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re: Jim writing a Bond-theme

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tincrowdor 07:00 pm UTC 09/24/08
In reply to: re: Jim writing a Bond-theme - samurai7 07:42 pm UTC 09/23/08

The film must have been pretty bad for me to get it mixed up

> The Shadow
>
> > 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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