The use of the Bond theme is also downplayed more than in the previous films. Thus, from the start, and even before we see Lazenby as Bond in the film, the music alerts us of a striking change to the filmвЂ™s style and does so in a way that, like the very choice of Lazenby, is something of an experiment. It wasnвЂ™t just trendy it was a groundbreaking application of electronic music that would presage decades of synthesizer use by film composers everywhere.вЂќ вЂњThe filmвЂ™s release in December 1969 marked the first time any major studio had featured the synthesizer so prominently, and at the same time fully integrated within the traditional orchestra. Here it is in the first of these:ДЄs Jon Burlinghame notes in his book The Music of James Bond, The first new musical element of BarryвЂ™s score is the replacement of the guitar riff in the James Bond theme with a Moog synthesizer, which occurs in the gunbarrel opening, the precredit sequence, and the end credits. Below I give a brief film music analysis demonstrating how the score fuses both the old and the new with this extra emphasis on the new. But he also includes new elements that serve to distinguish this score from the previous films and give it an appropriately fresh sound that matches the fresh face audiences were now seeing in the role of Bond. Naturally then, in his score for On Her MajestyвЂ™s Secret Service Barry uses many of the same techniques as he did in his previous Bond scores, including those we saw in his score for Goldfinger. And when Bond is taken by force to see Draco, the caretaker whistles the tune to вЂњGoldfingerвЂќ as he sweeps the floor. No with GrantвЂ™s garrotte-watch, we hear вЂњFrom Russia with LoveвЂќ when Bond looks at his own miniature underwater breathing apparatus from Thunderball, we hear the title song of that film. With HoneyвЂ™s belt and knife, we hear вЂњUnder the Mango TreeвЂќ from Dr. And when Bond has supposedly resigned from the secret service, we hear snippets of themes from the previous films as he looks nostalgically at the trinkets he has collected from the assignments in those same films. In the title sequence, for instance, brief clips from the five previous films are shown behind the credits. And indeed, On Her MajestyвЂ™s Secret Service makes a concerted effort to forge deliberate links with the previous Bond films. So how does one вЂњdo Bondian beyond BondianвЂќ exactly? As Jeff Smith points out in The Sounds of Commerce, вЂњproducers Harry Saltzman and Albert вЂCubbyвЂ™ Broccoli have frequently acknowledged the importance of a consistent formula to the durability of the series,вЂќ part of which is the music. What I did was to overemphasize everything that IвЂ™d done in the first few movies, just go over the top to try and make the soundtrack strong. вЂњto make the audience forget that they donвЂ™t have Sean. As the filmвЂ™s composer John Barry himself admitted, he had With Connery having become so strongly associated with the character, his replacement, Australian model George Lazenby, certainly had big shoes to fill. Let us know if you aren't able to do this and we'll work out another way.On Her MajestyвЂ™s Secret Service, released in 1969, was the sixth film in the James Bond franchise, and the first not to star Sean Connery as 007. Those customers who wish to pay by bank transfer, please contact us the appropriate details. The box-set is limited to 500 copies and is only ВЈ16.99 post-free in the UK, so donвЂ™t miss out! It is available direct from this website!

ThereвЂ™s also an unique opportunity to hear the original version of вЂAh, Poor Little BabyвЂ™, making its premiere appearance on CD. Now available, a 4-CD box-set comprising of 144 tracks, a 24-page booklet (replete with period photographs and comprehensive notes) and including ten bonus tracks (among them the CD debut of the first ever cover version of a John Barry instrumental composition).ДЇeaturing вЂ“ for the first time вЂ“ the film versions of вЂMix me a PersonвЂ™, вЂThe Time has ComeвЂ™, and вЂWhat a WhopperвЂ™ (slightly shortened). The Stringbeat Years: Songs accompanied by John Barry

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