Mr Keith Hicks

Uhhh.
 
Wow.
 
I don't even know where to start.
Last night I finally listened to the rest of it after hyping myself up to it all week with the song and a few OST listens.
 
Could just be temporary, could just be my mood this week, but... first impression was that this is now easily my favourite Bond score of the ones I own/know, and one of my favourite scores of all time. Somehow it all just clicked perfectly. I'm so damn happy.
 
What the hell did Barry see in this? How did he suddenly completely transcend the movie and the established sound so incredibly when from the previous and next few Bond scores of his it sounds like he was done with it and sick of it all? How?
 
The song is great and all the uses of it throughout are lovely. The action is cool, and even all the tense/underscorey cues are engaging. Barry can be repetitive and meandering at times, but not here! Something about it, the sound, the orchestration, the melody, the unresolved progression just grabs you about them. Love the silly intermission in the middle with Tchaikovsky, Bernstein and 60s Barry. And then the pyramid/space stuff... holy crap. Total exhilirating heavenly beauty. And then it even has "ethnic" source music!!! Not even just a throwaway minute or two!!! And it's great!!! And so many versions of the song! And all of them so different, not just bullshit nondifferences, all of them worth keeping!!! The early lyrics sounded weird and maybe old-fashioned until I read that they were written for Frank Sinatra, then it instantly clicked into place, makes complete sense when thinking of it as a Sinatra song.
 
The orchestration is rich, the orchestra is wonderful, the sound is wonderful. Round 2 tonight with my adjusted program:

 
For the title song, two things bothered me: Bassey starts the first line a little bit late, and the ending is a bit quick. So I addressed both with AI separation, moved the first line a bit ahead and extended the ending by looping the instruments and putting the strings from the opening under it, only afterwards realising that this is pretty much what the early lyric version does too.
 
Used the alternate mix for Funeral Barge / Venice Boat Chase for the extra mandolin.
 
I didn't love the transition between Intro to End Title or the extra synth noodling through the song, so I put the thankfully separately included Intro at the end of Globes Destroyed and used the OST version of End Title instead.
 
Also reordered the songs to frame the source music program better. Moved Early Lyrics first for an energetic start and Instrumental late (since it's the early lyric version's instrumental, wouldn't work next to it), moved Alternate Instrumental early in its place instead since it's very different from Early Lyrics.

Moonraker was the first orchestral film score I ever owned. A dubbed tape of the CD from a friend.
 
Neil has produced another stunning album!

Below is a list of all the Bond Scores & the roughly what is missing time wise.
 
I really hope we see more expanded scores this year from LLL records because if they release via anniversary dates they might follow the below schedule, if not would be grate if they just released all of the Bond scores like they did in 2003 but obviously fully expanded with all the missing music ques.
 
Top of my list are all of the John Barry Bond scores but most wanted expansions are Moonraker , Thunderball & OHMSS
 
2024:
Goldfinger (60th) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (55th) The Man With The Golden Gun (50th) Moonraker (45th) License To Kill (35th) 2025:
Thunderball (60th) A View To A Kill (40th) GoldenEye (30th) Spectre (10th) 2026:
Diamonds Are Forever (55th) For Your Eyes Only (45th) Casino Royale (20th) No Time To Die (5th) 2027:
Dr. No (65th) You Only Live Twice (60th) The Spy Who Loved Me (50th) The Living Daylights (40th) Skyfall (15th) 2028:
From Russia With Love (65th) Quantum of Solace (20th)
DR NO - tecnhically none of the orchestral score is released, around 15-20 minutes
 
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - around 15 minutes
 
GOLDFINGER - around 15 minutes
 
THUNDERBALL -20-25 minutes, including some album only recordings and unfinished music
 
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - if you don't count re-edited cues, this one is mostly complete
 
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE - around 10 minutes 
 
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - 5 seconds
 
LIVE AND LET DIE - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024
 
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - around 25 minutes
 
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME - the whole score is missing, around 40 minutes
 
MOONRAKER - around 8-10 minutes
 
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - around 10 minutes
 
OCTOPUSSY - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024 
 
A VIEW TO A KILL - around 16 minutes 
 
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS - around 8-10 minutes
 
LICENSE TO KILL - around 40 minutes
 
GOLDENEYE - about 20 mins, plus 5:52 for the John Altman tank chase cue
 
TOMORROW NEVER DIES - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2022
 
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2018
 
DIE ANOTHER DAY - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2017
 
CASINO ROYALE - around 10 minutes still to be released on CD 
 
QUANTUM OF SOLACE- about 20 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SKYFALL - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SPECTRE - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
NO TIME TO DIE - about 69 minutes 

Below is a list of all the Bond Scores & the roughly what is missing time wise.
 
I really hope we see more expanded scores this year from LLL records because if they release via anniversary dates they might follow the below schedule, if not would be grate if they just released all of the Bond scores like they did in 2003 but obviously fully expanded with all the missing music ques.
 
Top of my list are all of the John Barry Bond scores but most wanted expansions are Moonraker , Thunderball & OHMSS
 
2024:
Goldfinger (60th) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (55th) The Man With The Golden Gun (50th) Moonraker (45th) License To Kill (35th) 2025:
Thunderball (60th) A View To A Kill (40th) GoldenEye (30th) Spectre (10th) 2026:
Diamonds Are Forever (55th) For Your Eyes Only (45th) Casino Royale (20th) No Time To Die (5th) 2027:
Dr. No (65th) You Only Live Twice (60th) The Spy Who Loved Me (50th) The Living Daylights (40th) Skyfall (15th) 2028:
From Russia With Love (65th) Quantum of Solace (20th)
DR NO - tecnhically none of the orchestral score is released, around 15-20 minutes
 
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - around 15 minutes
 
GOLDFINGER - around 15 minutes
 
THUNDERBALL -20-25 minutes, including some album only recordings and unfinished music
 
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - if you don't count re-edited cues, this one is mostly complete
 
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE - around 10 minutes 
 
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - 5 seconds
 
LIVE AND LET DIE - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024
 
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - around 25 minutes
 
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME - the whole score is missing, around 40 minutes
 
MOONRAKER - around 8-10 minutes
 
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - around 10 minutes
 
OCTOPUSSY - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024 
 
A VIEW TO A KILL - around 16 minutes 
 
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS - around 8-10 minutes
 
LICENSE TO KILL - around 40 minutes
 
GOLDENEYE - about 20 mins, plus 5:52 for the John Altman tank chase cue
 
TOMORROW NEVER DIES - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2022
 
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2018
 
DIE ANOTHER DAY - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2017
 
CASINO ROYALE - around 10 minutes still to be released on CD 
 
QUANTUM OF SOLACE- about 20 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SKYFALL - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SPECTRE - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
NO TIME TO DIE - about 69 minutes 

Listening to CD 1. Really enjoying this one. It has a kind of swagger to it I really like.
 
Lots of fun.

Below is a list of all the Bond Scores & the roughly what is missing time wise.
 
I really hope we see more expanded scores this year from LLL records because if they release via anniversary dates they might follow the below schedule, if not would be grate if they just released all of the Bond scores like they did in 2003 but obviously fully expanded with all the missing music ques.
 
Top of my list are all of the John Barry Bond scores but most wanted expansions are Moonraker , Thunderball & OHMSS
 
2024:
Goldfinger (60th) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (55th) The Man With The Golden Gun (50th) Moonraker (45th) License To Kill (35th) 2025:
Thunderball (60th) A View To A Kill (40th) GoldenEye (30th) Spectre (10th) 2026:
Diamonds Are Forever (55th) For Your Eyes Only (45th) Casino Royale (20th) No Time To Die (5th) 2027:
Dr. No (65th) You Only Live Twice (60th) The Spy Who Loved Me (50th) The Living Daylights (40th) Skyfall (15th) 2028:
From Russia With Love (65th) Quantum of Solace (20th)
DR NO - tecnhically none of the orchestral score is released, around 15-20 minutes
 
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - around 15 minutes
 
GOLDFINGER - around 15 minutes
 
THUNDERBALL -20-25 minutes, including some album only recordings and unfinished music
 
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - if you don't count re-edited cues, this one is mostly complete
 
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE - around 10 minutes 
 
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - 5 seconds
 
LIVE AND LET DIE - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024
 
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - around 25 minutes
 
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME - the whole score is missing, around 40 minutes
 
MOONRAKER - around 8-10 minutes
 
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - around 10 minutes
 
OCTOPUSSY - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024 
 
A VIEW TO A KILL - around 16 minutes 
 
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS - around 8-10 minutes
 
LICENSE TO KILL - around 40 minutes
 
GOLDENEYE - about 20 mins, plus 5:52 for the John Altman tank chase cue
 
TOMORROW NEVER DIES - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2022
 
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2018
 
DIE ANOTHER DAY - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2017
 
CASINO ROYALE - around 10 minutes still to be released on CD 
 
QUANTUM OF SOLACE- about 20 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SKYFALL - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SPECTRE - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
NO TIME TO DIE - about 69 minutes 

Below is a list of all the Bond Scores & the roughly what is missing time wise.
 
I really hope we see more expanded scores this year from LLL records because if they release via anniversary dates they might follow the below schedule, if not would be grate if they just released all of the Bond scores like they did in 2003 but obviously fully expanded with all the missing music ques.
 
Top of my list are all of the John Barry Bond scores but most wanted expansions are Moonraker , Thunderball & OHMSS
 
2024:
Goldfinger (60th) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (55th) The Man With The Golden Gun (50th) Moonraker (45th) License To Kill (35th) 2025:
Thunderball (60th) A View To A Kill (40th) GoldenEye (30th) Spectre (10th) 2026:
Diamonds Are Forever (55th) For Your Eyes Only (45th) Casino Royale (20th) No Time To Die (5th) 2027:
Dr. No (65th) You Only Live Twice (60th) The Spy Who Loved Me (50th) The Living Daylights (40th) Skyfall (15th) 2028:
From Russia With Love (65th) Quantum of Solace (20th)
DR NO - tecnhically none of the orchestral score is released, around 15-20 minutes
 
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - around 15 minutes
 
GOLDFINGER - around 15 minutes
 
THUNDERBALL -20-25 minutes, including some album only recordings and unfinished music
 
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - if you don't count re-edited cues, this one is mostly complete
 
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE - around 10 minutes 
 
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - 5 seconds
 
LIVE AND LET DIE - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024
 
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - around 25 minutes
 
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME - the whole score is missing, around 40 minutes
 
MOONRAKER - around 8-10 minutes
 
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - around 10 minutes
 
OCTOPUSSY - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024 
 
A VIEW TO A KILL - around 16 minutes 
 
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS - around 8-10 minutes
 
LICENSE TO KILL - around 40 minutes
 
GOLDENEYE - about 20 mins, plus 5:52 for the John Altman tank chase cue
 
TOMORROW NEVER DIES - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2022
 
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2018
 
DIE ANOTHER DAY - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2017
 
CASINO ROYALE - around 10 minutes still to be released on CD 
 
QUANTUM OF SOLACE- about 20 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SKYFALL - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SPECTRE - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
NO TIME TO DIE - about 69 minutes 

Below is a list of all the Bond Scores & the roughly what is missing time wise.
 
I really hope we see more expanded scores this year from LLL records because if they release via anniversary dates they might follow the below schedule, if not would be grate if they just released all of the Bond scores like they did in 2003 but obviously fully expanded with all the missing music ques.
 
Top of my list are all of the John Barry Bond scores but most wanted expansions are Moonraker , Thunderball & OHMSS
 
2024:
Goldfinger (60th) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (55th) The Man With The Golden Gun (50th) Moonraker (45th) License To Kill (35th) 2025:
Thunderball (60th) A View To A Kill (40th) GoldenEye (30th) Spectre (10th) 2026:
Diamonds Are Forever (55th) For Your Eyes Only (45th) Casino Royale (20th) No Time To Die (5th) 2027:
Dr. No (65th) You Only Live Twice (60th) The Spy Who Loved Me (50th) The Living Daylights (40th) Skyfall (15th) 2028:
From Russia With Love (65th) Quantum of Solace (20th)
DR NO - tecnhically none of the orchestral score is released, around 15-20 minutes
 
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - around 15 minutes
 
GOLDFINGER - around 15 minutes
 
THUNDERBALL -20-25 minutes, including some album only recordings and unfinished music
 
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - if you don't count re-edited cues, this one is mostly complete
 
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE - around 10 minutes 
 
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - 5 seconds
 
LIVE AND LET DIE - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024
 
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - around 25 minutes
 
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME - the whole score is missing, around 40 minutes
 
MOONRAKER - around 8-10 minutes
 
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - around 10 minutes
 
OCTOPUSSY - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024 
 
A VIEW TO A KILL - around 16 minutes 
 
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS - around 8-10 minutes
 
LICENSE TO KILL - around 40 minutes
 
GOLDENEYE - about 20 mins, plus 5:52 for the John Altman tank chase cue
 
TOMORROW NEVER DIES - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2022
 
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2018
 
DIE ANOTHER DAY - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2017
 
CASINO ROYALE - around 10 minutes still to be released on CD 
 
QUANTUM OF SOLACE- about 20 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SKYFALL - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SPECTRE - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
NO TIME TO DIE - about 69 minutes 

Below is a list of all the Bond Scores & the roughly what is missing time wise.
 
I really hope we see more expanded scores this year from LLL records because if they release via anniversary dates they might follow the below schedule, if not would be grate if they just released all of the Bond scores like they did in 2003 but obviously fully expanded with all the missing music ques.
 
Top of my list are all of the John Barry Bond scores but most wanted expansions are Moonraker , Thunderball & OHMSS
 
2024:
Goldfinger (60th) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (55th) The Man With The Golden Gun (50th) Moonraker (45th) License To Kill (35th) 2025:
Thunderball (60th) A View To A Kill (40th) GoldenEye (30th) Spectre (10th) 2026:
Diamonds Are Forever (55th) For Your Eyes Only (45th) Casino Royale (20th) No Time To Die (5th) 2027:
Dr. No (65th) You Only Live Twice (60th) The Spy Who Loved Me (50th) The Living Daylights (40th) Skyfall (15th) 2028:
From Russia With Love (65th) Quantum of Solace (20th)
DR NO - tecnhically none of the orchestral score is released, around 15-20 minutes
 
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - around 15 minutes
 
GOLDFINGER - around 15 minutes
 
THUNDERBALL -20-25 minutes, including some album only recordings and unfinished music
 
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - if you don't count re-edited cues, this one is mostly complete
 
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE - around 10 minutes 
 
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER - 5 seconds
 
LIVE AND LET DIE - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024
 
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN - around 25 minutes
 
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME - the whole score is missing, around 40 minutes
 
MOONRAKER - around 8-10 minutes
 
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - around 10 minutes
 
OCTOPUSSY - complete as per La La Land Records Release Jan 2024 
 
A VIEW TO A KILL - around 16 minutes 
 
THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS - around 8-10 minutes
 
LICENSE TO KILL - around 40 minutes
 
GOLDENEYE - about 20 mins, plus 5:52 for the John Altman tank chase cue
 
TOMORROW NEVER DIES - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2022
 
THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2018
 
DIE ANOTHER DAY - complete as per La La Land Records Release 2017
 
CASINO ROYALE - around 10 minutes still to be released on CD 
 
QUANTUM OF SOLACE- about 20 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SKYFALL - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
SPECTRE - about 30 to 40 Minutes of music to still to be released on CD ?
 
NO TIME TO DIE - about 69 minutes 

I'll be happy if there's a JW score and a John Barry Bond that hasn't previously had a complete release.
Having a John Barry score would also mean that we can expect further Bond releases from that era in future.

My final guesses:
 
Catch Me If You Can or The Terminal
The Godfather, Part II
Jurassic Park III
Moonraker
Spider-Man 2

Final predictions anyone?
 
I'll take a flyer:
 
(in no particular order)
 
The Godfather: Part II
Moonraker
The Mask of Zorro
MacArthur
Hook
 

See James Bond Music page on Facebook on 2nd April 2021 :-
 
The Moonraker myth started when the expanded CDs came out in 2003 and Lukas addressed the question of why Moonraker wasn't included.
Basically tapes for Moonraker were not stored with the other tapes they were working with and there was no budget to go looking. Besides, the 5 scores to be expanded had already been determined.
It got misquoted into the Moonraker tapes being lost and that became urban myth.
People even started saying the tapes had been dumped by Davout, the Paris studio where Moonraker was recorded.
However, these myths were based on a number of false presuppositions.
First, for a major movie like Moonraker there is never just one set of tapes. There's just too much riding on it. It's very likely that both a master and backup copy were taken at the recording session, and then there may be other duplicates created for other purposes.
Second, in order to get music into a film's soundtrack, you have to do more than just record it. You have to dub it. The dubbing happened in England. Jon's book The Music of James Bond confirms tapes were shipped to England for this purpose. There would have been no reason to send them back to Paris, since Davout is a recording facility, not a storage facility.
Now, of course none of this proves the opposite, that there are accessible tapes, but several people who would know have assured us there are Moonraker tapes and they have been preserved digitally.
So, basically, a misquotation plus some false assumptions and Chinese whispers equals urban myth.

See James Bond Music page on Facebook on 2nd April 2021 :-
 
The Moonraker myth started when the expanded CDs came out in 2003 and Lukas addressed the question of why Moonraker wasn't included.
Basically tapes for Moonraker were not stored with the other tapes they were working with and there was no budget to go looking. Besides, the 5 scores to be expanded had already been determined.
It got misquoted into the Moonraker tapes being lost and that became urban myth.
People even started saying the tapes had been dumped by Davout, the Paris studio where Moonraker was recorded.
However, these myths were based on a number of false presuppositions.
First, for a major movie like Moonraker there is never just one set of tapes. There's just too much riding on it. It's very likely that both a master and backup copy were taken at the recording session, and then there may be other duplicates created for other purposes.
Second, in order to get music into a film's soundtrack, you have to do more than just record it. You have to dub it. The dubbing happened in England. Jon's book The Music of James Bond confirms tapes were shipped to England for this purpose. There would have been no reason to send them back to Paris, since Davout is a recording facility, not a storage facility.
Now, of course none of this proves the opposite, that there are accessible tapes, but several people who would know have assured us there are Moonraker tapes and they have been preserved digitally.
So, basically, a misquotation plus some false assumptions and Chinese whispers equals urban myth.

See James Bond Music page on Facebook on 2nd April 2021 :-
 
The Moonraker myth started when the expanded CDs came out in 2003 and Lukas addressed the question of why Moonraker wasn't included.
Basically tapes for Moonraker were not stored with the other tapes they were working with and there was no budget to go looking. Besides, the 5 scores to be expanded had already been determined.
It got misquoted into the Moonraker tapes being lost and that became urban myth.
People even started saying the tapes had been dumped by Davout, the Paris studio where Moonraker was recorded.
However, these myths were based on a number of false presuppositions.
First, for a major movie like Moonraker there is never just one set of tapes. There's just too much riding on it. It's very likely that both a master and backup copy were taken at the recording session, and then there may be other duplicates created for other purposes.
Second, in order to get music into a film's soundtrack, you have to do more than just record it. You have to dub it. The dubbing happened in England. Jon's book The Music of James Bond confirms tapes were shipped to England for this purpose. There would have been no reason to send them back to Paris, since Davout is a recording facility, not a storage facility.
Now, of course none of this proves the opposite, that there are accessible tapes, but several people who would know have assured us there are Moonraker tapes and they have been preserved digitally.
So, basically, a misquotation plus some false assumptions and Chinese whispers equals urban myth.

See James Bond Music page on Facebook on 2nd April 2021 :-
 
The Moonraker myth started when the expanded CDs came out in 2003 and Lukas addressed the question of why Moonraker wasn't included.
Basically tapes for Moonraker were not stored with the other tapes they were working with and there was no budget to go looking. Besides, the 5 scores to be expanded had already been determined.
It got misquoted into the Moonraker tapes being lost and that became urban myth.
People even started saying the tapes had been dumped by Davout, the Paris studio where Moonraker was recorded.
However, these myths were based on a number of false presuppositions.
First, for a major movie like Moonraker there is never just one set of tapes. There's just too much riding on it. It's very likely that both a master and backup copy were taken at the recording session, and then there may be other duplicates created for other purposes.
Second, in order to get music into a film's soundtrack, you have to do more than just record it. You have to dub it. The dubbing happened in England. Jon's book The Music of James Bond confirms tapes were shipped to England for this purpose. There would have been no reason to send them back to Paris, since Davout is a recording facility, not a storage facility.
Now, of course none of this proves the opposite, that there are accessible tapes, but several people who would know have assured us there are Moonraker tapes and they have been preserved digitally.
So, basically, a misquotation plus some false assumptions and Chinese whispers equals urban myth.

I can 100% confirm the Moonraker tapes are not lost this is just a myth, let’s hope Moonraker expanded score comes to light very soon 🙏🙏

See James Bond Music page on Facebook on 2nd April 2021 :-
 
The Moonraker myth started when the expanded CDs came out in 2003 and Lukas addressed the question of why Moonraker wasn't included.
Basically tapes for Moonraker were not stored with the other tapes they were working with and there was no budget to go looking. Besides, the 5 scores to be expanded had already been determined.
It got misquoted into the Moonraker tapes being lost and that became urban myth.
People even started saying the tapes had been dumped by Davout, the Paris studio where Moonraker was recorded.
However, these myths were based on a number of false presuppositions.
First, for a major movie like Moonraker there is never just one set of tapes. There's just too much riding on it. It's very likely that both a master and backup copy were taken at the recording session, and then there may be other duplicates created for other purposes.
Second, in order to get music into a film's soundtrack, you have to do more than just record it. You have to dub it. The dubbing happened in England. Jon's book The Music of James Bond confirms tapes were shipped to England for this purpose. There would have been no reason to send them back to Paris, since Davout is a recording facility, not a storage facility.
Now, of course none of this proves the opposite, that there are accessible tapes, but several people who would know have assured us there are Moonraker tapes and they have been preserved digitally.
So, basically, a misquotation plus some false assumptions and Chinese whispers equals urban myth.

See James Bond Music page on Facebook on 2nd April 2021 :-
 
The Moonraker myth started when the expanded CDs came out in 2003 and Lukas addressed the question of why Moonraker wasn't included.
Basically tapes for Moonraker were not stored with the other tapes they were working with and there was no budget to go looking. Besides, the 5 scores to be expanded had already been determined.
It got misquoted into the Moonraker tapes being lost and that became urban myth.
People even started saying the tapes had been dumped by Davout, the Paris studio where Moonraker was recorded.
However, these myths were based on a number of false presuppositions.
First, for a major movie like Moonraker there is never just one set of tapes. There's just too much riding on it. It's very likely that both a master and backup copy were taken at the recording session, and then there may be other duplicates created for other purposes.
Second, in order to get music into a film's soundtrack, you have to do more than just record it. You have to dub it. The dubbing happened in England. Jon's book The Music of James Bond confirms tapes were shipped to England for this purpose. There would have been no reason to send them back to Paris, since Davout is a recording facility, not a storage facility.
Now, of course none of this proves the opposite, that there are accessible tapes, but several people who would know have assured us there are Moonraker tapes and they have been preserved digitally.
So, basically, a misquotation plus some false assumptions and Chinese whispers equals urban myth.

I can 100% confirm the Moonraker tapes are not lost this is just a myth, let’s hope Moonraker expanded score comes to light very soon 🙏🙏