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Film-Book dot Com » Blog Archive » Review: Quantum of Solace — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:23:40 +0000

[...] Soundtrack Review for Quantum of Solace [...]

By: Jon Blough

Jon Blough — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:42:03 +0000

It’s called Crawl, End Crawl and is by electronic artist Four Tet. A release date is undetermined, though according to commanderbond.net it will be out on ITunes at some point in time. That plus the powerful rendition of the Bond theme in the credits need to be released!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:03:57 +0000

There is a track in the film, during the end credit roll that isn’t in the soundtrack. Does anyone know the the track?

By: Ivan orozco

Ivan orozco — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:17:56 +0000

f.y.i david arnold rocks

By: Ivan orozco

Ivan orozco — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:17:20 +0000

i agree david arnold should stay with bond as long as possible

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:33:09 +0000

it will be easy to make Quantum of Solace spoofs... every where this Bond goes he breaks glass, he can't get a gallon of milk from the store without it turning into a chase scene, and every time he punches someone in the face, they die Patricks last blog post..Luther -- Quick, costly obedience

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:18:10 +0000

I for one LOVE Arnolds work!

Those who are expecting a Barry score can dream on…Bond has evolved and Barry would not fit into the Bond we know today.

Arnold has the tracks down pat and knows how to make Bond music at its best.

Please Keep him on for as many films as possible!!

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:35:48 +0000

Neither you nor I can compose a film score, so I don’t see how we get the position of authority based on others suffering a similar plight. Sorry, but I’ve never been a fan of that logic. It is sad to see immediate Arnold bashing without regards to the merits of this score though. Even composers we don’t find great can surprise us. Klaus Badelt’s fully orchestral “The Promise”, Brian Tyler not being overlong in “Eagle Eye”. How about Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood doing “There Will Be Blood”, the most out of left field assignment ever? I know that many composers can be derivative or entrenched in previous styles and thus it is not always possible for each score do be a completely, wholly original and new entity, but bashing a composer’s past works is never justifiable criticism against new ones.

By: Decaf

Decaf — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:53:07 +0000

I love David Arnold’s bond work. I think he does a good job of integrating the old brass and guitar that makes the franchise unique. Eric Serra tried something new and it didn’t work. Stick with the history.

I agree with the last poster that when he’s involved in the title track the soundtrack works better. When he uses the motifs blended with the score those are my favorite DA moments. Look at the mess that was Madonna compared to that great Title track from TND.

Another favorite of mine is the track Going Down Together from the DAD soundtrack. Very reminiscent of those old great Barry motifs.

By: Israel Lopez

Israel Lopez — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:21:12 +0000

It is sad to see people bashing Arnold like they are, and the first question that comes to my mind is: can you compose something better? If you can’t, then don’t criticize. I have heard the soundtracks of all Bond movies, even though I must admit not all of them with detail. I love Licence to Kill’s and The Living Daylights’s soundtracks, one of those two is by John Barry, I believe it is Living Daylights, and it is by far his best, and that is the soundtrack you have to pin against David Arnold, since it is his latest too. The other movies are far too old to pin them against soundtracks of today, even though there are memorable songs that dont get old as times keeps going by. When it comes to Eric Serra in GoldenEye, I think it was a mistake to hire him. Sure the movie has a cold war feeling, but it is far too dark and “electric”, it is almost like a soundtrack for horror movies. As for Arnold, anyone who doesn’t enjoy Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is not Enough, the unreleased tracks of Die Another Day, and Casino Royale, just hates Arnold out of anger. His best by far is Casino Royale, followed closely by TND, then it is tie for me between DAD and TWINE, because both of them have really strong tracks (sometimes stronger than TND and CR best tracks), while they also have many weak ones, but with all of them I can imagine what is going on. I cant judge Quantum of Solace yet, even though for now it seems like the weakest (since the Bond theme isnt included enough for my liking, and because I still dont like the title song Another Way to Die) but once I see the movie and see how the music suits the film, and once I warm up to the title song, then I will judge this soundtrack better.