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| Released | November 14, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 74:20 | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
| Producer | David Arnold | |||
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| ScoreNotes | B |
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Casino Royale: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The soundtrack to the 2006 film Casino Royale was released by Sony Classical on November 14, 2006. The music was composed by David Arnold and is Arnold's fourth soundtrack for the popular James Bond movie series. Frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd orchestrated and conducted the score.
Development[edit]
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on July 26, 2006 that Chris Cornell, the former Audioslave and Soundgarden lead singer, composed and would sing 'You Know My Name', the Casino Royale title song.[1] Cornell collaborated with David Arnold who composed the film's score. Cornell was first reported to be writing and performing the song on July 20, 2006 by the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat. 'You Know My Name' is the first theme song since 1983's Octopussy to use a different title than the film, and Cornell is the first male performer since a-ha (in 1987's The Living Daylights). It is only the fourth Bond theme (after the opening medley of Dr. No, the instrumental theme from On Her Majesty's Secret Service and 'All Time High' from Octopussy) to make no reference to the title of the film. The soundtrack was completed early in the morning on October 11, 2006.[2] The soundtrack was released on November 14, 2006.
Various names were reported in the media prior to the announcement, some reports going so far as to have the performers apparently claim they were working on the theme. This list includes Tina Turner[3] who previously sang 'GoldenEye' for the 1995 Bond film of the same name, and Tony Christie.[4]
Title song and tracks[edit]
The Casino Royale title song 'You Know My Name' by Chris Cornell is not featured on the soundtrack album, but released separately as a single. However, motifs from the song serve as Bond's theme throughout the film, e.g. the tracks 'I'm the Money' and 'Aston Montenegro', feature two different instrumental renditions of its chorus. The 'You Know My Name' CD single was released on December 11, 2006.
Some cues for the movie that did not make the final selection of tracks for the soundtrack album are available as bonus track downloads in iTunes from the iTunes Store.
The traditional James Bond Theme builds throughout the film before appearing in its full form over the end credits as track 25, 'The Name's Bond . . . James Bond', on the official album.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'African Rundown' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 6:52 |
| 2. | 'Nothing Sinister' | 1:27 |
| 3. | 'Unauthorised Access' | 1:08 |
| 4. | 'Blunt Instrument' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme', originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 2:22 |
| 5. | 'CCTV' | 1:30 |
| 6. | 'Solange' | 0:59 |
| 7. | 'Trip Aces' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme' and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 2:06 |
| 8. | 'Miami International' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 12:43 |
| 9. | 'I'm the Money' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 0:27 |
| 10. | 'Aston Montenegro' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 1:03 |
| 11. | 'Dinner Jackets' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 1:52 |
| 12. | 'The Tell' | 3:23 |
| 13. | 'Stairwell Fight' | 4:12 |
| 14. | 'Vesper' | 1:44 |
| 15. | 'Bond Loses It All' | 3:56 |
| 16. | 'Dirty Martini' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme',) | 3:49 |
| 17. | 'Bond Wins It All' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme', and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 4:32 |
| 18. | 'The End of an Aston Martin' | 1:30 |
| 19. | 'The Bad Die Young' | 1:18 |
| 20. | 'City of Lovers' | 3:30 |
| 21. | 'The Switch' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme', and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 5:07 |
| 22. | 'Fall of a House in Venice' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme', and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 1:53 |
| 23. | 'Death of Vesper' | 2:50 |
| 24. | 'The Bitch Is Dead' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme') | 1:05 |
| 25. | 'The Name's Bond... James Bond' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme') | 2:49 |
| Total length: | 74:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Licence: 2 Kills' | 2:38 |
| 2. | 'Reveal LeChiffre' | 1:25 |
| 3. | 'Mongoose vs. Snake' | 1:16 |
| 4. | 'Bombers Away' | 0:27 |
| 5. | 'Push Them Overboard' | 0:27 |
| 6. | 'Bedside Computer' | 0:41 |
| 7. | 'Beep Beep Beep Bang' | 0:37 |
| 8. | 'Inhaler' | 0:27 |
| 9. | 'Brother from Langley' | 1:41 |
| 10. | 'Prelude to a Beating' | 1:17 |
| 11. | 'Coming Round' | 1:11 |
| 12. | 'I'm Yours' | 1:04 |
| 13. | 'Running to the Elevator' | 0:28 |
| Total length: | 87:59 | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^'Chris Cornell Has Written and Will Perform the Main Title Song for CASINO ROYALE'. 2006-07-26. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
- ^'David Arnold'. Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^'Tina Turner links herself to Casino Royale theme song'. MI6.co.uk. 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2006-06-21.
- ^'Tony Christie Writing 'Royale' Theme Song?'. CommanderBond.net. 2005-10-02. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2006-06-21.
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The James Bond franchise has seen regular changes in actors, style and direction over the years. And, after Pierce Brosnan’s final appearance as 007 in Die Another Day, the series underwent arguably its greatest reinvention to date.
Whilst being the 21st film in the series, Casino Royale took James Bond back to his roots, as a young, inexperienced MI6 agent. Closely based on Ian Fleming’s novel, Daniel Craig was cast as Bond in the franchise reboot. When deciding on the music for the film, however, the producers decided to turn to an old hand as David Arnold was once again asked to provide the score; his fourth for the series.
Casino Royale (2006)
1. African Rundown
2. Nothing Sinister
3. Unauthorised Access
4. Blunt Instrument
5. CCTV
6. Solange
7. Trip Aces
8. Miami International
9. I’m The Money
10. Aston Montenegro
11. Dinner Jackets
12. The Tell
13. Stairwell Fight
14. Vesper
15. Bond Loses It All
16. Dirty Martini
17. Bond Wins It All
18. The End Of An Aston Martin
19. The Bad Die Young
20. City of Lovers
21. The Switch
22. Fall Of A House In Venice
23. Death of Vesper
24. The Bitch Is Dead
25. The Name’s Bond…James Bond
To record the title track, producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced in July 2006 that former Audioslave and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell would provide the theme for Casino Royale. Cornell was chosen partly as the producers wanted a strong male vocalist to reflect the grittier, inexperienced Bond (no male vocalist had sung a Bond theme since Morton Harket performed The Living Daylights in 1987).
Not normally associated with the musical style of a Bond theme, Cornell was keen to record a track that was respectful to the Bond tradition. He told Variety magazine: “I (wanted) an orchestra. I didn’t want to do a song for a James Bond film and not have it sound somewhat like a James Bond song.”
Unlike many of the previous soundtracks where the artists had written the theme song in isolation, Arnold collaborated with Cornell on his song You Know My Name. The first Bond theme since Octopussy not to use the film’s title in its lyrics (Cornell admitted that he “couldn’t imagine it fitting into a song lyric that would come out of my mouth”), the song was recorded at London’s AIR studios.
Described by the singer as “more up-tempo and a little more aggressive than any other Bond theme has been, maybe since Paul McCartney” (Live and Let Die), You Know My Name was a hit across the world, reaching number 7 in the UK singles chart.
Arnold also wanted the musical motif from You Know My Name to replace the James Bond theme during Casino Royale, reflecting Bond’s immaturity and inexperience. The instrumental theme from You Know My Name can be heard throughout Arnold’s soundtrack, most effectively on I’m The Money – where Bond first meets Vesper Lynd and on Dinner Jackets.
Ironically, although the theme is woven throughout Arnold’s score, You Know My Name doesn’t appear on the on the Casino Royale CD soundtrack album. The song was available as a single and on Cornell’s own album Carry On, with Cornell stating that this happened because he wanted the song to be ‘his’. Additionally, since he wrote You Know My Name in midst of recording his solo album, Cornell felt that the song belonged to the album. This makes Casino Royale the one and only Bond album that doesn’t include the title song on the soundtrack.
What Arnold did on Casino Royale is to take a step backwards from the driving electronica of Die Another Day and revert to a more classical, orchestral score. What results is an unmistakeable but ‘new’ Bond sound, mirroring the reboot of the film series.
Arnold’s soundtrack manages to be Bond-esque without using any of the previous Bond motifs. As Casino Royale is the first Bond adventure, the composer was keen to avoid using the existing Monty Norman and John Barry themes in the film. Indeed, you only hear the iconic James Bond Theme over the end credits – immediately after 007 utters the immortal words “The name’s Bond. James Bond.”
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The soundtrack also includes a lovely piano led theme for Bond’s love Vesper Lynd and Arnold’s action sequences are also dramatic and pulsating – the excellent opening track African Rundown is a great example.
In addition to 74 minutes of music on one of the longest CD soundtracks of the series, an additional 13 short tracks and excerpts were made available as iTunes downloads, making Casino Royale probably the most complete collection of soundtrack music for a single 007 film.
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Allmusic rather harshly dismissed Casino Royale as a ‘missed opportunity’ for Arnold to ‘reinvent the dated spy music’ of previous Bond films. Actually, the composer does a pretty good job of making a Bond soundtrack sound like classic Barry without using any motifs or themes that an audience might recognise.
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Once again, the collaboration between title track writer and Arnold gives the score some consistency, and it’s a crying shame that Cornell’s superb title track is not included on the CD. All in all, though, this is another great collection of spy film music from a man set to be as important to the development of Bond music as Monty Norman and John Barry before him.
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