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[Rich Douglas]

Imagine if you will that The Man With The Golden gun was not made in 1974 starring Roger Moore. What if it were bond 24 (after Property of a Lady), starred Daniel Craig, was a much grittier / darker version of TMWTGG utilizing a handful of ideas from the book and from the film we're all familiar with, and was scored by someone other than David Arnold? For the purpose of this project, that lucky composer is me.

So without further delay, coming in late summer/fall 2011:


For the first time in the history of my bond music posted here I'm not going to deliberately try and imitate another composer...any similarities are purely coincidental. I'll be going for my own vibe. Of course it should be said that my comfort zone and vibe WILL utilize a barrage of synthesizer / electronic work paired with a slightly smaller string section and some heavy brass work. If you're dying to have something to compare my sound and vibe to for this album, I'd say it'll be similar to the vibes set fourth by John Powell, Daft Punk, Chemical Brothers, and Oakenfold. This project is a CONCEPT ALBUM, it's meant to adapt a vibe never heard in a bond film before... no John Barryisms, no David Arnoldisms, no Zimmerisms, just me, my samples, and whatever I think sounds different and cool. I can't reiterate this enough.. I'm fine with Barrys original score... and I'm not trying to do something better nor is this a rescore project... just 40 minutes or so of psuedo unique bond music for all you fans and an excuse for me to have some fun with the bond sound.

So far, here is the track list (titles could change):

1. Gunbarrel and Scaramangas Dangerous Game - Gone is the funhouse which has been replaced by a pre-credit sequence in which paid mercenaries storm scaramangas private island. Slowly, these well trained mercs are picked off in the island jungle by Scaramanga and his golden gun ala The Most Dangerous Game. We eventually find out Scaramanga hired these mercs himself... for sport. The film still takes place in and around Thailand.

2. Find Him First 007
3. Lebanese Hospitality
4. 4.2 MM Gun
5. One Inch Senor Lazar?
6. Tracking Anders
7. Down at the Bottoms Up
8. Debriefing
9. Identity Crisis
10. A Proper Education
11. River Chase
12. Goodnight Ms. Anders

I'll post a new thread when it's done. So far I've already got the first track well on its way and am going to try something slightly different (yet familiar) for the gunbarrel. This is a long time coming, and I think my music is at a point now where it's time to tackle a project such as this. Stay tuned.

Rich

[mattjoes]

I've wanted to see somebody develop a project like this for quite some time. Looking forward to it.

[jaguar007]

I can hardly wait

[Eric Stromberg]

Sounds awesome, Rich. Great project idea! Very much looking forward to it as your work is always a delight.

[Tony_w]

Sounds awesome, Rich. Great project idea! Very much looking forward to it as your work is always a delight.

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Edited by Tony_w, 31 May 2011 - 01:12 AM.

[The Shark]

Sounds good to me.

[freemo]

Love the idea for Track 1. Fun.

[Leo R.]

So without further delay, coming in late summer/fall 2011:

For the first time in the history of my bond music posted here I'm not going to deliberately try and imitate another composer...any similarities are purely coincidental.

Looking forward to it! Very much so!

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Lookin' forward! thanks rich!

[Rich Douglas]

Thanks everyone.

I'm 12 minutes into Golden Bullet and there are some interesting ideas going on for sure. I did want to mention that I'm not out to totally reinvent the wheel with this project. Within the final score you'll hear some really interesting new ideas, some older ideas, crunchy guitar work (and not just playing the bond theme), fairly basic orchestration, and some hard hitting synth and electronic percussion work.

In fact, not sure how many of you have been following my work since the beginning... but imagine my first bond fan score, "Twilight of Danger", updated with a new sound and a much more mature approach, and you're on par with what to expect for Bullet. Turns out there were some ideas in TOD that were starting to define me as a composer, but I got far too wrapped up in imitation.

Make no mistake, this is going to be some cool bond music and much different from any of my more recent material...

Rich

[Tony_w]

Thanks everyone.I'm 12 minutes into Golden Bullet and there are some interesting ideas going on for sure. I did want to mention that I'm not out to totally reinvent the wheel with this project. Within the final score you'll hear some really interesting new ideas, some older ideas, crunchy guitar work (and not just playing the bond theme), fairly basic orchestration, and some hard hitting synth and electronic percussion work. In fact, not sure how many of you have been following my work since the beginning... but imagine my first bond fan score, "Twilight of Danger", updated with a new sound and a much more mature approach, and you're on par with what to expect for Bullet. Turns out there were some ideas in TOD that were starting to define me as a composer, but I got far too wrapped up in imitation.Make no mistake, this is going to be some cool bond music and much different from any of my more recent material... Rich

You have me so excited, can not wait to hear this.

[Rich Douglas]

So far so good...

I think it's time for a teaser...

First a screen grab of the entire Gunbarrel / Scaramangas Dangerous Game track from my sequencer so you can see the insanity that goes into my music:




Secondly, I've come up with a really strong theme for Scaramanga that is going to be peppered throughout the score. This is straight out of my sequencer and from the tail end of the track pictured above. It's not mixed or mastered in any way so it won't sound as balanced as the finished product will. Just a teaser... it's a very strong theme.




Thats all for now, enjoy!

Rich

[Tony_w]

You have made my day!

[SnapDrag0n007]

Brilliant! This will be awesome to listen to when you release it.

[Rich Douglas]

Figured it was time for a couple more short short clips from the project. It's turning out much different than what I was expecting myself to come up with when I started this project a week ago. Not to say it's bad... just different from my original vision and is shaping up to be a damn good cohesive listen for a bond film that never existed. Should tide you all over until bond 23.

Find Him First 007 - snippet from the beginning... the full track is almost 4 minutes long.


One Inch Senor Lazar? - Initially wanted this to be more of a tension piece, but it's turned into a high octane chase piece instead in which bond pursues Lazar with one of Lazars handmade sniper rifles. The full piece is almost 3 minutes long.


So far I've got close to 20 minutes and wont be stopping anytime soon. Enjoy!

Rich

[The Shark]

Secondly, I've come up with a really strong theme for Scaramanga that is going to be peppered throughout the score. This is straight out of my sequencer and from the tail end of the track pictured above. It's not mixed or mastered in any way so it won't sound as balanced as the finished product will. Just a teaser... it's a very strong theme.

Nice. Is that a Shakuhachi at 0:36? I'm digging the oscillator sync too.

Find Him First 007 - snippet from the beginning... the full track is almost 4 minutes long.

I'm getting a real MI:2 vibe here.

One Inch Senor Lazar? - Initially wanted this to be more of a tension piece, but it's turned into a high octane chase piece instead in which bond pursues Lazar with one of Lazars handmade sniper rifles. The full piece is almost 3 minutes long.

Strong hints of Ramin Djawadi's IRON MAN. Is that live guitar? It's got to be.

[Rich Douglas]

Thanks! Yup, it is in fact a Shakuhachi... and all of the guitar work heard is live and I perform the electric guitar work on my strat. There's even some live flamenco nylon guitar work throughout the One Inch Senor Lazar piece.

Rich

[Harmsway]

Can't wait for the full thing, Rich.

[univex]

I too can´t wait Rich. Eon should employ people like Rich Douglas and Thomas Waldek. You guys should team up to do the definitive James Bond 50th anniversary trailer

[deth]

fantastic! Looking forward to hearing more!!

[Binyamin]

NICE. Slight shades of TND, which is fine by me.

[coco1997]

Rich, is someone you know actually writing a screenplay titled "The Golden Bullet" to coincide with the release of your soundtrack? Or is this all from your imagination?

[Professor Dent]

Sounds like it is coming along nicely.

[Harmsway]

Rich, is someone you know actually writing a screenplay titled "The Golden Bullet" to coincide with the release of your soundtrack? Or is this all from your imagination?

Given his original post, I think he's just going from his own imagination.

[Rich Douglas]

Thats exactly right... this project is based completely on my imagination. So far so good... I've got 32 minutes of music and still have a handful of tracks yet to complete.

Here are a couple more short samples to further wet your appetites:

Identity Crisis:


End Titles - The James Bond Theme:


Thats all for now, enjoy!

Rich

[Rich Douglas]

Hows about one more for good measure:

River Chase Exerpt:


Rich

[Rich Douglas]

Coming... VERY soon...




Final Tracklist:

*Contains portions of The James Bond Theme (which is used more sparingly than it looks... but just enough )

1.Gunbarrel and Scaramangas Dangerous Game (3:10) *
2.Find Him First 007 (3:57) *
3.Lebanese Hospitality (3:33) *
4.4.2 MM Gun - Scaramangas Theme (3:05)
5.One Inch Senor Lazar? (2:21) *
6.Tracking Anders (2:35)
7.River Chase (3:47) *
8.Debriefing (2:08) *
9.Down at the Bottoms Up (1:35)
10.A Proper Education (2:33)
11.Identity Crisis (2:05)
12.End Titles – The James Bond Theme (3:29) *

Total Running Time: 35 minutes

Featuring "The Rich Douglas Orchestra" consisting of the following "players" (for those curious):

Strings - LA Scoring Strings
Brass - Sonic Implants Symphonic Brass
Guitar - Rich Douglas
Bass (synth / guitar) - Spectrasonics Trillian
Percussion - BT and Rich Douglas
Synths / Electronics - Spectrasonics Omnisphere

[Harry Fawkes]

Coming... VERY soon...




Final Tracklist:

*Contains portions of The James Bond Theme (which is used more sparingly than it looks... but just enough )

1.Gunbarrel and Scaramangas Dangerous Game (3:10) *
2.Find Him First 007 (3:57) *
3.Lebanese Hospitality (3:33) *
4.4.2 MM Gun - Scaramangas Theme (3:05)
5.One Inch Senor Lazar? (2:21) *
6.Tracking Anders (2:35)
7.River Chase (3:47) *
8.Debriefing (2:08) *
9.Down at the Bottoms Up (1:35)
10.A Proper Education (2:33)
11.Identity Crisis (2:05)
12.End Titles – The James Bond Theme (3:29) *

Total Running Time: 35 minutes

Featuring "The Rich Douglas Orchestra" consisting of the following "players" (for those curious):

Strings - LA Scoring Strings
Brass - Sonic Implants Symphonic Brass
Guitar - Rich Douglas
Bass (synth / guitar) - Spectrasonics Trillian
Percussion - BT and Rich Douglas
Synths / Electronics - Spectrasonics Omnisphere

Just went through the samples and they're great to say the least. Can't wait!

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Sounds TERRIFIC!!!