Best 007 themes

We use the Tune Method to evaluate performance

Moderator: Staff

Post Reply
User avatar
Music Lover
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 1673
Joined: 2007-01-31 20:35
Location: In front of Lejonklou/JBL/Ofil

Best 007 themes

Post by Music Lover »

We need to discuss James Bond themes, don't we?
A lot of effort is put on the title songs.

But which are the best ones?
These are some.
Live and Let Die - Paul McCartney
For Your Eyes Only - Sheena Easton
A View To A Kill - Duran Duran
Licence to Kill - Gladys Knight
Goldeneye - Tina Turner
Casino Royale (You Know My Name) - Chris Cornell
Skyfall - Adele

Good cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9vAItORgE
Last edited by Music Lover on 2017-04-18 12:23, edited 1 time in total.
It's all about musical understanding!
donuk
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 406
Joined: 2010-02-21 13:25

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by donuk »

You have missed the best:

Nobody does it better, Carly Simon (if you listen by tunedem......)

Donuk sunny downtown York.
Charlie1
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 4831
Joined: 2007-12-11 00:30
Location: UK

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by Charlie1 »

Got a soft spot for Carly Simon especially as The Spy Who Loved Me was the first time I saw a bond film at the cinema.

EDIT: Good choice donuk! :)
User avatar
Music Lover
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 1673
Joined: 2007-01-31 20:35
Location: In front of Lejonklou/JBL/Ofil

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by Music Lover »

Really nice song but a bit too soft for a Bond movie, me think. I prefer more drama in a Bond title song.
It's all about musical understanding!
beck
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 2752
Joined: 2012-10-22 22:25

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by beck »

Title song from Dr. No by John Barry. Became the theme for all the films.

Best love song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RktwEMS0u28

His last recording before he died.
Playing cd’s…………
Charlie1
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 4831
Joined: 2007-12-11 00:30
Location: UK

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by Charlie1 »

Great choice Beck - forgot about that one.

For crash, bang, wallop, I still love Live and Let Die.
Spannko
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 2292
Joined: 2008-01-24 21:46
Location: North East of The Black Country, UK

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by Spannko »

Shirley, it's got to be Goldfinger!
User avatar
Music Lover
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 1673
Joined: 2007-01-31 20:35
Location: In front of Lejonklou/JBL/Ofil

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by Music Lover »

Spannko wrote:Shirley, it's got to be Goldfinger!
That's a classic!
It's all about musical understanding!
User avatar
matss
Active member
Active member
Posts: 127
Joined: 2011-03-19 16:52
Location: Stockholm

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by matss »

Great choice Beck - "We Have All the Time in The World" with Louis Armstrong is one of my personal favourites as well, in one of my favourite cult Bond movies. Together with "The Look of Love" by Dusty Springfield and Herb Alpert in Casino Royale from 1967 - music better than film. I believe neither of these are the formal theme in their respective movie.

So my formal votes goes to Goldfinger, Live and Let Die and Skyfall. Where I think Skyfall best captures the film's dark atmosphere.

BR/ mats
KLP12, KDSM/2, 3xKCT, homebrewn active speakers, Sneaky DS, OD11, Axis, Linto, Classik, Klout, OA12
donuk
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 406
Joined: 2010-02-21 13:25

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by donuk »

I think it is great that this thread has proven popular. I am surprised our moderators let it run (although I did say that I had voted Carly Simon's record the best after auditioning it by the tunedem method to validate my view).

So, Mr L, how about a category on this forum called music???

Donuk sunny downtown York.
User avatar
Tendaberry
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 982
Joined: 2010-08-30 16:08
Location: Hamburg

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by Tendaberry »

My favourite is Nancy Sinatra's You Only Live Twice, such a magnificent tune. But I admit I have a soft spot for Paul McCartney and Wings' Live And Let Die, too.
Charlie1
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 4831
Joined: 2007-12-11 00:30
Location: UK

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by Charlie1 »

Tendaberry wrote:My favourite is Nancy Sinatra's You Only Live Twice, such a magnificent tune.
Yes, I love the opening strings in particular, and the way they lead into the song itself.
Lego
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 1147
Joined: 2007-04-18 11:42
Location: glasgow

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by Lego »

The only time I watched a Bond film and thought that's actually a good tune was Moonraker .JB knows his craft
I know that tune
beck
Very active member
Very active member
Posts: 2752
Joined: 2012-10-22 22:25

Re: Best 007 themes

Post by beck »

I have to correct myself. The main theme from the Bond movies is written by Monty Norman following two libel actions he has won over Barry!
Playing cd’s…………
Post Reply