Favourite single track from all the soundtracks?

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?
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,107MI6 Agent
    The track during the beach fight and when Blofeld drops his grenade in the bobsled in OHMSS
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  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Yes! It's essentially the same piece of music -the PTS piece is "This Never Happened..." While the climactic piece is called "Bobsled Chase" {[]
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  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia, PAPosts: 753MI6 Agent
    "Bond 77" literally has me bouncing up and down every time I listen.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,060Chief of Staff
    The underwater battle in TB.
  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,107MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    The underwater battle in TB.


    Yes the 007 theme. A great bit of music from John Barry
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I love "Backseat Driver " from TND, and enjoy playing it in the Car. :))
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  • davidelliott101davidelliott101 Posts: 165MI6 Agent
    Theme from OHMSS
  • GoldenEye85GoldenEye85 Posts: 278MI6 Agent
    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.
    1, GE 2, CR 3, SF 4, TWINE 5, Spectre 6, TMWTGG 7, DAD 8, LALD 9, AVTAK 10, LTK 11, Octopussy 12, Moonraker 13, TLD 14, GF 15, QOS 16, Tomorrow 17, FYEO 18. TSWLM Not seen much: Dr. No, Russia, Thunderball, Twice, Majesty.

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  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,418Quartermasters
    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.
  • lotuslotus englandPosts: 292MI6 Agent
    gun barrel and man hunt from daf
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    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.
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  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    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.
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Theme from OHMSS

    Ditto!
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  • DelicatessenInSteelDelicatessenInSteel Posts: 181MI6 Agent
    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.
    1.MoonRaker 2.OHMSS 3.LALD 4.OP 5.FYEO 6.DR. NO 7.YOLT 8.LTK 9.CR 10.AVTAK
  • JamesbondjrJamesbondjr Posts: 462MI6 Agent
    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.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,060Chief of Staff
    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.
  • Indy007Indy007 Posts: 2MI6 Agent
    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!
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,234MI6 Agent
    Apart from any main title themes, it's probably the Miami tune on GF for me...
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,060Chief of Staff
    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 ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    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.
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  • AndrewJK007AndrewJK007 Posts: 10MI6 Agent
    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.
    1. Sf 2. Cr 3. Nttd 4. Ge 5. Gf 6. Tnd 7. Frwl 8. Qos 9. Dn 10. Ohmss 11. Avtak 12. Tb 13. Tswlm 14. Fyeo 15. Dad 16. Sp 17. Lald 18. Yolt 19. Ltk 20. Twine 21. Tld 22. Daf 23. Tmwtgg 24. Op 25. Mr
  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    "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.
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  • Bond lifeBond life Posts: 57MI6 Agent
    I have alway loved the "Into Miami" theme that comes right after Shirley bassey a done in goldifnger
  • StawazStawaz CanadaPosts: 101MI6 Agent
    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 & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    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...
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  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,234MI6 Agent
    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.
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • PeppermillPeppermill DelftPosts: 2,860MI6 Agent
    On of my favorites is from Goldfinger when Bond is on the laser table.
    1. Ohmss 2. Frwl 3. Op 4. Tswlm 5. Tld 6. Ge 7. Yolt 8. Lald 9. Cr 10. Ltk 11. Dn 12. Gf 13. Qos 14. Mr 15. Tmwtgg 16. Fyeo 17. Twine 18. Sf 19. Tb 20 Tnd 21. Spectre 22 Daf 23. Avtak 24. Dad
  • walther p99walther p99 NJPosts: 3,416MI6 Agent
    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.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    Operation Grand Slam & the TLD PTS. -{
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    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    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! :)))
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