FYEO Mountain Climbing

Jarvio

One of the best scenes in FYEO. And a lot of that has to do with the fact that there is no music during it. It makes a big difference. Anyone agree?

hehadlotsofguts

The fact that there's no music adds to the suspense. A really tense scene. I always like it when Bond reaches the top and finds Apostis, waiting to kick him off. Great scene. {[]

Thunderpussy

One of the great stunt sequences of the series. -{ and
Keeps the tension up, right until the end.

chrisisall

I think a little disco beat would have moved it along nicely.

Thunderpussy

Or a bit of " Swing"

chrisisall

Thunderpussy wrote:

Or a bit of " Swing"

Like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIoTpeM6o2A

Matt S

hehadlotsofguts wrote:

The fact that there's no music adds to the suspense. A really tense scene. I always like it when Bond reaches the top and finds Apostis, waiting to kick him off. Great scene. {[]

The sounds of the hammering and Moore's groans add suspense that music would only take away. I don't know if it was Conti's or Glen's idea not to use music. The lack of music makes it seem more realistic. It must be hard to know when to use suspense music and not use music at all. The laser table scene in Goldfinger is helped so much by the music, but that's probably because no action is happening. The Gumbold's safe music really helps the suspense in that scene, otherwise the return of Gumbold wouldn't really seem as threatening.

broadshoulder

The only sound that can be heard is Apostis trying to kick his pegs out...

The Wicker Man

Love the mountain climb in FYEO. -{
And I agree the lack of music adds tremendously to the tension of the scene. Similarly the lack of music helps the ski/parachute jump in the PTS of TSWLM to create tension, before the chute opens and that glorious music kicks in. It is a skill in itself to know when music will help a scene or if silence is golden. To have silence during the mountain climb proved to be a brilliant decision. -{

superado

I read that Rick Sylvester had a measure of uncertainty over the special rig devised for the stunt, since it was a first and practically untested with near actual conditions of slowing and halting a falling human body.

Thunderpussy

I seem to remember, ( read it somewhere) that the first time it was tested
The rope broke !

Bondage007

After just watching FYEO, I have to say there are several tense scenes. Most of the previous movies you know Bond is in no danger.