#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Tradition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I wasn't a fan of "Another Way To Die" until a few months ago. It's good when you realize it's just another Jack White song without trying to shoehorn it into Bond.Shoehorn it?Their task was to write a Bond song, not "just another Jack White song".You evaluate scores as music when it's meant to conform to a film, why can't the same be done for songs? It's not a great Bond song, but it's a good song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I think the opposite. It's not a good song on its own, but it works well in the film when it appears, setting the mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,990 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 No flavour at all. Matter of taste, I guess.KarolYour lack of taste?Haha, maybe.But, seriously, what's so special about it? Despite the fact it's sung by a man?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 It's a strong rock balad with a good melody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Rock ballad? Strong melody? Sigh. What's next, headbanging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 I get knock down but I get up again no ones ever going to keep me down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Holdo 16 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Longer version of the song (some Spanish at the beginning, radio rip I think)http://soundcloud.co...b/adele-skyfallEDIT: Apparently it's French, not Spanish. You European weirdos need to start speakin' American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke905 18 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 The full version of Adele's song: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Lyrics by Don Black,The genius behind "His eye may be on you or me/ Who will he bang?/ We shall see. Oh yeah!"?Granted, the lyrics for TWINE fine, as is the melody. It's everything else that doesn't work.and far better instrumentation by David Arnold.Nah, the orchestration is far too cluttered and over-embellished (especially those stupid trumpet stabs and falls), which is what you get with Arnold for the most part. The key behind Barry's music is one that DA never gets. Less is more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Holdo 16 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Nah, the orchestration is far too cluttered and over-embellished (especially those stupid trumpet stabs and falls), which is what you get with Arnold for the most part. The key behind Barry's music is one that DA never gets. Less is more.I like a good portion of Arnold's work, but yeah, you've nailed it. It's why I like Shaft (...the score!) so much, he keeps it low-key. His melodic work is fine, and I like his integration of the Barry sound with electronics, but his action cues often descend into noisy nonsense. Bond's calm and collected, the music isn't much of either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Longer version of the song (some Spanish at the beginning, radio rip I think)http://soundcloud.co...b/adele-skyfallI like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 Lyrics by Don Black,The genius behind "His eye may be on you or me/ Who will he bang?/ We shall see. Oh yeah!"?Huh. I had always heard that as "Who will he burn?" Which didn't make much sense, but I had never really thought about it until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'm not sure what to make of the song, actually. It is pleasant enough, and Adele's voice is great, but I can't help but feel that it lacks inspiration. The orchestration mimicks the Bond theme, with some piano.I think her voice could have been even better, had it been accompanied with better orchestration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendal_Ozzel 36 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 I'm still processing the song as a whole, but a couple things struck me on the second listen. Probably just coincidental, since they're all just variations on the Bond theme, but @ 3:02 it sounds like Bond '77 from TSWLM, and then @ 3:13 it sounds like the way Arnold used it in the opening chases of TWINE and DAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Holdo 16 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 So, I haven't bought a song from iTunes in years, but I may jump on it. What's the bit rate for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 256 AAC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Adele sounds great, and so does the orchestra. But the lyrics are awful! The repetitions of the word "Skyfall" are really tiresome, and I can't figure out what the song is about. "This is the end," "You can have my number, but not my heart," "We'll stand together" ... It doesn't sound thought through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacius 7 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Holdo 16 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 What do you know, you put major sevenths in the Star Spangled Banner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 It's well produced, and I like it overall, but on the first listen I can't help feeling Adele's performance lacks a certain edge, coming off somewhat measured and lethargic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmmusic 1,823 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 LOVE the new song!!!Very good composition, classic Bond, seems like it was written in those years, and with a memorable main melody that seems inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Better than "Another Way to Go Deaf". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Sorry guys this is boring and not par with the great songs of the past for 007.Also I find it sad that people can't write a 9# chord.So many mistakes on the arrangement. Tragic...For example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,323 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 Entire song with lyrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 It's a good song, but I can't help thinking I've heard it in an earlier Bond film. It's not a bad 007 song either, the rhythm will jive perfectly with the credits with gyrating nude silhouettes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 It really sounds like a mix of Tomorrow Never Dies and No Good About Goodbyes.The chorus shouldn't be there IMO, I'd rather have a kick-ass orchestral counterpoint like, well, practically every Bond song before GoldenEye. And it lacks an interesting melody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Lyrics by Don Black,The genius behind "His eye may be on you or me/ Who will he bang?/ We shall see. Oh yeah!"?Huh. I had always heard that as "Who will he burn?" Which didn't make much sense, but I had never really thought about it until now.It's neither. It's "Who will he bag?", as in "Who will he kill?"I'd planned on not listening to the Adele song until I saw the movie, but I caved. I love it. And I gave it a test today by putting it into a playlist along with the other theme songs, then going for a long walk and listening to 'em all back-to-back. It fit in perfectly well, so it passed the test as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 It really sounds like a mix of Tomorrow Never Dies and No Good About Goodbyes.That's it. And it reminds me a bit of Gladys Knight's "License to Kill" for some reason too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 This is an excellent song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Hey Blume, no positive opinions please! This is JWFan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Everything looks a bit shittier when you're a bunch of losers I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Everything was soooo much better in the old days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUMENKOHL 1,068 Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 Back when life was good, and I wasn't an old bag of brittle arthritic bones with a weekly case of constipation to be cured by dried prunes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor 796 Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I've never been a Bond fan and although I live by the rule that I won't waste time and energy on things I don't like, I will make an exception for the Skyfall song since I kinda like Adele.It's not a bad song. It's actually good, BUT...... The melody-line of the chorus is just so freaking ANNOYING. It's not badly composed and it's even catchy in a sense, but some melodies should just be avoided I feel. This is one of them. It's not very pleasant to listen to.It's a shame, because the verses are very effective and one is led to believe that they build toward a monumental chorus. Instead we are 'treated' to what I consider one of the most annoying melodies ever written.For that reason Skyfall is ultimately ineffective and a somewhat weird song. Too bad. The arrangement is FANTASTIC though, which only adds to my frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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