Die Another Day

Finally here it is! First of all, if you didn't like TWINE, then you'll probably hate this one. It's much more electronical than previous Bond scores and also contains techno rythms. It's also one of the few Bond scores that has a very dramatic chorus, which works brilliantly with all the action tracks. The score definitely DOES contain the James Bond Theme. And not only that: when I listened to this for the first time, I instantly recognized tributes to From Russia With Love, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Moonraker, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough. Some people may say that it's just a rip- off, but it's definitely not! It's so brilliantly mixed that you barely notice! The best track and probably one of the best chase music ever written without a doubt is Hovercraft Chase. Fast music combined with an excellent interpretation of the James Bond Theme. The gunbarrel music goes back to the Barry- style gunbarrel mixed with a drum loop. Also, the score contains much more cues of the Bond theme than what's labelled on the cover. A weak point of this soundtrack is that there's no real theme on it, there are only cues. With Madonna's title song obviously unsuitable for adapting into a score, composer David Arnold had to try something different and it works out brilliant at the end. Now that I finally have this excellent score, I really wish MGM had dropped some of the nice, but useless bonus material in favour of more music. This album gives us only about 40 out of 100 minutes pure score. Nevertheless, this soundtrack is absolutely brilliant!

David Arnold is & always will be a musical wizard. He literally can turn anything into pure love & magika. Composers & producers look to his genius work & advice on many films today & that we've seen in the past 20+ years. I was only 10 when this film came out, & I still love it to this day (top 5 films for me.) This soundtrack is amazing, simply put. I love the blend of Asian styles combined with pop & often times my favorite, electronic sequence's. Then the next moment you're in a beautiful Cuban atmosphere played by some of the best in Orchestras. There is such a wide range of blends of music in this album & from the film, it definitely was ahead of its time but so amazing. What I would give to have music & films like these again!! ❤

Bray all you want about the direction the Bond music is taking, because really it is only trying to keep up with a franchise that is itself charging ahead into the future of action movies. And personally, I can dig it... I don't listen to mainstream "song" music, but I can say that Madonna's title song is quite listenable, despite worldwide tenderizing... It, also, is only trying to support the very cutting edge Bond movie credits.. It may not be traditional.. but neither was the film. I found it to be quite enjoyable, as the nifty strings were loud enough to outweigh the slashing electronic beats. The only thing the song really needs is some better lyrics, but for someone who doesn't even listen to music with lyrics, this is a minor complaint. Oakenfold's take on the James Bond theme is rather unremarkable... I think it just takes up space better suited for more of Arnold's score And onto the score itself. I havent heard THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH YET, but this is certainly a departure from TOMORROW NEVER DIES. The score opens with David Arnold's VERY NIFTY gunbarrel music, which has classic brass that subsides and lets the very groovy, cutting-edge electronic noises come into play... you can practically see Brosnan walking while the reflections dance around the gunbarrel. This track subsides into passable suspense before THE HOVERCRAFT CHASE, a neat little action track that has some neat Bond orchestra intertwining with techno-thrashing that is sometimes pretty dull but other times exciting. Overall... a great opener. SOME KIND OF HERO is a very dark, almost totally orchestral track that is tense and moody and culminates in a very subdued statement of the quieter parts of the Bond theme. I clump the next three tracks, WELCOME TO CUBA, JINX JORDAN, JAMES AND JINX together because they are essentially one idea. WELCOME TO CUBA is a fun little change of pace, with some almost goofy Cuban-flavored music. Fun, but unremarkable, and the next two JINX tracks serve their purposes in the film and no more. The score then falls into a subdued but tense spy rhythm to accompany Bond's sneaking about in Iceland, and introduces the soaring vocals that signal the presence and power of ICARUS, a deadly satellite. LASER FIGHT bridges this music into a steady stream of rollicking action music. WHITEOUT is a great cue that lets the orchestra state the prominent notes with the electronica fading into a great supporting role. ICED INC. is the electronic counterpart of WHITEOUT, and more than ones it degenerates into screeching techno mishmash. ANTONOV is the CD's showcase, a sprawling 12-minute track that starts out with some groovy spy underscore and ICARUS carnage before becoming the exciting orchestral finale for the film's climax. I especially dig the relentless grit of synthesizers supporting the bombastic (ah... good old Arnold bombast) horns at 9:20 into the track. To Madonna haters and those who declare the newer Bond flicks as disgraces to the series, I can see how this score will leave you in the dust and hating every second. But for those who like their action a bit more edgy than most, this soundtrack will be your ticket, as it was mine. Almost a 4 star effort, but if you liked the film, I reccomend you check this out!

If you're a big Bond fan, or just love the original Bond theme, you will enjoy this soundtrack. The original theme is interwoven throughout the tracks without being redundant. Oh, and Madonna's title track is good, too.

I really enjoyed this purchase and still have the movie! I watched it over and again, the quality was so great! I'm actually keeping it. Thanks.

It was certainly good, no doubt about that. It just wasn't quite what I was expecting. If you like James Bond movies then I am sure you will certainly enjoy it. Even if not, the musical ability of the composer is very good, the desired effect was certainly achieved. A good CD, worth having. It just wasn't amazing.

I accidentally left my Die Another Day CD in my son's car. I was very happy to find it online and get it very quickly.

another bond cd added to my collection

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very good

The music from this film matches that of John Barry.s early Bond movies and Madonna's theme is memorable. Good value for money,recommennded

Der Score von David Arnold ist, wie seine meisten Werke, wieder sehr durchschnittlich und wird nur durch das Bond-Thema aufgepeppt. Im Film wirkt seine Musik annehmbar, auf CD ist sie aber bis auf ein paar Ausnahmen eher langweilig. Das ist allerdings soweit zu ertragen, daß ich, wegen des Bond-Themas gerade noch so vier Sterne vergeben würde... wäre da nicht, das Titelthema von Madonna. Dafür gebe ich glatt einen 2-Sterne-Abzug. Seit Tomorrow Never Dies sind die Titellieder zwar nicht Bond-tauglich und eher auf Kommerz ausgelegt denn auf gute und stilvolle Musik aber Die Another Day schießt absolut den Vogel des guten Geschmacks ab - Pow, Blattschuß. Ich würde Madonna raten, aus ihrer Midlife crisis zu entfliehen oder dem Musikgeschäft den Rücken zu kehren.