The Ultimate James Bond Collection
$36.49
Ok set of music-only sound - This doesn t have the voice to any of the songs, which makes it harder to relate for me. Otherwise, good, James-Bondy music.
All Instrumental - All Instrumental - not the original bond songs by the original artists.If you are looking for original theme songs with the words...do not buy this CD set.
Not what you may expect, but excellent! - I guess I didn t pay enough attention, but I was expecting all the original theme songs by the original artists. Instead, I received so much awesome music beautifully performed by the Prague Philharmonic. This is a must if you are a die hard James Bond fan AND you like an occassional trip to the symphony.
This Bonds For You! - To coincide with the Utimate Edition James Bond DVD Box Sets released in 2006, comes this sterling 4-CD Box Set. If you re among those who favor the symphonic sound of the Bond films, this Bonds for you. Also, sure to be pleased with this pristine, HDCD 2006 release are audiophiles. Bond never sounded better! The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra gets the kudos for adding lustre to the James Bond music. From Dr. No right up to Die Another Day the orchestra, conducted by Nic Raine and James Fizpatrick, gets it right.There are two interesting bonus tracks. The Look of Love (one of the best cuts) from the Casino Royale spoof made in the sixties and the title track for Never Say Never Again. Both are rarities. They come from the only Bond films made without the control of the Broccoli family. Both cuts are on CD 4.Now to the CD s.CD 1: Music from Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball and Dr. No are featured. Has the Goldfinger theme ever sounded better? The answer is a resounding no. This is the best. Same goes for the James Bond Theme which opens this CD.CD 2: Music from You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty s Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever and Live And Let Die are featured. This might be the best CD overall.CD 3: The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy. Included is the terrific cut Nobody Does It Better from The Spy Who Loved Me.CD 4: In addition to the bonus cuts we have A View To A Kill, Licence To Kill, Goldeneye and Die Another Day. The only weak CD, saved by the previously noted bonus material and a another great version of the James Bond Theme.The Bond franchise is still going strong after 47 years. Fun films that happen to include some great music. I m delighted to add yet another 5-Star rating for this highly recommended CD set.
Just A Great Album That Is A Hidden Jewel - This is a nice collection of the best classical Bond music that you would ever want to have. The title songs are also the classical version, not the pop version that are on the movies. So, if you want the Bond themes played in their real style, buy the soundtrack that has just the themes. If you want the others songs that you hear in the back ground of your favorite movies and classical version of your favorite Bond themes, then this is the soundtrack to buy. The box it comes in is what you see on the pic here. My only complaint is that it is cheap plastic holding disc two and three, some of the stupid prongs (or whatever they are called) holding the two discs in broke when I took it out of the case. It could have just been damaged from the shipment, but I ve seen these things break before. The CDs themselves are still in perfect condition and play great. Another thing that is cool about this album is that it comes with a book that tells what each movie is about and who starred in it as well as who played Bond in that particular film (no pictures however). Overall, this is a great collection to buy. I am actually listening to it while I give this review! I m really happy that I decided to buy it, beautiful music