The James Bond Collection [Box set, Limited Edition, Soundtrack]

John Barry (Composer), Monty Norman (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: John Barry, Monty Norman
• Audio CD (October 22, 2002)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Limited Edition, Soundtrack
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Silva America
• ASIN: B00006JTGH
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #307,915 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Dr. No: The James Bond Theme (Original Version)

2. Dr. No: Suite

3. From Russia With Love: From Russia With Love (Film Version)

4. From Russia With Love: The Zagreb Express

5. From Russia With Love: The Golden Horn

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Disc: 2

1. You Only Live Twice: Bond's Funeral/Mountains And Sunsets

2. You Only Live Twice: The Wedding/Capsule In Space

3. You Only Live Twice: You Only Live Twice

4. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: This Never Happened To The Other Fella'

5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service: We Have All The Time In The World

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Disc: 3

1. The Man With The Golden Gun: The Man With The Golden Gun

2. The Man With The Golden Gun: Kung Fu Fight/Let's Go Get 'Em

3. The Man With The Golden Gun: Chew Me In Grisly Land/Return To Scaramanga's Fun House

4. The Man With The Golden Gun: Slow Boat From China/Nick Nack

5. The Spy Who Loved Me: Nobody Does It Better

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Disc: 4

1. A View To A Kill: Wine With Stacy/Fanfare/Snow Job

2. The Living Daylights: Koskov Escapes/Hercules Take Off

3. The Living Daylights: Mujahadin/Afghanistan Plan

4. The Living Daylights: Air Bond/Necros Attack

5. The Living Daylights: End Title

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The exploits of Ian Fleming's British super-agent James Bond have long since become the longest running film series in history, spanning 40 years and counting. Not the least of the cycle's charm has been its music, a body of work that encompasses pop clichés (the twangy guitar of Monty Norman's original "James Bond Theme") and elegant underscores alike. While this collection spans music from Dr. No to The World Is Not Enough, decades of various legal entanglements prevented it from becoming the ultimate Bond music anthology. This is more a credible simulation, a newly recorded collection of cues and suites (including music previously unreleased on the original soundtracks) performed by Nic Raine and the City of Prague Symphony Orchestra. With John Barry's lush, ever-evocative scores both forming the core and setting the tone (but also featuring the work of George Martin, David Arnold, Michael Kamen, Bill Conti, and Eric Serra), it's the most comprehensive--if not exactly authentic--collection of Bond music yet attempted. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not excatly what I expected, April 9, 2003

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Charles H. Berlemann Jr. (Oak Habor, WA) - See all my reviews
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I when I read some of the reviews of this I thought that this was a complete collection of all the originals of the Theme songs of every James Bond movie and remakes done by the Prague Philharmonic of some of the other songs in the various movies. After recieveing this ... I started to listen to it and found out that it was all done by the orchestra. The are very good, but to a point it is not the same thing as owning a disc will all the orignal songs on it. Overall, this good if all the you want is the orchestral versions of most of the songs in the movies or the suites out of some of the movies. To a point these don't compare to the orignals. Keep looking if you want a set with all the orignals songs in it.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable with most of the BOND music you'd want., December 7, 2002

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----john J. Butera (WOODLAND PARK, CO USA) - See all my reviews

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This is similar but more comprehensive than another BOND collection on one CD by the City of Prague Philharmonic. These are good renditions but clearly not the orginals. I must ask if the Prague Philharmonic does not own a harp? It is glaringly missing in the Goldfinger themes and i am sure on others. That harp is an exciting and beautiful touch to the wonderful GOLDFINGER theme and its absents is unfortuneatly very noticeable. Also some of the other themes can even sound muzaky if thats a word(elevator music)
It gets 3 solid stars good collection yet defineatly something is lacking.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The James Bond CD for the John Barry purist?, January 27, 2003

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tubags61 (Winnipeg, MB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The James Bond Collection (Audio CD)

Let's cut to the chase. Nic Raine and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do John Barry's work justice. 90% of this collection is as close as you can get to the original James Bond soundtracks. The other 10% lends itself to some artistic license with respect to the arrangements. Most notable is the main theme to Goldfinger. Also Nic slips in a few previously unreleased tracks. You will find these on the On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Golden Eye tracks. This CD boxed set is definitely made for the Bond soundtrack fan. The die hard John Barry "purist"/ traditionalist may find some of these tracks questionable at first, but after a few times Nic Raine's artistic license gives a fresh perspective to the familiar Bond/ Barry themes. The only reservation I have with this CD set is with some of selections that are performed. For instance, from Goldfinger, "Dawn Raid At Fort Knox" was a poor selection considering the selection available on that particular soundtrack. The most famous 007 soundtrack of all I dare say. Overall Nic hits the mark, and this CD set is a tribute to Barry's (as well as, George Martin's, Marvin Hamlish's, and Bill Conti's and David Arnold's) work. It's all here in one collection. I am a die-hard Bond soundtrack fan, and to the casual soundtrack fan I say this CD is set all you need to experience the Bond music legacy. To those who are hard core 007 soundtrack fans ...this is a FANTASTIC "addition" to your collection. This has to be the BEST (and probably the only) 007 "soundtrack" compilation. Whereas all the others feature the "main themes" from the Bond films as originally recorded, this one truly gives you the Bond experience.