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re: Jim writing a Bond-theme

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tincrowdor 07:07 pm UTC 09/23/08
In reply to: re: Jim writing a Bond-theme - samurai7 05:46 pm UTC 09/23/08

One problem with Jim doing a Bond theme is that the artiste is normally recognisable to the everyday public and usually popular at the time. Original Sin with it's line about "license to kill" would fit in nicely but wasn't it used for that film The Phantom with Taylor Dayne on vocals?

> er, didn't they already try that? lol
>
> > On an odd fron Def Leppard always wanted to write a Bond
> > theme but the Bond Producers vetoed it. How about the two
> > working together!
> >
> > > I would second that - what a brilliant idea especially now
> > > that he has worked in the UK for a while he can get a feel
> > > for English over the topness!
> > >
> > > > I think Live and Let Die is the best Bond theme ever. Jim
> > > > is one of the few composers who could write something to
> > > > compete with that classic. I agree when you say that Jim
> > > > would be "perfect for the assignment".
> > > >
> > > > > After hearing the absolute shit that is the new James
> > > > > Bond-theme by Alicia Keys and Jack White, I came to think
> > > > > of how a song would have been if Jim had written it.
> > > > > Surely he would have been perfect for the assignment with
> > > > > his over-the-top sound.


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