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1	Los Muertos Vivos Estan (Featuring Tambuco)
2	Vauxhall Bridge
3	The Eternal City
4	Donna Lucia
5	A Place Without Mercy
6	Backfire
7	Crows Klinik
8	The Pale King
9	Madeleine
10	Kite in a Hurricane
11	Snow Plane
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13	Secret Room
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For the 24th movie in the James Bond oeuvre, "Spectre," Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes has again enlisted 6-time Grammy winner Thomas Newman (`Skyfall,' `American Beauty') to write a breathtaking original score. The soundtrack will have the added bonus of an instrumental version of the new Bond theme song, "Writing's On The Wall." The "Spectre" theme song will be sung by fellow multiple Grammy-winner Sam Smith, the first time a male has sung the theme song since "Thunderball."

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.59 x 5 x 0.39 inches; 3.32 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Decca
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 4759509
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2015
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ September 18, 2015
Label ‏ : ‎ Decca
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B015EZU1QS
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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J. Kent Layton

Bond... No, Bourne... No, Spider-Man... Wait... It Really Is A James Bond Score?

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 8, 2015

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The James Bond sound was pioneered by John Barry, who was involved in the franchise's history right from Dr. No in 1962 (although he would not actually take the reins as "composer" for the film until the second film). Barry's final entry into the Bond catalog was 1987's "The Living Daylights", perhaps the best James Bond score of all time. He more or less bequeathed the Bond score legacy to fellow Britisher David Arnold, who began his tenure with 1997's "Tomorrow Never Dies" through "Quantum of Solace" in 2009. Arnold was able to carry much of the romanticism of John Barry in his sweeping moments, and had a knack for interesting work that tried to go "back to the roots" on the "James Bond theme". However, he was also a keen explorer of new territory.

Admittedly, in "Casino Royale", Arnold saved the James Bond theme for the very end, when Daniel Craig had established himself as "James Bond" in the rebooted franchise. It was an origin story, so it made sense to save it for the end. The theme was a little underused in "Quantum of Solace", but it was there--and in both scores, the "James Bond sound" was ever-present.

What is this "James Bond sound"...? Well, you're not going to play the "James Bond Theme" for 2 straight hours or people would run from the cinema with their hands over their ears screaming half-way through. But the "Bond sound" is a bold, brassy orchestration that, even when not using the actual "James Bond Theme", should instantly be identifiable as an entry into the James Bond canon. Exotic locations and romance needs sweeping romantic music full of melody (Think "Mujahadin and Opium" from "The Living Daylights"; "Venice Is for Lovers" from "Casino Royale", "The Wedding" from "You Only Live Twice", "Bond Meets Tania" from "From Russia With Love", etc., etc.) The action music needs to sound like it is prepared to leap full-throated into the James Bond Theme even if it doesn't actually do so. Much of Arnold's work in "Casino Royale" sounded very "Bond", without actually using that theme. Think of "Time to Get Out", and "The Palio" from "Quantum of Solace", or "Miami International" from "Casino Royale": instantly identifiable as "Bond" without actually using the theme THAT much. The "sound" of James Bond was there!

Now, I will be the first to agree that action scores are not typical of Thomas Newman, who I actually admire as a composer. That's why I was a little worried when they gave him the job of scoring "Skyfall" instead of Arnold. While the actual score for that film was halfway decent as a regular "thriller/action" score, it did not carry enough of the "James Bond sound". Someone (not a great film score buff, but an occasional listener) who listened to it with me when it first came out, about halfway through, said: "This is a James Bond score? It doesn't sound very 'James Bond'." It was exactly what I had been thinking, but was afraid to say. It sounded more like an entry into the Bourne films. Even the "great reveal" of the Bond theme on the "Skyfall" disc was great... until it ended abruptly and without finishing. For me, while the CD was an easy-listen as a normal action movie score, it not a strong enough Bond score, and for that, I considered it a failure. If you're going to do a Bond score, why be afraid of the Bond sound? A lot of others agreed, if the reviews I've read of that CD are any indication. Indeed, Adele's theme song sounded more like a good James Bond score than most of that CD did.

This is the foundation behind my review for this CD. Of course, with Newman's return for "SPECTRE" (it's an acronym for the organization, so it should be in capital letters), I was hoping... Hoping that fan outrage would have gotten through to someone there... That Newman would go back and listen to some original Bond scores and try to do something that at least paid homage to the original "Bond sounds". I would say that he's taken a *small* step forward, with some variations on the Bond theme creeping in to a few places. There's some great general music in here, but again it sounds more like a Bourne film, or (in places), like music out of the original Spider-Man trilogy. Much of the action themes from "Skyfall" are heavily recycled, and whereas the Bond theme was partially unleashed in its full glory and something like its original orchestration ONCE on the "Skyfall" CD, that doesn't happen AT ALL in this one. As a standalone CD, since it uses about half of "Skyfall's" CD music, if you own that CD they might want to consider giving you a 50% discount. This CD is EXPENSIVE...! Some say that there's more music in the movie; of course there is... but then put some of the fresh stuff on the album and leave the "Skyfall" recycles out. The only reason the album gets 3 stars is because the rest of the music is decent for, say, a Bourne movie or another action film franchise.

If you're going to do a James Bond score, at least make it sound like a James Bond score. Be willing to explore new territory and incorporate modern sounds, but for the love of cinema, at least write a score that sounds like it fits the genre! It's disappointing; again.

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G M. Stathis

Thomas Newman, Bond, and “SPECTRE”

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 17, 2015

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After what is generally accepted as a fairly solid baptism to the Bond films with his score for “Skyfall,” very good indeed, Thomas Newman returns with music for Sam Mendes’s “SPECTRE.” It seems everyone has a different take on both the film and the score, and to be honest a mixed review is probably quite accurate. The film is fun, though a touch too long, and it misses some chances to be very good by not really taking full advantage of the backstory with Bond’s childhood and parents (odd in that it seemed that this was forecast at the end of “Skyfall”) and there were little things that should have been covered, there is no explanation of what SPECTRE stands for (for the uninitiated it is the Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion), and while he tells the widow he has gotten to know that he will be back, well, we never see her again. The teaser poster of bullet shattered glass set us up to remember the end of “On Her Majesty’s Service” but Mendes actually gives us a quite different ending. Ah well, there are still many moments to applaud as well. Newman’s score works very well on the screen, and mind that is the primary requisite of a film composer, but a little less well on the soundtrack album with some cuts truncated or missing altogether, and sadly, once again the title song by Sam Smith is not on the album (and it is a fairly good song, number one on the British charts for a time) though Newman does a very nice orchestral version here. The most interesting part of the scoring is at the very start of the film as the Columbia Pictures’ Lady Liberty fills the screen, a soft slow build up to the gun barrel introduction we have all come to expect and love and then a quick segue to the pre-credit sequence, and all of this is outstanding! But only part of the pre-credit music makes it to the recording and that is too bad. Newman was roundly criticized for not using the Monty Norman/John Barry theme in “Skyfall” to a greater extent, one great scene with the classic Aston Martin DB5 and a very effective ending in M’s office (both curiously truncated or omitted on the soundtrack album for that film), here it appears throughout the score in little bits and pieces and it works quite well though sometimes seems maybe a bit obligatory to make sure we know this is a Bond film. There are also moments in the score that seem to be meant to remind us of Barry’s signature motifs. Both Thomas Newman and David Arnold have had their own spin on 007 with a good deal of success and perhaps are too often unfairly compared to John Barry who was to be sure the gold standard for scoring these films. Still, this is Newman’s score and he has left an indelible stamp on the franchise with his motifs that are easily recognizable and bridge both “Skyfall” and “SPECTRE” quite nicely. The album is good…but it could have been very good with a full rendition of the entire opening and maybe a few other touches. The production values are good, and the packaging is adequate by Decca.

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Sergio Alexis Rojas Zamudio

Un buen Disco.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 7, 2022

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Un buen Disco, un excelente album de sondtracks lleno de estupedas melodias!

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Mr. Derp

A 007 Soundtrack without the main title????

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 19, 2015

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So I have just finished listening to the Spectre soundtrack and I enjoyed it quite a bit. Its a wonderfully composed score and the recording sounds quite brilliant.

However - I have to say im extremely disappointed to find that the MAIN TITLE for Spectre "Writing's on the Wall" was not included on this disc... Instead we get an instrumental version. Which is great and all - but for a $20 CD we better get the freakin main title instead of having to resort to the digital compressed recording that's on iTunes or Amazon. Not sure if Universal Music Classics knows this, but these digital downloads sound like garbage compared to the recordings on disc and its pathetic that I have to dish out more money for something that should have been on the disc in the first place.

I'll think twice about buying another Bond soundtrack again.

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Istvan Kolnhofer

CAVEAT EMPTOR: CD does not contain the main theme song!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 27, 2018

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The music is good, so I give it 4 stars. But...i really want to give it ONE STAR because the friggin' main theme song is NOT on the album. What???!!! Nothing more iconic for a Bond movie than the opening song. Thus, nothing is more relevant to the motion picture soundtrack...than that song.
I assume they released it as a separate single only. #LAMESAUCE

So... if you are interested in the actual original music for SPECTRE, this CD is what you want... HOWEVER.... if you desire to have the theme song, then you will disappointed, like I was. Sorely.

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Alfred Gloddeck

A Bond classic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 24, 2021

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All the tracks and bonus music too.

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Boring

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 22, 2021

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Very boring and disappointing soundtrack. You just need to listen to the old ones and realize how good it could be. Makes you miss John Barry!
The design of the cover is nice though and it's gatefold. Inner slaves have nice photos as well.

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RAYMOND C. CLAY

thank you

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 2, 2021

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D. I. Whiteley

Bonds music has gone downhill

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 2, 2021

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Well the Craig films have the poorest scores unfortunately 007 theme hardly used. If u walked into a room with this playing u. Would not instantly recognise which fiilm it was. Also a terrible title sing which not included. Seems they force you to buy the single if u want it.
Hooe no time to die has better score. Although the song is like this one's. Awful

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Meh...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 26, 2016

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It hurts me as a HUGE fan of all aspects of James Bond to say that I found this sonudtrack to be disappointing. Most of the material sounds like either left-over or re-used material from Skyfall. The Skyfall soundtrack was OK with a couple of standout pieces, but this is really bland. It will need several more attempts at listening to it to pick out anything good. There was precious little use of either the James Bond Theme or the title song - this is what happens, in my opinion, when different composers create the title song and the soundtrack. We have to go back to the days of A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights to find a soundtrack which managed to do this with any great success. An honourable mention to David Arnold for Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough for managing to incorporate the closing title song and an unused closing title song respectively in those soundtracks.

Mr. Newman could do better...

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ND Reviews & Stuff

Bond music is back but not as good as in the past

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 5, 2016

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While not as memorable as Skyfall (film and music) and of course the classic Bond films of the past, Newman's efforts for the latest bond film are admirable. Will it get spins often, possibly not but still a welcome edition to a bond soundtrack collector's collection. Instrumental version of Sam Smith's theme song is good, preferred over the vocal version anyhow.

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P. Hunt

OK I suppose

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 17, 2015

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I'm a completist so I had to get this but I can see why some people don't rate it very highly. Compared to the other Bond movie scores it really doesn't have much to distinguish it. Perhaps with the linking of the threads in the characters for the recent movies this has been mimicked in the scores from the recent films such that the themes continue as well.? I dislike the fact that the main theme for the recent movies are not included with the soundtrack. This degrades the completeness of the soundtrack but I guess that's all down to getting as much revenue as possible.

neilocollins

Not to Barry.s or Arnold.s scoring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 20, 2015

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A tad dissapointed with Spectre s/track.
Not to Barry.s and Arnold.s scoring. I.thought the Skyfall soundtrack has the edge on this one. The title track was lack lustre, thankfully not included on album. A nice instrumental version was here. There are parts of Skyfall dotted in.
Unfortunately can only give it 3 stars.
I.ve just bought OHMSS on 180 gram vinyl. 5 stars

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