LLL:OCTOPUSSY – 40th ANNIVERSARY: EXPANDED/REMASTERED LIMITED EDITION (2-CD SET)

[DangerMotif 1,038]

LLLCD 1637

Music by John Barry

“All Time High” Composed by John Barry

Lyrics by Tim Rice

Performed by Rita Coolidge

Limited Edition of 5000 Units

RETAIL PRICE: $31.98

La-La Land Records, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, EON Productions and Universal Music Enterprises proudly commemorate the 40^th Anniversary of the 1983 James Bond film OCTOPUSSY, with a remastered and expanded 2-CD re-issue of composer John Barry’s original motion picture score to the film, starring Roger Moore in his sixth turn as 007 and directed by John Glen.

Legendary composer John Barry (GOLDFINGER, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE, DANCES WITH WOLVES) returns again to the Bond franchise with OCTOPUSSY, delivering another bold, thrilling, dramatic and romantic orchestral score, along with a dreamily smooth and sensuous title track performed by Rita Coolidge. The renowned composer combines his chase-and-action style from the’60s with his more sophisticated, symphonic approach of the late ’70s and early ’80s, giving 007 the best of both musical worlds. OCTOPUSSY – 40^th ANNIVERSARY EXPANDED LIMITED EDITION showcases the film’s music in exhilarating fashion, with improved sound and never-before-released material.

Produced by Neil S. Bulk and mastered by Doug Schwartz, Disc One of this deluxe release showcases the film’s Score Presentation and additional music, while a remaster of the original 1983 soundtrack album is housed on Disc Two, along with the CD premiere of the “Extended Instrumental Version” of “All Time High”! The film score on Disc One was sourced from ¼ inch stereo tapes of the film mixes, while Disc Two’s original 1983 soundtrack and the “Extended Instrumental Version” of “All Time High” are from ¼ inch stereo album masters. All of the tapes were newly transferred in high resolution for this set. 

 

This special release is limited to 5000 units and features exclusive, in-depth liner notes by “The Music of James Bond” author Jon Burlingame and sharp art design by Dan Goldwasser.

 

TRACK LISTING:

DISC 1
SCORE PRESENTATION
1. Gun Barrel And Airbase* :51
2. Bond Look-Alike* 2:59
3. Fill Her Up :44
4. All Time High (Performed by Rita Coolidge) 3:05
5. 009 Gets The Knife And The Property Of A Lady 1:35
6. Kremlin Art Repository And Sotheby’s 1:22
7. India 1:00
8. Magda And Spend The Money Quickly, Mr. Bond :50
9. Gobinda Attacks* 2:14
10. Easy Come, Easy Go* 1:50
11. All Time High (Instrumental) 1:48
12. That’s My Little Octopussy 3:13
13. Arrival At The Island Of Octopussy 3:23
14. Bond At The Monsoon Palace 3:04
15. Palace Intrigue 1:43
16. The Mysterious Octopussy 2:36
17. Bond Meets Octopussy 3:36
18. Yo-Yo Fight And Death Of Vijay (Extended Version) 3:54
19. Checkpoint Charlie And The Romanov Star 1:06
20. The Chase Bomb Theme (Film Version) 1:55
21. Fight With Mischka :56
22. Follow That Car* 1:02
23. The End Of General Orlov 1:51
24. Gorilla Suit And Death Of Grischka 1:26
25. The Bomb Arrives And Clowning Around 1:48
26. The Palace Fight (Extended Version)* 5:00
27. Kamal Khan’s Death And Finale 2:01
28. All Time High – End Title (Performed by Rita Coolidge) 3:03
Total Score Time 60:43

ADDITIONAL MUSIC
29. British Ambassador :48
30. Vijay’s Pungi* :32
31. Gangaur Ghat 1:20
32. Bazaar 1:09
33. Let The Sport Commence 2:59
34. The Hunt Continues 2:10
35. The Floating Palace :53
36. Distraction 2:07
Total Additional Music Time 12:11
Total Disc 1 Time 73:03

DISC 2
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
1. All Time High (Performed by Rita Coolidge) 3:04
2. Bond Look-Alike* 2:59
3. 009 Gets The Knife And Gobinda Attacks* 3:06
4. That’s My Little Octopussy 3:13
5. Arrival At The Island Of Octopussy 3:23
6. Bond At The Monsoon Palace 3:04
7. Bond Meets Octopussy 3:36
8. Yo-Yo Fight And Death Of Vijay 3:45
9. The Chase Bomb Theme 1:57
10. The Palace Fight* 4:32
11. All Time High – End Title (Performed by Rita Coolidge) 3:03
Total Original Album Time 36:10

BONUS TRACK
12. All Time High (Extended Instrumental Version) 3:52

Total Disc 2 Time 40:08
Total Collection Time 1:53:11
* Contains “James Bond Theme” written by Monty Norman

This is a CD format release

https://lalalandrecords.com/octopussy-40th-anniversary-expanded-remastered-limited-edition-2-cd-set/

 

[Damien F 1,742]

A wonderful Christmas surprise. Octopussy has been on my holy-grail list of expanded releases for about 20 years. The intro to India is gonna sound strange without the helicopter noise. Hopefully the other Moore scores are in the pipeline too.

[Demondm810 399]

oh fucking hell!   ORDERED

[Jurassic Shark 12,079]

18 minutes ago, DangerMotif said:

3. Fill Her Up :44

 

18 minutes ago, DangerMotif said:

12. That’s My Little Octopussy 3:13

 

Imagine JW coming up with such titles.

[Tom Guernsey 2,286]

I thought LLL were done for the year! How jolly. I probably listen to JB’s 80s Bond scores more than the earlier ones (I know I know) and Octopussy is clearly massively incomplete so it’ll be great to have the full thing. Bodes well for some other Bond expansions and maybe reissues of those which suffered from the weird production requirements imposed on them. 

[DangerMotif 1,038]

I’m no expert but aren’t the sources used for CD1 not the best?

[JNHFan2000 2,966]

This is incredible!!! I'm shocked this is happening!

[Edmilson 7,466]

LLL is truly in an all time high.

[Faleel 5,356]

33 minutes ago, Tom Guernsey said:

I thought LLL were done for the year! How jolly. I probably listen to JB’s 80s Bond scores more than the earlier ones (I know I know) and Octopussy is clearly massively incomplete so it’ll be great to have the full thing. Bodes well for some other Bond expansions and maybe reissues of those which suffered from the weird production requirements imposed on them. 

It's shipping in January, so it is technically starting a new year

[Tom Guernsey 2,286]

2 minutes ago, Presto said:

It's shipping in January, so it is technically starting a new year

Oh for sure. I just thought it was “Black Friday” and out. But hey I honestly think I enjoy a totally unexpected release like this more than anything these days. Can’t wait to hear it. Although it’s a shame they didn’t uncover a never before discovered song that uses the film’s title… that would be some next level rhyming and scanning right there. 

[Andy 4,138]

And here we go!  Glad I waited to pick up the old editions. 

[Badzeee 110]

I got the email from LLL.

 

I ordered it. 

 

'Nuff said! 

[Andy 4,138]

I made this happen by buying this glass last night at an antique store. 
 

[Ollie 1,059]

And people say there’s no such thing as Santa Claus.

[Damien F 1,742]

2 hours ago, Ollie said:

And people say there’s no such thing as Santa Claus.

[1977 1,743]

I've wanted that cue "India" for the longest time!

 

So I guess these two Bonds were the titles that didn't make BF. 

[Smaug The Iron 516]

Ordered

[danbeck 123]

19 hours ago, Presto said:

It's shipping in January, so it is technically starting a new year

But they had to announce them this year so the 50th and 40th anniversaries would still be accurate.

[Marian Schedenig 8,200]

50 minutes ago, danbeck said:

But they had to announce them this year so the 50th and 40th anniversaries would still be accurate.

 

Complete Star Wars 20+ disc box set as a Christmas 2027 surprise confirmed!

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

2026 is the 45th anniversary of Raiders.

[Smaug The Iron 516]

LA-LA LAND ALERT!!!

JAMES BOND SHIPPING UPDATE 

However, OCTOPUSSY is experiencing an unexpected manufacturer delay and will begin shipping out on Jan 30. Any orders containing OCTOPUSSY will begin shipping on Jan 30, unless we get them earlier than that, in which case they'll start shipping as soon as they arrive. We apologize for the additional wait.

[Brundlefly 2,385]

A gerneral question: Are these the first John Barry expansions by La-La Land? And are they planning to tackle them all one by one (well... or two by two)? What are the chances licence-wise?

[Jay 37,369]

2 hours ago, Brundlefly said:

Are these the first John Barry expansions by La-La Land?

 

No 

 

https://lalalandrecords.com/dances-with-wolves-25th-anniversary-expanded-limited-edition-2-cd-set/

 

https://lalalandrecords.com/somewhere-in-time-limited-edition/

 

https://lalalandrecords.com/chaplin-30th-anniversary-expanded-limited-edition/

 

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

They also did First Love and Somewhere in Time.

[Brundlefly 2,385]

3 hours ago, Jay said:

No 

 

https://lalalandrecords.com/dances-with-wolves-25th-anniversary-expanded-limited-edition-2-cd-set/

 

https://lalalandrecords.com/somewhere-in-time-limited-edition/

 

https://lalalandrecords.com/chaplin-30th-anniversary-expanded-limited-edition/

My fault, I meant James Bond John Barry expansions. Any plans to cover the rest of his Bond catalogue?

[Jay 37,369]

Most labels never announce plans for any upcoming titles, and this is no exception.

 

It's very logical to assume they'd like to do as many as they can, but there is no official announcement of any plans.

[OneBuckFilms 323]

From what I’ve seen it is a sure bet that LLLR are going to pursue as many classic Bond expansions as they can.

 

They clearly have a relationship with EON, and have already released complete/expanded Bond scores (David Arnold scores), and given that we have this and Live and Let Die, a direction and pattern has been established.

 

If/when they come, I’m here for them.

[Jay 37,369]

There's a list here of which Bond scores LLL has done and which they haven't.

[Stark 316]

3 hours ago, OneBuckFilms said:

From what I’ve seen it is a sure bet that LLLR are going to pursue as many classic Bond expansions as they can.

 

They clearly have a relationship with EON, and have already released complete/expanded Bond scores (David Arnold scores), and given that we have this and Live and Let Die, a direction and pattern has been established.

 

If/when they come, I’m here for them.

Plus we know that they have worked on at least two other scores already!

[crumbs 14,317]

Given how well the Arnold scores sold, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't get around to both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace at some point too.

 

Both have unreleased music and Arnold seems very supportive and happy to assist.

[Jay 37,369]

Were they recorded in London or the USA?

[KittBash 282]

37 minutes ago, Jay said:

Were they recorded in London or the USA?

I’m pretty sure the Arnold scores were recorded at AIR Studios in London. 
 

https://composer.spitfireaudio.com/en/articles/air-studios-the-recording-destination-for-countless-iconic-scores

[Jay 37,369]

Nice

[OneBuckFilms 323]

Fingers crossed they release them.

 

Some of David Arnold’s best music.

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

Yeah I’d definitely be interested in more of Quantum.

[thestat 348]

I really hate Barry's modernisation attempts in A View to A Kill etc, but fuck, The Living Daylights is a massive beauty in terms of the Old Man Disco he brought along with him, and totally convinced everyone he is the coolest guy in all:

 

 

[Yavar Moradi 2,599]

I enjoy AVTAK, but TLD is way, way better and actually my personal favorite Barry Bond score (even though I acknowledge OHMSS as his greatest).

 

Yavar

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

The Living Daylights is my most played Barry score. I love all of his Bond work though, very much including A View to a Kill.

[Sweeping Strings 2,363]

The use of electric guitar in parts of AVTAK's score helps to add excitement to a Bond film that, if we're honest, needs all the help it can get at times. 

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

Yeah it’s not a great film. Even young Christopher Walken and Donna’s mom from That ‘70s Show couldn’t save it.

[Sweeping Strings 2,363]

Walken and Grace Jones are highpoints, as is the score and title song. But it's definitely 'one Bond too many' for Moore ... as he put it himself 'I was mortified when I found out that I'm actually older than Tanya Roberts' mother', and the use of spottable stunt doubles in fairly straightforward fisticuffs only backs this up (don't get me started on the embarrassingly obvious ones during the Paris chase). The other Secret Service staff being of a similar age or older than Moore just adds to the feeling that it's a 'tired' film.    

[Jay 37,369]

Yes...the cds are finally in.

 

Thank you everyone for your patience. Never gonna do a surprise announcement again lol

 

Hold tight...the monkeys are gonna be working around the clock

 

MV

 

https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=156024&forumID=1&archive=0

[Tallguy 3,399]

On 17/01/2024 at 9:43 PM, A. A. Ron said:

Yeah it’s not a great film. Even young Christopher Walken and Donna’s mom from That ‘70s Show couldn’t save it.

 

She's SO terrible.

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

22 minutes ago, Tallguy said:

She's SO terrible.

Oh I don’t like her for her acting.

😂

40 minutes ago, Jay said:

Yes...the cds are finally in.

 

Thank you everyone for your patience. Never gonna do a surprise announcement again lol

 

Hold tight...the monkeys are gonna be working around the clock

 

MV

 

https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=156024&forumID=1&archive=0

[Tallguy 3,399]

56 minutes ago, A. A. Ron said:

Oh I don’t like her for her acting.

😂

 

STILL not that great!

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

Well tastes vary obviously, but "terrible?" Really?

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

I have a shipping label! I have a shipping label!

[Tallguy 3,399]

On 15/02/2024 at 9:23 PM, A. A. Ron said:

Well tastes vary obviously, but "terrible?" Really?

 

Really. I don't think there is another actress in the running for "worst". MAYBE Tilly Masterson.

[Sweeping Strings 2,363]

People are disparaging about Barbara Bach in TSWLM, too. You can either get all bent out of shape about Bond Girls of old being hired for their eye-candy qualities ahead of anything else back in the day or you can shrug and say 'That's how it was back then'. 

I prefer the latter.    

[Tallguy 3,399]

16 minutes ago, Sweeping Strings said:

People are disparaging about Barbara Bach in TSWLM, too.

 

Not even in the same league of terribleness. IMHO.