Complementing the "No Time To Die" movie and soundtrack release, Decca will also release "Bond 25" album, to mark this 25th film in the long-running and much-loved series. This album includes new arrangements of the 25 iconic title themes, which span close to 60 years of cinema. Newly recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studio in London, they include ‘From Russia With Love,’ ‘Diamonds Are Forever,’ ‘Live And Let Die,’ ‘GoldenEye’ and ‘Die Another Day.’
Just a guess, but since the timing seemed to want to coincide with the release of the new film, I'd guess the makes of the CD want to wait for the revised release date and sell in the wake of the film.
"You can also be the first to hear exclusive score from Hans Zimmer and brand new recordings from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from Bond 25 brought to you from Decca Records."
CD / LP / iTunes - November 13, 2020 - Decca Records:
The album features new orchestral arrangements of all official James Bond title themes newly recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London. The RPO's recording of Billie Eilish’s No Time to Die will already be available digitally tomorrow.
Mixer: Simon Rhodes Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor, Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Andrew Skeet Recording Engineer: Rupert Coulson Mastering Engineer: Tim Debney
1. James Bond Theme (From ‘Dr. No’) (3:19) 2. From Russia With Love (From ‘Russia With Love’) (3:19) 3. Goldfinger (From ‘Goldfinger’) (2:26) 4. Thunderball (From ‘Thunderball’) (2:32) 5. You Only Live Twice (From ‘You Only Live Twice’) (2:56) 6. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (From ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’) (1:53) 7. Diamonds Are Forever (From ‘Diamonds Are Forever’) (3:08) 8. Live And Let Die (From ‘Live And Let Die’) (2:50) 9. The Man With The Golden Gun (From ‘The Man With The Golden Gun’) (2:35) 10. Nobody Does It Better (From ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’) (2:45) 11. Moonraker (From ‘Moonraker’) (2:59) 12. For Your Eyes Only (From ‘For Your Eyes Only’) (3:00) 13. All Time High (From ‘Octopussy’) (3:56) 14. A View To Kill (From ‘A View To Kill’) (2:16) 15. Living Daylights (From ‘The Living Daylights’) (2:04) 16. Licence To Kill (From ‘Licence To Kill’) (2:55) 17. Goldeneye (From ‘Goldeneye’) (2:53) 18. Tomorrow Never Dies (From ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’) (2:58) 19. The World Is Not Enough (From ‘The World Is Not Enough’) (2:58) 20. Die Another Day (From ‘Die Another Day’) (3:01) 21. You Know My Name (From ‘Casino Royale’) (3:52) 22. Another Way To Die (From ‘Quantum of Solace’) (3:27) 23. Skyfall (From ‘Skyfall’) (3:59) 24. Writing’s On The Wall (From ‘Spectre’) (4:01) 25. No Time To Die (arr. Orchestra) (From ”No Time To Die”) (4:02)
Not aimed for the likes of us obviously (if the track that was released digitally today is anything too go by) Couldn’t be any worse than that Carl Davis album from a few years back I guess!
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Simon Rhodes Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor, Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Andrew Skeet Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Rupert Coulson Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Tim Debney
The first two-thirds of "No Time To Die" sounds like a funeral dirge.
I don't hate it as much as "Writing's On The Wall" by Sam Smith but I kept waiting for it to build up, add layers or have a big crescendo and it never quite got there in my opinion.
I don't think people will feel comfortable going back to the theater, even if the coronavirus infections decline. I know that I personally would not go to a theater and none of my friends I talk to would either. I had already started going less when I kept encountering people texting, playing video games or acting like fools in the theater. I would much prefer they release it to streaming and I would gladly pay a fair price to see it in the comfort of my own living room. I'm not sure exactly how movie industry profit margins work, but I would think if the studio cuts out the middle man, they could make the same or more profit from people purchasing at home on Prime or elsewhere.
The first two-thirds of "No Time To Die" sounds like a funeral dirge.
Like most of the songs in recent years. Zzzzzzzz. The early films had that "in your face" sound. "Dr. No", "Russia" "Goldfinger" were like a gallon of cold water in your face.
