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The popularity of Casino Royale is is somewhat baffling. I can hardly restrain a yawn just thinking about it. What did I miss.
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I'm glad that thus far there have not been any Barry scores in the bottom five.
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Yikes. Tough assignment. But since you asked...
In reverse order, to heighten the suspense:
Bottom 5
5. License to Kill
4. No Time to Die
3. The World is Not Enough
2. Thunderball
1. Quantum of Solace
In the past I would've included Goldeneye on my worst list. But recently I started watching the movie (because I had no memory of any of it, except a tank chase) just to watch the opening scene and ended up watching the whole thing, enjoying it a lot. The score isn't memorable, but not the disaster I thought I remembered it was was the first time around. (This is not to imply, BTW, that the above scores are disasters.)
None of the recent scores have impressed me with the exception of Casino Royale.
Top 5
5. Live and Let Die
4. Goldfinger
3. The Spy Who Loved Me
2. For Your Eyes Only
And #1 on Billy's Countdown:
1. The Man with the Golden Gun
This was the first Bond film I ever saw. I was 11 at the time and living in Dusseldorf, then-West Germany---the "British sector." I went with some classmates from our American-International school one evening to the Globe Movie Theatre, which I think was run by the military. Before the movie (or any movie there) started, we had to stand while they played "God Save the Queen" as they showed footage of Elizabeth II riding on her horse. Then the movie started and I was instantly riveted. Everything the Bond films are known for---the gadgets, the briefings, the villains, the stunts, the locales, the crisp banter---wowed me. And John Barry's music---slide whistle and all---imprinted itself on my brain instantly and permanently. The chase music, the lush love theme, and his treatment of the Bond theme are superb to these ears.
I never warmed up much to Barry's film music in general, but this score will always be a jewel in my collection, not just because it's an excellent score that fits the action perfectly, but also because it's from the Bond flick that introduced me to the franchise.
P.S. The La-La Land expansion is...[French kiss].
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Top 5
1) Moonraker
2) The Living Daylights
3) A View To A Kill
4) Octopussy
5) Tomorrow Never Dies
Bottom 5, much more difficult to choose
1) Dr. No
2) The Spy Who Loved Me
3) No Time To Die
4) Spectre
5) The World Is Not Enough
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