Naïve Old Fart 11,226 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Don't bother, it's not worth it. It was written for an abandoned musical. Ask the general public "Who wrote the 'James Bond Theme'", and the answer will always be 'John Barry'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted February 27 Popular Post Share Posted February 27 7 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Ask the general public "Who wrote the 'James Bond Theme'", and the answer will always be 'John Barry'. Ask the general public "Who wrote the 'James Bond Theme'", and the answer will usually be 'I dunno'. If they named any composer, it would be John Williams, the only name they maybe know outside perhaps Zimmer. They can sure hum the tunes though! Trope, A. A. Ron, Tallguy and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 2,192 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 When I was in training for my old job at the post office, the trainer made a comment about how great the music is in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and then said something about how us youngins probably didn't know who Hugo Montenegro even was. I considered setting the record straight for my boy Ennio Morricone, but figured the cute girl sitting next to me wouldn't be impressed by my film score knowledge. Nick's right. Normies have no idea who composed what. Even if they care at all, odds are good they'll still credit the wrong guy. Another case in point: I pirated a copy of the Back to the Future OST about 15 years ago and the artist tag said "John Williams." Nick1Ø66 and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 My guess is most of us have had the experience of mentioning John Williams to someone, be met with a blank stare, only to see the recognition on their face when you mention how many of their favourite films he’s scored and they realise how much of his music they already know. Gabriel Bezerra and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,489 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 10 minutes ago, A. A. Ron said: When I was in training for my old job at the post office, the trainer made a comment about how great the music is in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and then said something about how us youngins probably didn't know who Hugo Montenegro even was. I considered setting the record straight for my boy Ennio Morricone, but figured the cute girl sitting next to me wouldn't be impressed by my film score knowledge. Nick's right. Normies have no idea who composed what. Even if they care at all, odds are good they'll still credit the wrong guy. Another case in point: I pirated a copy of the Back to the Future OST about 15 years ago and the artist tag said "John Williams." "Actually, Montenegro is just the cover artist" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Amazon MGM’s Best Bet to Protect James Bond’s Legacy: Hire Christopher Nolan Seems like as close as you're going to get to a slam dunk to me. Do whatever it takes to get Nolan, and give him what Broccoli wouldn't, final cut, and I'll be interested in Bond again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 3,052 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 43 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: Amazon MGM’s Best Bet to Protect James Bond’s Legacy: Hire Christopher Nolan Seems like as close as you're going to get to a slam dunk to me. Do whatever it takes to get Nolan, and give him what Broccoli wouldn't, final cut, and I'll be interested in Bond again. And a Ludwig Goransson Bond score… eek. Edmilson and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trope 1,085 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 8 minutes ago, Tom Guernsey said: And a Ludwig Goransson Bond score… eek. He would go all out and I think he would do a great job. But it would never happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterTech 1,464 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 psst Zimmer and Mazzaro deserve a more tonally focused follow up runs off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,054 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Nolan is way too big of a name and expensive, especially now that he has an Oscar. He'd never accept the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom Guernsey 3,052 Posted March 5 Popular Post Share Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, Trope said: He would go all out and I think he would do a great job. But it would never happen. Actually as long he was allowed to score it like a Bond film and not like a Nolan film I would tend to agree. 2 minutes ago, HunterTech said: psst Zimmer and Mazzaro deserve a more tonally focused follow up runs off Honestly, having just finished my complete listen (except Dr No) of the Bond scores, I actually enjoyed NTTD more than the either of the Thomas Newman scores. Even if some of the suspense music sounds like the theme from The Crown. Also runs off… Yavar Moradi, Trope and Tallguy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 42 minutes ago, Tom Guernsey said: And a Ludwig Goransson Bond score… eek. I'll take it. For a Nolan Bond flick, they can track in Marvin Hamlisch and I'll take it. Though admittedly, Hamlisch would be better for a Tarantino Bond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,054 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 A Ludwig Gorannsson Bond score for Nolan would be just Tenet Part 2. And since I don't care for that score, I'd probably wouldn't care for his take on Bond either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bespin Copilot 9,370 Posted March 5 Popular Post Share Posted March 5 I've found the possible plot for the next James Bond movie on the "internet". In a distant part of Earth, Bond intercepts a distress call from an environmental activist. Guided by a wise elder with small round glasses and mittens, Bond learns of a corporation's superweapon threatening ecosystems, led by a rich tech mogul under the influence of ketamine. Bond teams up with a fearless activist (a non-binary tech genius) and a very hairy lesbian woman. They traverse forests, infiltrate high-tech facilities, and uncover the mogul's plan to exploit Earth's resources. The villainous organization, D.O.G.E. (Destructive Organization for Global Exploitation), is behind it all. In the climactic showdown, they destroy the weapon, but Bond accidentally hits the wrong button, unleashing a colorful fireworks display instead. Bond quips, “Well, that's one way to celebrate,” as they laugh and enjoy the unexpected show, uniting the diverse, harmonious community. Tallguy, Nick1Ø66, Smeltington and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,617 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 45 minutes ago, Edmilson said: Nolan is way too big of a name and expensive, especially now that he has an Oscar. He'd never accept the job. Christopher Nolan could have directed a James Bond film after Tenet, but turned it down because Eon would not give him final cut Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 34 minutes ago, Edmilson said: Nolan is way too big of a name and expensive, especially now that he has an Oscar. He'd never accept the job. Given the right circumstances, I think he'd absolutely do it. He was already a big name long before Tenet, when he wanted to do it, and it only fell apart b/c EON wouldn't give him final cut. Directing a Bond flick has been Nolan's lifelong dream. Give him final cut and a long theatrical release window and I bet he’d be very interested. Or at least, persuadable. Now, maybe he's moved on, but if he's truly still interested, as the article suggests he is, I don't think money would be an issue with Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,054 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 9 minutes ago, Bespin Copilot said: I've found the possible plot for the next James Bond movie on the "internet". I haven't read it but you just ordered ChatGPT to do it, right? What is more depressing is that these Amazon idiots will just make AI write their Bond screenplay as well. It was how they got Red One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,370 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 3 minutes ago, Edmilson said: I haven't read it but you just ordered ChatGPT to do it, right? Your comment is very insulting, as a team of 34 writers worked day and night, for one night, to create this very 'original' script! Trope 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 I'd crowdsource funding for Bespin's Bond! Bespin Copilot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,230 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Spielberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 10,054 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 6 minutes ago, Bespin Copilot said: Your comment is very insulting, as a team of 34 I'm pretty sure it took more than 34 people to program ChatGPT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,370 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 13 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: I'd crowdsource funding for Bespin's Bond! In the sequel, we learn that the autistic, terrible Neon Flux (still under the influence of ketamine) is, indeed, the father of Bond, whose real name is, in fact, R2-D2 E=mc2. Yes, mister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,617 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Just now, Bespin Copilot said: Neon Flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,370 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Do we have a copyright problem? We can change it for Felon Flux or Melon Brusk instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Neon Musk? Bespin Copilot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,489 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Freon Mux Bespin Copilot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,370 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Any resemblance to real life figures or characters (or a famous movie from 1977) is purely coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 3,052 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Clearly a work of fiction… Edmilson and Jay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,370 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 He clearly stole my idea. Tom Guernsey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 This scene in the film where Bond meets Drax reminds me of something that always bothered me in the Moore films, i.e. Bond's supposed "fame". Drax greets him with "your reputation of course precedes you". I mean, Bond isn't much of a spy if everyone, especially the villains, know who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin Copilot 9,370 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 The reputation of Bond precedes him in many domains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I mean, even Sheriff Pepper knew who he was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 11,226 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 "You're that English secret agent, from England!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,230 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 44 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: I mean, even Sheriff Pepper knew who he was! From personal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Bond should have eliminated Pepper. He was an operational security risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,230 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Superman II could have been averted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 5/3/2025 at 1:48 PM, Tallguy said: Spielberg. Similar to what happened with Nolan, Spielberg offered to direct Moonraker, but Broccoli wasn't interested. I think it was the second time The Baseball Cap was turned down for the gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,230 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 4 minutes ago, Nick1Ø66 said: Similar to what happened with Nolan, Spielberg offered to direct Moonraker, but Broccoli wasn't interested. I think it was actually the second time The Baseball Cap was turned down for the gig. Oh, I'm aware. It's how we got Raiders of the Lost Ark. (We win.) But you figure Amazon will have different motivations. Cubby ruled Bond with an iron fist. And Barbara and Michael were also the final say in carrying on that legacy. But Amazon just wants Bond to be huge and money making. I would think they would make concessions to the likes of Nolan or Spielberg that the Broccoli's never would. Saying that they got "The greatest living director" (I was going to say "Or Spielberg" but I couldn't do it) would put "their" Bond on the map in a way that no changing of the guard with a new Bond could ever do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 6/3/2025 at 7:59 PM, Tallguy said: But Amazon just wants Bond to be huge I'm all for body positivity, but not sure a fat Bond would go over well. For one, have you seen the size of the seats in an Aston Martin? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 7,154 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Nick1Ø66 and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,777 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 06/03/2025 at 4:53 PM, Nick1Ø66 said: This scene in the film where Bond meets Drax reminds me of something that always bothered me in the Moore films, i.e. Bond's supposed "fame". Drax greets him with "your reputation of course precedes you". I mean, Bond isn't much of a spy if everyone, especially the villains, know who he is. The very reason Moore gave for being unable to take the part 100% seriously. Pieter Boelen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,752 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 " A Walther PPK, only one man we know carries such a weapon." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 6,507 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 14 hours ago, mrbellamy said: Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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