Top 5 Tracks of each John Barry Score (1962-71, '75, '79, 1983-87)

As it says on the tin chaps. I was going to do this as one whole thread but will split it into the respective composers. If you are to spam let it be James Bond music spam. Er, quite. Anyway, for Barry I've included Dr No though I think it was mostly Norman(?)

I'll include the official releases of these scores.

EDIT- I didn't make it clear which is my fault that it's top 5 tracks PER score. Make it a little more interesting

I'm going to have to come back to this one. What are you trying to do to me, Hilly?

Well, I have my moments. If it helps, what I didn't make clear which is my fault is that it's top 5 tracks PER score. So five for FRWL, five for GF etc.

That will ruffle a few feathers.

According to the net Dr No was Norman, but I'll include it anyway.

Dr No

1. The Island Speaks
2. Dr No's Fantasy
3. James Bond Theme

tricky, tricky soundtrack

From Russia With Love

1. 007 Takes the Lektor
2. James Bond with Bongos
3. Girl Trouble
4. The Golden Horn
5. Opening Titles- James Bond is Back- From Russia With Love

Goldfinger

1. Dawn Raid on Fort Knox
2. Oddjob's Pressing Engagement
3. Bond Back in Action
4. Goldfinger [instrumental]
5. Golden Girl

Thunderball

1. Chateau Flight
2. Street Chase
3. Death of Fiona
4. Search for the Vulcan
5. Underwater Mayhem/ Death of Largo/ End Titles

You Only Live Twice

1. Aki, Tiger and Osato
2. James Bond/ Ninja
3. Twice is the Only Way to Live
4. The Wedding
5. Fight at Kobe Docks/ Helga

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (theme)
2. Journey to Blofeld's Hideaway
3. Escape from Piz Gloria
4. Gumbold's Safe
5. Dusk at Piz Gloria

tough that one...

Diamonds Are Forever

1. Mr Wint and Mr Kidd/ Bond to Holland
2. To Hell With Blofeld
3. Bond Smells a Rat
4. Peter Franks
5. Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper

The Man With The Golden Gun

1. In Search of Scaramanga's Island
2. Chew Me in Grisly Land
3. Kung Fu Fight
4. Return to Scaramanga's Fun House
5. Let's Go Get 'Em

Moonraker

1. Flight into Space
2. Centrifugue/ Corinne Put Down
3. Space Laser Battle
4. Cable Car and Snake Fight
5. Bond Lured to Pyramid

Octopussy

1. 009 Gets the Knife/Gobinda Attacks
2. That's My Little Octopussy
3. The Chase Bomb Theme
4. Palace Fight
5. Yo-Yo Fight and Death of Vijay

A View to a Kill

1. Destroy Silicon Valley
2. Bond Meets Stacey
3. Wine with Stacey
4. He's Dangerous
5. Golden Gate Fight

The Living Daylights

1. Murder at the Fair
2. Hercules Takes Off
3. The Sniper Was a Woman
4. Assassin and Drugged
5. Air Bond

mentions to Ice Chase, Airbase Jailbreak and Afghanistan Plan.

And I'm spent.

Ah that makes it considerably easier. Alas, I'll still need to return to this one. So many options.

I can but apologise. I had the idea when I flicked through my scores post-Bondathon. It's much too hard to choose the best 5 Barry tracks from his scores, so spreading it over all his scores makes it a touch easier.

A touch easier is an understatement!

Ha, it is somewhat difficult. Not only is it John Barry, it's eleven scores.

I should add the top 5's are in no particular order (no.1-5, e.g). Being top 5 tracks the order doesn't matter.

Might be easier to do one of those elimination round thingys.

Been thinking about doing a pre-NTTD elimination game. What do we say folks?

It might well work. The old joke on KTBEU up was spamming post counts but right now I'd say we go with it. See if we get a crowd.

Can't be done. I'll have to mull over it for some time.

Ha, exactly my thinking HGTB!

Hilly wrote:

It might well work. The old joke on KTBEU up was spamming post counts but right now I'd say we go with it. See if we get a crowd.

Let's see if we can garner more interest from other members. Blunty? CJB? S&Q?

I'm slowly plugging away at this. Listening to the scores again and narrowing down which I respond to most. Tough gig.

Goldfinger
Bond Back In Action Again
Into Miami
Raid on Fort Knox
Seducing Jill
Auric’s Factory

Thunderball
Cafe Martinique
Death of Fiona
Thunderball [Instrumental]
Street Chase
Chateau Flight

You Only Live Twice
Capsule in Space
Death of Aki
James Bond Arrives in Japan
The Wedding
Mountains and Sunsets

Diamonds Are Forever
Airport Source
Diamonds Are Forever [Source Instrumental]
The Whyte House
Diamonds Are Forever [Bond and Tiffany]
Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper

The Man With The Golden Gun
Hip’s Trip
Search for Scaramanga’s Island
Chew Me
Passing Fancy
TMWTGG Jazz Instrumental

Will add to in time. Want go give this my full attention.

Inspired choices but you can never go wrong with Barry.

We were certainly spoilt as far as James Bond music goes.

My ultimate Bond incidental playlist.....

FRWL.
Man overboard
Stalking
007 takes the lektor

Goldfinger.
into miami
alpine drive
golden girl

Thunderball.
search for the vulcan
007
mr kiss kiss bang bang

Yolt.
Capsule in space
death of Aki
Mountains and sunsets
James bond astronaut

Ohmss.
Journey to blofelds hideaway
over and out
Gumbolds safe
sir Hilarys night out

Daf.
Circus circus
Death at the whyte house
Bond smells a rat
007 and counting
Qs trick
Wint and Kidd
The whyte house

TMWTGG.
Scaramangas fun house
lets go get em
in search of Scaramangas island


TSWLM.
Bond 77
ride to atlantis

Moon raker
Space laser battle
Miss goodhead meets Bond
Cable car/ snake fight

Spotify kindly deleted Live and let die so i have no reference, as for the others i have only heard them whilst watching the movie so again no reference. smile

Not to be nitpicky but TSWLM and LALD aren't Barry scores. We've a thread for the non-Barry scores somewhere below this one I believe.

silvertoe wrote:

My ultimate Bond incidental playlist.....

mr kiss kiss bang bang

"Can I play any other tune?"