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| 10 | [[folder:James Bond theme]] |
| 11 | * The UrExample: The [[https://youtu.be/2dSpoKZWb2Y opening]] to ''Film/DrNo'', with the iconic theme composed by Monty Norman and rearranged by Music/JohnBarry. |
| 12 | * After a long, ''long'' time on hiatus, what better way to announce that Bond is back than this pure, unadulterated, rock-the-fuck-out [[http://parodifair.com/?ml_portfolio=127 Parodi/Fair remix]] from the ''Film/GoldenEye'' trailer? |
| 13 | * The first thing they had to tackle when modernizing Bond between Creator/TimothyDalton and Creator/PierceBrosnan? Hand the theme over to Music/{{Moby}}, who came up with this [[https://youtu.be/OMDTgaEIi-Q techno-remix]]. |
| 14 | * "[[https://youtu.be/sTpVVrI5Sfw Company Car]]" from ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' is three glorious minutes of pure 007 swagger, mixed with the dirty trumpet fanfare from "Surrender". |
| 15 | * The last few seconds of ''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'' ([[ThemeMusicWithholding with a score that noticeably left out the James Bond theme for most of it]]) stand out. The BigBad gets a phone call. |
| 16 | -->'''Mr. White:''' Who is this?\ |
| 17 | ''(He gets shot in the knee and crawls to a flight of stairs. Standing above him is none other than...)''\ |
| 18 | '''Bond:''' [[https://youtu.be/4xuwWA159Hc The name's Bond. James Bond.]]\ |
| 19 | ''(The Bond theme kicks up. Cue end credits.)'' |
| 20 | [[/folder]] |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[folder:EON Films]] |
| 23 | !! Sean Connery and George Lazenby |
| 24 | %% [[AC:''Film/DrNo'']] |
| 25 | %% |
| 26 | [[AC:''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'']] |
| 27 | * "[[https://youtu.be/Z-PxzKxJjBg James Bond Is Back]]". Yes he is. [[http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/from-russia-with-love/ Now with more sexy dancing girls!]] |
| 28 | * [[https://youtu.be/yLpciaZzONY John Barry's "007"]], featured in several other films in the series, and it's easy to see why! |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[AC:''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'']] |
| 31 | * The prototype for [[MoodMotif all spy music]] to come -- GOOOOOLLD-''FING-'''GAHH!!''''' ([[https://youtu.be/Qt2WlDM3tEA Wah-Waaaahhh-ah-WAAH!!]]) No wonder Music/ShirleyBassey would return twice. The long held vibrato note at the end is incredible as well. "HE LOVES '''GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD!!'''" |
| 32 | * The ''spectacular'' instrumental version of the main theme, called "[[https://youtu.be/ajOAfKVWD7s Oddjob's Pressing Engagement]]" |
| 33 | * "[[https://youtu.be/nnW-8YpQpgQ Dawn Raid on Fort Knox]]". Goldfinger's very own ThemeMusicPowerUp. |
| 34 | * "[[https://youtu.be/nKV8d6Chvlw Into Miami]]", complete with sizzling sax solo. It oozes with the swanky cool, a perfect mood-setting piece conveying luxury, allure, and just a hint of danger. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[AC:''Film/{{Thunderball}}'']] |
| 37 | * And nothing quite "strikes like THUNDERRRRRRRR.....'''[[https://youtu.be/sT0x7QiJI1g BAALLLL!!!!]]'''" Music/TomJones reportedly fainted while recording this song. |
| 38 | * The [[https://youtu.be/I-AN5mJF13A unused theme]] by Music/JohnnyCash. It doesn't quite sound right for a Bond theme, but it's still awesome. |
| 39 | |
| 40 | [[AC:''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'']] |
| 41 | * [[https://youtu.be/hs8uYxTJ530 The title theme]] by Music/NancySinatra, which goes the opposite way of the previous two and yet is still a knockout with its pretty and calm approach. The violins were even SampledUp by Music/RobbieWilliams' "Millennium"! |
| 42 | * "Fight at Kobe Docks": an incredible instrumental version of its title theme blaring triumphantly as [[https://youtu.be/-c7hzHwETyk James Bond fights against thugs several dozen times his number]]...and ''[[Awesome/JamesBond wins]]''. Well, almost. |
| 43 | * "[[https://youtu.be/WczHADTsIec Capsule in Space]]". Best ''eeeevil'' music since [[Series/DoctorWho Voodoo Child]]. Auralnauts did an ''awesome'' [[https://youtu.be/WNeaJZKm7ww remix]] to end their Bond Kill Count. |
| 44 | * "[[https://youtu.be/bfoYeDPKB2g A Drop in the Ocean]]" starts out with some solid action music, but when the GunshipRescue with the Big Damn Electromagnet happens, the music changes abruptly to this absolutely ''gorgeous'', [[BuffySpeak swoop-y, waltz-y]] theme. |
| 45 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/YNdOMgJ4reM "Countdown for Blofeld"]] is Blofeld's {{Leitmotif}}. |
| 46 | |
| 47 | [[AC:''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'']] |
| 48 | * "[[https://youtu.be/AFaJWqVcv8k On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]" is both awesome title music and even better chase music. It is sufficiently awesome that perhaps a ''third'' of the James Bond discs use this theme as the menu music. Also its great use in "[[https://youtu.be/RumGGxvSrHo Over and Out]]" and in "[[https://youtu.be/gkWX5Wo-Xao Battle at Piz Gloria]]". |
| 49 | * "[[https://youtu.be/Adcl87EUMCI Dusk at Piz Gloria]]" is just ''wonderful'', and it's a shame that more of it isn't heard in the film. It sounds like a song that would play at night in the overworld of a video game, and listening to it can make you vividly imagine sleeping in a cabin in the Swiss Alps, with the smell of fresh wood and the heat of the fire crackling opposite you. |
| 50 | * Music/LouisArmstrong's [[https://youtu.be/xZA7NEYCEig "We Have All the Time in the World".]] John Barry's favourite song, both for the song itself and the privilege of working with Satchmo. The strings in this one are downright ''iconic''. |
| 51 | * "[[https://youtu.be/PpUsUN2RzCg Gumbold's Safe]]", which plays during the safe-cracking sequence, is a masterclass in ratcheting up the tension in an already nerve-shredding scene. |
| 52 | |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[AC:''Film/DiamondsAreForever'']] |
| 55 | * Music/ShirleyBassey's opening title has [[https://youtu.be/qPeSPB68i2c so much Double Entendre, it's awesome]]. Famously, the songwriter was told, "Write about diamonds like she's talking about a penis." |
| 56 | * [[https://youtu.be/avAeh9L3Txw 007 and Counting]], the jazzy {{Leitmotif}} for Blofeld's KillSat. |
| 57 | * Wint and Kidd's [[https://youtu.be/d-NrhVI4mO0 theme]] is a dark, low-key piece that fits perfectly as a {{Leitmotif}} for a pair of assassins. |
| 58 | * "[[https://youtu.be/gVT-HTrw99I Airport Source]]." Never before has landing in an airport felt so fancy and jazzy. |
| 59 | * "[[https://youtu.be/USwh9qTKX2Q The Whyte House]]" is pure high-roller swagger. |
| 60 | * [[https://vimeo.com/243464936 At 24:30 in this video]], you can hear the Wagnerian music Wint and Kidd chose for their "[[DeadlyEuphemism glowing tribute]]" to James Bond, and it's every bit as CreepyAwesome as its placement in the film deserves. |
| 61 | |
| 62 | !! Roger Moore |
| 63 | [[AC:''Film/LiveAndLetDie'']] |
| 64 | * The Oscar-nominated Music/PaulMcCartney and Music/{{Wings|Band}} "[[https://youtu.be/sn8alMYSu44 Live and Let Die]]" a fine piece of OrchestralBombing (courtesy of Sir George Martin) that was the highest-charting ''Bond'' theme of the time, a strong introduction to the Creator/RogerMoore era and in contention for one of the series' most beloved theme songs. |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[AC:''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'']] |
| 67 | * [[https://youtu.be/PSbj2Mx2By8 Lulu's theme]] is fun and energetic. (Even if Music/JohnBarry himself [[CreatorBacklash disowned it]].) %% And there's a possibly even better [[https://youtu.be/XsoyhpBsPus unused theme]] by Music/AliceCooper. |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[AC:''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'']] |
| 70 | * Music/CarlySimon's "[[https://youtu.be/oenIY_EksGw Nobody Does It Better]]" is world famous, even to those who haven't seen the film. It even earned a Best Song Oscar nomination. It's easy to see why, and ever since, the song's title has been used to describe Bond or even Roger Moore's portrayal of Bond by some fans of the series. |
| 71 | * Music/MarvinHamlisch's [[https://youtu.be/uuQCorevZj4 "Bond '77"]] and [[https://youtu.be/mnZc42HaB6Q "Underwater Lotus"]]. Yes, it's [[DeadHorseGenre disco]], but it still manages to be awesome. |
| 72 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/CWKdj0zkaRM The music]] playing when Bond meets Anya at the Mojave Club. |
| 73 | |
| 74 | [[AC:''Film/{{Moonraker}}'']] |
| 75 | * The [[TearJerker heartbreakingly beautiful]] [[https://youtu.be/8qujkMxj1-4 theme]] is the musical equivalent of TookTheBadFilmSeriously. |
| 76 | * "[[https://youtu.be/0IKahbz75xo Flight into Space]]" is just magnificent. |
| 77 | * "[[https://youtu.be/gk5d0S930hc Corinne Put Down"]] is the perfect musical accompaniment to one of the most genuinely unsettling deaths in the whole series. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[AC:''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'']] |
| 80 | * "[[https://youtu.be/Id08vsWjT2c For Your Eyes Only]]" by Music/SheenaEaston, while unusually mellow for Bond, became a top 40 hit ''and'' Oscar nominee ''after'' the film came out. |
| 81 | ** [[https://youtu.be/Pt52EcIRo1s This instrumental version]] of the above is pretty nice, too. Notably, the two scenes it's used - Bond and Melina scuba diving, and Bond and Melina meeting up in Corfu - are both examples of SceneryPorn. |
| 82 | ** Music/{{Blondie|Band}}'s [[https://youtu.be/Y2Y-hCydiXA version]] [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would have been]] ''awesome.'' |
| 83 | * Music/BillConti's [[https://youtu.be/ax5scn5KhOY music]] for the ski chase. So [[The80s Eighties]], so [[NarmCharm cheesy]], so ''[[GuiltyPleasure good.]]'' |
| 84 | * Most of the soundtrack is pure Eighties NarmCharm, but "[[https://youtu.be/MtLjTnG16rk Submarine]]" is a genuinely cool and atmospheric remix of the ever-awesome Bond theme. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[AC:''Film/{{Octopussy}}'']] |
| 87 | * Rita Coolidge's "[[https://youtu.be/3LfiEyybCZA All Time High]]", penned by Creator/TimRice, is considered one of the best Bond songs, and a popular love song on its own, partly because it was the first song in the Bond series not to include a TitleDrop within its lyrics. |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[AC:''Film/AViewToAKill'']] |
| 90 | * "[[https://youtu.be/hWVbVT3igdw A View to a Kill]]" by Music/DuranDuran, to date, the only Bond theme to make it to #1 on the Billboard charts. [[https://youtu.be/w0bLaQloeg0 This cover]] of "A View to a Kill" by the Northern Kings has to be heard to be believed. |
| 91 | * It might not be the best Bond movie, but it has some of John Barry's best cues, like "[[https://youtu.be/YFvM5Ese0EE He's Dangerous]]", which mixes his trademark Bond bombast with an electric guitar. |
| 92 | * "[[https://youtu.be/aVFNF0V0rpw Wine with Stacey]]" is one of the most beautiful tracks in the franchise. It plays on the scenes where Bond makes love with May Day and Stacey Sutton; in the latter case, it also plays in the couple's romantic scenes, showing a sensitivity rarely seen in the Creator/RogerMoore Era. |
| 93 | |
| 94 | !! Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan |
| 95 | [[AC:''Film/TheLivingDaylights'']] |
| 96 | * "[[https://youtu.be/y9p0FJnk2vM The Living Daylights]]" by Music/{{Aha}} marries the pop sensibilities Duran Duran explored in the previous Bond theme with a darker undercurrent that works incredibly well for the first Creator/TimothyDalton film. |
| 97 | * There's a magnificent VillainSong written for Necros that is heard playing in his headphones during his first appearance (the ones he then proceeds to strangle a milkman with) -- "[[https://youtu.be/dA1Hw-L96-4 Where has Everybody Gone?]]" by Music/ThePretenders. Bad. Ass. |
| 98 | * The film has some incredible music for its major [[https://youtu.be/zW4d_BEZCcY action]] [[https://youtu.be/fEwkcIJkgf8 sequences]]. |
| 99 | * The action scene with the freakin' Bond theme in smooth, cool synths. So cool, in fact, that the track name, "Ice Chase", [[https://youtu.be/ARR51SFcm5Y was very appropriate]]. |
| 100 | * [[https://youtu.be/A5L1_NAKy1o "If There Was a Man"]] by Music/ThePretenders, which not only is the [[EndingTheme song on the ending credits]], but is heard as a beautiful instrumental [[https://youtu.be/CgxlhwxMVbE love theme]]. |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[AC:''Film/LicenceToKill'']] |
| 103 | * [[https://youtu.be/Ju_by-sC79c The breathtaking theme by]] Music/GladysKnight, an 80s SpiritualSuccessor to Music/ShirleyBassey's iconic theme to ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''. |
| 104 | * Music/MichaelKamen's [[https://youtu.be/vqqO6LbKxXk "Licence Revoked"]] includes a rousing TriumphantReprise of the Bond theme as Bond "fishes" Sanchez's plane. |
| 105 | * [[https://youtu.be/Da-RjeCObyA "If You Asked Me To"]] by Music/PattiLaBelle graces the end credits, one of the rare times the title tune isn't reprised for the ending. Later [[https://youtu.be/1bKuXbnGDqI covered]] by Music/CelineDion. |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[AC:''Film/GoldenEye'']] |
| 108 | * Music/TinaTurner's [[https://youtu.be/E11P2FmC6-A theme]], one of many throwbacks to Shirley Bassey's themes, is fantastic, helped in no small part by having [[Music/{{U2}} Bono and The Edge]] write it for her. Up until she stopped performing and later died, it remained a concert staple of hers. Bonus points for being the only Bond theme that's actually about spying. |
| 109 | * [[https://youtu.be/LGbMaEDamgY The Overture]] with [[OminousLatinChanting ominous Soviet choirs]]. |
| 110 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/12nF0Bgcp4M The Preobrajensky March]], heard during a handful of the scenes in Russia. |
| 111 | * Music/EricSerra's score is severely underrated, and disliked mainly because it wasn't John Barry-esque OrchestralBombing. It's also pure 90s Bond in music form. Other highlights include: |
| 112 | ** [[https://youtu.be/sA85wvlPm_A Run, Shoot, Jump.]] |
| 113 | ** [[https://youtu.be/EcYVq0DHnWY Whispering Statues.]] |
| 114 | ** [[https://youtu.be/nxGM6KI758Q Fatal Weakness]], the incredibly tense theme leading up to Bond's final confrontation with Xenia. |
| 115 | ** [[https://youtu.be/Fhg1cLihRTc The Severnaya Suite.]] |
| 116 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/B_mRqoleUVA The Experience of Love]], the ending theme. |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[AC:''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'']] |
| 119 | * Music/SherylCrow's [[https://youtu.be/SDe1xi4tGUA theme]] may not be very "Bond like", but it is nevertheless an enjoyable song. |
| 120 | * k.d. lang's closing song "[[https://youtu.be/r40I3TxFM3c Surrender]]" is just over-the-top ''spectacular.'' In fact, it was supposed to be the title song. |
| 121 | %%* [[https://youtu.be/2WgVUzVxUkM White. Knight.]] |
| 122 | * "[[https://youtu.be/W9XKEykVixE Backseat Driver]]" is a slice of high-octane win. |
| 123 | %%* "[[https://youtu.be/bkZo16xpW6Y All in a Day's Work]]". |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[AC:''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'']] |
| 126 | * "[[https://youtu.be/LzvNDR5OrqM The World is Not Enough]]" by Music/{{Garbage}} is not as fast-paced as your average ''Bond'' theme, but is still a hypnotic and mellow ballad and a fitting theme for the film's villain. |
| 127 | %%* "[[https://youtu.be/nQelK4z1yPM Ice Bandits]]". And this awesome, yet chilled-out [[https://youtu.be/njSeyngjkCk remix]]. |
| 128 | * "[[https://youtu.be/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. |
| 129 | %%* "[[https://youtu.be/lPM2NLRdtOg Welcome to Baku]]". |
| 130 | |
| 131 | [[AC:''Film/DieAnotherDay'']] |
| 132 | * The outrageously fun "[[https://youtu.be/gVysBMQRncs Welcome To Cuba]]". |
| 133 | * For techno lovers, "[[https://youtu.be/socp0GpgGWw Iced, Inc.]]" (aka [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Duel Of The]] {{Cool Car}}s) is an absolute treat. |
| 134 | * BrokenBase nonwithstanding, there's no denying that Music/{{Madonna}}'s [[https://youtu.be/VlbaJA7aO9M title song]] is catchy as hell! |
| 135 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWwSJ6RIG-I Final Confrontation / Icarus Disconnected]] plays during the climactic dual showdowns between Bond and Graves, as well as Jinx and Frost. It's got plenty of great moments of tension and fast beats, but the best part is the last minute or so, where the Bond theme comes blasting out in booming, wailing brass as Gustav Graves is sent careening towards his gruesome death. |
| 136 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPzQLVEMDTk The Helicopter Fall]]. A chaotic, frantic piece of action music as Jinx and Bond are sent tumbling through the sky in a crashing helicopter, desperately trying to get it working before they hit the ground. Just as the copter's engines kick in, the Bond theme once again takes over the score, blasting triumphantly. It's enough to take your breath away. |
| 137 | |
| 138 | !! Daniel Craig |
| 139 | [[AC:''Film/{{Casino Royale|2006}}'']] |
| 140 | * The pure WIN that is Music/ChrisCornell's "[[https://youtu.be/BD0uP25yxl8 You Know My Name]]". Yep, Bond is badass again. |
| 141 | * The Bond theme mixed with "You Know My Name" in [[https://youtu.be/lNNZ4Z7AY-Q Trip Aces]] (around 1:26) and at the end of [[https://youtu.be/bQqpBV01qww Bond wins it all]], as both tracks accompany Bond's cards matches. |
| 142 | %%* "[[https://youtu.be/nDhcHZUqDBE Aston Montenegro]]". |
| 143 | * "[[https://youtu.be/0ravZojvBVc African Rundown]]" is the perfect music to have a [[LeParkour parkour]] chase to, especially at 2:25, the cue for [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome the part where Bond and Mollaka are on the crane]]. |
| 144 | * [[https://youtu.be/W7YtSua0AXs "Fall of a House in Venice"]] is a tense and perfect fit for the climactic fight inside the sinking UsefulNotes/{{Venice}} building, especially with its brass reprise of the Bond theme. |
| 145 | * [[https://youtu.be/JxjZEJkP_Ys Death of Vesper]] is probably the saddest track in Bond film history. |
| 146 | * The last track in the film, appropriately titled [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ6CyJSevXg The Name's Bond... James Bond]], is a perfect conclusion to a thrilling film, merging elements of the classic spy theme in its orchestral style with the more modern stylings of the film's score, creating a fusion of old and new that can only be described as 'Bond, James Bond' at its purest. |
| 147 | |
| 148 | [[AC:''Film/QuantumOfSolace'']] |
| 149 | * [[https://youtu.be/SvvVr5CzXfI "Night at the Opera"]], a low-key, but utterly brilliant bit of spy music and quite possibly better than the actual theme song. |
| 150 | * [[https://youtu.be/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 ''The Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' in the cause of awesome. |
| 151 | * The ''absolutely beautiful'' "[[https://youtu.be/Lcpsy3vt7pc Talamone]]". |
| 152 | * Bond + [[https://youtu.be/_SWSkvBouXQ Tosca]] = Awesome Sauce. |
| 153 | * The unused title song by Music/ShirleyBassey and Music/DavidArnold, [[https://youtu.be/rCX4SxhpPwE "No Good About Goodbye"]], perfectly underscoring Bond as a HeartbrokenBadass. |
| 154 | |
| 155 | [[AC:''Film/{{Skyfall}}'']] |
| 156 | * Music/{{Adele}}'s glorious theme is on its way to becoming a modern classic. It even became the first Bond credits song to win an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward. [[https://youtu.be/DeumyOzKqgI "Let the sky fall..."]] Adele and James Bond just seemed like a match made in Heaven anyway, and she got the most comparisons to the legendary Music/ShirleyBassey for a reason. Even more impressive as she'd just recovered from a vocal chord strain that left her barely able to talk for months. |
| 157 | * [[https://youtu.be/LntVcYlYXR0 This will make you cry]]. Rest in Peace, dear M. |
| 158 | * [[https://youtu.be/TZGrmh29ZHA "We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven; that which we are, we are; One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."]] |
| 159 | * [[https://youtu.be/nM1B9G_Z-VI "Boom Boom"]] by Music/TheAnimals. Silva, being a BunnyEarsLawyer extraordinaire, ''naturally'' had to customize his gunship with a wall of huge loudspeakers to play the song as he attacked Skyfall manor. |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[AC:''Film/{{Spectre}}'']] |
| 162 | * "[[https://youtu.be/8jzDnsjYv9A Writing's on the Wall]]", by Music/SamSmith, is both epic and melancholic. Also won an Academy Award, and also the first Bond theme to hit #1 on the UK charts—in fact, ''debuting'' at #1. |
| 163 | * Music/{{Radiohead}}'s rejected first draft song, "[[http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/spectre Spectre]]." Despite not being used, it's a pretty great, haunting song on it's own. |
| 164 | * The awesome car chase music ([[https://youtu.be/bxGoB0JYUJ0 Backfire]]) and the last third of [[https://youtu.be/yMefz90tXZA Detonation]] both feature awesome, powerful quotations of the Bond theme, until they start reusing ''Skyfall'' music. |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[AC:''Film/NoTimeToDie'']] |
| 167 | * [[https://youtu.be/0oAAlssVwEw The title song by]] Music/BillieEilish really does come into its own, with her style complementing Music/HansZimmer's solemn instrumentals. It's now the third consecutive Bond theme to win the Oscar for Best Song. The song first saw release in February of 2020, was instantly the awards favorite in the category for what would've been the next year's awards, and with the movie's multiple delays in the time that followed, the fact that it '''still''' won the award ''after over a year held over''--heck, two years since the song first dropped because the ceremony was March of 2022--is a major feat in and of itself. |
| 168 | * [[https://youtu.be/WOKpuuAbaDQ "Matera"]], which actually reprises [[https://youtu.be/l8Im_d-0_EU "We Have All the Time in the World"]] from ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' after Bond drops the song's name. It also plays a semitone higher than the original, making it feel like a TruckDriversGearChange ''between versions!'' |
| 169 | * [[https://youtu.be/lo3BsLwOtnI "Cuba Chase"]] features two variations on the Bond theme, including a very neat [[RegionalRiff salsa-flavored]] one to accompany Paloma's kickassery. |
| 170 | * You can ''definitely'' hear the extra power of the horns in [[https://youtu.be/M_Ky-qScLYs "Square Escape"]], which makes the typical Bond theme feel epic! |
| 171 | * While on reappropriation of ''OHMSS'', [[https://youtu.be/PPO-EsnEvwI "Good to Have You Back"]] is an amazing slower-paced rendition of that movie's title theme. |
| 172 | * The car chase between Bond's group and Safin's group in Norway is set to the pounding [[https://youtu.be/UKtE76nGyvQ "Norway Chase"]]. Every drum, trumpet and ominous chant successfully blend well, culminating in one of the most intense renditions of the Bond theme at 4:02. |
| 173 | * [[https://youtu.be/EaPFpUGQ5Yw "I'll Be Right Back"]] feels fitting for James Bond's FinalBattle due to the steadily rising strings. |
| 174 | * [[https://youtu.be/Vv_z2obBFd0 "Final Ascent"]]. Aside from being an incredibly beautiful and haunting piece of music, it's paired with {{Tearjerker}}, since it plays over the last moments of Creator/DanielCraig's James Bond. |
| 175 | |
| 176 | [[AC:Other]] |
| 177 | * Any of the opening [[https://youtu.be/6IdDl-pHeDw gunbarrels]] [[note]]well, ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'' and ''Film/{{Skyfall}}'' were closing[[/note]] has its own interpretation of the classic Bond theme (apart from ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'', which has the opening bars to "You Know My Name" instead), and they are all ''kickass''. Especially the ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' [[https://youtu.be/_JvbcTRc-wE version]]. It's even got ''[[MemeticMutation cowbell]]'', fer Chrissakes! |
| 178 | * Before Music/DavidArnold was hired as Music/JohnBarry'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: |
| 179 | ** A fabulously {{Camp}}, GenderBender version of "[[https://youtu.be/preOypgOwgw Diamonds are Forever]]". |
| 180 | ** A ferocious "[[https://youtu.be/vimRnv9wMKk Thunderball]]". |
| 181 | ** And the Propellerheads' ''epic'' cover of "[[https://youtu.be/zN8GcRGNWe4 On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]" has been described as "nine minutes of majestic". That's about the size of it. |
| 182 | ** Chrissie Hynde's [[https://youtu.be/t98bsf9kRW4 cover]] of ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' is pretty good. |
| 183 | [[/folder]] |
| 184 | |
| 185 | [[folder:Non-EON films]] |
| 186 | [[AC:''Film/CasinoRoyale1967'']] |
| 187 | * Burt Bacharach's bouncy theme is a marvelous piece of '60s kitsch, and is probably better known than the film itself. Played by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, everyone! |
| 188 | * Ironically, this is the '''only''' Bond movie to date (canon or no) to have spawned ''two'' hit singles, as both the instrumental theme music and Music/DustySpringfield's BreakawayPopHit "The Look of Love" charted. |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[AC:''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'']] |
| 191 | * [[https://youtu.be/Mwm1H0dxAKY Never Say Never Again]] by Lani Hall proves that a non-EON theme song can still be awesome. |
| 192 | [[/folder]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Video games]] |
| 195 | [[AC:''VideoGame/GoldenEye1997'']] |
| 196 | * The Latin flavoured [[https://youtu.be/bCgLK2KxI9I Aztec]]. |
| 197 | * The pulse-pounding [[https://youtu.be/x6hsdWGF0no Cradle]]. |
| 198 | * The creepy [[https://youtu.be/8AKKG5MriCU Statue Park]]. |
| 199 | * The ''epic'' [[https://youtu.be/b0PZqy4ewk8 Depot]] and [[https://youtu.be/t4mspiIxmW8 Train]] themes. |
| 200 | * The fast paced action level [[https://youtu.be/H3f6RfMuLio Silo]] was catchy at first, but add a bit of [[https://youtu.be/tpmfBm0xPoc remix]] to it, and it goes up to 12! |
| 201 | * The one in the [[https://youtu.be/7_DUjZEEoGs Byelomorye Dam]]. Seriously, don't say ''that'' doesn't tense up your nerves! |
| 202 | * [[https://youtu.be/ws4efU6CC4o Runway]] sets the tone for a thrilling escape nicely, as well as getting you for the next level... [[https://youtu.be/Q5e2KbfYa_I Severnaya]] [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Surface]]. Actually one of the most famous tracks. It's very beautiful. |
| 203 | * And now the guy who put ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' in orchestral form did the same thing with ''Goldeneye''. It's called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF622C6465155EE7D Goldeneye N64 Orchestrated]]'', and it is awesome. |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[AC:''VideoGame/{{Nightfire}}'']] |
| 206 | * 'Nightfire'' had the amazing "[[https://youtu.be/LcvjlmlvldY Nearly Civilised]]", set to a great [[https://youtu.be/I_kf5pFnoDU title sequence]]. |
| 207 | * The incredible [[https://youtu.be/8UOfnn-fp7g music]] that plays during the escape from the [[EvilTowerOfOminousness Phoenix Building]]. It's made of bongos, saxophone, wailing trumpets, and WIN. |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[AC:''VideoGame/EverythingOrNothing'']] |
| 210 | * ''Everything or Nothing'' had a soundtrack composed by [[Series/TwentyFour Sean Callery]], which should tell you all you need to know. But if that isn't enough, it also features a truly sexy [[https://youtu.be/9lDxO-1FLpc jazz version]] of the main theme by Mya. ''Hot.'' |
| 211 | |
| 212 | [[AC:''VideoGame/GoldenEyeRogueAgent'']] |
| 213 | * [[https://youtu.be/D-KvfAh4oZs "If You're Gonna Jump"]]. Music/NatashaBedingfield + Paul Oakenfield = win. An energetic and dramatic techno song that pretty much encourages you to get off your butt and do something. |
| 214 | |
| 215 | [[AC:''VideoGame/BloodStone'']] |
| 216 | * Music/JossStone's "[[https://youtu.be/dMNYc9PonVg I'll Take It All]]", a fist-pumping theme that could easily be used in some of the movies. |
| 217 | * [[https://youtu.be/sO1_0OGG7Tc Athens Harbor Chase]]. And played ''[[https://youtu.be/XqKUTOVsAWM live?]]'' Mother of GOD. |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[AC:''VideoGame/GoldenEye2010'']] |
| 220 | * Music/NicoleScherzinger's cover of "[[https://youtu.be/9R_EvA49Zg4 GoldenEye]]" updates the original Music/TinaTurner song for a modern era and could easily be Tina singing it herself. |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[AC:''James Bond Jr.'']] |
| 223 | * A fairly obscure (but nonetheless excellent) one--James Bond Jr. for the NES and SNES. Not necessarily the best platformer, but dear GOD [[https://youtu.be/RZH2aL0cXYM the music makes]] [[https://youtu.be/TmiP5BZWb6c up for it]]. |
| 224 | [[/folder]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | [[folder:Parodies]] |
| 227 | * Music/WeirdAlYankovic's theme for the ([[ShallowParody sort of]]) ''Bond'' spoof ''Film/SpyHard'' is hard to top, by virtue of being both epic and ''[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments frigging hilarious]]''. |
| 228 | -->"[[https://youtu.be/F7KMMxAQp8I It's the theme from]] ''Spy'' '''HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDD!!!!'''" ''([[YourHeadAsplode splat]])'' |
| 229 | * Music/TheyMightBeGiants' [[https://youtu.be/iqzDAQaDQzY "Evil"]], a VillainSong done in the style of Shirley Bassey from ''Film/AustinPowersTheSpyWhoShaggedMe''. |
| 230 | %%* All of the original songs from ''VideoGame/SpyFox'', especially the Shirley Bassey-style ones from ''Operation: Ozone''. |
| 231 | [[/folder]] |
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