The ultimate/blu-ray version has the unfinished score using the DN Bond theme where as the VHS/Special edition have the completed score with a heavier Bombastic version of the Bond theme. That was of course because John Barry didn't have enough time to finish the score before the film's competition but had most of the score complete. So I'd probably the same reasons applied to FRWL's boat finale.
Finished Soundtrack Version - http://picosong.com/hCme/
Original Unfinished / Blu-Ray version. http://picosong.com/hCmL/
2. Thunderball
3. You Only Live Twice
4. Moonraker
5. Quantum of Solace
6. Casino Royale
7. A View to a Kill
8. Goldfinger
9. GoldenEye
10. The Spy Who Loved Me
11. Tomorrow Never Dies
12. The Living Daylights
13. Octopussy
14. Live and Let Die
15. From Russia with Love
16. Skyfall
17. The World Is Not Enough
18. Die Another Day
19. No Time to Die
20. Licence to Kill
21. Diamonds Are Forever
22. The Man with the Golden Gun
23. Spectre
24. Dr. No
25. For Your Eyes Only
Yes, I agree. I think I actually like all the scores. I may not be sure about every single track, but in general I can enjoy all of them. A consistenly good aspect in the franchise, I'd say. A bit like the pre-title and title sequences.
Yeah. Same here. Bond music is the best film music. So consistent. Not sure there's any other franchise where fans are eager to know who and who are doing the music.
1. DAD (really cool, Bond theme takes are well done, and I Will Return would have been a great theme)
2. TWINE (Really easy listening, dramatic when it needs to be, M and the alarm clock is great as well as Come In 007)
3. QoS (Oil Fields and Field Trip are great, as is the Vesper/Bond theme overlap at the end of the film.
4. TND (bit eager with the Bond theme and falls off for the end of the film, but still quite cool and nice listen)
5. CR (works well with the film to complement the scenes, but doesn't hold up on its own for a listen)
The Barry scores:
1. OHMSS (great theme, other music is great too)
2. YOLT (music suits the setting and is quite original as well)
3. DAF (Lots of brass, with really cool cues, integrates the theme well, Bond meets Bambi and Thumper is a highlight)
4. TLD (Pretty good on the whole, not entirely a fan of the Ice Chase cue though, but an overall good score)
5. GF (Lovely integration of the theme. Sometimes is silent when it shouldn't be though)
6. AVTAK (Great use of the theme, new OHMSS inspired theme is cool)
7. TMWTGG (Theme isn't great, but good integration, and Bond theme is used well)
8. MR (Freefall is great, and the space parts are epic)
9. TB (Great use of the Bond theme in stealth moments. Not a fan of the 007 cue usage however)
10. FRWL (Rough around the edges but nice theme and Bond Meets Tania is a highlight)
11. OP (Theme is boring so uses fall flat. Bond theme is pretty uninspiring (except for Bond Look-Alike). Best part is probably circling violins in palace fight)
The Rest: Norman Dr. No , Serra,
1. Martin's LALD (bit quiet in places, but really cool, especially for the first half of the movie)
2. Kamen's LTK (only shame is that Youtube barely has it. Good use of the Bond theme without being repetitive)
3. Hamlisch's TSWLM (alright, but most unmemorable apart from Ride to Atlantis and Bond 77, both of which are nice)
4. Zimmer's NTTD (alright, would probably be more positive if it wasn't for use of All the Time in the World)
5. Newman's SP (bit boring, but PTS score is great, and score when Bond and Madeleine escape the building (Detonation) is nice as well. Elsewise unremarkable)
6. Newman's SF (Some cool motifs that I personally think fit better in Spectre. Bond theme and action motifs a bit repetitive though. Score when M reads poetry is quite good)
7. Conti's FYEO (Alright listen on its own (especially the Bond theme parts like Goodbye, Countess or Submarine, or Melina's Revenge or the Citroen Chase etc.), but in the context of the film it doesn't work. Removes any tension)
8. Norman's Dr. No (Not great. Probably the style of soundtracks of the time.)
9. Serra's GE (complete nonsense, can't believe this is one of the few Bond scores on Spotify. Really is quite frustrating).