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[Iceskater101]

End credits song is a great idea! Sometimes those songs are just as good as the beginning credits song (License to Kill anyone??????)

[univex]

End credits song is a great idea! Sometimes those songs are just as good as the beginning credits song (License to Kill anyone??????)

Sometimes they are better. TND comes to mind.

Bassey would be a cool choice since the film is sort of evoking a retro theme for the series. You can't deny that the lady has still got it.

She sure does. 

[tdalton]

It would be nice to get an end credits song as opposed to the Bond theme yet again.  One would think that Sony would be on board with doing that, as it would give them a chance to get a second single out into rotation.

[seawolfnyy]

 

End credits song is a great idea! Sometimes those songs are just as good as the beginning credits song (License to Kill anyone??????)

Sometimes they are better. TND comes to mind.

Licence to Kill too. "If You Asked Me Too" is far superior to Gladys Knights' song.

[tdalton]

 

 

End credits song is a great idea! Sometimes those songs are just as good as the beginning credits song (License to Kill anyone??????)

Sometimes they are better. TND comes to mind.

Licence to Kill too. "If You Asked Me Too" is far superior to Gladys Knights' song.

 

 

I'd agree that "If You Asked Me To" is the superior song.  But, I do think that the version of "Licence to Kill" that's in the actual film, which begins about midway through the actual song and drops the extra backup singers that makes Knight sound like she's saying "Licence to Kilt", is actually pretty good and a solid title song for the film.  

 

I used to advocate for the fact that "If You Asked Me To" would have been a better title track for Licence to Kill, but the more I think about it, I think it's perfectly placed where it was.  Regardless of the way the final scene began, with a tone deaf phone call between Bond and Felix, the ending with Bond jumping into the pool to stop Pam from leaving and then fading off into "If You Asked Me To" is a darn near perfect way to end Licence to Kill.

[seawolfnyy]

 

 

 

End credits song is a great idea! Sometimes those songs are just as good as the beginning credits song (License to Kill anyone??????)

Sometimes they are better. TND comes to mind.

Licence to Kill too. "If You Asked Me Too" is far superior to Gladys Knights' song.

 

 

I'd agree that "If You Asked Me To" is the superior song.  But, I do think that the version of "Licence to Kill" that's in the actual film, which begins about midway through the actual song and drops the extra backup singers that makes Knight sound like she's saying "Licence to Kilt", is actually pretty good and a solid title song for the film.  

 

I used to advocate for the fact that "If You Asked Me To" would have been a better title track for Licence to Kill, but the more I think about it, I think it's perfectly placed where it was.  Regardless of the way the final scene began, with a tone deaf phone call between Bond and Felix, the ending with Bond jumping into the pool to stop Pam from leaving and then fading off into "If You Asked Me To" is a darn near perfect way to end Licence to Kill.

 

The same feelings I have for "Surrender." While it's clearly superior to Sheryl Crow's "Tomorrow Never Dies," I think "Surrender" works perfectly over the end credits.

[DaveBond21]

 

 

 

End credits song is a great idea! Sometimes those songs are just as good as the beginning credits song (License to Kill anyone??????)

Sometimes they are better. TND comes to mind.

Licence to Kill too. "If You Asked Me Too" is far superior to Gladys Knights' song.

 

 

I'd agree that "If You Asked Me To" is the superior song.  But, I do think that the version of "Licence to Kill" that's in the actual film, which begins about midway through the actual song and drops the extra backup singers that makes Knight sound like she's saying "Licence to Kilt", is actually pretty good and a solid title song for the film.  

 

I used to advocate for the fact that "If You Asked Me To" would have been a better title track for Licence to Kill, but the more I think about it, I think it's perfectly placed where it was.  Regardless of the way the final scene began, with a tone deaf phone call between Bond and Felix, the ending with Bond jumping into the pool to stop Pam from leaving and then fading off into "If You Asked Me To" is a darn near perfect way to end Licence to Kill.

 

 

I'm a fan of both songs and I agree with you about the end of LTK.

 

I actually prefer the full version of Licence to Kill by Gladys Knight.

[dtuba]

My favorite end credit song is and probably always will be, "If There Was A Man." The last piece of John Barry music ever heard in a Bond film.

 

"Surrender" works at the end, but I really really wish it was the main theme.

Edited by dtuba, 16 December 2014 - 04:29 AM.

[DaveBond21]

Oh yeah, I love "If there was a man".

 

I love the music as it fades away too.

[SkyfallCraig]

I've said this before, I know I'm probably the only one, but I'd love to see and hear James Blunt singing the title song.

Or Justin Timberlake

[rubixcub]

I must be the only person who prefers the Sheryl Crow song to the k.d. lang song.

Crow, points in favor:

- orchestrations

- slinky guitar lick

- opening musical hook

- melody in the chorus with the high note peak on the first downbeat

Points against:

- Crow's husky vocal still sits a bit odd with Bond

- bland lyrics

 

Lang, points in favor:

- opening musical hook, which also made for great incidental music in the film

- Lang's vocal: full, rich, and powerful; a good fit

- classic sounding orchestrations, esp. the "dirty" brass on the opening hook

- lyrics fit the movie

Points against:

- lyrics are a bit "on the nose" -- "write me Bond lyrics centering on news... and GO!"

- not musically innovative at all; sounds like it's imitating "Goldfinger" & "Thunderball" without being particularly memorable in itself

 

I think TWINE's theme sounded like it was cut out of the same mold as "Surrender" with a borrowed bit from "TND" and came out even less inspired.  Arnold was so inside the box that he was beginning to imitate himself, and didn't get out of it until "You Know My Name".

 

Dave

[Professor Pi]

Re TND:  I like Sheryl's better as a song, but prefer k.d. lang's as a Bond song.

[seawolfnyy]

I must be the only person who prefers the Sheryl Crow song to the k.d. lang song.

Crow, points in favor:

- orchestrations

- slinky guitar lick

- opening musical hook

- melody in the chorus with the high note peak on the first downbeat

Points against:

- Crow's husky vocal still sits a bit odd with Bond

- bland lyrics

 

Lang, points in favor:

- opening musical hook, which also made for great incidental music in the film

- Lang's vocal: full, rich, and powerful; a good fit

- classic sounding orchestrations, esp. the "dirty" brass on the opening hook

- lyrics fit the movie

Points against:

- lyrics are a bit "on the nose" -- "write me Bond lyrics centering on news... and GO!"

- not musically innovative at all; sounds like it's imitating "Goldfinger" & "Thunderball" without being particularly memorable in itself

 

I think TWINE's theme sounded like it was cut out of the same mold as "Surrender" with a borrowed bit from "TND" and came out even less inspired.  Arnold was so inside the box that he was beginning to imitate himself, and didn't get out of it until "You Know My Name".

 

Dave

I prefer "Surrender" like most people. It sounds more Bondian and is much more bombastic. That said, I still feel it works better as an END credits song than an opening credits one. Also, "The World Is Not Enough", while not one of my preferred films, is one of my favorite songs. Shirley Manson sounds right at home singing a Bond theme. However, it´s another one that feels like it would work better over the end credits. As it stands, TWINE´s end credits music is probably my least favorite of the whole series, except for maybe Die Another Day´s horrible techno version of it´s already abysmal theme song. I´ve never enjoyed that particular remixing of the Bond theme.

[S K Y F A L L]

How about Jetta? I've only heard the one song featured in some film trailers....

 

 

[sharpshooter]

I'm not going to be surprised if they don't use SPECTRE as the sole title. I'm thinking it could be another 'You Know My Name', 'Another Way to Die' scenario. 

[007jamesbond]

I'm not going to be surprised if they don't use SPECTRE as the sole title. I'm thinking it could be another 'You Know My Name', 'Another Way to Die' scenario. 

 

or maybe OHMSS style with no singing at all 

[sharpshooter]

I'm hoping Thomas Newman can incorporate more of the title song into his score this time. It wasn't a mark down on his Skyfall effort - which is actually very close to being my favourite Bond score overall, but it's always a nice bonus touch. 

[seawolfnyy]

 

I'm not going to be surprised if they don't use SPECTRE as the sole title. I'm thinking it could be another 'You Know My Name', 'Another Way to Die' scenario. 

 

or maybe OHMSS style with no singing at all 

 

I'd love that as OHMSS is my favorite title song. But it won't happen.

[DaveBond21]

I'm not going to be surprised if they don't use SPECTRE as the sole title. I'm thinking it could be another 'You Know My Name', 'Another Way to Die' scenario. 

 

I imagine the word "spectre" will be used in a verse, the same way that the line "the spy who loved me" features in Nobody Does it Better, and "solace" features in the one of the verses of Another Way to Die.

[sharpshooter]

 

I'm not going to be surprised if they don't use SPECTRE as the sole title. I'm thinking it could be another 'You Know My Name', 'Another Way to Die' scenario. 

 

I imagine the word "spectre" will be used in a verse, the same way that the line "the spy who loved me" features in Nobody Does it Better, and "solace" features in the one of the verses of Another Way to Die.

 

Yes, that's my guess at the moment.

[Professor Pi]

Still ... "Spectre" isn't the hardest title to write a song for.  It's not like it's "Thunderball" ...

[Blofeld's Cat]

And would the song be called "Spectre"?

[JCRendle]

I think "SPECTRE" is quite a good song title

[SecretAgentFan]

And here are the lyrics to the chorus:

 

You´re a spectre

My little inspector

don´t steal my lector

or I´ll be a defector

just don´t call me Hector

only calculate a vector...

 

 

Sorry, I obviously had too much gluehwein.

[JCRendle]

SPECTRE

by

JCRendle

 

Like a whisper in the wind

Like a shadow in the dark

Like a needle in the straw

They'll watch you like a Shark

 

They are an illusion

You will not know they're there

They will cause great confusion

before vanishing into thin air

 

SPECTRE are the key to every great crime

They've been in the shadows

Since the beginning of time.

A ghost, a goul, a spirit, a dream.

You better worry if you're part of the scheme 

 

Like a whisper in the wind

Like a shadow in the dark

Like a needle in the straw

They'll watch you like a Shark

 

They say

He's worse than a debt collector

His mind is sharper than Hannibal Lecter

He is a human lie detector

Who is the head of the mysterious SPECTRE?

[Vauxhall]

They could always channel Aretha Franklin's 'Respect', and spell out 'Spectre' if they're stuck for ideas.

[DaveBond21]

They could always channel Aretha Franklin's 'Respect', and spell out 'Spectre' if they're stuck for ideas.

 

Was Aretha Franklin ever considered to sing a Bond theme?

[rubixcub]

 

I'm not going to be surprised if they don't use SPECTRE as the sole title. I'm thinking it could be another 'You Know My Name', 'Another Way to Die' scenario. 

 

or maybe OHMSS style with no singing at all 

 

 

With the focus on marketing the Bond theme as a single and using current popular singers, I think the days of an instrumental Bond theme are over, permanently, unless instrumental tracks start getting massive radio play and mp3 download popularity.

 

Dave

[thecasinoroyale]

My Mum text me this morning at 1:03am to say:

 

"Did you know Caro (Emerald) is doing the theme for Spectre? X"

 

I've asked where this random text came from. Can't find anything myself.

 

For those not aware, this is Caro, a Dutch pop/jazz singer:

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=e9Xtl22x5Sg

 

[Hockey Mask]

I only want this to be true so you're mum can be the one with the big scoop.