1 |
African
Rundown |
2 |
Nothing
Sinister |
3 |
Unauthorised
Access |
4 |
Blunt
Instrument |
5 |
CCTV |
6 |
Solange |
| 7 |
Trip
Aces |
8 |
Miami
International |
9 |
I'm
The Money |
10 |
Aston
Montenegro |
11 |
Dinner
Jackets |
12 |
The
Tell |
13 |
Stairwell
Fight |
14 |
Vesper |
15 |
Bond
Loses It All |
16 |
Dirty
Martini |
17 |
Bond
Wins It All |
18 |
The
End of an Aston Martin |
19 |
The
Bad Die Young |
20 |
City
of Lovers |
21 |
The
Switch |
22 |
Fall
of a House in Venice |
23 |
Death
of Vesper |
24 |
The
Bitch is Dead |
25 |
The
Name's Bond... James Bond |
REVIEW
One of the highlights of James Bond flicks are their theme
songs. We’ve already got people like Tina Turner, Sheryl
Crow and Madonna belting out tunes for the franchise’s
previous soundtracks. So it is only customary that we look
for this installment’s theme song on the track listing
once we laid our hands on the album.
Alas,
written in fine print at the back of the disc is this line:
This album does not contain a Chris Cornell recording.
Yes,
probably due to some licensing and copyright problems, you
won’t be hearing the Audioslave member’s crooning
the hip and catchy “You Know My Name” on this
soundtrack. That is one major drawback of this album, if you
ask us.
But
we are not complaining just yet. The score soundtrack opens
with a bang with “African Rundown”. This 7-minute
track featuring various ethnic percussions is one fine example
of how an action sequence should be scored. Your heart would
be thumping to the exhilarating beats and rhythms of this
cue.
Another
exciting highlight on the disc is the 13-minute “Miami
International”. This track goes on and on, blasting
us with endless electronic synthesizer melodies, without giving
us a moment to rest and catch our breath. It is one thrilling
listening experience.
There
are softer moments in the David Arnold-composed too. The elegant
“Solange” and “Dinner Jackets” hypnotizes
with listeners with lush strings and themes glorifying the
Bond girls.
Purists
who insist on having the theme music on their soundtrack albums
may be pacified by the countless times the “You Know
My Name” tune is written into the score. Considering
that the score is well composed and produced, we were shall
hold our whines.
The
album concludes with the familiar tune “The Name's Bond...
James Bond”. The big band sound showcasing brassy trumpets
and trombones are a joy to listen to.
Also,
we are secretly glad that the 74-minute album has come to
an end, as the energy of the soundtrack seems to have fizzled
out halfway through.
And
that has made us realized that, like James Bond who occasionally
gets exhausted from his secret missions; we mere mortals can
get worn-out listening to such a long album too.
SOUNDTRACK
RATING:
 
Review
by John Li
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