History AwesomeMusic / JamesBond

** [[http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/from-russia-with-love/ Now with more sexy danicng girls!]]

* Most of the ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' soundtrack is pure Eighties NarmCharm, but "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtLjTnG16rk Submarine]]" is a genuinely cool and atmospherice remix of the ever-awesome Bond theme.

* The UrExample: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6YTbp9P-gA&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=1&feature=plpp_video opening]] to ''Film/DrNo'', with the one and only Norman/Barry theme.

* And of course, the prototype for [[MoodMotif all spy music]] to come -- GOOOOOLLD-''FING-'''GAHH!!''''' ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2WlDM3tEA&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=3&feature=plpp_video Wah-Waaaahhh-ah-WAAH!!]])

* And of course, there's Music/TomJones' "THUNDERRRRRRRR.....'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0x7QiJI1g&feature=BFa&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1 BAALLLL!!!!]]'''''" *faint*

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZA7NEYCEig&list=PL4E244E5B804500CF&index=6&feature=plpp_video&noredirect=1 Louis Armstrong's "We Have All The Time In The World".]]
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8XNBpIkQpU&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=7&feature=plpp_video On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]" is both awesome title music and even better chase music.

* {{Shirley Bassey}}'s opening title has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPeSPB68i2c&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=8&feature=plpp_video so much Double Entendre, it's awesome]]. Famously, the songwriter was told, "Write about diamonds like she's talking about a penis."

* The classic Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings}} "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn8alMYSu44&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=9&feature=plpp_video Live and Let Die]]", later [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9vAItORgE covered]] by Music/GunsNRoses.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSbj2Mx2By8&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=10&feature=plpp_video Lulu's theme]] is fun and energetic.
** Then there is the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsoyhpBsPus unused theme]] by {{Alice Cooper}}.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oenIY_EksGw&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=11&feature=plpp_video Carly Simon's Nobody Does It Better]]" is world famous, even to those who haven't seen the film. It's easy to see why.

* The [[TearJerker heartbreakingly beautiful]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qujkMxj1-4&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=12&feature=plpp_video theme]] for ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' is the musical equivalent of TookTheBadFilmSeriously.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id08vsWjT2c&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=13&feature=plpp_video For Your Eyes Only]]", while unusually mellow for Bond, became a top 40 hit ''after'' the film came out.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWVbVT3igdw&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=16&feature=plpp_videok A View to a Kill]]" by Music/DuranDuran.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9p0FJnk2vM&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=17&feature=plpp_video The Living Daylights]]" by {{a-ha}}.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju_by-sC79c&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=18&feature=plpp_video The breathtaking theme by Gladys Knight.]]

* Love or hate the score for ''Goldeneye'', there is no denying that Tina Turner's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E11P2FmC6-A&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=19&feature=plpp_video theme]] is fantastic.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDe1xi4tGUA&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=20&feature=plpp_video Sheryl Crow's theme]] may not be very "Bond like", but it is nevertheless an enjoyable song.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzvNDR5OrqM&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=21&feature=plpp_video The World is Not Enough]]" by Music/{{Garbage}}.

* The pure WIN that is "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD0uP25yxl8&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=23&feature=plpp_video You Know My Name]]". Yep, Bond is BadAss again.

* If the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bH_lACq8RU&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=24&feature=plpp_video title song]] doesn't suit your fancy, there's always [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvvVr5CzXfI "Night at the Opera"]], a low-key, but utterly brilliant bit of spy music.

* Before DavidArnold was hired as {{John Barry}}'s replacement, he produced an album called ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaken_and_Stirred:_The_David_Arnold_James_Bond_Project Shaken and Stirred]]'', a collection of Bond theme covers. Quality-wise, they range from "meh" to "holy ''crap'', no wonder they hired him". Highlights include:

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFZ-356jsC0 Backseat Driver]]" is a slice of high-octane win.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuQCorevZj4 "Bond '77"]] from the same film. Yes, it's [[DeadHorseGenre disco]], but it still manages to be awesome.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxVDLdXcfVE epic theme]] for [[KillSat Icarus]].

[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju_by-sC79c&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=18&feature=plpp_video The breathtaking theme by Gladys Knight.]]

* {{Shirley Bassey}}'s opening title has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPeSPB68i2c&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=8&feature=plpp_video so much DoubleEntendre, it's awesome]]. Famously, the songwriter was told, "Write about diamonds like she's talking about a penis."

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oenIY_EksGw&list=PLFB77AE36374400C1&index=11&feature=plpp_video Carly Simon's Nobody Does It Better]]" and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuQCorevZj4 "Bond '77"]] from the same film. Yes, it's [[DeadHorseGenre disco]], but it still manages to be awesome.

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* Not all of ''Film/GoldenEye'''s songs in the score succumb to the Synthesizeritis; there's some which are good, including Bond's first meeting with Janus, the chase in St. Petersburg, and his dash to the transmitter on the giant dish.
* [=GoldenEye's=] score may not be memorable, but how about you talk to the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll and say that about ''her'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bVJJyMlEhI theme]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WgVUzVxUkM White. Knight.]] ''Especially'' coming after the so-called "music" that was the score (''NOT'' the song) for ''Film/GoldenEye''.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6S2LOGkpMU The World is Not Enough]]" by Music/{{Garbage}}.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db2RewLfsmo Die Another Day]]" by Madonna.

* The pure WIN that is "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfc9GLxlhEw You Know My Name]]". Yep, Bond is BadAss again.

* ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' seems to be shaping up nicely, with "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suXkdsftsVU Another Way to Die]]" by Jack White and Alicia Keys.
** If the title song doesn't suit your fancy, there's always [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvvVr5CzXfI "Night at the Opera"]], a low-key, but utterly brilliant bit of spy music.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kNksLL0sv4 For Your Eyes Only]]", while unusually mellow for Bond, became a top 40 hit ''after'' the film came out.
** Music/{{Blondie}}'s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-72vvbOPfc version]] [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would have been]] ''awesome.''

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMuXhHd4ak A View to a Kill]]" by Music/DuranDuran.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9p0FJnk2vM The Living Daylights]]" by {{a-ha}}.

* Louis Armstrong's "We Have All The Time In The World".
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0OQAxT1LR4 On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]" is both awesome title music and even better chase music.

* {{Shirley Bassey}}'s opening title has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80A6MtPwj-Q so much DoubleEntendre, it's awesome]]. Famously, the songwriter was told, "Write about diamonds like she's talking about a penis."

* The classic Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings}} "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7wSQ0rvdig Live and Let Die]]", later [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9vAItORgE covered]] by Music/GunsNRoses.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy-c8aAntWA Carly Simon's Nobody Does It Better]]" and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuQCorevZj4 "Bond '77"]] from the same film. Yes, it's [[DeadHorseGenre disco]], but it still manages to be awesome.

* The [[TearJerker heartbreakingly beautiful]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oieAo5NiYjc theme]] for ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' is the musical equivalent of TookTheBadFilmSeriously.

* And of course, the prototype for [[MoodMotif all spy music]] to come -- GOOOOOLLD-''FING-'''GAHH!!''''' ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgN50uAp4pg Wah-Waaaahhh-ah-WAAH!!]])

* The UrExample: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9QyChJeNU opening]] to ''Film/DrNo'', with the one and only Norman/Barry theme.

* And of course, there's Music/TomJones' "THUNDERRRRRRRR.....'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0x7QiJI1g BAALLLL!!!!]]'''''" *faint*

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy-c8aAntWA Nobody Does It Better]]" and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuQCorevZj4 "Bond '77"]] from the same film. Yes, it's [[DeadHorseGenre disco]], but it still manages to be awesome. Think about that for a second -- The James Bond theme is so awesome that ''it can withstand a disco remix''. Yikes.

* For techno lovers, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFxjRdw_4Ho Iced, Inc.]]" (aka [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Duel Of The]] {{Cool Car}}s) is an absolute treat.

* Any of the opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IdDl-pHeDw gunbarrels]] [[hottip:*:well, ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' was closing]] has their own interpretation of the classic Bond theme (apart from ''Film/CasinoRoyale'', which has the opening bars to "You Know My Name" instead), and they are all ''kickass''.

* Don't forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAeh9L3Txw 007 and Counting]], the jazzy {{Leitmotif}} for Blofeld's KillSat.

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* The recurring action theme named "007".

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0bLaQloeg0 This cover]] of "A View to a Kill" by the Northern Kings has to be heard to be believed.

* On the subject of spoof Bond songs, WeirdAl's "Spy Hard" is hard to top, by virtue of being both epic and ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny frigging hilarious]]''.

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* The UrExample: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9QyChJeNU opening]] to ''DrNo'', with the one and only Norman/Barry theme.
* Even though nearly ''all'' of Film/JamesBond music (especially JohnBarry) is considered awesome, the last few seconds of ''CasinoRoyale'' (with a score that noticeably left out the James Bond theme for most of it) stand out. The BigBad gets a phone call.

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* ''{{Goldfinger}}'' also features a ''spectacular'' instrumental version of the main theme, called "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajOAfKVWD7s Oddjob's Pressing Engagement]]"

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* ''AViewToAKill'' might not be the best Bond movie but it has some of John Barry's best cues like "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFvM5Ese0EE He's Dangerous]]" which mixes his trademark Bond bombast with an electric guitar.

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* There's also a magnificent VillainSong written for ''TheLivingDaylights'' -- "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je0WMOywj1Q Where has Everybody Gone?]]" by The Pretenders. Bad. Ass.

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* ''QuantumOfSolace'' seems to be shaping up nicely, with "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suXkdsftsVU Another Way to Die]]" by Jack White and Alicia Keys.

* Any of the opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IdDl-pHeDw gunbarrels]] [[hottip:*:well, ''QuantumOfSolace'' was closing]] has their own interpretation of the classic Bond theme (apart from ''CasinoRoyale'', which has the opening bars to "You Know My Name" instead), and they are all ''kickass''.

* Bill Conti's music for the ski chase. So Eighties, so [[NarmCharm cheesy]], so ''[[GuiltyPleasure good.]]''

* And of course, the prototype for [[MoodMotif all spy music]] to come -- GOOOOOLLD-''FING-'''GAHH!!''''' ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MagCoUYvIXE Wah-Waaaahhh-ah-WAAH!!]])

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0bLaQloeg0 This cover]] of "A View to a Kill" by the Northern Kings has to be heard to be believed. "Epic" doesn't [[BeyondTheImpossible even begin to cover it]].

* ''The Living Daylights'' has some incredible music for its major [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW4d_BEZCcY action sequences]].

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9p0FJnk2vM The Living Daylights]]" by Music/DuranDuran.

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* And of course, there's Music/TomJones' "THUNDERRRRRRRR.....'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0x7QiJI1g BAALLLL!!!!]]'''''" *faint*

** Not to mention the pure WIN that is "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfc9GLxlhEw You Know My Name]]". Yep, Bond is BadAss again.
* And of course, the prototype for [[MoodMotif all spy music]] to come -- [[GoldFinger GOOOOOLLD-]]''[[GoldFinger FING-]]'''[[GoldFinger GAHH!!]]''''' ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MagCoUYvIXE Wah-Waaaahhh-ah-WAAH!!]])
** ''GoldFinger'' also features a ''spectacular'' instrumental version of the main theme, called "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajOAfKVWD7s Oddjob's Pressing Engagement]]"
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnW-8YpQpgQ Dawn Raid on Fort Knox]]". Goldfinger's very own ThemeMusicPowerUp.
* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQelK4z1yPM Ice Bandits]]" from ''TheWorldIsNotEnough''.
** And the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6S2LOGkpMU theme song itself]], natch.
** Also from ''TheWorldIsNotEnough'': "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7KY8bBdVh4 Come in 007, Your Time is Up]]", aka the amazing boat chase music. Around the 1:00 mark, it's like a glorious, joyful shot of adrenaline.
* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMuXhHd4ak theme]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9p0FJnk2vM tunes]] to ''AViewToAKill'' and ''TheLivingDaylights''.
** There's also a magnificent VillainSong written for ''TheLivingDaylights'' -- "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je0WMOywj1Q Where has Everybody Gone?]]" by The Pretenders. Bad. Ass.
** ''TheLivingDaylights'' has some incredible music for its major [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW4d_BEZCcY action sequences]].
*** Not to mention the action scene with the freakin' Bond theme in smooth, cool synths. So cool, in fact, that the track name [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhRhd7jpXpQ was very appropriate]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0bLaQloeg0 This cover]] of ''AViewToAKill'' by the Northern Kings has to be heard to be believed. "Epic" doesn't [[BeyondTheImpossible even begin to cover it]].
* K.d. lang's song "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r40I3TxFM3c Surrender]]" for ''TomorrowNeverDies'' is just over-the-top ''spectacular.''
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WgVUzVxUkM White. Knight.]] ''Especially'' coming after the so-called "music" that was the score (''NOT'' the song) for ''Film/GoldenEye''.
** Not all of ''[=GoldenEye=]'''s songs in the score succumb to the Synthesizeritis; there's some which are good, including Bond's first meeting with Janus, the chase in St. Petersburg, and his dash to the transmitter on the giant dish.
** [=GoldenEye's=] score may not be memorable, but how about you talk to the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll and say that about ''her'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bVJJyMlEhI theme]].
* ''QuantumOfSolace'' seems to be shaping up nicely, with "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suXkdsftsVU Another Way to Die]]" by Jack White and Alicia Keys.
** If the title song doesn't suit your fancy, there's always [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvvVr5CzXfI "Night at the Opera"]], a low-key, but utterly brilliant bit of spy music.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptMsuC8U21c "Time to Get Out"]], the music for the opening car chase, starts off slowly and build into an insanely badass version of the Bond theme. But it ''really'' kicks into high gear at 2:15, where, according to the music, Bond has joined forces with ''TheTerminator'' in the cause of awesome.
* And whether you're a fan of the movie or not, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JylYDwPuzMk this spoof]] is just plain brilliant.
* On the subject of spoof Bond songs, WeirdAl's "Spy Hard" is hard to top, by virtue of being both epic and ''[[CrowningMomentOfFunny frigging hilarious]]''.
-->"[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7KMMxAQp8I It's the theme from]] ''Spy'' '''HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDD!!!!''' *[[YourHeadAsplode splat]]*
* And of course, there's ''[[{{Thunderball}} THUNDERRRRRRRR.....]]'''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT0x7QiJI1g BAALLLL!!!!]]''''' *faint*
* ''YouOnlyLiveTwice'' has "Fight at Kobe docks": an incredible instrumental version of its title theme blaring triumphantly as [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c7hzHwETyk James Bond fights against thugs several dozen times his number]]...and ''[[Awesome/JamesBond wins]]''. Well, almost.
*** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WczHADTsIec Capsule in Space]]". Best ''eeeevil'' music since [[Series/DoctorWho Voodoo Child]].
* The classic Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings}} [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7wSQ0rvdig theme]] for ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', later [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D9vAItORgE covered]] by Music/GunsNRoses.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wy-c8aAntWA "Nobody Does It Better"]] from ''TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuQCorevZj4 "Bond '77"]] from the same film. Yes, it's [[DeadHorseGenre disco]], but it still manages to be awesome. Think about that for a second -- The James Bond theme is so awesome that ''it can withstand a disco remix''. Yikes.
* And the UrExample: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q9QyChJeNU opening]] to ''DrNo'', with the one and only Norman/Barry theme.
* Another feature of the Bond soundtracks is what could be called "Welcome to X, Mr. Bond" cue, which shows 007 arriving at the newest exotic locale. As they accompany fabulous amounts of SceneryPorn, these cues tend to be brief, but epic:
** ''{{Goldfinger}}'' features [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKV8d6Chvlw "Into Miami"]], complete with sizzling sax solo. (This is one of the best examples, oozing with the swanky cool, a perfect mood-setting piece conveying luxury, allure, and just a hint of danger.)
** '' TheWorldIsNotEnough'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPM2NLRdtOg "Welcome to Baku"]].
** ''CasinoRoyale'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDhcHZUqDBE "Aston Montenegro"]].
** ''QuantumOfSolace'' features the ''absolutely beautiful'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcpsy3vt7pc "Talamone"]].
** ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDDv83QsB-k Bond To New York]]'' from ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''.
** ''DieAnotherDay'' has the outrageously fun "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVysBMQRncs Welcome To Cuba]]".
* The title song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_n4pjKPbJY#t=0m28s "For Your Eyes Only"]], while unusually mellow for Bond, became a top 40 hit ''after'' the film came out.

** Bill Conti's music for the ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' ski chase. So Eighties, so [[NarmCharm cheesy]], so ''[[GuiltyPleasure good.]]''
** Most of the ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' soundtrack is pure Eighties NarmCharm, but "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtLjTnG16rk Submarine]]" is a genuinely cool and atmospherice remix of the ever-awesome Bond theme.
* ''DiamondsAreForever''.
** {{Shirley Bassey}}'s opening title has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80A6MtPwj-Q so much DoubleEntendre, it's awesome]]. Famously, the songwriter was told, "Write about diamonds like she's talking about a penis."
** Don't forget [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAeh9L3Txw 007 and Counting]], the jazzy {{Leitmotif}} for Blofeld's KillSat.
* The recurring action theme named "007".
* The [[TearJerker heartbreakingly beautiful]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oieAo5NiYjc theme]] for ''Film/{Moonraker}}'' is the musical equivalent of TookTheBadFilmSeriously.
** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IKahbz75xo Flight into Space]]" is just magnificent.
* Any of the opening [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IdDl-pHeDw gunbarrels]] [[hottip:*:well, ''QuantumOfSolace'' was closing]] has their own interpretation of the classic Bond theme (apart from ''CasinoRoyale'', which has the opening bars to "You Know My Name" instead), and they are all ''kickass''.
** Especially the ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqFXSpVJ1rE version]]. It's even got ''[[MemeticMutation cowbell]]'', fer Chrissakes!
* Before DavidArnold was hired as {{John Barry}}'s replacement, he produced an album called ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaken_and_Stirred:_The_David_Arnold_James_Bond_Project Shaken and Stirred]]'', a collection of Bond theme covers. Quality-wise, they range from "meh" to "holy ''crap'', no wonder they hired him". Highlights include:
** A fabulously {{Camp}}, GenderBender version of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0TbM8ER4pg Diamonds are Forever]]".
** A ferocious "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimRnv9wMKk Thunderball]]".
** And the Propellerheads' ''epic'' cover of "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN8GcRGNWe4 On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]", which has been described as "nine minutes of majestic". That's about the size of it.
** Chrissie Hynde's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t98bsf9kRW4 cover]] of ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' is pretty good.

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxVDLdXcfVE epic theme]] for [[KillSat Icarus]] from ''DieAnotherDay''.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db2RewLfsmo main theme]] by Madonna, though this one's a bit [[LoveItOrHateIt polarizing]].
** For techno lovers, "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFxjRdw_4Ho Iced, Inc.]]" (aka [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Duel Of The]] {{Cool Car}}s) is an absolute treat.
* Louis Armstrong's "We Have All The Time In The World" tearjerker ending to ''OnHerMajestysSecretService''.
** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0OQAxT1LR4 main theme]] to the movie is both awesome title music and even better chase music.