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This of course could be a nod to the bizarre choice that John Barry had done in The Man With The Golden Gun. At 12:24 we then here a fresh approach to the Bond theme, which is used in the correct place just as Bond saves the helicopter from crashing. This ‘version’ of ‘Welcome to Scotland’, which I am a fan of had fans speculating at whether there was a hint of a slide whistle to accompany the barrel role that the helicopter engages in. Interestingly this is the same as Track 25 ‘Welcome to Scotland’ from the Skyfall soundtrack but with a different arrangement. This is then followed immediately by track 19 of the SPECTRE soundtrack titled Tempus Fugit. Note to self: I must find the lyrics to that! At 10:42 of the pre-titles sequence we then hear the climax of Backfire, which is the same piece that was, used for track 1 ‘Grand Bazar’ of Skyfall. When I had heard this I had instantly recognized it from being in Skyfall and was somewhat annoyed at why Newman was repeating himself. At 7:14 we then hear the first piece of original music which appears to be the same as track 6 ‘Backfire,’ which eventually leads to track 18 of the soundtrack album titled ‘Day Of the Dead’. The second piece of music that is taken from Skyfall is heard at 6:25 into the pre title sequence when Bond has narrowly escaped being buried in rubble.
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Overall I think the style and visual of the gun barrel is the best in the series and I definitely appreciated the whole sequence the second time round. Of course it was!! But like that of The Spy Who Loved Me, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough it didn’t feature the famous guitar riff. The music playing over the logo made me wonder if the gun barrel was back where it belonged.
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Could this be part of Newman’s James Bond theme, which we first heard on track 18 titled ‘Breadcrumbs’ from the Skyfall soundtrack? Who knows, as we never got a full version of Newman’s rendition of the Bond theme on either of the soundtrack albums. It’s also heard at the very end of SPECTRE. For me the gun barrel music is the most important and vital piece that needs to be right. The music that accompanied the studio logos and gun barrel is in fact the exact same arrangement that can be heard during the very final scene in Skyfall between Bond and Ralph Fiennes as the new M. I even avoided listening to track 1 “Los Muertos Vivos Estan” on the SPECTRE album as I wanted to be surprised by the music, and if the music wasn’t good, it would have ruined the whole film. I learned from a reliable source that the gun barrel was now back at the very beginning of the film and upon hearing that, I looked forward to the bold, brassy and loud music that famously accompanies most gun barrel sequences. I will admit that when I first saw the film at the cinema I was completely thrown out by the music that accompanied the MGM and Sony logos. Even the tracks Donna Lucia and Madeline are in the same vein as the track for Severine in Skyfall in the sense that it’s just nondescript sound and there isn’t any recognizable tune to be heard. Certain action cues such as Backfire, Tempus Fugit, and Westminster Bridge are exactly the same as what can be heard in Skyfall with slightly different arrangements. I certainly don’t want to encroach on other opinions as we are all entitled to them as fans but I strongly think that the work of Thomas Newman’s second Bond score has been misunderstood and underrated. Many critics have said that he has repeated himself for SPECTRE and as you listen to the soundtrack album you can understand where they are coming from.
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The score of the film has also been criticized by many who claim that it was boring and unoriginal. The Bond Craig played seemingly ceased to be the literature Bond who we’ve seen in his previous three films and how now morphed into the typical cinematic Bond of old. Despite mostly enjoying SPECTRE, it took me a few days to fathom what my issue was with it. If watched directly after Casino Royale, Quantum is a better film and now after seeing SPECTRE, I can appreciate Quantum even more. I will hold my hands up and admit that I once didn’t like Quantum Of Solace as I felt the film was rushed, weak, and didn’t live up to the same expectations as Casino Royale, however, my view has changed over the years. Some love it while others think it was poor calling for Craig to bow out from role. SPECTRE, the 24th installment of the longest running franchise in cinema history has caused a divide amongst fans.