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The story of the music that accompanies the cinematic adventures of Ian Fleming's intrepid Agent 007 is one of surprising reallife drama. In The Music of James Bond, author Jon Burlingame throws open studio and courtroom doors alike to reveal the full and extraordinary history of the sounds of James Bond, spicing the story with a wealth of fascinating and previously undisclosed tales.Burlingame devotes a chapter to each Bond film, providing the backstory for the music (including a readerfriendly analysis of each score) from the lastminute creation of the nowfamous 'James Bond Theme' in Dr. No to John Barry's trendsetting early scores for such films as Goldfinger and Thunderball. We learn how synthesizers, disco and modern electronica techniques played a role in subsequent scores, and how composer David Arnold reinvented the Bond sound for the 1990s and beyond.The book brims with behindthescenes anecdotes. Burlingame examines the decadeslong controversy over authorship of the Bond theme; how Frank Sinatra almost sang the title song for Moonraker; and how top artists like Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Carly Simon, Duran Duran, Gladys Knight, Tina Turner, and Madonna turned Bond songs into charttopping hits. The author shares the untold stories of how Eric Clapton played guitar for Licence to Kill but saw his work shelved, and how Amy Winehouse very nearly cowrote and sang the theme for Quantum of Solace.New interviews with many Bond songwriters and composers, coupled with extensive research as well as fascinating and previously undiscovered detailstemperamental artists, unexpected hits, and the convergence of great music and unforgettable imagerymake The Music of James Bond a must read for 007 buffs and all popular music fans. This paperback edition is brought uptodate with a new chapter on Skyfall.
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