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My dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's just as bad as listening to The Beatles without earmuffs!” A blog inspired by the music world of James Bond Part 2 My Top 3 Favourite Bond films

Introduction

Hello and welcome to the 2nd chapter of the extended version of a blog that looked at James Bonds musical taste over the last 60 years.

Part 2 of this blog covers some of the James Bond music I love the most this part of the blog was inspired by an article I read on Yahoo news which covered James Bond music taste over the years.

After reading this article on the Yahoo news website I decided to write my own blog about what I thought about James Bond musical taste this is what I wrote feel free to disagree with me.

My Word is my Bond Roger Moore is James Bond

First of all I want to talk about a James Bond film that meant a lot to me as a child that film was Live and let Die from 1973.

It was one of the first Bond films I saw and it also marked the debut of Roger Moore as James Bond. I saw a lot of Roger Moore’s James Bond growing as a child of the 1980s as a result I think that’s why I liked him more than any of the others.

The film website Screenrant recently published an article called How all 6 James Bond actors compare to the Ian Fleming Iconic Book spy they said this about Roger Moores Bond

Roger Moore’s take on Bond was infamously campy, with the screen veteran leaning into the character’s smarmy charm and all but abandoning his dark side. This was a significant departure from the Bond of Fleming’s novels, but as Moore’s movies sent Bond to space and on a Blaxploitation-inspired adventure, it became clear that the franchise was taking the lead character of the book series in a new direction. Fittingly, Moore also didn't look much like Fleming’s description of Bond. In the novels, Bond’s physical appearance was canonically compared to singer Hoagy Carmichael, a sharp-faced crooner whose severe brand of good looks didn't resemble Moore’s round-faced, smiley persona at all.

James Bond is a bit like Dr who another great passion of mine is that you end up liking the Bond you watched most and for me that's Roger Moore.

For me Live and let Die is a great film and I am not saying just as a fan it has a great a mix of action and comedy which the James Bond franchise had been heading towards starting with the previous film Diamonds are for Forever.

Not only is the film well written by Tom Mankiewicz it also features a great trio of villains in the shape of Mr Big/Dr Kananga Tee Hee and Baron Samedi. I mention these as two of the 3 villians from live and Let Die namely Mr Big Dr Kananga and Baron Samedi featured in the Collider film website article the 10 most underated Bond villans, Mr Big Dr Kananga landed on the chart at number 6 and Barron Samedi was number 4 .

6 Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big — 'Live and Let Die' (1973)

As the owner of the fictional Caribbean island San Monique with a strong pull in the UN who also happens to be a major American crime lord under the alias Mr. Big, Dr. Kananga (Yaphet Kotto) is one of Bond’s most ruthless enemies. Using his political immunities to his advantage, he plans to flood the U.S. drug market with two tons of heroin in a bid to increase the number of addicts while running rival dealers out of business.

The double life he leads sees Kananga sometimes present as an unflustered politician and, at other times, as a ruthless, cold-blooded criminal. No matter which guise he presented, the villain was always a commanding presence and remains one of the few characters to cut off 007 mid-introduction.

4 Baron Samedi — 'Live and Let Die' (1973)

While many Bond villains have flaunted an improbable survivalist instinct, none have been so death-defying as to be labeled supernatural, that is none except for Baron Samedi (Geoffrey Holder). The second underrated antagonist to come from Live and Let Die, Samedi presents as Kananga’s theatrical henchman and, steeped in voodoo mysticism, makes for a striking figure.

Able to outwit 007 with clay figures of himself, Samedi seemed a goner when Bond heaved him into a coffin full of snakes. However, the villain reappears in the final shot of the film, laughing maniacally at the camera and seemingly proving his bold claims of immortality.

He also rated highly in another Bond article by the Screenrant.com website this one rated James Bond villians by their magic powers Baron Samedi landed at number 8 in their list for using cult magic

Roger Moore's first outing as 007, Live and Let Die, is a unique entry in the series. Inspired by the Blaxploitation movement of the time, the film focuses on Bond going up against a drug empire that uses "voodoo" magic to stop anyone who gets in their way. Baron Samedi is the Voodoo priest at the center of this organization. He uses his occult magic to perform sacrifices and curses. While many aspects of Samedi's character, and much of the film, can be seen as culturally insensitive, his design and presence give the film a uniquely dark and haunting atmosphere, that sets Live and Let Die apart from the other Moore Bond films.

Tee Hee played by american actor Julius Harris also landed on the same list at number 7 for his robotic arm but if I was being critical of the writers of the article I wouldn’t call a Robotic arm a magic power.

While most of Live and Let Die is radically different from any other James Bond movie, Tee Hee fits right in among the pantheon of Bond villains. Tee Hee's right arm was bitten off by a crocodile and was replaced with a robotic arm. The robotic arm, as well as Julius Harris' fantastic performance, make Tee Hee a real threat to Bond, and their final fight on the train is one of the most tense scenes in the film.

The film also features a strong Bond girl Solitaire played by Jane Seymour in her first film role.

In another Bond article on their website called the Best Bond girls 16 Badass women who redifined the franchise. Solitaire as played By Jane Seymour landed at number 7 in their chart. This is what they had to say about Jane Seymour’s performance.

7 Solitaire – ‘Live and Let Die’ (1973)

The first of Roger Moore’s Bond films is viewed as one of his best, with the story’s embracing of paranormal elements one of its most engaging aspects. The major beneficiary of this commitment was Jane Seymour’s Solitaire, a powerful psychic working for Dr. Kananga.

She lends the film many of its more remarkable qualities, from its dabbling in voodoo magic and superstition to the villain’s ability to pre-determine Bond’s actions. While the scene in which she and Bond make love is prefaced by a glaringly problematic ploy from 007, it does little to tarnish her impact as one of the most unique and engrossing Bond women, as well as one of the most book-accurate characters from the films.

On the production side of the film Live and let Die is nicely directored by Guy Hamilton, who gets some excellent performances out of everyone involved in the film. and the action sequences in the film are also nicely handled at the flying school and the boat chase in the film being a really good example and these were highlighted in The Yard Barker website article the 25 best Set peice sequences from the Bond films in which they made these comments

Director Guy Hamilton makes ample, inventive use of his Louisiana locations with this wild speedboat chase that finds Bond evading Kananga’s henchmen by hopping, skipping, and jumping every obstacle in his way. This sequence introduces redneck Sheriff J.W. Pepper (Clifton James), who single-handedly sets the cartoonish tone for Roger Moore’s 007 run going forward. It’s funny, thrilling, and far more entertaining than anything in its wretched predecessor, “Diamonds Are Forever”.

Live and let die also includes one of the best gadgets in the Roger Moore era the watch which had at the touch of a button featured a high intesenty magnet as well as mini chain saw.

The film is also unique for it being the only Bond film one not to feature Desmond Lewelyn as Q as was unavailable at the time as he was doing a promotional tour for Diamonds are Forever in the United States.

The Music

One can not talk about Live and let Die with talking about the music indeed this is what this blog is all about. Live and let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings is one of the best Bond songs ever The What Culture included it as the Best moment of the film on their website here are there comments:

18. Live And Let Die - THAT Theme Song

In some ways, it's a bit unfair to name a theme song as the greatest part of what is actually a really fun, unique entry into the series but then again, when the song in question is Paul McCartney's Live and Let Die, it inevitably overshadows the rest of the movie.

Live and Let Die is a charismatic, captivating and stunningly cool slice of pop-rock heaven that has become, quite arguably, the most iconic and recognizable Bond theme of them all. It's easily one of the highlights of Sir Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career, and it still stands tall and mighty as one of the finest Bond theme songs ever.

It's a damn shame it lost the Best Original Song Oscar to Barbara Streisand's 'The Way we Were', a song that isn't nearly as good as this one, but that certainly doesn't take away from this song's classic status.

Roger Moore's first outing as Bond is largely successful, and definitely one of the better entries in this rather hit-or-miss era of the franchise, but in the decades since it has undeniably been overshadowed by the song.

Upon release, "Live and Let Die" was the most successful Bond theme up to that point, reaching No. 1 on two of the three major US charts (though it only reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100) and No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart.[2][3] The song also received positive reviews from music critics and continues to be praised as one of McCartney's best songs. It became the first Bond theme song to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, but ultimately lost the award to Barbra Streisand's "The Way We Were". It won the Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) at the 16th Annual Grammy Awards in 1974

The soundtrack of the 1973 film has been re issued twice with aditional music first in 2003 with 7 new tracks added.La La records an American record label reissued the Live and Let die Soundtrack by George Martin in January 2023 as a double album CD release this new version included Just under 14 mins of new material with new sleave notes by author Jon Burlingame and sharp art design by Dan Goldwasser.

to watch a trailer for Live and let Die Click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTzsm9-XWQo&list=PL17vqAEJv6CUxmeZBk3JGDLBbcPEd4CDp&index=6

The theme song to Live and Let die recently topped a Radio Times poll for the Best James Bond Theme of all time to celebrate 70 years since Casino Royale was first published you can read about the Poll here https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/live-and-let-die-best-james-bond-theme-song-bond-at-70-exclusive-newsupdate/

Spy Who loved me a rather differant Bond Novel

the Spy Who Loved Me is the ninth novel and tenth book in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published by Jonathan Cape on 16 April 1962. It is the shortest and most sexually explicit of Fleming's novels, as well as a clear departure from previous Bond novels in that the story is told in the first person by a young Canadian woman, Vivienne Michel. Bond himself does not appear until two-thirds of the way through the book. Fleming wrote a prologue to the novel giving Michel credit as a co-author.

Due to the reactions by critics and fans, Fleming was not happy with the book and attempted to suppress elements of it where he could: he blocked a paperback edition in the United Kingdom and only gave permission for the title to be used when he sold the film rights to Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, rather than any aspects of the plot. However, the character of Jaws is loosely based on one of the characters in the book and a British paperback edition was published after his death

Nobody does it Better the Spy who loved me

Perharps it comes as no surprise but my 2nd favourite bond song is another one from the Roger Moore era of the James Bond Franchise from the 1977 film the spy who loved me titled Nobody does it Better.

Spy is classed as one of the Best of the Bond films ever made Roger Moore has also said it was his favourite of the 7 Bond films his made.

The Music

Composed by Marvin Hamlisch with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, the song was produced by Richard Perry and performed by Carly Simon. It was the first Bond theme song to be titled differently from the name of the film since Dr. No (1962), although the phrase "the spy who loved me" is included in the lyrics. The song was released as a single from the film's soundtrack album, and became a major worldwide hit.

Among the most successful Bond themes, the song spent three weeks at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, kept out of the top spot by Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life". It hit No. 1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, where it stayed for seven weeks,[1] becoming the No. 1 Adult Contemporary hit of 1977.[2] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA, signifying sales of one million copies in the US.[3] It also reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and was certified Silver by the BPI.[4][5] The song received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Original Song in 1978, losing both to "You Light Up My Life" from the 1977 film of the same title. At the 20th Annual Grammy Awards held in 1978, "Nobody Does It Better" received a nomination for Song of the Year, and Simon was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

But what of the film itself ?

Roger Moore is quite right its his best Bond film by a country Mile the 3 year gap between this film and the Man with the Golden Gun seems to have brought out the best in Mr Bond. one again the script is well written with a good mix of action and comedy and is well directored by Lewis Gilbert its very well shot and the performances in the film are excellent .

The What Culture website made the action sequences in the Spy who loved me there best moments of the film this is what they had to say:

After The Man with the Golden Gun underperformed both critically and commercially, some felt that the series had run its course. As such, Eon threw everything into making The Spy Who Loved Me the most epic, action-packed extravaganza possible.

The Yard Barker website also highlighted the action scenes with the pre title sequence and the the tanker sequence drawing high priase when they were included in their 25 best set peice sequences in the Bond films article landing at numbers 19 and 17 in their chart these are their comments

The pre title sequence

But James, I need you.” “So does England.” A more brightly lit, less frenetic variation on the ski chase from “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”, does feature some nifty, ski-bound shots through tight, icy corridors, and concludes with Bond sailing off the end of a cliff. As his skis fall away and he plummets to his seeming death, a Union Jack parachute flutters out of his backpack. Cue Carly Simon with the best Bond theme of ‘em all!

The Pre title sequence from the Spy who Loved me was also included in the Screenrant James Bond article the 10 Greatest James Bond scenes ranked from worst to best with the ski chase landing at number 6 in their list this is what they had to say:

Roger Moore’s time as James Bond is divisive, but even viewers who laugh at the likes of Moonraker and A View to a Kill would be hard-pressed to deny the appeal of The Spy Who Loved Me. An in-name-only adaptation of the novel of the same name, The Spy Who Loved Me began with a goofy but undeniably impressive and striking downhill ski chase. As Moore’s 007 dispatches a series of henchmen while navigating the slopes, all mere moments after kissing his latest duplicitous love interest goodbye, The Spy Who Loved Me proves that the franchise’s campiest elements remain iconic.

Tanker shootout the Spy who l loved me

This is a pretty standard-issue gunfight save for the location: a massive tanker that can dock multiple submarines. It’s an outsized finale in a set so massive that Stanley Kubrick was consulted as to its lighting. Director John Glen orchestrates the mayhem skillfully enough, but the real fun is in watching loads of extras run around and fall off this gargantuan, waterlogged set.

What Makes the Spy who loved me so good ?

Well, since The Spy Who Loved Me is a staggering, intoxicatingly fun all-you-can-eat buffet of mad, gloriously insane action sequences that more or less saved the entire series, it's safe to say that's a definite 'Yes'.

From the legendary opening ski jump, to the infectiously fun underwater car chase to the jaw-dropping, wondrously epic finale, The Spy Who Loved Me offers up thrill after thrill after thrill all the way through its lengthy run-time.

Not only is this a glorious roller coaster of a movie, but it's also the occasion when the Bond series really got OTT action absolutely right. The film smartly balances out the bigger set-pieces with smaller ones, and even though the film consistently swings for the fences, it just about toes the line and never becomes too stupid to take seriously.

It's a shame most of the rest of the Roger Moore era failed to do OTT action this well, put it that way. In particular, this movie's immediate successor could've taken notes from it...

The Villains in the film are also very good Curt Jurgens is very good as Stromberg who brings with him a nice type of quite menace to the role.

Stromberg was number 8 in the 10 most underated James Bond Villian list on the Collider Website that had this to say about Kurt Jurgens turn as Stomberg in The Spy who loved me.

The vast majority of the franchise’s underrated villains have been great characters who appeared in otherwise forgotten movies. Given that The Spy Who Loved Me is widely regarded as the best of Roger Moore’s Bond films, Karl Stromberg (Curt Jurgens) presents as something of an anomaly.

The character had the perfect amount of camp to excel as a Moore-era Bond villain, as he was a wealthy Swedish entrepreneur who plotted to eradicate human life and start a new civilization under the sea. Whether he was overshadowed by the debut of Jaws (Richard Kiel) or simply lost among 007’s antagonistic plot with Anya Amasova (Barbara Bach), Stromberg seems to be the most forgotten element of the film despite being a brilliant, nefarious villain.

Did you know that the great Stanley Kubrick helped with the lighting of the Villians massive underwater sea back to find out more click here https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-james-bond-movie-that-stanley-kubrick-helped-to-make/

Jaws The Bond Villian not the Great White Shark

Richard Kiel very good as the steel toothed Jaws I am glad he came back for Moonraker just 2 years later.

Talking about Richard Kiel he was also included in Screen Rants list titled top 10 James Bond Movie villians with magic powers he landed in the chart at Number 6 due to those matalic teeth of his here are their comments

One of the most creative and famous bad guys in the Bond Pantheon, Jaws gets his name from the metallic teeth in his mouth that can bite through anything. He is a tall and intimidating foe, who has had several run-ins with 007. Richard Kiel first appeared as the character in The Spy who Loved Me, and was so popular that he was brought back for the sequel, Moonraker, where he not only received a redemption arc, but also a love interest. Jaws stand out not only because of his abilities but also as one of the few Bond bad guys to get an arch over multiple films. Jaws has remained a staple of the franchise ever since, appearing in several video games.

Richard Kiel’s Jaws was also included in a Screenrants article Every James Bond most Iconic Villian ranked in this article they commented

The larger-than-life nature of Roger Moore’s Bond films meant that Moore’s 007 had plenty of great villains. Live and Let Die’s Mr. Big is a spot-on homage to the villains of blaxploitation movies. A View to a Kill’s Max Zorin is delightfully eccentric (too eccentric, according to some). Christopher Lee gave a compelling turn as Francisco Scaramanga, the title character in The Man with the Golden Gun, essentially characterized as the anti-James Bond. Like Bond, he’s a sharpshooting, cold-blooded killer, but unlike Bond, he’s not on the right side of justice. They’re all fantastic villains – especially Scaramanga – but none of them are Moore’s most iconic villain.

Moore is the only Bond actor whose most iconic villain is a henchman who stole the show from their employer. Jaws, the metal-toothed menace played by Richard Kiel, proved to be so popular among fans that he was brought back for a second movie, which is unheard of for henchmen. After working for Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me (and taking a bite out of his shark), Jaws reappeared on the staff of Hugo Drax’s space station in Moonraker. A huge, hulking henchman with metal teeth was perfect for the Moore movies; he suits the films’ quirky, tongue-in-cheek comedic sensibility, but he’s also genuinely intimidating.

Barbara Bach is also excellent as the Russian spy known as Triple XXX and is more than a match for James Bond on the Collider film website in their the Best Bond girls Triple XXx was number 6 on their countdown they had this to say about the Russian secret services best spy.

Anya Amasova, aka Agent XXX – ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’ (1977)

While her aforementioned competition is compelling, Barbara Bach’s KGB operative Anya Amasova is convincingly the best Bond Girl to come from Moore’s era. The pair had a palpable tension as they were forced to work together to investigate missing submarines from Russia and Britain while, at the same time, trying to outwit each other.

The film handled the relationship dynamic rather well, especially through the first half where Amasova is shown to be Bond’s intellectual equal as their spy rivalry transpires. The raising of the stakes when Amasova vows revenge on 007 for killing her lover imbued the second half of the film with a dramatic tension which elevated Anya to be one of the best-balanced Bond female characters of the franchise.

Q Branch

The film also featured one of the best cars 007 has ever had in the Lotus Espirt the car made the the top 3 in Den of the Geeks top 10 list of James Bond gadgets here is what they had to say about that special car.

3. Lotus Esprit S1 Submarine Car

Just like the watches, another signature of the James Bond series is influenced by the cars that he drives. There are a small range of British manufacturers that follow 007 around on screen, including Aston Martin and Bentley. But one of Bond’s most iconic rides can’t be found on store floors in quite the same configuration. For The Spy Who Loved Me vehicle, the production turned to a custom-built British-made Lotus Esprit S1, a classic and classy, genuine model which was nicknamed Wet Nellie.

Bond can’t go driving a regular Lotus though. With the spy requiring transport that would submerge him beneath the waves, Roger Moore’s Bond utilized the on-board technology of the Esprit S1 to transform the car into a submarine. It was a gadgetry display that continued to keep the magic of the movies alive!

During a major chase scene through the streets of Costa Smeralda, the car leap from the edge of a peer into the sea. Inside the car, the dashboard flipped to signify the change in functionality. The wheels fold in, and a radar system is engaged, which is consequently used to fire a missile at the pursuing helicopter. The sequence personifies the action-packed spectacle of Bond and the otherworldly kit he uses while on the job.

The Yard Barker website also had this to say about the lotus Esprit Submarine sequence when it featured in their article the 25 best Set peice sequences from the Bond films

This sequence caused a splash in 1977 with its Lotus Esprit that converts into a submarine, and, well, it’s a pretty impressive piece of gadget showmanship. The car has to do more than simply drive underwater, so a submersible appears out of nowhere to fire off a torpedo or two. Once the sub is neutralized, we get the money shot: Bond driving ashore on a crowded beach where onlookers gawk at the automotive marvel. You expect a bit more from the sequence, but Moore’s Bond movies weren’t big on setup/payoff.

For the Screenrant article the 6 moments that defined bond it was the submarine Lotus espirt car that defined Roger Moores era

From running across the backs of alligators in Live and Let Die to doing a barrel roll in a car (ruined by a silly slide whistle sound effect) in The Man with the Golden Gun, Roger Moore was the wackiest Bond actor by far. He became renowned – and, in some corners of the fan base, notorious – for the slapstick gags and wry tongue-in-cheek humor of his Bond films. Arguably the greatest moment from Moore’s Bond tenure is the opening Union Jack parachute jump from The Spy Who Loved Me, but that was pulled off by a stunt double, not by Moore himself.

The definitive moment from Moore’s Bond tenure is also from The Spy Who Loved Me, which is easily the greatest Bond movie from the Moore era. He’s driving a Lotus Esprit with his partner and love interest Anya Amasova, and they’re being chased by a helicopter. As he drives towards the end of a boardwalk, he dryly asks his passenger, “Can you swim?” before plunging the car into the ocean. There, the car transforms into a submarine and they escape the pursuing helicopter. This moment perfectly encapsulates the dry humor, far-fetched plotting, and pure escapism of Moore-era Bond movies.

To watch a trailer for the Spy Who loved Me click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBxG_TJvYTg&list=PL17vqAEJv6CUxmeZBk3JGDLBbcPEd4CDp&index=7

Me and my brother Matthew even played the Spy who loved me computer game which he got for christmas. It was very good like The Living Daylights computer game we couldn’t complete it the furthest we could get is level 4 the underwater level we always got distroyed by strombergs submarine,

Timothy Dalton a new take on Ian Flemings James Bond

Another song that produced a strong memory for me was The Living Daylights by a-ha a great song to an excellent Bond film that provided new Bond Timothy Dalton with an excellent début so much so that the What Culture website named it the best moment of the film here are there comments.

Timothy Dalton's James Bond was actually great, and the fact that he only did the part for two films is possibly the worst missed opportunity in a franchise whose history is filled with those.

With a superbly-judged mixture of charm, rage, darkness, charisma and wit, Dalton established a very different kind of Bond; he still felt like the hero viewers had come to know and love, but added new layers to him. Furthermore, fans of the books will especially appreciate this portrayal since he's actually the most similar on-screen Bond to the literary character.

The Living Daylights, with its overly convoluted plot, terrible villains, total lack of charm and tiresome Bond Girl, is definitely a film many fans go far, far too easy on, but Dalton carries the entire thing just as well as Connery did on his first outing all those years earlier, and he's definitely the best thing in it by a country mile.

The film website Screenrant recently published an article called How all 6 James Bond actors compare to the Ian Fleming Iconic Book spy they said this about Timothy Daltons Bond

Timothy Dalton won full marks for his resemblance to Hoagy Carmichael, and his similarities to Fleming’s take on Bond didn't end there. Dalton’s brief two-movie tenure saw the actor granting Bond a level of moral ambiguity that wasn’t seen in earlier franchise outings, as well as a mean, impersonal edge. Both of these qualities were taken directly from Fleming’s novels, where Bond was often called cruel and was notably capable of killing in cold blood without much of an emotional reaction. Craig’s Bond reinvented 007 as a tortured soul, but Dalton’s darker, colder take on the spy was arguably as close as the series came to Fleming’s vision.

I think it helped as well that the film was backed up by some beefed up publicity with the film also landing on the 25th Anniversary of Dr No’s release in 1962

other plus points for The Living Daylights include one of the best pre title sequences ever for a new Bond. this is what the Yard Barker website said about The Living Daylights pre title sequence for their website article the 25 best Set peice sequences from the Bond films

Bond badly needed a shot of adrenaline after two too many sluggish installments with an aging Roger Moore, so watching Timothy Dalton (and his stunt double) sprint across the elevated side of a mountain road and fight his way into a truck with a rogue double-0 agent with the two-fisted grit of Indiana Jones was a welcome change of pace (that probably saved the franchise). The parachute stunt out the back of a plummeting vehicle is terrific, and it’s nice to see our new Bond alleviate the boredom of a rich woman drifting aimlessly on her yacht. There should’ve been more Dalton Bonds.

The Return of the of The Aston Martin for the first time since the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger. again highlighted by the Yard Barker website for their article the 25 best Set peice sequences from the Bond films

The Aston Martin makes its triumphant return to the Bond franchise with this highly modified V8 Vantage, which gets shown off in all its lethal glory during this snowbound car chase in Bratislava. Bond uses a laser to slice off the undercarriage of a police car, breaks up a roadblock with grille-mounted missiles, drives around in a barn (!?!), saws a circle in an iced-over river with an exposed rim, convert the auto into a ski-borne vehicle and rocket-launches his way into non-communist Austria. This is the platonic ideal of a Bond car chase

This Icey car chase was also included in the Screenrant list of 10 greatest James Bond scenes ranked from worst to best landing at number 9 in their list these are there comments about the car chase sequence.

Timothy Dalton’s time as James Bond was marked by a distinctly downbeat, grounded atmosphere. Bond always had darker elements, but Dalton’s movies pumped these up to 11 so that the series could compete with the action movies of the '80s. Despite this, The Living Daylights did include a typically superb, far-fetched action sequence when Dalton’s 007 veered onto an icy lake during a car chase. This wildly ambitious scene is further elevated by Dalton’s hilarious one-liners and Bond’s eventual decision to convert a cello into a sled out of necessity.

And a truely gripping fight that James Bond has with one of the Villians aboard a cargo plane again highlighted by the Yard Barker website for their article the 25 best Set peice sequences from the Bond films

Yes, you’re really watching two stuntmen (B.J. Worth and Jake Lombard) hanging from a cargo net over the Mojave Desert outside of a cargo jet in this thrilling sequence from the most underrated of Bond movies. The John Barry score (his 007 swan song) heightens the tension as Maryam d’Abo hopes to hell the right guy winds up plummeting to his death. Oh, and there’s a timebomb in the mix.

To watch a trailer for The Living Daylights click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO2_yM_pE00

To watch a tribuite video for The Living Daylights click here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vwvCS2wnWI

As a 10 year old in 1987 I went a bit mad for The Living Daylights I bought the 24 page story book that came with a read along cassette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKBbxIDk2Gc&t=11s

I also bought the tie in computer game I bought it for my birthday and it was the ZX Spectrum 2 version meaning you had to load it via a cassette on to your computer.

I played the game for sometime though I could never get beyond level 2 which was a shame as the other levels in the game sounded interesting

There was also also an offer with the Trio Choclate biscuits to get a set of free Living Daylights stickers so I had to have some of those here is the TV advert for the give away https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKazRMvK7jY

The Music

The title song of the film, "The Living Daylights", was co-written with Pål Waaktaar of the Norwegian pop-music group A-ha and recorded by the band. The group and Barry did not collaborate well, resulting in two versions of the theme song.[46] Barry's film mix is heard on the soundtrack (and on A-ha's later compilation album Headlines and Deadlines). The version preferred by the band can be heard on the A-ha album Stay on These Roads, released in 1988. However, in 2006, Waaktaar complimented Barry's contributions: "I loved the stuff he added to the track, I mean it gave it this really cool string arrangement. That's when for me it started to sound like a Bond thing".[46] The title song is one of the few 007 title songs not performed or written by a British or American performer.

There are 2 versions of the title track the orignal one from the 1987 film which you can listen to here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z61NEfYK0fc&list=RDz61NEfYK0fc&start_radio=1

Or a revamped Album version that featured on their album Stay on These Roads which you can listen to by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfFbiFoAWjM

Q Branch

The film has some good pretty gadgets featured in it too including a Ghetto Blaster which is what sounds like a Stereo radio cassette player that Q has turned into a Rocket Launcher. A key ring with a number of features including a stun gas pellet a mini grenade and a skeleton key which Q tells us will open 97% of the worlds locks.

As well a sofa that eats people yes you heard right and here’s the proof The Den of the Geek website added it to their top 10 of the best gadgets seen in the Bond films

10. The Attack Sofa

A James Bond release wouldn’t feel complete without a hint of some of the other gadgets that Q has in development. There are always odd experiments happening in the background of his scenes; his lab usually transforms into an erratic display of testing and occasional accidents. That’s the only way the team can put together some of the equipment that the agents have demonstrated in their work. The Living Daylights contains one of the most hilarious examples though.

When Bond tours the facility, as has become the custom, he is treated to a look at a man-eating sofa. The Quartermaster asks one of his lab assistants to take a seat. The couch then rapidly moves, consuming the scientist before anyone has a chance to stop it. The application for this device is never quite certain, and Bond himself never gets to use it in any capacity. But perhaps the agent should be more careful about where he sits next while visiting Q’s house for a martini.

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Pictures

1) James Bond and Mr Big

2) Baron Sameidi

3) Tee Hee

4) Solitare

5) Bond on a Boat

6) Live and let Die poster from 1973

7 ) The Spy who loved me Book cover

8) The Spy who loved me film poster from 1977

9) Bond in Ski gear from the pre title sequence of the Spy who loved me 1977

10) inside Strombergs Supertanker from the Spy who loved me

11) Carl Stromberg

12) Jaws

13) Agent XXX

14) Lotus Esprit on Dry land

15) The Spy who loved me computer game cover

16 )Exploding Jeep from the Living Daylights pre title sequence

17) James Bonds new Aston Martin

18) Cargo plane flight

19) Living Daylights soundtrack cover

20) The Living Daylights storybook and tape

Notes

Thanks to Wikipedia for the background information on the songs Live and let Die Nobody does it Better and the Living Daylights Thanks to the What Culture website for the Bonds greatest moments website quotes Den of the geek for Top 10 best James Bond Gadgets Collider website for their best Bond girl article quotes and the 1O Best underated Bond Villians also thank you to the Yard Barker website for their 25 best set peice sequences from the james bond films

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Part 1 Stirred and not shaken that was right the creation of the most successful film franchise in ciniema history

Introduction

Hello there and welcome to an expanded version of a blog I originally wrote last year devoted to the musical tastes of James Bond the original idea was to write a 5 part blog on the complete James Bond story with a Chapter devoted to each era of the franchise.

When writing and researching the first chapter called Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang I began to realise what a big task this would be and decided to change tack. I have decided instead to present an extended version of that musical blog with this being the first chapter It will aim to tell a more complete story behind the James Bond Franchise

From the Book shelf to the cinema screen

Ian Fleming first wrote Dr. No as a television outline for film producer Henry Morgenthau III to promote the Jamaican tourism industry. After this project fell through Fleming began meeting with Canadian film producer Harry Saltzman about making a screen adaptation.

Although Fleming was not a fan of the "kitchen-sink realist" genre Saltzman was known for producing, after seeing Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Fleming sold him the rights to all of the James Bond novels except Casino Royale and Thunderball for $50,000. After Saltzman gained the rights for the novel, he initially had trouble financing the project. Screenwriter Wolf Mankowitz introduced Saltzman to Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli, who wanted the rights to the novels and attempted to buy them from Saltzman. Saltzman did not want to sell the rights to Broccoli and instead, they formed a partnership to make the films. A number of Hollywood film studios did not want to fund the films, finding them "too British" or "too blatantly sexual".[9] Eventually the two received authorisation from United Artists to produce Dr. No, to be released in 1962. Saltzman and Broccoli created two companies: Danjaq, which was to hold the rights to the films, and Eon Productions, which was to produce them.

Initially Broccoli and Saltzman had wanted to produce the eighth Bond novel, 1961's Thunderball, as the first film, but there was an ongoing legal dispute between the screenplay's co-author, Kevin McClory, and Ian Fleming.

This article from the Screenrant website details how Thunderball nearly become James Bonds debut adventure at the cinema and if it had been made how it would have altered the James Bond film series over the next 61 years read it by clicking here https://screenrant.com/james-bond-first-007-movie-thunderball-franchise-changes/

As a result, Broccoli and Saltzman chose Dr. No:[1 the timing was apposite, with claims that American rocket testing at Cape Canaveral had problems with rockets going astray.

While producers Broccoli and Saltzman originally sought Cary Grant for the role, they discarded the idea as Grant would be committed to only one feature film, and the producers decided to go after someone who could be part of a series.Richard Johnson has claimed to have been the first choice of the director, but he turned it down because he already had a contract with MGM and was intending to leave.[27] Another actor purported to have been considered for the role was Patrick McGoohan on the strength of his portrayal of spy John Drake in the television series Danger Man: McGoohan turned down the role.[28] Another potential Bond included David Niven, who later played the character in the 1967 parody Casino Royale.

There are several apocryphal stories as to whom Ian Fleming personally wanted. Reportedly, Fleming favoured actor Richard Todd.[30] Fleming's stepson Paul Morgan claims that Fleming preferred Edward Underdown.[8] In his autobiography When the Snow Melts, Cubby Broccoli said Roger Moore had been considered, but had been thought "too young, perhaps a shade too pretty". In his autobiography, My Word Is My Bond, Moore says he was never approached to play the role of Bond until 1972, for Live and Let Die. Moore appeared as Simon Templar on the television series The Saint, airing in the United Kingdom for the first time on 4 October 1962, only one day before the premiere of Dr. No.

Ultimately, the producers turned to 31-year-old Sean Connery for five films.It is often reported that Connery won the role through a contest set up to "find James Bond". While this is untrue, the contest itself did exist, and six finalists were chosen and screen-tested by Broccoli, Saltzman, and Fleming. The winner of the contest was a 28-year-old model named Peter Anthony, who, according to Broccoli, had a Gregory Peck quality, but proved unable to cope with the role. When Connery was invited to meet Broccoli and Saltzman he appeared scruffy and in unpressed clothes, but Connery "put on an act and it paid off" as he acted in the meeting with a macho, devil-may-care attitude. When he left, both Saltzman and Broccoli watched him through the window as he went to his car, both agreeing that he was the right man for Bond. After Connery was chosen, Terence Young took the actor to his tailor and hairdresser, and introduced him to the high life, restaurants, casinos and women of London. In the words of Bond writer Raymond Benson, Young educated the actor "in the ways of being dapper, witty, and above all, cool". The casting was announced on November 3, 1961

You might also want to read this article about James Bond from the Movieweb website that tells you more about the man himself https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/james-bond-movie-moments-that-define-the-character/ar-AA1fkc3k

To learn more about the vairous spy orgarnisations that feature in both the books and the film franchise click here

https://screenrant.com/james-bond-movies-smersh-spectre-quantum-differences-explained/

Origin of the name

While the “Bond, James Bond” line is enshrined in cinematic history since that early scene in Dr. No, the true origin of the name itself is a bit more mundane than you’d imagine.

For the ultimate secret agent, Fleming wanted a truly unimpressive name. Looking through a birdwatching book, he found the inspiration he was hoping for. The American ornithologist Dr James Bond.

Dr. Bond actually quite liked his espionage namesake. Although he didn’t find out about it until years after Fleming wrote the first book, he met and became friends with the writer on a 1964 trip to Jamaica. Throughout the Bond films, there have been many small references to ornithology, including it being the profession Pierce Brosnan uses to introduce himself to Jinx (Halle Berry) in Die Another Day.

Shaken and not Stirred

Another key James Bond catchphrase is the way he orders his favourite drink. The famous request of a “vodka martini, shaken, not stirred” wasn’t actually said by Bond in Dr. No but by a waiter giving it to him. In fact, it’s not until the third film 1964’s Goldfinger that Connery utters the phrase himself.

It’s also not the right drink. The line “shaken, not stirred” is an invention of the books and when Bond orders a drink in the original ‘Casino Royale’ novel, he orders a martini that combines gin, vodka and Kina Lillet. This drink is now known as a “Vesper”.

Why did Connery not get a Vesper in Dr. No then? The answer is simple. Smirnoff were a sponsor of the film and didn’t want gin to be mentioned in his martini order.

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The cast also included a number of actors who were to become stalwarts of the future films, including Bernard Lee, who played Bond's superior M for another ten films, and Lois Maxwell, who played M's secretary Moneypenny in fourteen instalments of the series.[46] Maxwell received the part after beginning to look for film roles to support her family when her husband Peter Marriot suffered from a severe heart attack and was expected to die.[9] Lee was chosen because of being a "prototypical father figure",[47] and Maxwell after Fleming thought she was the perfect fit for his description of the character.[48] Maxwell was initially offered a choice between the roles of Moneypenny or Sylvia Trench and opted for Moneypenny as she thought the Trench role, which included appearing in immodest dress, was too sexual.

One role which was not given to a future regular was that of Major Boothroyd, the head of Q-Branch, which was given to Peter Burton. Burton was unavailable for the subsequent film, From Russia with Love, and the role was taken by Desmond Llewelyn.[52][53]

Felix Leiter James Bonds CIA contact Dr no also introduced Felix Leiter James Bonds CIA contact played in Dr No by By Jack Lord now better known for playing Jack McGarrett in Hawaii Five-O. Felix Leiter would appear many times in the James Bond series not always played by the same actor.

In fact 9 actors have played Felix Leiter in the James Franchise of those 9 only 2 actors would return to the series more than once. The first was David Hedison who appeared in Live and Let Die alongside Roger Moore in 1973 and 16 years later with Timothy Dalton in Licence To Kill, he is only the only Felix to play the part with 2 James Bonds which is quite an achivement in itself.

The Other Felix Leiter to appear in more than one film is Jeffrey Wright who appeared with Daniel Craig in Casino Royale, Quantum Of Solace & No Time To Die .

To find out more click here https://screenrant.com/james-bond-every-actor-felix-leiter/#david-hedison-ndash-live-and-let-die-amp-licence-to-kill

Ursula Andress The ultimate Bond Girl

For the first Bond girl Honey Ryder, Julie Christie was considered, but discarded as the producers felt she was not voluptuous enough.[40] Martine Beswick was also rejected for being too inexperienced as an actress while Gabriella Licudi was rejected as too young.[9] Just two weeks before filming began, Ursula Andress was chosen to play Honey after the producers saw a picture of her taken by Andress' then-husband John Derek.[11] Kirk Douglas persuaded Andress to take the part at a party hosted by Derek.[9] To appear more convincing as a Jamaican, Andress had a tan painted on her and ultimately had her lines redubbed by voice actress Nikki van der Zyl due to Andress' heavy Swiss-German accent.

The Collider website recently published an article called The Best Bond Girls: 16 Badass Women Who Defined the Franchise Honey Rider landed in the chart at number 4 this is what is they had to say about the first Bond girl.

There have been 25 Eon Bond movies released across a span of 61 years, and still, decades later, everyone still talks about Bond Girl that started it all. While much of the engrained Bond formula was finding its feet in the series’ debut feature, one thing Dr. No truly excelled at was making Ursula Andress’ Honey Ryder an enduring screen icon.

Needless to say, the character’s standing as a sex symbol was cemented the instant she walked onto that beach in the beige bikini, but she was defined by much more than just that. Fast becoming an ally to Bond, the shell diver is remembered for her defiant bravery and her resourcefulness as 007 combated the maniacal Dr. No (Joseph Wiseman).

The Names Norman Monty Norman

RIP to Monty Norman who died in July 11th 2022 at the grand old age 94 thank you for creating a classic theme that may only be 1 min 47 seconds long but it was just enough to open the doors to the world of James Bond in 1962 for Dr No.

Here is a short interview with Monty Norman on how he created that famous theme that featured on the BBCs The One Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAN7Z3iiEqE

Monty Norman was invited to write the film score because Broccoli liked his work on the 1961 theatre production Belle, a musical about murderer Hawley Harvey Crippen. Norman was busy with musicals, and only agreed to do the music for Dr. No after Saltzman allowed him to travel along with the crew to Jamaica.

I always felt a bit sorry for Monty he seems to be the forgotten man when it comes to James Bond his contribution to the James Bond theme has been over shadowed by John Barry, lets get this straight Monty wrote and composed the song Barry arranged and conducted it for the films soundtrack.

As a team John Barry and Monty Norman were excellent I always think its a shame that Norman never worked on any more Bond films after Doctor No where as John Barry would provide music for 11 of the first 25 films in the Bond franchise.

To find out more about the life and work of John Barry click here for his wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)

How the famous Gun Barrel sequence was created

Maurice Binder created the opening titles of the first Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962. Binder originally planned to employ a camera sighted down the barrel of a .38 calibre gun, but this caused some problems. Unable to stop down the lens of a standard camera enough to bring the entire gun barrel into focus, Binder created a pinhole camera to solve the problem, and the barrel became crystal clear.[1]

Binder described the genesis of the gun barrel sequence in the last interview he recorded before his death in 1991:

That was something I did in a hurry, because I had to get to a meeting with the producers in twenty minutes. I just happened to have little white, price tag stickers and I thought I'd use them as gun shots across the screen. We'd have James Bond walk through and fire, at which point blood comes down onscreen. That was about a twenty-minute storyboard I did, and they said, "This looks great!"[4]

The Gunbarrel sequence would then be followed by an exciting James Bond Mini adventure pre title sequence that sometimes may or may not have something to do with the films main plot click here for an article about 10 of the best James Bond pre titles sequences https://collider.com/best-james-bond-pre-credits-sequences-ranked/#lsquo-skyfall-rsquo-2012

As well as designing the famous gun barrel sequence Maurice also designed 13 of the first 16 title sequences in the James Bond series. to find out more about Maurice Binder and his work click here https://www.artofthetitle.com/designer/maurice-binder/

The Collider recently published an article titled the ten best James Bond Main title sequences of all time ranked 5 of Maurice Binders titles sequences for the Bond films made the list you can read the article by clicking here https://collider.com/best-james-bond-opening-credits-ranked/#lsquo-licence-to-kill-rsquo-1989

So is it a Doctor Yes from me meaning I like it or a Dr No meaning I hate it ?

Well lets start with the good points what people call a compliment sandwich the music is very good by Monty Norman with the James Bond theme being the stand out music on the film the acting on the film is also of a high standard Sean Connery is excellant as Bond.

The What Culture website recently published an excellant article on the greatest moments for each Bond film in the series and Sean Connery’s performance in Dr No was their stand out moment from Dr No here is what they had to say:

From the first second he appeared on-screen, Sean Connery simply was Bond. A charisma machine if there ever was one, Connery's sublime work created a cinematic legend with few equals, and even now, he remains the quintessential Bond for most fans.

The first film in the series also benefits from a well-written screenplay, beautiful visuals and an infectious sense of cool, but the main reason the film works as well as it does - and also why certain rather iffy scenes and the film's wildly uneven pacing are far easier to ignore - is because of its star.

Suave, badass, cooler than a cucumber yet also very witty when he needed to be, Connery really got Bond absolutely right, and even if there's a strong argument to be made that Daniel Craig ultimately upstaged him as the best James Bond, Connery is still just as great to watch after all these years.

The Movie web film website also rated Sean Connery introduction as James Bond in Dr No very highly in their article titled 10 Best Movie Character Introductions, Ranked Sean Connery’s introduction as James Bond topped the list these are their comments

The highly stylized opening sequence of James Bond movies, in which the suave secret agent is seen through the iconic gun barrel, is a cinematic signature that has become ingrained in popular culture. This iconic imagery was first introduced in Dr. No, and has since been a hallmark of the Bond franchise. As the gun takes aim, Bond swiftly turns to fire his gun, painting the screen blood red. This cinematic device has become more than just an introduction; it's a symbol one of cinema’s most successful and beloved movie franchises, instantly recognizable to audiences worldwide.

Over the decades, this gun barrel sequence has evolved and adapted, becoming a fixture in Bond films, reaffirming the character's enduring appeal. It serves as a timeless reminder of the suave and unstoppable spy who has captured the hearts and imaginations of audiences across the globe back in 1962.

Sean Connery’s introduction as James Bond topped Screenrants list of James Bonds Greatest scenes ranked from worst to best who made these comments

Since Sean Connery’s James Bond influenced every 007 that came after him, it only makes sense that his screen debut earned the top spot. As simple as it might be, the first time that Bond utters the iconic catchphrase “Bond, James Bond” in Dr. No remains a high point for the series. There is a reason that this scene has been copied, parodied, reinvented, deconstructed, and paid homage to throughout countless action movies over the last six decades. As simple as it seems, Connery’s roguish delivery of the line in the first James Bond movie turned a popular literary character into a cornerstone of modern pop culture.

The Collider film website published an article called Sean Connery 20 best films three Bond films were included in the list including Dr No which was at number 14

Here is what they had to say about Dr No

Beginning what would become an immensely long-running film series in style, Dr. No was the first time movie audiences ever got to see James Bond, and perhaps the first time many were introduced to Sean Connery as an actor. It’s not an instance where the first film was the very best in the series, but Dr. No is still very good for its time, an admirable start to the series, and one of the better (albeit not the greatest) 007 films Connery starred in.

The titular character is the villain Bond goes up against here, with his evil plan involving the destruction of the U.S. space program. Many staples of the series that would become beloved as the years went on got their start here in Dr. No, and Connery himself was instantly magnetic in the role he seemed born to play… though as both aforementioned and subsequent titles will show, he was so much more than just Bond.

How does Sean Connery’s James Bond measure up to the one featured in the Ian Fleming novels and short stories ?

The film website Screenrant recently published an article called How all 6 James Bond actors compare to the Ian Fleming Iconic Book spy they said this about Sean Connery’s Bond

While Connery’s early movies stuck pretty close to the Fleming novels they were adapted from, Connery was warmer and less sharp than the author’s take on the character. Fleming himself told Playboy Magazine that Bond had "very few perceptible virtues" outside of patriotism and courage, only for the author to then question whether these were even virtues. By contrast, Sean Connery’s influential take on Bond was every bit the matinée idol. Admittedly, much of Bond’s conduct in these early movies would now be considered problematic. However, the series itself uncritically presented Connery’s Bond as a hero, whereas Fleming’s literary character was always intended to be more morally ambiguous.

Connery’s Bond was also notable for shaving off some of the more objectionable elements of Fleming’s take on the character. While his conduct with women was questionable at best, and he could be a boorish brute at times, Connery’s take on 007 never challenged the prejudices that Fleming’s 007 vocalized throughout the novel series. As noted by one Time article, Fleming’s Bond held racist beliefs about Korean people, while his dalliance with Pussy Galore uncovered some terrible views on homosexuality. Fortunately, the timeless Bond movies didn’t hand Bond the chance to damn himself by letting the super-spy share these takes on-screen.

But what about the other actors in Doctor No ?

Ursula Andress is excellant as Honey Rider giving a performance that is sensertive and full of sexual presenance at the same time Joseph Wiseman is good as Dr No the main villan of the piece but not outstanding.

There are no gadgets in Dr No but Q played by Peter Burton does give him his Waither PPK his signature wepon you can find out more about Bonds weapon of choice by clicking here https://www.thejamesbonddossier.com/lifestyle/guns/walther-ppk.htm

This article also explains why James Bond started carrying a Waither PPK https://screenrant.com/why-james-bond-uses-walther-ppk-gun/

The Supporting cast of the film are also very good Bernard Lee as M and Louis Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny being the standouts so I am glad we saw more of them in further films the film is also well written and directed and there are some great action scenes featrured in it having said all that for some reason I don’t know why I find the film a very hard watch so I don’t watch it as much as the many other Bond films in my collection so if I was to get a rating out of 5 I would give it a 3 out of 5.

You can watch a trailer for Dr No by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw61uyA0F8A&t=9s

To watch a video called 10 things you didn’t about James Bond Dr No click herehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFws8IdQHKA

James Bond and the Tolerance Project

Why is the Tolerance project including a blog about James Bond? Well we used the James Bond theme in a sequence in the Tolerance Film the above extracts comes from the blog Thank you for the music

2mins 25 We hear the strains of the James bond theme as Robert ( played by David Smith) speeds round the Kitchen to make his breakfast Finishing with a cup of tea to highlight his independence.

He Lives in a house by himself where as Claire his girlfriend played by Claire Abbot lives with her family where she feels somewhat over protected and longs to get away

We went with the original done by Monty Norman for Dr No in 1962. Did u you know that John Barry re-recorded the theme for the single release of the same year this re-recorded version is slightly longer the original used in Dr No this version reached the top 20 peaking at number 11 in 1962. It runs close to 2 mins to quote the liner notes on the best of Bond 1992 CD.

Unlike the film version which used the Monty Norman Orchestra this re-recorded version used John Barry’s own Orchestra. Barry’s own version was released in England at a time when Cinemagoers first met James Bond in 1962s Dr No, though lacking the fullness and worldwide familiarity of the Norman Orchestra version Barry’s version holds it own drive and intensity.

The re-recordings of the James Bond theme by John Barry .

John Barry re-recorded the James Bond Theme in 1966 for his CBS album The Great Movie Sounds of John Barry, which features driving percussion ostinati (with a prominent role for bongos), as well as a piano and brass improvisation superimposed over the last few bars.

. For his 1972 Polydor album The Concert John Barry, re-scored the theme again as part of a James Bond suite for full symphony orchestra, in this case the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This more lush arrangement was to feature in his later Bond film scores, notably Octopussy

Notes Thank You to Wikipedia for the background notes on Dr No and the Maurice Binder interview on how he created the now iconic Gunbarrel sequence. And Minty’s Comedic arts for the 10 things you didn’t know about James Bond Dr No

Pictures

1) The creators of James Bond and Ian Fleming Sean Connery and Producers Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzman

2) one of the many film posters for Dr No

3) Bernard Lee as M

4) Louis Maxwell as Moneypenny with Sean Connery as James Bond

5 Ursula Andress As Honey Rider

6 Composer Monty Norman

7 John Barry

8) Title sequence designer Maurice Binder

9) the art work for the orignal UK release of the James Bond theme recorded by John Barry

10) The album artwork for his 1966 album The Great movie sounds of John Barry

11) The album cover for his 1972 album the concert

12and 13 David Smith as Robert making his breakfast to the James Bond theme screen grabs taken from the Tolerance film

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