Dangerous Game - Barry Gray (Thunderbirds). This is from the episode 'The Cham - Cham'. I thought the lyrics are really appropriate for a Bond film and would be a great opening theme. -{
Cubby Broccoli had been friendly with the Sinatras for years, and this wouldn't be the only time Frank would be contacted re singing a Bond theme (MR being the other one).
Welcome to AJB, by the way! And as a Sinatra fan, "The World We Knew" is one of my favourites of his from the 60s: an intricate Kaempfert melody, very tricky for the vocalist- which is obviously no problem for Ol' Blue Eyes, but which might explain the lack of covers for this one ("Strangers In The Night" is similarly a difficult melody line to negotiate, but it was such a big hit that many had to attempt it).
Cubby Broccoli had been friendly with the Sinatras for years, and this wouldn't be the only time Frank would be contacted re singing a Bond theme (MR being the other one).
Welcome to AJB, by the way! And as a Sinatra fan, "The World We Knew" is one of my favourites of his from the 60s: an intricate Kaempfert melody, very tricky for the vocalist- which is obviously no problem for Ol' Blue Eyes, but which might explain the lack of covers for this one ("Strangers In The Night" is similarly a difficult melody line to negotiate, but it was such a big hit that many had to attempt it).
As a fellow FS fan as well, we speak the same language my friend. Martinis and two fingers of Jack Daniels never fail. Cheers!
Thanks to CB0012, I just checked out Sinatra's "The World We Knew." It's tremendous, and I'm surprised I've never heard of it before.
The song has a strong Bondian vibe that I would chalk up to its 1) extravagance, in orchestration and demanding vocal range; and 2) angst, because of its brooding lyrics, the speaker obsessed with what might have been.
With a slightly reduced intro* and different lyrics, this might have been good as the theme song for an angst-ridden, post-Barry, third Dalton Bond movie - its guitar-based, pop-goth riff 'updating' the moodiness of the guitar section of The James Bond Theme, its electro elements inviting neon-lit credits sequence erotica, and the whole song surging/rising to a self-indulgent late-80s climax.
*That intro would play well against a close shot of a shaken Dalton pulling on the controls of an aircraft as he flies away from a scene of destruction at the end of a PTS, finally relaxing into grim-faced satisfaction as the credits sequence kicks in...
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I've always said Rob Dougan would do a brilliant bond song, Speed me towards death. Would have worked well. He's not too shabby with scores either he did the matrix scores. Though I'd prefer Arnold to do the scores, also check out Dougans " chateau " piece.
Although the literal title could be a bit misleading I found the sound and lyrics struck chord with me as a Bond retrospective or perhaps even an end theme.
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Check out his album 'The Murky World of Barry Adamson' it's got an unusual take on the 007 theme.
by Robert DeLong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-ZDBddRXFA
Aside from the F-bomb in the lyrics, it would have been a good theme song.
Play it over a silenced Quantum of Solace title sequence. Fits very nicely.
"Better make that two."
https://youtu.be/6KpODDuzlhk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgzbmGhcMkE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYNUg5j7tr0
It even has a part of the Bond theme in it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-ZDBddRXFA
Bound by Indiana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVbQwTKYjeU
Do You Remember by Jarryd James
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ7XJG0Z2ho
Bond: “I must be dreaming.”
It has a very bondian feel to it I think.
Great song. I heard it was made for Skyfall but never used.
Anyone know if that's fact?
Bond: “I must be dreaming.”
Seems to have been just a rumour:
http://www.hitfix.com/news/skyfall-producers-deny-muse-was-in-theme-song-running-adele-makes-james-bond-cry
http://metro.co.uk/2012/10/23/adele-was-our-first-choice-for-james-bond-theme-say-skyfall-producers-606445/
I had heard he was offered You Only Live Twice but he suggested Nancy get the nod.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goNO5OyhDXc
Welcome to AJB, by the way!
As a fellow FS fan as well, we speak the same language my friend. Martinis and two fingers of Jack Daniels never fail. Cheers!
It might be better than "You Only Live Twice," matching that song's moody death-vibe perfectly.
The song has a strong Bondian vibe that I would chalk up to its 1) extravagance, in orchestration and demanding vocal range; and 2) angst, because of its brooding lyrics, the speaker obsessed with what might have been.
With a slightly reduced intro* and different lyrics, this might have been good as the theme song for an angst-ridden, post-Barry, third Dalton Bond movie - its guitar-based, pop-goth riff 'updating' the moodiness of the guitar section of The James Bond Theme, its electro elements inviting neon-lit credits sequence erotica, and the whole song surging/rising to a self-indulgent late-80s climax.
*That intro would play well against a close shot of a shaken Dalton pulling on the controls of an aircraft as he flies away from a scene of destruction at the end of a PTS, finally relaxing into grim-faced satisfaction as the credits sequence kicks in...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMVh6xQkHuY
Really good usage of strings in this track, has a David Arnold quality to it.
"Better make that two."
Pet Sounds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivmRlLt4g8c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhJ9IwYc5NU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99KH0TR-J4
Although the literal title could be a bit misleading I found the sound and lyrics struck chord with me as a Bond retrospective or perhaps even an end theme.