007 Event: Bond in Motion Presents: In conversation with Don Black & David Arnold (20 March 2018)

What: Bond in Motion Presents: James Bond Lyricist Don Black & Composer David Arnold in Conversation with Edith Bowman.
Where: London Film Museum, 45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BN
When: 20 March 2018
Tickets: £49.00

Source and photos: London Film Museum / 007.com

David Arnold

Don Black

Tickets are now on sale for the first in a series of events celebrating the talented specialists behind the James Bond films. Lyricist Don Black and composer David Arnold will be in conversation with broadcaster and writer Edith Bowman on Tuesday 20 March 2018 at the London Film Museum, home to the Bond in Motion exhibition.

Bowman will be talking to Black and Arnold about the songwriting process and the inspiration for their songs.
Award-winning lyricist, Black has written over a hundred songs for motion pictures including a quintet of James Bond theme songs - Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, ‘Surrender’ from Tomorrow Never Dies, and The World is Not Enough.

A fan of the James Bond film series and its music from an early age, Arnold is best known for scoring Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. A huge movie fan and respected film presenter, broadcaster Edith Bowman has hosted TV and radio shows across all the major networks. She has her own successful podcast, Soundtracking, which explores the relationship between film and music.

The evening will commence at 6:30 pm with a Champagne Bollinger reception during which guests may enjoy the Bond in Motion exhibition which features over 100 original items from the long-running film franchise including cars, boats, motorbikes, concept drawings, storyboards, costumes, and model miniatures. The event will finish at 8 pm.
London Film Museum is located at 45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 7BN.

Tickets will be dispatched approximately two weeks prior to the event.

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007 Soundtrack: The World Is Not Enough (1999)

FILM: The World Is Not Enough (1999)

SOUNDTRACK RELEASED: 1999 (US), 2000 (Japan)

SCORE COMPOSER: David Arnold

TITLE SONG: "The World Is Not Enough"
COMPOSED BY: David Arnold, Don Black

PERFORMED BY: Garbage

The World Is Not Enough is the 1999 soundtrack of the 19th James Bond film of the same name and the second Bond soundtrack composed by David Arnold. The score features more instances of electronic music, which Arnold included to "make the thing a little more contemporary". To add an ethnic flavor to tracks that conveyed the film's Turkey and Central Asia setting, Arnold brought in percussionist Pete Lockett, qanun player Abdullah Chhadeh, and singer Natacha Atlas.

Arnold broke tradition by not ending the film with a new song or a reprise of the opening theme. Originally, Arnold intended to use the song Only Myself to Blame, written by David Arnold & Don Black and sung by Scott Walker and inspired by the failed romance between Bond and Elektra King, who turns out to be a villain. However, director Michael Apted "felt it was too much of a downer for the end of the movie" and Arnold replaced it with a techno remix of the James Bond Theme. Only Myself to Blame, is the nineteenth and final track on the album.





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TRACK LISTING

1. "The World Is Not Enough" – Garbage
2. "Show Me the Money"
3. "Come in 007, Your Time Is Up"
4. "Access Denied"
5. "M's Confession"
6. "Welcome to Baku"
7. "Casino"
8. "Ice Bandits"
9. "Elektra's Theme"
10. "Body Double"
11. "Going Down/The Bunker"
12. "Pipeline"
13. "Remember Pleasure"
14. "Caviar Factory"
15. "Torture Queen"
16. "I Never Miss"
17. "Submarine"
18. "Christmas in Turkey"
19. "Only Myself To Blame" – Scott Walker (David Arnold/Don Black)
20. "Sweetest Coma Again"* – Luna Sea featuring DJ Krush

* Track 20 is only included in the Japanese album release.


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007 Soundtrack: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

FILM: The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

SOUNDTRACK RELEASED: 1974

SCORE COMPOSER: John Barry

TITLE SONG: "The Man with the Golden Gun"
COMPOSED BY: John Barry, Don Black

PERFORMED BY: Lulu

The Man with the Golden Gun is the soundtrack for the ninth James Bond film of the same name.

Barry considered the theme tune – the only Bond film title track not to chart as a single in either the U.K. or U.S. – and score to be among the weakest of his contributions to the series: "It's the one I hate most... it just never happened for me."  Certainly the title song is notable for having suggestive lyrics, and during a TV celebration for the series' 40th anniversary, Lulu's performance was introduced with reference to its being the raunchiest of all Bond songs.





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TRACK LISTING

1. "The Man with the Golden Gun (Main Title)" (J. Barry/D. Black) – Lulu
2. "Scaramanga's Fun House"
3. "Chew Me in Grisly Land"
4. "The Man with the Golden Gun (Jazz Instrumental)"
5. "Getting the Bullet"
6. "Goodnight Goodnight"
7. "Let's Go Get 'Em"
8. "Hip's Trip"
9. "Kung Fu Fight"
10. "In Search of Scaramanga's Island"
11. "Return to Scaramanga's Fun House"
12. "The Man With the Golden Gun (End Title)" (J. Barry/D. Black) – Lulu

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007 Soundtrack: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

FILM: Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

SOUNDTRACK RELEASED: 1971

SCORE COMPOSER: John Barry

TITLE SONG: "Diamonds Are Forever"
COMPOSED BY: John Barry, Don Black

PERFORMED BY: Shirley Bassey

Diamonds Are Forever is the soundtrack by John Barry for the seventh James Bond film of the same name.

Diamonds Are Forever, the title song with lyrics by Don Black, was the second Bond theme to be performed by Shirley Bassey, after Goldfinger. The song was also recorded in Italian by Bassey as Una Cascata di Diamanti (Vivo Di Diamanti); this version was only issued on 7-inch single in Italy, and was intended to be included in a (cancelled) 3-CD box set titled Shirley released in 2012.







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TRACK LISTING

Tracks 13-21 were not released on the original soundtrack.

1. "Diamonds Are Forever (Main Title)" – sung by Shirley Bassey
2. "Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper"
3. "Moon Buggy Ride"
4. "Circus, Circus"
5. "Death at the Whyte House"
6. "Diamonds Are Forever (Source Instrumental)"
7. "Diamonds Are Forever (Bond and Tiffany)"
8. "Bond Smells a Rat"
9. "Tiffany Case"
10. "007 and Counting"
11. "Q's Trick"
12. "To Hell with Blofeld"
13. "Gunbarrel and Manhunt"
14. "Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd/Bond to Holland"
15. "Peter Franks"
16. "Airport Source/On the Road"
17. "Slumber, Inc."
18. "The Whyte House"
19. "Plenty, Then Tiffany"
20. "Following the Diamonds"
21. "Additional and Alternate Cues"

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007 Soundtrack: Thunderball (1965)

FILM: Thunderball (1965)

SOUNDTRACK RELEASED: 1965

SCORE COMPOSER: John Barry

TITLE SONG: "Thunderball"
COMPOSED BY: John Barry, Don Black

PERFORMED BY: Tom Jones

Thunderball is the soundtrack album for the fourth James Bond film Thunderball.
The album was released by United Artists Records in 1965. The music was composed and conducted by John Barry, and performed by the John Barry Orchestra. This was Barry's third soundtrack for the series. The soundtrack was not finished by the time the film was released in theatres and only featured twelve tracks, roughly only the film's first half; the last seven tracks were released for the first time when the soundtrack was issued on Compact Disc on 25 February 2003. Additionally, the music in the film was unfinished days before the film's release in theatres due to a late change by Eon Productions to use a title song with the same name as the film.




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TRACK LISTING

1. "Thunderball (Main Title)" – Tom Jones
2. "Chateau Flight"
3. "The Spa"
4. "Switching the Body"
5. "The Bomb"
6. "Cafe Martinique"
7. "Thunderball (Instrumental)"
8. "Death of Fiona"
9. "Bond Below Disco Volante"
10. "Search for the Vulcan"
11. "007"
12. "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"

CD bonus tracks

1. "Gunbarrel/Traction Table/Gassing the Plane/Car Chase"
2. "Bond Meets Domino /Shark Tank/Lights out for Paula/For King and Country"
3. "Street Chase"
4. "Finding the Plane/Underwater Ballet/Bond with SPECTRE Frogmen/Leiter to the Rescue/Bond Joins Underwater Battle"
5. "Underwater Mayhem/Death of Largo/End Titles"
6. "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Mono Version)"

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