Diamonds Are Forever: 55th Anniv. Remastered & Expanded Ltd Edition (2CD)
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NEW LLL: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER: 55th ANNIV. REMASTERED & EXPANDED LTD EDITION (2CD)
LLLCD 1687
Music composed, arranged and conducted by John Barry
Title song sung by Shirley Bassey
Lyrics by Don Black
Limited edition of 5,000 unitsExclusive release
Sold exclusively at 007Store.com and lalalandrecords.com for the first 90 days of release
La-La Land Records, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Universal Music Enterprises proudly present the 55th anniversary remastered and expanded 2-CD re-issue of renowned composer John Barry’s original motion picture score to the seventh James Bond film, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. Produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, the 1971 film stars Sean Connery, after a one picture absence, as James Bond 007 and is directed by Guy Hamilton, returning for his second film in the series.
Composer John Barry continues on his mission of creating classic Bond music, unleashing another epic orchestral wonder, pulsating with thematic motifs, and swirling all the film’s thundering action, spycraft and sensuous romance into an intoxicating, exhilarating knockout of a score. Included within this 2-CD set is the iconic title song “Diamonds Are Forever” by Barry and lyricist Don Black performed by Shirley Bassey in English and Italian! Expanded beyond previous soundtrack editions, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER sparkles like never before within this deluxe presentation.
Produced by Neil S. Bulk, mixed by Chris Malone and mastered by Doug Schwartz, the release has been sourced from the original 1″ 8-track analog scoring masters. The “Score Presentation” reflects the takes and sequencing used for the film, while the “Original Soundtrack Album” has been newly edited and replicates the takes, edits and sequencing of the 1971 soundtrack. Alternate versions and additional source cues round out the package.
Featuring sharp art direction by Dan Goldwasser, with a new front cover designed by Jim Titus, the release also includes exclusive, in-depth liner notes by journalist and author Jon Burlingame. Limited to 5000 units this release is not expected to be around… forever.
THIS IS A COMPACT DISC RELEASE
I’ll resist buying this to exactly the same degree as I did with OHMSS, Man With the Golden Gun, Moonraker, Thunderball, Octopussy and Live and Let Die. So not at all.
Although I am a Bond fan and its music is one of the first film scores that got me I did not buy any of the the Lala expansions. I did buy the previous EMI ones though… I was looking forward to LICENCE TO KILL but somehow the samples didn’t convince me to buy it in the end… Curse if you have to be picky…
Looking forward if they will be able to do THE SPY WHO LOVE LOVED ME and how different the album really is from the film score in the end.
I have a troublesome history with James Bond. I never grew up with him/it. I vaguely remember seeing a scene with Bond in some shark tank(?) while visiting my grandmother and uncle in the 80s, don’t even remember what film that was. Then I remember taping ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE off of the telly in the early 90s. But my Bond exposure didn’t really start until GOLDENEYE, which I saw in the theatre. So never had that nostalgic connection that many do. I did, however, have a massive walkthrough of all the Bond films in the late 2000s, as a discerning adult viewer (few made an impact).
Plus, I’ve always had issues with Barry’s staccato action and suspense sound. Goes on my nerves. So while I’ve come a way in my Barry appreciation since the 90s (especially the lusher themes and the loungey stuff), the Bond stuff remains a bridge too far.
But I’m willing to give the remastered original soundtrack presentation(s) a chance (for all these Bond reissues/expansions), just because I’m a cat.
I can understand that issue with Barry. He was best until the mid 70s, afterwards he got a bit boring (exceptions like DANCES WITH WOLVES athough not really providing anything new). Besides loving his early ones like Goldfinger that defined the sound, my favorite of his Bonds is probably THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS as is so varied and a kind of best of. I like the drumbeat updates although they were not exactly by himself if I am not mistaken.
Beside liking Arnold I always liked Conti’s and George Martin’s entries a lot.
For me, early Bond is my favourite Barry sound. Probably because of the exact same reasons that put you off, Thor.
Many of the more recent lusher Barry sound have a quality that is very interchangeable to my ears. Except for DANCES WITH WOLVES, where the thematic material, I find, is very distinctive.
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