Favourite single track from all the soundtracks?

Charmed & Dangerous

I've been thinking about this for a while. Virtually every Bond film has a standout track (excluding titles) in differing styles over 50 years.

Personally I can't make up my mind between "Time to Get Out" in QoS, and "This Never Happened to the Other Feller" from OHMSS, so I'm gonna sit on the fence.

What's your favourite, if you could only pick one?

hehadlotsofguts

The track during the beach fight and when Blofeld drops his grenade in the bobsled in OHMSS

Charmed & Dangerous

Yes! It's essentially the same piece of music -the PTS piece is "This Never Happened..." While the climactic piece is called "Bobsled Chase" {[]

MooseWithFleas

"Bond 77" literally has me bouncing up and down every time I listen.

Barbel

The underwater battle in TB.

hehadlotsofguts

Barbel wrote:

The underwater battle in TB.

Yes the 007 theme. A great bit of music from John Barry

Thunderpussy

I love "Backseat Driver " from TND, and enjoy playing it in the Car. )

davidelliott101

Theme from OHMSS

GoldenEye85

For me it's a four way tie between GoldenEye's Fatal Weakness, used when they first set off the GoldenEye, the music when the sea drill takes down the Devonshire, it's quite chilling and two from TWINE, the boat chase theme and the one that starts the scene at the cavier factory.

Golrush007

Damn, what a difficult choice.

According to my iTunes player, my favourites are Bond 77 (TSWLM) and Tennyson and Komodo Dragon (SF).

According to my brain, my favourite is possibly 'Oddjob's Pressing Engagement' from GF.

lotus

gun barrel and man hunt from daf

Charmed & Dangerous

All good choices. Looks like some of us like the pounding "chase" music and others like the more atmospheric tracks.

Bond 77 - I've always loved that too, definitely my favourite track of all the Sir Rog films.

Thunderbird 2

My favorites are

Fast Pace: Come In 007, Your Time Is Up. from TWINE.
Romantic: Venice Boat Trip from CR-06.
Character: Dinner Jackets also CR-06.

Classic Bond: Instrumental only Goldfinger. A great match to the original Bond theme.

Blackleiter

davidelliott101 wrote:

Theme from OHMSS

Ditto!

DelicatessenInSteel

Moonraker has replaced OHMSS as my favorite soundtrack but I really love the track from Living Daylights when Necros & Bond fall out of the Hercules..it might be called Inflight Flight but its just the section when they drop out and the Horns come in.

Jamesbondjr

The Laser Beam from Goldfinger

The imagery and dialogue in this scene have become so iconic that the music is often over-looked, but I think this is Barry at his best. The music starts off quite playful with a little danger thrown in but as the scene progresses the tension really starts to rack up and gradually, with Connery, becomes more and more desperate.

It's a masterclass in tension building and as I said, it's a bit of music that is over-looked because of how iconic the scene has become.

Barbel

Jamesbondjr wrote:

The Laser Beam from Goldfinger

The imagery and dialogue in this scene have become so iconic that the music is often over-looked, but I think this is Barry at his best. The music starts off quite playful with a little danger thrown in but as the scene progresses the tension really starts to rack up and gradually, with Connery, becomes more and more desperate.

It's a masterclass in tension building and as I said, it's a bit of music that is over-looked because of how iconic the scene has become.

Well said. It's Barry at his finest, and the model for such similar pieces as "Space March (Capsule In Space)" and "Gumbold's Safe". The music is superb, and as you say it's overlooked because of the iconic dialogue.

Indy007

Does anybody know the name of the song/tune or anything about the song/tune that plays during the flamenco dance scene in the pre-title sequence of GOLDFINGER?

I've been searching for it everywhere!

Jarvio

Apart from any main title themes, it's probably the Miami tune on GF for me...

Barbel

Indy007 wrote:

Does anybody know the name of the song/tune or anything about the song/tune that plays during the flamenco dance scene in the pre-title sequence of GOLDFINGER?

I've been searching for it everywhere!

Already answered in another thread in the music forum.

Moore Than

So many great, memorable songs/tracks. If I could only choose one then it would probably be "The Wedding" from You Only Live Twice. I have heard it so many times over the years, yet it has never failed to blow me away. John Barry at his absolute best.

AndrewJK007

Hard for me to choose one in particular. But the combination of Tennyson followed by Enquiry (as it is in the movie) from Skyfall gets me going every time. Skyfall in every sense is my favorite Bond film, including score and title song.

Sir Hillary Bray

"Death of Fiona"

"Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" is my favorite of Barry's Bond compositions, and it's put to terrific use in Thunderball. My favorite is the calypso style used when Bond dances with Fiona. The pleasant tune meanders for a while, then completely shifts into a current of building tension and a crescendo of bongos, before returning to Caribbean calm after Fiona is shot. It's great on the soundtrack album and brilliant in the film.

Bond life

I have alway loved the "Into Miami" theme that comes right after Shirley bassey a done in goldifnger

Stawaz

Hamburg Breakin/Break Out/Driving to Paris from Tomorrow Never Dies. It's got Espionage, action, and even a bit of Romance. And at around 4:50 in the song, it takes a huge leap and... Well, I'll let you listen to it!

Charmed & Dangerous

Stawaz wrote:

Hamburg Breakin/Break Out/Driving to Paris from Tomorrow Never Dies. It's got Espionage, action, and even a bit of Romance. And at around 4:50 in the song, it takes a huge leap and... Well, I'll let you listen to it!

I love that piece too! David Arnold certainly knows how to write brilliant action music...

Jarvio

Bond life wrote:

I have alway loved the "Into Miami" theme that comes right after Shirley bassey a done in goldifnger

Me too. I like that track better than GF's themesong.

Peppermill

On of my favorites is from Goldfinger when Bond is on the laser table.

walther p99

She's Mine from Skyfall, probably one of the most emotionally charged and powerful action cues from the series, and i love the hints of the Bond theme in it.

chrisisall

Operation Grand Slam & the TLD PTS. -{

Blackleiter

Bond life wrote:

I have alway loved the "Into Miami" theme that comes right after Shirley bassey a done in goldifnger

Interesting choice! I have always enjoyed the brassy sound of that tune, and I like to play it loud in my car with the windows down. (I'm not sure my neighbors appreciate it, though! ))