Soundtrack album cover to Thunderball (1965) painted by Frank McCarthy.
Sean Connery as James Bond 007
(Perhaps the best album cover of all the James Bond soundtracks?)
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On the turntable today...
Zenyatta Mondatta by The Police (1980)
Great Movie Themes by Pickwick Orchestra & Singers (1974)
Thunderbolt Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Barry (1965)
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Francis Lai - 愛と死と = La Vie, L'Amour, La Mort: 7"
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“Moonraker”
-a thrillingly goofy James Bond film that includes some of the giddiest sequences ever captured on film
-since Bond, with very rare exceptions, exists more as a series of set pieces more then an actual connective narrative spine, this works pretty well in its favor
-first off, the moment where Bond is on a boat, another boat drifts by, a man comes out of a coffin with knives being thrown, bond returns the favor, man falls back into coffin truly dead
+and then the coffin hits a bridge, falls into the water, sinks
-it is fucking impossible for me not to love this scene. It is so dumb and so relentless in its conviction to entertain it tickles my soul
-Bond fighting a ninja in a glass art museum. Where it must hold a record for most shattering in a single area. Delightful
-Bond’s boat turning into a car, underscored by a double take from a pigeon
-a lover of bond who is hunted to death by dogs, in a beautifully shot forest
-the US marines fighting the yellow minions in outer space, with lasers and jet packs that makes it seems like a fever dream mash up of the arcade game “asteroids” and how you imagined all the toys battles when you were a child
+pew! Pew! Zap! Zip! Etc
-the indestructible behemoth of a brute (“jaws”, making his return) falling into a circus from a plane with no parachute
-speaking of, there is a certain thrill in seeing a man jumping out of a plane, knowing that camera operator had to jump out of another plane to record it. Stirring
-it’s been reported that the budget for this film was so massively out of control that they were paying interest on it 10 years later. Believable, because this film looks awesome and expensive
-the sets alone are gobsmacking, then the rain forrest et all
-props to one of the best double entendres in the series; when Q is asked where Bond is(he’s having sex in zero gravity)”I believe he’s trying for re-entry”
-John Barry does a pretty terrific score
+wild to think he did this, “the black hole” and “starcrash” in the same year.
-Spy peanut butter in outer space jam. What’s not to love?
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Craig era: Bond theme barely used at all, save for credits
Moore through Brosnan era: Bond theme used for key moments of action and spectacle.
Connery era: Bond theme used for damn near everything including but not limited to: leaving an airport, being driven in a taxi, walking across a room and into an elevator.
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