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 Posted:   Apr 23, 2024 - 12:13 PM   
 By:   Rameau   (Member)

I'll believe that the Moonraker tapes are where people think they are, in good order & available, only when the disc is announced! smile

 
 
 Posted:   Apr 24, 2024 - 8:14 AM   
 By:   panavision   (Member)

I'll believe that the Moonraker tapes are where people think they are, in good order & available, only when the disc is announced! smile

I believe it too. smile

 
 
 Posted:   May 7, 2024 - 10:29 AM   
 By:   Bond Scores   (Member)



From Russia With Love
Dave Norris, an engineer on the new Live & Let Die and Octopussy releases, was asked why From Russia With Love wasn’t considered on its sixtieth anniversary, “Nothing new/alternate or extra exists on FRWL (trust me, we looked).” He later elaborated, “What I meant was that nothing of the unreleased music exists anywhere (hence the looked comment), so this score cannot be expanded for CD.”

Goldfinger
See above.




Just to clarify that
a) no way was I involved or have ever claimed to have been an engineer on either of these releases (I played an extremely small logistical role)
&
b) I never said that “I” looked (I think I actually said they looked)


Apologies - I've removed your name and title from the original post. That was a direct quote from you though, which you made on the James Bond Music Facebook Page.

 
 
 Posted:   May 7, 2024 - 10:33 AM   
 By:   Bond Scores   (Member)

Post from Tony Fisher on Trumpet Herald site, 14th January 2007

QUOTE: Hi folks -
Just found the site - great !! I would like to clarify a couple of things that I have come across in reading your posts - let me explain first that I have been a first-call lead trumpet studio player here in London for the last 40 years or so - check out my website - so musically, I have "been there - done that" - recording with everybody you can name - from Sinatra to Doc Severinsen, Harry James, Hank Mancini, - ( even the Beatles !!) etc. I am STILL doing it, at over 70 years of age - currently I have a weekly TV show and various other recordings, jazz gigs, plus being the bandleader of the Bert Kaempfert Orchestra for the last 13 years. The thing I need to clarify is the question someone asked about the "007" trumpet section on the early James Bond movies - that was Stan Roderick, me , Greg Bowen and Eddie Blair. Stan Roderick was the official lead trumpet but Greg and I did the high stuff that everyone seems to remember. Derek Watkins was NOT involved - Derek came along much later and has done all the LATER Bond movies. As far as I remember, we started the first Bond films in the early 60s, then in 1975 John Barry took the whole orchestra to Japan to promote the latest Bond - doing a six week concert tour - with the trumpet section that I have named above. No problem with Derek - he is a good friend of mine - I just want to put the record straight.


This is very interesting...the official Bond site said the following on Derek's death: "A legend in his field, Derek had the distinction of playing on every single James Bond soundtrack from Dr. No to Skyfall." Also Derek himself talks about playing on each film, beginning when he was aged 17 for Dr. No!

https://www.007.com/derek-watkins-rip/

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 12:17 PM   
 By:   panavision   (Member)

Man With The Golden Gun this November? wink

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 1:28 PM   
 By:   villagardens553   (Member)

What baffles me is this whole "anniversary" business. If a release coincides with an anniversary, then by all means mention it if you like, but . . .

I have yet to meet a Barry fan, or Goldsmith fan, or any other fan who would NOT buy an expansion of a favorite score just because it was not released on an anniversary that is calculated in groups of five years.

Nor have I met a Barry fan, or Goldsmith fan, or any other fan who would be more likely to buy an expansion of a favorite score just because it WAS released on an anniversary that is calculated in groups of five years.

And I'll add that any label who has a coveted release ready to go and wishes to hold it for a couple years simply because the release can be promoted as an anniversary edition is over-estimating the marketing value of anniversary editions--not that I know of this occurring.

 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 1:39 PM   
 By:   SchiffyM   (Member)

villagardens553, we are in complete agreement. I've long been flummoxed by this premise.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 2:04 PM   
 By:   panavision   (Member)

Does the "anniversary moniker" elevate sales?

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 2:39 PM   
 By:   Graham   (Member)

villagardens553, we are in complete agreement. I've long been flummoxed by this premise.

Same here.

Graham

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 3:12 PM   
 By:   cody1949   (Member)

I'll believe that the Moonraker tapes are where people think they are, in good order & available, only when the disc is announced! smile

I believe it too. smile


My favorite title song from a Bond film. Barry knew what beautiful music a Bond film needed. Those days are gone unfortunately.

 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 3:35 PM   
 By:   SchiffyM   (Member)

I understand that in the higher profile world of home video, an anniversary edition can provide a rationale for some press coverage ("E.T. turns 40!"), and hence some needed publicity. And sometimes (but not that often), a soundtrack label will release a score in conjunction with such a home video release. I get that. And I certainly don't object to anniversary releases.

It just seems strange to me when somebody will post here "How about Mothersbaugh's It's Pat for its 30th anniversary?!" If you want it, wouldn't you buy it no matter what year it came out?

 
 Posted:   Aug 25, 2024 - 10:56 PM   
 By:   johnbijl   (Member)

I can see an anniversary being used as an argument to convince a studio (or other right holders).

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2024 - 2:47 AM   
 By:   lars.blondeel   (Member)

I just hope i don't have to wait 'till 2027 for 'TSWLM' frown

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2024 - 3:09 AM   
 By:   Mark malmstrom   (Member)

for THUNDERBALL

given that there could be room for extra music when all recorded music has been included i say that many of those 2003 released music where good - all though i despise cross-faded tracks i have to admit that having some of those from the 2003 release as a bonus would be nice -

the 2003 track FINDING THE PLANE that segues into Bond and domino underwatet where really good

also traction table that segues into the "cooking" of count lippe

and the cue that segues into the man in the shower being eaten

those croosfaded track could be nice to have as bonus tracks big grin

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2024 - 3:09 AM   
 By:   Willgoldnewtonbarrygrusin   (Member)

Just do another two for Black Friday, LLL.

 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2024 - 5:10 AM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

Who said they sit on these titles until their anniversaries? My recollection was MV saying they release them when they're ready to be released. They can't afford to hold onto something and not generate revenue from it.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2024 - 5:31 AM   
 By:   panavision   (Member)

for THUNDERBALL

given that there could be room for extra music when all recorded music has been included i say that many of those 2003 released music where good - all though i despise cross-faded tracks i have to admit that having some of those from the 2003 release as a bonus would be nice -

the 2003 track FINDING THE PLANE that segues into Bond and domino underwatet where really good

also traction table that segues into the "cooking" of count lippe

and the cue that segues into the man in the shower being eaten

those croosfaded track could be nice to have as bonus tracks big grin


As a listening experience, the expanded 2003 releases are superb. The cross-faded tracks are nicely done. Good job by Lukas and team.

 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2024 - 6:02 AM   
 By:   BornOfAJackal   (Member)

The "anniversary edition" is a marketing angle. As others above have pointed out, it means next to zero, but was accorded importance by the same kind of soundtrack fans who also assign elevated meaning to other marketing hype like awards shows, the "red carpet", celebrity puff pieces and other ephemera valued by that cohort.

Of course, one of the major problems of Hollywood in general is that these glitz-bombers run too much of the industry, and see themselves as arbiters of what constitutes good taste in the industry.

If more of the recorded entertainment field were run by the kinds of high-integrity people who produce our soundtrack albums, we'd get a higher proportion of solid movies and albums as opposed to hype. And the "anniversary" monniker is just another line of hype.

 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2024 - 10:01 AM   
 By:   Captain_Kaos   (Member)

I'm sure LLL tries to release "The Man With The Golden Gun" and "Goldfinger", even if they haven't found the rest of the 9 minutes of music for the latter one. I'm not so sure about "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", "Moonraker" and "Licence To Kill".

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 27, 2024 - 2:38 AM   
 By:   Mark malmstrom   (Member)

I'm pretty sure LTK is next - i mean the tapes are all there - the slates are ready

the alternate title song was released online


i just hope that we also get all tracks from the EP's and singles and so on are included

 
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