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| 1. Grand Bazaar, Istanbul | |||
| 2. Voluntary Retirement | |||
| 3. New Digs | |||
| 4. Severine | |||
| 5. Brave New World | |||
| 6. Shanghai Drive | |||
| 7. Jellyfish | |||
| 8. Silhouette | |||
| 9. Modigliani | |||
| 10. Day Wasted | |||
| 11. Quartermaster | |||
| 12. Someone Usually Dies | |||
| 13. Komodo Dragon | |||
| 14. The Bloody Shot | |||
| 15. Enjoying Death | |||
| 16. The Chimera | |||
| 17. Close Shave | |||
| 18. Health & Safety | |||
| 19. Granborough Road | |||
| 20. Tennyson | |||
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CD By Thomas Newman =Soundtrack Of 2012'S 007 Movie=
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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful
By Big Si
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bringing in a new composer to score a Bond film is invariably risky. Such was John Barry's indelible mark on the series that each new composer, from George Martin to David Arnold, has pretty much been in a 'no win' situation. Make it sound too much like Barry and you're not doing anything original, stray too far from Barry's style and you're not staying true to the musical heritage. My view - one I know won't be shared with everybody - is that the music should sound as close to John Barry as possible; the sound of Bond is as much part of the Bond formula as the pre-title sequence, the exotic locations and the fabulous sets.
So now we have Thomas Newman's score to 'Skyfall'. Firstly, the score DOES work in the context of the movie, in the sense that having seen the film, the score doesn't sound intrusive or out-of-place in the way Eric Serra's music from 'GoldenEye' was. Listening to this album, there are some tracks, invariably those from the Shanghai section of the movie, that are moody and atmospheric. Newman's theme for Severine is also really very Barryesque.
Unfortunately, Newman doesn't bring anything new to the table as regards his approach to the action music, which is pretty similar to David Arnold's method in my view. This is where John Barry tended to excel; just a quick look back at the soundtracks of his Bond scores and one can see track after track where Barry would write melodic and memorable action music: 'A Drop In The Ocean' from 'You Only Live Twice' and 'He's Dangerous' from 'A View To A Kill' are just two (of many) examples. Barry's approach was, in my opinion, much more thematic: one would hear themes repeated and built up over the course of the movie, so that they became memorable.... Read more ›
So now we have Thomas Newman's score to 'Skyfall'. Firstly, the score DOES work in the context of the movie, in the sense that having seen the film, the score doesn't sound intrusive or out-of-place in the way Eric Serra's music from 'GoldenEye' was. Listening to this album, there are some tracks, invariably those from the Shanghai section of the movie, that are moody and atmospheric. Newman's theme for Severine is also really very Barryesque.
Unfortunately, Newman doesn't bring anything new to the table as regards his approach to the action music, which is pretty similar to David Arnold's method in my view. This is where John Barry tended to excel; just a quick look back at the soundtracks of his Bond scores and one can see track after track where Barry would write melodic and memorable action music: 'A Drop In The Ocean' from 'You Only Live Twice' and 'He's Dangerous' from 'A View To A Kill' are just two (of many) examples. Barry's approach was, in my opinion, much more thematic: one would hear themes repeated and built up over the course of the movie, so that they became memorable.... Read more ›
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed this score. It reflects shades of classic bond, but with a muscular modern quality. It embraces electronic elements while remaining organic, and draws deeply on classical music, more perhaps than I think previous Bond scores did.
Thomas Newman brings a mix of ambient, classical and eastern influences to the Skyfall soundtrack. Some of his string and horn arrangement are as lush as Barry's but his have a distinctive melancholy. His electronica is spare and ambient and he builds his tracks around guitar, filtered synths, delays and a low rapidly pulsing synthesised bass. At some points he is purely classical such as the lush melancholy string and harp arrangement on Severine. On tracks like Adrenaline and Grand Bazaar, Instanbul, an eastern sound makes itself heard. But all the way through the score there is a sense of tension and menace, with overtones that alternate between triumphant and melancholy.
The traditional leitmotif that usually accompanies a bond film has been truncated here. Newman cleverly references the original theme with stabs of trumpet, or snatches of flute and strings, usually only for a phrase before returning to his original composition. These references occur when Bond is doing something particularly resourceful, such as using a JCB to hold a speeding train together or when Bond's Aston Martin makes it's appearance. They build in intensity throughout the piece, at first just a few phrases or a gentle rendition on a flute or synth, building finally to a full orchestral blast on She's Mine. But even then the cue never leans to heavily on what has gone before. Newman chooses to use tonality and instrument choice to recall previous bond scores rather than simply reworking the themes.... Read more ›
Thomas Newman brings a mix of ambient, classical and eastern influences to the Skyfall soundtrack. Some of his string and horn arrangement are as lush as Barry's but his have a distinctive melancholy. His electronica is spare and ambient and he builds his tracks around guitar, filtered synths, delays and a low rapidly pulsing synthesised bass. At some points he is purely classical such as the lush melancholy string and harp arrangement on Severine. On tracks like Adrenaline and Grand Bazaar, Instanbul, an eastern sound makes itself heard. But all the way through the score there is a sense of tension and menace, with overtones that alternate between triumphant and melancholy.
The traditional leitmotif that usually accompanies a bond film has been truncated here. Newman cleverly references the original theme with stabs of trumpet, or snatches of flute and strings, usually only for a phrase before returning to his original composition. These references occur when Bond is doing something particularly resourceful, such as using a JCB to hold a speeding train together or when Bond's Aston Martin makes it's appearance. They build in intensity throughout the piece, at first just a few phrases or a gentle rendition on a flute or synth, building finally to a full orchestral blast on She's Mine. But even then the cue never leans to heavily on what has gone before. Newman chooses to use tonality and instrument choice to recall previous bond scores rather than simply reworking the themes.... Read more ›
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By aitchmax
Format:Vinyl|Amazon Verified Purchase
At this stage I have not seen the movie {am I alone in this?} but greatly enjoyed the album. I only buy Vinyl so it was great when this came out as an LP, great sound and much better than any CD can be.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Anne
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'll put my cards on the table now. When Newman was announced as composer for Skyfall I wasn't happy. I've been very satisfied with David Arnold's scores for Bond. All I knew of Newman was Wall-E which was good but not exactly what you want for Bond! So I and my husband went to see the film (twice) and the music worked really well with the film, great. But, does it work outside the film? We have all the Bond soundtracks and we play our favourite ones on a regular basis. I can honestly say we love the Skyfall soundtrack, and it joins the list of our most played Bond soundtracks. Newman's music takes more time to settle than the others but it's worth it.
Stand out tracks for us are Grand Bazaar, Chimera, Tennyson, She's Mine, The Moors, Quartermaster.
My husband has even bought it in vinyl so he can experience it in its raw uncompressed form. So, it may not be Barry (nothing can be) and it's not as bombastic as Arnold but it's a darned good Bond soundtrack !
Stand out tracks for us are Grand Bazaar, Chimera, Tennyson, She's Mine, The Moors, Quartermaster.
My husband has even bought it in vinyl so he can experience it in its raw uncompressed form. So, it may not be Barry (nothing can be) and it's not as bombastic as Arnold but it's a darned good Bond soundtrack !
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I share the disappointment of others on here that the so-called soundtrack album should omit the film's definitive version of both the title song and end credit music. I'll be buying Adele's single of Skyfall but, as I'll also be getting the film on Blu-ray next year, I'll give the soundtrack con a miss. Having just enjoyed "Skyfall" on the Odeon Leicester Square's massive screen and the actual soundtrack through that cinema's amazing sound system, I would certainly have bought the soundtrack album were it not for the unforgivable omissions. Newman's score is, for me - a John Barry worshipper! - just about perfect. The music, and Adele's rendition of the title song, achieves the ideal balance of both shattering power and pure tenderness. I find it ingenious that the score manages to have delicate, evocative traces of some earlier Barry themes while cutting a superb dash of its own that is as fresh as tomorrow. Arguably, John Barry's greatest strengths on earlier Bonds were scoring the more poignant sequences so wistfully while providing the most explosive and powerful music where appropriate. Mrs Bond's murder at the close of "OHMSS" and the title song for "You Only Live Twice" would not have been half as effective without Barry's beautiful music. "Skyfall" is not without its poignancy either and Newman has given it the perfect accompaniment. Adele is a more than worthy successor to Shirley Bassey etc. and the film, including its entire soundtrack, just gave me the reassurance that it is every inch a fabulous addition to the series and certainly one of my favourite "Bonds".
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5.0 out of 5 stars
SKYFALL SOUNDTRACK
I LOVED THE FILM OF SKYFALL, SO I THOUGHT LETS GET THE SOUNDTRACK TOO. I PLAY IT IN MY CAR WHEN I AM TRAVELLING AND IT ALSO KEEPS MY MOOD UPLIFTED. Read more
Published 21 days ago by G. H. Beare
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's like watching the film while driving
I ordered the CD so i could listen to it in the car. It's like watching the film while driving reliving all that is bond
Published 1 month ago by islandhopper3
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth every penny!
This is an excellent soundtrack which is easy listening in the car.Helps to relive the film again. Very much an action packed set of tracks. Not suitable if you want to sleep!!
Published 1 month ago by Louise Manders
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Thomas Newman fans.
Great music.
Nothing bad though everyone will have their favourites and Thomas Newman always comes up with some pure magic in every piece of film music.
Nothing bad though everyone will have their favourites and Thomas Newman always comes up with some pure magic in every piece of film music.
Published 1 month ago by TC
5.0 out of 5 stars
Heavenly
The composer won awards for this music. The arrangements and instrumentation are wonderful to listen to and the variety of ways he uses the James Bond theme.
Published 1 month ago by F. F. Ross
4.0 out of 5 stars
good but not fully described
This CD is pretty good - it has lots of typically "Bond"-sounding tracks played very well by the orchestra. However, if you are wanting the Adele song, do not buy this item. Read more
Published 2 months ago by dm
5.0 out of 5 stars
cd excellent
I would recommended this to someone else, Great music which adds to the flavours of this great movie, pieces of music you did not here properly while watching the movie
Published 2 months ago by paul harmon
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Musical Score
I had already bought this CD for my brother as he had requested it for his birthday and decided to order one for myself also. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs J L Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
bondooooo
best bond movie for years, had given up a bit on bond but this is exactly how a mob movie should be full of excitement drama and intrigue.
Published 2 months ago by opinionated
3.0 out of 5 stars
Skyfall soundtrack
Strangely this music was not nearly so effective when played apart from the film itself. It was all much of a muchness. Read more
Published 3 months ago by cathw
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