Those 'classical' moments in Bond

Napoleon Plural

Does anyone know the exact recordings where Drax playing the piano (I think it's Mozart) at the Vaux Le Vicompte, or the opera bit to the gondola hovercraft scene, or the orchestral accompaniement to the blonde woman shark death in Stromberg's pool?

They would work well in a Bond compilation.

Barbel

Drax is playing Chopin, or at least Michel Lonsdale is supposed to be playing Chopin!

Have a look at http://www.naxos.com/musicinmovies.asp?letter=M and see if the info here helps.

Napoleon Plural

-{ Thanks Barbel! I take it when you click on the title, it brings up the exact recording used in the film? Sadly, the Chopin isn't available through that site, so I can't tell which version was used. I'd forgot about the opera used when Chang snuffs it at last, but these moments add even more class along with Barry's recordings to make Moonraker highly enjoyable.

thenoisydrum

Napoleon Plural wrote:

Does anyone know the exact recordings where Drax playing the piano (I think it's Mozart) at the Vaux Le Vicompte, or the opera bit to the gondola hovercraft scene, or the orchestral accompaniement to the blonde woman shark death in Stromberg's pool?

They would work well in a Bond compilation.

Napoleon old boy, the piece you refer to when the unfortunate blonde meets her demise is taken from Air on a G string (not G-String, ahem) Orchestral Suite No 3, BMV1068. Most likely the 1977 version with Paul Tortelier as heard on this CD that I have.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sarabande-Favourities-Academy-Martin-Fields/dp/B00006J3LE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269633007&sr=1-2

I recommend this to anyone as an introduction to Baroque music. A fantastic CD

Napoleon Plural

Thanks noisydrum. Are you 'A Customer' then? I mean, that CD wouldn't be suitable for ANY music fan. What if you liked Slipnot, for instance? )

thenoisydrum

Only for fancy dress!