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Best Of James Bond 50th Anniversary

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2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the iconic James Bond. The expanded 2-disc anniversary compilation features 50 tracks (to celebrate 50
years of Bond) from all 22 007 films including music by the John Barry Orchestra and Shirley Bassey.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.88 x 5.63 x 0.47 inches; 3.95 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 5099923281820
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2012
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 24, 2012
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Capitol
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0091V6TF4
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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APS
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun album!
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2014
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Bought this collection for my 007-fanatic husband — lots of fun, lots of memories! If you have iTunes and like to be able to quickly see the movie and year info on soundtrack songs, I recommend updating the track names/year with the movie it was featured in (where needed). Btw, to update the years, use the Get Info command under the File menu to pull up the window. Here's the corrected track info, so you don't have to dig around Google for it…
1) James Bond Theme (from "Dr. No" Movie Soundtrack) 1962
2) From Russia With Love (from Movie Soundtrack) 1963
3) Goldfinger (from Movie Soundtrack) 1964
4) Thunderball (from Movie Soundtrack) 1965
5) You Only Live Twice (from Movie Soundtrack) 1967
6) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (from Movie Soundtrack) 1969
7) We Have All the Time in the World (from "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" Movie Soundtrack) 1969
8) Diamonds are Forever (from Movie Soundtrack) 1971
9) Live and Let Die (from Movie Soundtrack) 1973
10) The Man With the Golden Gun (from Movie Soundtrack) 1974
11) Nobody Does It Better (from "The Spy Who Loved Me" Movie Soundtrack) 1977
12) Moonraker (from Movie Soundtrack) 1979
13) For Your Eyes Only (from Movie Soundtrack) 1981
14) All Time High (from "Octopussy" Movie Soundtrack) 1983
15) A View to a Kill (from Movie Soundtrack) 1985
16) The Living Daylights (from Movie Soundtrack) 1987
17) Licence to Kill (from Movie Soundtrack) 1989
18) GoldenEye (from Movie Soundtrack) 1995
19) Tomorrow Never Dies (from Movie Soundtrack) 1997
20) The World Is Not Enough (from Movie Soundtrack) 1999
21) Die Another Day (from Movie Soundtrack) 2002
22) You Know My Name (from "Casino Royale" Movie Soundtrack) 2006
23) Another Way to Die (from "Quantum of Solace" Movie Soundtrack) 2008
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gobirds2
5.0 out of 5 stars An Outstanding Collection
Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2012
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This is the 50th Anniversary of the cinematic James Bond film series and it would have been nice to have integrated familiar cuts and snippets of the melodies associated with the hallmark James Bond sound and theme interpolated throughout and still musically represent each film from DR. NO up to and including QUANTUM OF SOLACE. Given that this is a collection from 22 films, that could have been a daunting task, but far from impossible. My issues with this CD are with Disc 2 and what it really tried to capture.

DR. NO, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, GOLDFINGER, THUNDERBALL and YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE are well represented, considering the constraints, and it was very good to have the vocal version of Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang included on Disc 2. It would have been nice if actual instrumental cuts of John Barry's On HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE and THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS scores had been included on Disc 2 as well.

I thought it was a shame that no instrumental cuts were included for Bill Conti's FOR YOUR EYES ONLY score, Eric Serra's GOLDENEYE score and David Arnold's scores for TOMORROW NEVER DIES, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH and DIE ANOTHER DAY. In fact, there are no cuts for LICENCE TO KILL and DIE ANOTHER DAY on Disc 2. I find this to be very curious.

For the James Bond enthusiast spirit in many of us I suppose it is still better than nothing at all for the 50th Anniversary. "The Laser Beam" from GOLDFINGER, "Switching The Body" from THUNDERBALL, "Snow Job" from A VIEW TO A KILL and "Vesper" from CASINO ROYALE are excellent cuts. However, this collection remains a curiosity piece and perfunctory at best.
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P. Larochelle
5.0 out of 5 stars Remember when movie music was just as grand as the movies?
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014
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I bought this for my dad who is a way bigger James Bonds fan than I am... and I kept it! I know, it's stupid because I got the download version as well, but I didn't want to rip the CD (I got it superfast) I wanted to hear it in my car NOW!
Wow! Does this CD take me back! Back to a time where movies had *way* less budget but boy were they daring! One of the things that I miss the most is the grandiosity of the scores of former years... I like Adele and all but that song, Skyfall, was SO UNDERWHELMING! I was thinking "Girl, would you please get your friggin' groove on? Here, listen to Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Nancy Sinatra... Take Gladys Knight for good luck!"
I know what some of you are thinking "Geez, it's not like the music from James Bonds was like The Sound Of Music!" It's true but I still think that the drama is missing. It's like when they tell you to smile when you speak on the phone because your listener will be able to "hear" it? Well, the lack of theatrics makes it hard for me to "feel" the new songs... Heck, even Duran Duran was fun!
When I hear this music in my car, I'm like this other reviewer said, I feel like I'm young, thin and cool again, winking at passers by. Laughing that Jeff Goldblum laugh and throwing up the A OK sign left and right!
What I mean to say is BUY IT! You DON'T have all the time in the world! ;-)
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Sjolie
4.0 out of 5 stars How can you go wrong?
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2014
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Again, how can you go wrong? This is the original Bond music -- all the classics from the 60s and 70s sound great. The Bond music from the 80s? Well, 80s music was rather abysmal all around. Poppy synths. Drum machines. Yeah.... Still, it's Bond music. And for a $5.00 download, I'm happy. Even the Jack White score is included. Wish the Adele one was included as well. It's not. I played the collection for the guys I play music with during one of our breaks -- one of them a Bond/cold war scholar -- and all were pleased.
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Tania
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente compra
Reviewed in Mexico on November 29, 2017
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Completísima recopilación de cada una de las películas de James Bond a un excelente precio y gran sonido, recomendación total.
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スレイブデイトン
5.0 out of 5 stars レビュー対象は1枚組輸入盤ですので、ご注意下さい
Reviewed in Japan on August 5, 2020
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何やら2枚組国内盤のレビューとゴッチャになっているようなので、首をかしげたくなりますが、悪しからずご了承ください。

以下収録曲とシンガーです。1曲目と6曲目はインスト・ナンバーです。公開順に並んでいます。

1.James Bond Theme - The John Barry Orchestra
2.From Russia With Love（ロシアより愛をこめて） - Matt Monro
3.Goldfinger（ゴールドフィンガー） - Shirley Bassey
4.Thunderball（サンダーボール作戦） - Tom Jones
5.You Only Live Twice（2度死ぬ） - Nancy Sinatra
6.On Her Majesty's Secret Service - The John Barry Orchestra
7.We Have All The Time In The World（女王陛下） - Louis Armstrong
8.Diamonds Are Forever（ダイヤモンドは永遠に） - Shirley Bassey
9.Live And Let Die（死ぬのは奴らだ） - Paul McCartney And Wings
10.The Man With The Golden Gun（黄金銃を持つ男） - Lulu
11.Nobody Does It Better（私を愛したスパイ） - Carly Simon
12.Moonraker（ムーンレイカー） - Shirley Bassey
13.For Your Eyes Only（ユア・アイズ・オンリー） - Sheena Easton
14.All Time High（オクトパシー） - Rita Coolidge
15.A View To A Kill（美しき獲物たち） - Duran Duran
16.The Living Daylights（リビング・デイライツ） - A-Ha
17.Licence To Kill（消されたライセンス） - Gladys Knight
18.Goldeneye（ゴールデンアイ） - Tina Turner
19.Tomorrow Never Dies（トゥモロー・ネバー・ダイ） - Sheryl Crow
20.The World Is Not Enough（ワールド・イズ・ノット・イナフ） - Garbage
21.Die Another Day（ダイ・アナザー・デイ） - Madonna
22.You Know My Name（カジノ・ロワイヤル） - Chris Cornell
23.Another Way To Die（慰めの報酬） - Jack White & Alicia Keys

私が007を劇場で初めて観たのは「私を愛したスパイ」ですので、自ずと思い入れがあるのはやはり11曲目となります。
しかし、このシリーズの主題歌は良い曲が多いです。60年近く続いているシリーズですので、かなり時代を感じさせる曲もいくつかありますが、私の様な洋楽オタクには全く気になりません。
非常に悩ましいですが、個人的なベスト5を挙げるとしたら
1位はやはりカーリー・サイモンの"Nobody Does It Better"ですね。77年の曲にしては全く古臭くなく、当時流行り出した西海岸AORのミディアムナンバーと言った感じで素晴らしいです。
2位はサッチモの"We Have All The Time In The World"。この人の渋い声が007に合うかと心配になりますが、これが良いんですねぇ。主題歌中最も優しい曲です。作品も評判悪いですが「死ぬのは奴らだ」とともに大好きです。
3位はナンシー・シナトラが歌う"You Only Live Twice"。素晴らしいミディアム・ナンバー。親父ほどの歌唱力はないですが、何気にセクシーな歌いっぷりが良いですねぇ。
4位はウィングスの"Live And Let Die"。シリーズで一番好きな作品と言う事もありますが、イントロから曲調が変わってアップテンポになるまでが好きです。ビートルズっぽくないのが良いですねぇ。
5位はマット・モンローの"From Russia With Love"。私はLPですが、本作のサントラ盤持ってます。勿論この主題歌を聴くために買いました。サッチモ同様渋い、渋すぎる。
次点はグラディス・ナイトの"Licence To Kill"。彼女のソウルフルな歌声が素晴らしい。曲も前2作が派手なロックになっていたので、この曲のようなアーバンテイストなミディアムナンバーは良いですねぇ。
そして次点もう1曲はシーナ・イーストンの"For Your Eyes Only"。巨乳のシーナが好きってこともありますが、アップテンポのヒット曲が多い彼女にしては珍しいゴージャスなバラッドナンバー。良いですねぇ。

最も苦手なのがシェリル・クロウの"Tomorrow Never Dies"。彼女のファンには申し訳ないですが、この人のけだるい歌い方はどうにも好きになれませんし、007の主題歌にはそぐわない。

デュラン・デュランの"A View To A Kill"から曲調がガラッと変わります。いわゆるシンセが幅を利かせ、打ち込み音中心となり、音が格段に派手になってます。
それはそれで悪くないですが、生音好きな私にはどうしても80年前半までの曲がお気に入りになりがちです。
それとアーハの"The Living Daylights"から曲のランニング・タイムが1分近く（中には1分以上）長くなります。これは映画のエンドロールが長くなった影響もあるんでしょうが。

洋楽の歴史を知る上でもこのアルバムは最適ですし曲は売れ線、しかも超有名シンガーばかりですので、洋楽好きには非常にお薦めです。
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BFlow
5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome return to the original title tracks.
Reviewed in Canada on January 12, 2015
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While Bond "inspired" muzak/instrumental albums of dubious quality abound, this CD set distinguishes itself by being a return to classic from-the-movie soundtrack material. Disc 1 features all of the title tracks, as you heard them during the opening credits, from Dr. No to Quantum of Solace. Noteworthy is that the track for From Russia with Love is the vocal version which is from the closing credits (thankfully the correct instrumental version is presented on Disc2). The second disk contains broad samplings from the soundtracks, at least one from each film, which will be oh so familiar to any fan who has taken in repeat viewings of the Bonds. Under the Mango Tree, the 007 theme (which is distinct from the Jame Bond theme), and Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang are just some of the juicy music bites. Other tracks consist of familiar instrumental themes such as Switching the Body from Thunderball or The Pyramids from The Spy Who Loved Me. For many of the later films it is pop songs from the closing credits which are included.

Fidelity is excellent, commensurate with the recording practices of the various eras.

The only strike I have to make is the omission of Skyfall. The release date of this CD set predate the film by only a couple months so there is no excuse for it to be missing from this otherwise comprehensive collection.
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benmattjim
5.0 out of 5 stars The ONLY Bond compilation you will ever need
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2015
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This is the only Bond music compilation you will ever need, and the main reason is simply because it collates all of the NON-commercial tracks alongside the popular Bond movie themes, which everyone knows and already loves. Essentially, the genius of John Barry and his Orchestra is given full exposure here and this is what makes this compilation far better than any other equivalent.

Despite what some reviewers are saying due to it's release date (2012), this collection is NOT worse off for missing recent movie themes such as Adele's "Skyfall". The reason is because many of these recent themes have lost their way anyway. Anything from Tina Turner's "GoldenEye" onwards are tacky, cliché and play to a predictable commercial formula, with perhaps Madonna's Die "Another Day" at the bottom of that pile. The only exception is Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name", which at least incorporates some Bond melodies but with a heavier and original edge.

Go, instead, back in time to the original Bond themes on disc 1 of this 2-part set (23 tracks on disc 1; 27 tracks on disc 2)and you will see exactly what I mean. "From Russia With Love", "You Only Live Twice", "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" are all classics in their own musical right, all underpinned by John Barry's superb orchestration. Focusing on Barry and his single-handed creation of "spy genre music" for a moment, pick out "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" on disc 1, then on disc 2 "007", "Switching the Body" and "Capsule in Space". For those that remember Propellerheads and David Arnold's excellent rendition of the former and the latter themes, mixed together in the 90s, these are the origin points for these great ideas. (Arnold's "Vesper" and "Time to Get Out" from Casino Royale are both included here on disc 2, as is Moby's "James Bond Theme Re-Version"). All of the motifs we associate with Bond movies today come from these great musical interludes, and it is for that reason that the emphasis on John Barry on disc 2 makes this the better of the 2 discs in the set.

Topping the list of well-known themes on disc 1, however, must be "Licence to Kill" by the spectacular Gladys Knight, closely followed by Carly Simon's "Nobody Does it Better" and Lulu's "Man with the Golden Gun". One benefit to the listener of the 50-year popularity of Bond movies is that the accompanying music tracks popular trends over time. "Live and Let Die" by Wings and "The Man with the Golden Gun" show distinct 70s undercurrents, whilst you are slammed right into the 80s with Duran Duran's "View to a Kill" and A-Ha's "The Living Daylights".

I could continue heaping on further praise for this compilation, but for approximately £5 plus postage from your pocket money, you can find this all out for yourselves.
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Guillaume
5.0 out of 5 stars Best of bond : anniversaire des 50 ans
Reviewed in France on July 13, 2015
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Sur le 1er CD, il y a les musiques des génériques des films (sauf skyfall - Adèle, dommage !)
pour Au service secret de sa majesté, il y a la musique de Louis Armstrong, we hâve Hall Time in the world en plus.

Sur le 2ème CD, un morceau de musique de différents films comme : Time to fer out - david Arnold et un peu de musique de générique de fin comme Surrender - tomorrow Nevers dies, expérience of love de goldeneye.

Le boîtier des deux CD est super beau. La totalité du nombre de film est de 50.
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