Monthly archive for January2017 - page 5

Octopussy Soundtrack

Octopussy Soundtrack

The next piece of John Barry’s work to be showcased as part of the month of #Johnuary is Octopussy and its title track “All Time High” sung by Rita Coolidge. Barry had not been used for scoring For Your Eyes Only, so this marked his…

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Moonraker Soundtrack

Moonraker Soundtrack

The month of #Johnuary continues with the John Barry soundtrack for Moonraker. Hmm, I have to be honest I’m not a huge fan of the movie and also not a huge fan of the song either. It’s just a bit nothingy. It’s slow to start,…

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The Man With A Golden Gun Soundtrack

The Man With A Golden Gun Soundtrack

The next John Barry soundtrack we’re going to talk about in #Johnuary is The Man With the Golden Gun. Now we’re talking. This is a personal favourite of mine. And not just because Lulu’s Scottish. This is a song I sometimes listen to when I…

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Diamonds are Forever soundtrack

Diamonds are Forever soundtrack

Next up in John Barry week in #Johnuary is Diamonds are Forever. Not my favourite Bond film by quite a long way, but let’s look at the theme tune. There’s only a bit of brass in this one and a fair amount of strings but…

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On Her Majesty’s Secret Service soundtrack

On Her Majesty’s Secret Service soundtrack

Next up for the John Barry week in #Johnuary is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, the Bond film that starred George Lazenby in his only time in the role. This was the first film since From Russia With Love that didn’t use the film’s title…

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You Only Live Twice soundtrack

You Only Live Twice soundtrack

Next up in our John Barry week in #Johnuary is You Only Live Twice, the 5th Bond film in the series. You Only Live Twice is an example of one of John Barry’s songs that is heavier on the strings than the brass. The intro…

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Thunderball soundtrack

Thunderball soundtrack

#Johnuary continues with John Barry’s Thunderball soundtrack. The story behind the title song is quite interesting. Originally the title song was going to be Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and it was sung by Shirley Bassey. You can hear her version below. But there were…

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Goldfinger soundtrack

Goldfinger soundtrack

Our review of John Barry’s work, as part of #Johnuary, continues with our look at the Goldfinger soundtrack. Goldfinger was the first Bond film where Barry was given free rein on everything: the full score and also the theme song. Check out the first version…

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From Russia With Love soundtrack

From Russia With Love soundtrack

The John Barry week in #Johnuary continues with the next Bond film, From Russia With Love. From Russia With Love is a funny one because Barry didn’t actually write the theme tune. That was composed by Lionel Bart and sung by Matt Monro. Here it…

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James Bond Theme

James Bond Theme

What better way to kick of John Barry week within the month #Johnuary than with a breakdown of the famous James Bond Theme. This is such a classic theme tune. And I never fully realised the history and debate around it, until now. I always…

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