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He preferred TLD. Apparently he thought LTK went too far.
The Lethal Weapon influence was probably down to the Michael Kamen score! LTK only weakness, for me! I so wish Barry could have done it, but i believe he was ill at the time!
Great to see so much love for Daltons second.
For me i cant decide which is best. Love TLD too (including the final showdown with Whitaker!) But LTK is superb thriller. The barefoot waterski sequence is one of the best action set pieces in the series. And Sanchez one of the very best villains!
TLD is classic Barry.
Kamen, for me, is a very limited composer, and didnt do enough for the film, particularly the climax!
Probably, yeah. Kamen managed a few things but on the whole his score just didn't feel Bond-like enough.
Right now I'm watching
FRWL
A bit past the past the half way mark: M and Moneypenny listening in on Bond and Tania.
Great scene, though the thought of M and Bond in Tokyo makes me think of Geoffrey Keen in TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA hotting the brothels with his buddies.
He drops his guard for just a moment. I love the genuine tension here and the build up. Just great dialogue and performances as well as the setting.
Grant slaps Bond...............
Bond strangles Grant. The audience ROARED a loud applause in the cinema.
I don't remember the last time I saw a Bond in the cinema in which the audience cheered so loudly.
Another moment where the audience cheered, Bond shooting at the gas canisters and creating that huge explosion.
Then again for ages, many editions cut out the James Bond will be back in GOLDFINGER credit.
Are you sure he does? (I'm not.)
From DR NO- the music as Bond and Honey escape Crab Key plays during the section after Bond blows up the canisters and Morzeny burns.
I know, but I'm not sure that it was Barry's decision to reuse that theme. I'm not even sure if it's a re-recording or the original cue. Even if it's the former, he could've been following orders.
In FRWL, the Bond theme plays in the hotel scene. Barry wouldn't score the scene like that, so that was probably out of his hands. It's possible the same happened with the boat scene.
Good point. Never sounded like something Barry would have used. I wonder if it was Terence who made that call?
I don't mind it, though I imagine Barry might have come up with something better.
I actually kind of like the Bond theme during the hotel, but James Bond With Bongos would have been pretty cool too.
I too like the Bond theme in the hotel scene just fine, but even then I must acknowledge there is a slight disconnect between the tempo of the music and the tempo of the scene. Ideally, the scene should feature slower paced, less bombastic music.
The volume changes so it's kind of funny. I can picture Connery casually snapping his fingers to it as he inspects the room for bugs.
Music akin to what played when Lazenby checked his Piz Gloria room for wires would have been more appropriate really.
I should really pop both DN and FRWL and compare those cues again. Now I'm wondering if it was another take for the boat scene.
I find it fascinating when previous music is recycled in some form. Years ago I was having a movie night with some friends and we were watching some episodes of Maverick, and discovered there were music cues from THE BIG SLEEP used throughout. Also Adventures of Superman used cues from various B movies- sci fi films and noirs.
There's certainly a few angles that don't flatter him.