We Have All The Time In The World - James Bond Theme
Journey To Draco's Hideaway
Bond And Draco
Gumbold's Safe
Bond Settles In
Bond Meets The Girls
Dusk At Piz Gloria
Sir Hillary's Night Out (Who Will Buy My Yesterdays?)
Blofeld's Plot
Escape From Piz Gloria
Bobsled Chase
This sixth installment of the James Bond cycle was dogged by something more serious than mere creative hiccup: the departure of the iconic Sean Connery from the title role. If the film's strong screenplay and grittier, mor... more »e realistic action sequences were a plus, the producers insistence on recasting Bond with another unknown (as Connery had been before Dr. No) was less sage; Australian model George Lazenby became an uncomfortable cinematic footnote and trivia subject after he, too, refused to reprise the role. But the presence of John Barry insured that the series' musical continuity, even if the composer took the opportunity to expand his palette to include the same sorts of contemporary Euro-jazz/pop influences (including early synths) then percolating through the comedy and adventure scores of Morricone. Legend Louis Armstrong forged the Barry-Hal David penned, "We Have All the Time in the World," into one of the most sublime (and unusual) of the "Bond songs;" it was the first not to be used as a title theme and marked the last recording of Armstrong's remarkable career. Thus inspired, Barry rose to the occasion with what remains one of his most subtle and introspective Bond scores. This digitally remastered edition effectively doubles the running time of the original with 10 tracks of previously unreleased cues, music that further underscores the mature, almost melancholy essence of what remains the composer's most unique contribution to the Bond canon. --Jerry McCulley« less
All Artists:John Barry, Louis Armstrong, Nina Title:On Her Majesty's Secret Service Members Wishing: 4 Total Copies: 0 Label:Capitol Original Release Date: 12/18/1969 Re-Release Date: 2/11/2003 Album Type: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack, Extra tracks Genres:Pop, Soundtracks Style: Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC:724354141928
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This sixth installment of the James Bond cycle was dogged by something more serious than mere creative hiccup: the departure of the iconic Sean Connery from the title role. If the film's strong screenplay and grittier, more realistic action sequences were a plus, the producers insistence on recasting Bond with another unknown (as Connery had been before Dr. No) was less sage; Australian model George Lazenby became an uncomfortable cinematic footnote and trivia subject after he, too, refused to reprise the role. But the presence of John Barry insured that the series' musical continuity, even if the composer took the opportunity to expand his palette to include the same sorts of contemporary Euro-jazz/pop influences (including early synths) then percolating through the comedy and adventure scores of Morricone. Legend Louis Armstrong forged the Barry-Hal David penned, "We Have All the Time in the World," into one of the most sublime (and unusual) of the "Bond songs;" it was the first not to be used as a title theme and marked the last recording of Armstrong's remarkable career. Thus inspired, Barry rose to the occasion with what remains one of his most subtle and introspective Bond scores. This digitally remastered edition effectively doubles the running time of the original with 10 tracks of previously unreleased cues, music that further underscores the mature, almost melancholy essence of what remains the composer's most unique contribution to the Bond canon. --Jerry McCulley
"Wow. The best Bond score to the best Bond movie has finally been done right. The sound is perfection, and the missing music, some of the best in the film, is almost all here. A highlight is the Gumbold's Safe cue that everyone (myself included) has been salivating over for years, what a joy to hear it in perfect stereo.Anyway, I've read that the cues had to be kept in the original album order for contractual reasons, but if you're like me and want to burn a CDR in the correct film order, here it is, matched off my DVD,2, 6, 3, 12, 13, 1, 14, 7, 15-20, 5, 4, 9, 10, 21, 11, 8Now, I should add, 8 is at the end because I couldn't find it in the film, I think it's just an album instrumental version of We Have All The Time In The World."
"OHMSS," Barry and Bond, as It Should Be
G M. Stathis | cedar city, utah USA | 02/12/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Emi/Capital/MGM Records are in the process of releasing "remastered" editions of most the the James Bond soundtracks as part of the "40th Anniversary," and they are to be applauded. Great sound and solid packaging...and a superb price! Many of the recordings with additional tracks and several with an attempt at the "full score." At the top of the list of the initial releases is what appears to be John Barry's full score to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," perhaps the best of all of the 007 scores. This is a long awaited treasure. The sound is first rate, the packaging is solid, and the music will surprise even long-time fans. There are bits and pieces that many fans will claim they have never heard before. This is a James Bond score and soundtrack recording as it should be. Fans will again be reminded just how perfect a fit Barry was to 007."
John Barry- The Musical Genius of James Bond.
Devin Zydel | New York | 03/01/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The score for On Her Majesty's Secret Service is in one word, Brilliant! The new remastered remixed version of the soundtrack is unbelieveable. John Barry has created what many consider to be the best score for any James Bond film.The music sounds so crisp and perfect. Why is this soundtrack better than all the rest? Simple, because it has all the right ingredients. First off, the instrumental title song, is filled with slam-bang synthesizers that actually make the song sound better without a singer. Louis Armstrong performs the undeniably wonderful We Have All The Time In The World, which is a slow romantic piece that can be heard in the film, and is now regarded as a classic. Nina performs the odd, yet fun Do You Know How Trees are Grown?
Tracks Ski Chase and Over And Out are clear exciting action music. Battle At Piz Gloria is a fantastic, over the top, smashing action track that has a generally building pace. There is also a sweet instrumental version of We Have All The Time In The World as well. The bonus tracks are also no less then stunning. There is the famed Gumbold's Safe and the cool Bond Meets The Girls. Blofeld's Plot is rather a combination of tracks that go very well together and the mysterious, yet exciting Escape From Piz Gloria and the magnificent Bobsled Chase. There you have it. That is what makes a perfect Bond soundtrack. Two thrilling and romantic main songs and the brilliance of John Barry's perfect score. With 21 tracks and over 79 minutes of music, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is truly Far More!!!"
In my opinion the best Bond soundtrack ever made!!
Dennis Hazenoot | Katwijk, Zuid-Holland Netherlands | 12/21/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a masterpiece. I think this is the best Bond soundtrack, because it has ALL the right ingredients:
1. Good action music (Track 10: Battle At Piz Gloria)
2. Very beautiful, slow music (Track 7: Journey To Blofeld's Hideaway)
3. Great suspense music (Track 14: Gumbold's Safe Break)
4. Superb casino music (Track 3: Try)
5. A very good song (Track 1: We Have All The Time In The World)
6. Fantastic redinitions of the James Bond Theme (Track 2: This Never Happened To The Other Feller)
7. High brass (Track 6: On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
8. etc, etc.I like every track on the album. Barry succesfully combines synthesizers/alpine horns with the orchestra.
The score is also very thematic: You've got the "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" theme (which is great!), the "We Have All The Time In The World" theme and, of course, the "James Bond Theme".
There's also a very good balance between action music and slow music.The best tracks:
1. We Have All The Time In The World: What a beautiful ballad! I think Louis Armstrong is just the right man for this song and performes great. Certainly one of the best Bond songs.2. This Never Happened To The Other Feller: Contains great redenitions of the Bond theme. The twanging guitar is replaced by synths, which works great in the picture.3. Try: A tremendous casino cue. I love the flute solo.6. O.H.M.S.S. Theme: This is one of the greatest action themes Barry has ever written. David Arnold calls this "a killer tune", and it certainly is. It's a good thing you can hear this theme in more of the tracks.Track 7: Journey To Blofeld's Hideaway: One of the most beautiful cues ever written for a Bond film.10. Battle At Piz Gloria: A fast-paced version of the O.H.M.S.S. theme. Probably my favourite track.11. We Have All The Time In The World/James Bond Theme: First a long and beautiful instrumental version of the song and then a great version of Monty Norman's James Bond Theme.14. Gumbold's Safe Break: Very simple, but very effective. In this cues Barry repeats a simple phrase over and over again, but if he has repeated it a view times, he changes it a little bit.20. Escape From Piz Gloria: Another cue that contains the O.H.M.S.S. theme in an incredible way.If you are a fan of the James Bond music, then you HAVE to buy this one immediately. It's just great. I want to thank producer Lukas Kendall. He made many fans of the Bond soundtracks happy. And I also want to thank John Barry for this wonderful score!"
At last!!!
Dennis Hazenoot | 02/19/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"It is no exaggeration to say that some admirers of John Barry's work have been waiting for this re-release of On Her Majesty's Secret Service for decades.
Well, it was worth the wait; the work on this disk is truly incredible. The soundtrack now runs to over 75 minutes, and features all those cues that could previously only be heard by viewing the film (Gumbold's Safe, the Ice Cavern scene, Bond's dalliances at Piz Gloria, and so on. Only the ice waltz source music is missing, but that's simply because a disk can only hold so much).
The reproduction is so pin-sharp that you can hear all manner of orchestrations which were lost on past releases - and that's what makes this such a good buy. We always knew there was something special about these early Bond scores, but now we can hear every bit of the inventive genius that went into them.
It leaves you longing for the glory days of James Bond music"