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Thunderball (soundtrack)

April 09, 2024

Thunderball is the soundtrack album for the fourth James Bond film Thunderball.

Thunderball
Soundtrack album by
John Barry
Released1965
RecordedOctober 1965
Length39:11
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerFrank Collura (reissue)
John Barry chronology
The Knack and How to Get It
(1965) 		Thunderball
(1965) 		Born Free
(1966)
James Bond soundtrack chronology
Goldfinger
(1964) 		Thunderball
(1965) 		You Only Live Twice
(1967)
Singles from Thunderball
  1. "Thunderball"
    Released: 1965
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

The album was first released by United Artists Records in 1965 in both monaural and stereo editions, with a CD release in 1988.[1] The music was composed and conducted by John Barry, and performed by the John Barry Orchestra. This was Barry's third soundtrack for the series. The soundtrack was still being recorded when it came time for the album to be released, so the LP only featured twelve tracks from earlier in the film; an expanded edition with six bonus tracks was released for the first time when the album was reissued on Compact Disc on 25 February 2003 as part of the "James Bond Remastered" collection. Additionally, the music in the film was unfinished days before the film's release in theatres due to a late change by Eon Productions to use a title song with the same name as the film.

Title theme change edit

 
"Thunderball"
A 17-second sample of "Thunderball", the opening track. Tom Jones, the singer, allegedly fainted in the recording booth while sustaining the long, final note.
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The planned theme for Thunderball was "Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" composed by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse. The title was taken from an Italian journalist [who?] who in 1962 had dubbed agent 007 "Mr. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang". Barry felt he could not write a song using the term "Thunderball" so instead he wrote a description of James Bond.[2]

The song was first recorded by Shirley Bassey. There were issues with the length of the track; it was rerecorded by Dionne Warwick as Bassey was not available. It featured a longer instrumental opening, such that the lyrics would not start before the word "Thunderball" appeared in Maurice Binder's title design.[3] The song was removed from the opening credits after United Artists requested that the theme song contain the film's title in its lyrics.[4] Warwick's version was set to appear in the end credits but Shirley Bassey sued the producers[5][6] resulting in neither version being used in the film. Both backing tracks appeared on different versions of the soundtrack, remade as instrumentals: Bassey's on the High Fidelity LP and Warwick's on the Stereo LP.[7]

Barry teamed up with lyricist Don Black and wrote "Thunderball" in a rush.[8] Tom Jones, who sang the new theme song, allegedly fainted in the recording booth after singing the song's final, high note.[8] Jones said of the final note, "I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning."[9]

Country musician Johnny Cash also submitted a song to Eon productions titled "Thunderball" but it was not used.[10] The lyrics of Cash's "Thunderball" describe the film's story.[11]

The producers' decision to change the film's theme song so close to the release date meant that only some of the film's soundtrack had been recorded for release on LP.[8] Adding to the delay issues, Barry had written large amounts of the score around the original theme and woven it throughout the score (along with the recurring underwater "Search For Vulcan" motif). After "Thunderball" was written, Barry wrote, orchestrated, and recorded several new pieces interpolating it.

Though "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" was dropped as the theme song, some of the pieces which included its melody remained part of the score, and it receives full statements twice: by full orchestra and jazz rhythm quartet with bass, drums, guitar, and vibraphone in the track "Café Martinique" (immediately followed by the "Vulcan" cue), and as a wild, bongo-laden cha-cha-cha in "Death of Fiona." The scene which includes the latter takes place at Club Kiss Kiss, and features the bongo drumming of bandleader King Errisson.

Composition edit

The tune was composed in the key of B-flat minor.[12]

Track listing edit

  1. "Thunderball (Main Title)" – Tom Jones[A]
  2. "Chateau Flight"[A]
  3. "The Spa"
  4. "Switching the Body"
  5. "The Bomb"
  6. "Cafe Martinique"
  7. "Thunderball (Instrumental)"
  8. "Death of Fiona"
  9. "Bond Below Disco Volante"
  10. "Search for Vulcan"
  11. "007"[B]
  12. "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
CD bonus tracks
  1. "Gunbarrel / Traction Table / Gassing the Plane / Car Chase"[A]
  2. "Bond Meets Domino / Shark Tank / Lights out for Paula / For King and Country"[A]
  3. "Street Chase"[B]
  4. "Finding the Plane / Underwater Ballet / Bond with SPECTRE Frogmen / Leiter to the Rescue / Bond Joins Underwater Battle"[B]
  5. "Underwater Mayhem / Death of Largo / End Titles"[A][B]
  6. "Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Mono Version)"

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e contains the "James Bond Theme", originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack
  2. ^ a b c d contains "007", originally from the From Russia with Love soundtrack

Outside the film edit

Parodies / tributes edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Thunderball - SoundtrackCollector.com".
  2. ^ Fiegel, Eddy. John Barry: A Sixties Theme. New York: Macmillan, 2001.
  3. ^ Spencer, 2008, p. 63-64.
  4. ^ p. 51 Burlingame, Jon The Music of James Bond Oxford University Press, 01/10/2012
  5. ^ p.336 Williams, John Miss Shirley Bassey Quercus, 01/11/2010
  6. ^ p. 56 Burlingame
  7. ^ Kendall, Lukas Liner notes Thunderball CD
  8. ^ a b c Spencer, 2008, p. 64.
  9. ^ "Tom Jones's comments on the Thunderball song". Interview with Singer Tom Jones. Retrieved 10 September 2005.
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2006.
  11. ^ YouTube –Thunderball Opening with Johnny Cash
  12. ^ "Thunderball Piano Transcription Of Original Tom Jones Recording For James Bond". Musicsheets.org. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Songs, Bond Songs: The Music Of 007"

Bibliography edit

  • Burlingame, Jon The Music of James Bond Oxford University Press, 01/10/2012
  • Spencer, Kristopher. Film and Television Scores, 1950–1979: A Critical Survey by Genre. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2008

April 09, 2024
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Thunderball is the soundtrack album for the fourth James Bond film Thunderball ThunderballSoundtrack album by John BarryReleased1965RecordedOctober 1965Length39 11LabelUnited ArtistsProducerFrank Collura reissue John Barry chronologyThe Knack and How to Get It 1965 Thunderball 1965 Born Free 1966 James Bond soundtrack chronologyGoldfinger 1964 Thunderball 1965 You Only Live Twice 1967 Singles from Thunderball Thunderball Released 1965Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusicThe album was first released by United Artists Records in 1965 in both monaural and stereo editions with a CD release in 1988 1 The music was composed and conducted by John Barry and performed by the John Barry Orchestra This was Barry s third soundtrack for the series The soundtrack was still being recorded when it came time for the album to be released so the LP only featured twelve tracks from earlier in the film an expanded edition with six bonus tracks was released for the first time when the album was reissued on Compact Disc on 25 February 2003 as part of the James Bond Remastered collection Additionally the music in the film was unfinished days before the film s release in theatres due to a late change by Eon Productions to use a title song with the same name as the film Contents 1 Title theme change 2 Composition 3 Track listing 4 Notes 5 Outside the film 6 Parodies tributes 7 See also 8 References 9 BibliographyTitle theme change edit nbsp Thunderball source source track A 17 second sample of Thunderball the opening track Tom Jones the singer allegedly fainted in the recording booth while sustaining the long final note Problems playing this file See media help The planned theme for Thunderball was Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang composed by John Barry and Leslie Bricusse The title was taken from an Italian journalist who who in 1962 had dubbed agent 007 Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Barry felt he could not write a song using the term Thunderball so instead he wrote a description of James Bond 2 The song was first recorded by Shirley Bassey There were issues with the length of the track it was rerecorded by Dionne Warwick as Bassey was not available It featured a longer instrumental opening such that the lyrics would not start before the word Thunderball appeared in Maurice Binder s title design 3 The song was removed from the opening credits after United Artists requested that the theme song contain the film s title in its lyrics 4 Warwick s version was set to appear in the end credits but Shirley Bassey sued the producers 5 6 resulting in neither version being used in the film Both backing tracks appeared on different versions of the soundtrack remade as instrumentals Bassey s on the High Fidelity LP and Warwick s on the Stereo LP 7 Barry teamed up with lyricist Don Black and wrote Thunderball in a rush 8 Tom Jones who sang the new theme song allegedly fainted in the recording booth after singing the song s final high note 8 Jones said of the final note I closed my eyes and I held the note for so long when I opened my eyes the room was spinning 9 Country musician Johnny Cash also submitted a song to Eon productions titled Thunderball but it was not used 10 The lyrics of Cash s Thunderball describe the film s story 11 The producers decision to change the film s theme song so close to the release date meant that only some of the film s soundtrack had been recorded for release on LP 8 Adding to the delay issues Barry had written large amounts of the score around the original theme and woven it throughout the score along with the recurring underwater Search For Vulcan motif After Thunderball was written Barry wrote orchestrated and recorded several new pieces interpolating it Though Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was dropped as the theme song some of the pieces which included its melody remained part of the score and it receives full statements twice by full orchestra and jazz rhythm quartet with bass drums guitar and vibraphone in the track Cafe Martinique immediately followed by the Vulcan cue and as a wild bongo laden cha cha cha in Death of Fiona The scene which includes the latter takes place at Club Kiss Kiss and features the bongo drumming of bandleader King Errisson Composition editThe tune was composed in the key of B flat minor 12 Track listing edit Thunderball Main Title Tom Jones A Chateau Flight A The Spa Switching the Body The Bomb Cafe Martinique Thunderball Instrumental Death of Fiona Bond Below Disco Volante Search for Vulcan 007 B Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang CD bonus tracks Gunbarrel Traction Table Gassing the Plane Car Chase A Bond Meets Domino Shark Tank Lights out for Paula For King and Country A Street Chase B Finding the Plane Underwater Ballet Bond with SPECTRE Frogmen Leiter to the Rescue Bond Joins Underwater Battle B Underwater Mayhem Death of Largo End Titles A B Mr Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Mono Version Notes edit a b c d e contains the James Bond Theme originally composed for the Dr No soundtrack a b c d contains 007 originally from the From Russia with Love soundtrackOutside the film editIn 1965 KYW TV in Philadelphia adapted the 007 track also used in the film From Russia with Love as its longtime theme for its Eyewitness News format It went on to be used in other Group W stations in Boston Pittsburgh Baltimore and San Francisco for their newscasts Parodies tributes editIn 1996 Weird Al Yankovic parodied Tom Jones during the opening theme song of the comedy Spy Hard Instead of passing out as Jones allegedly did Yankovic s head explodes at the opening song s end The opening theme to the Warner Bros cartoon Duck Dodgers 2003 05 performed by Tom Jones with the Flaming Lips is a pastiche of Thunderball Jones sang the theme during Sean Connery s AFI Life Achievement Award ceremony in 2006 Jaret Reddick lead singer of Bowling For Soup covered Thunderball on the 2017 multi artist compilation album Songs Bond Songs The Music Of 007 13 The melody from CD Bonus track 4 is used by My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult on their third studio album Sexplosion track 5 Mood No 6 See also editOutline of James BondReferences edit Thunderball SoundtrackCollector com Fiegel Eddy John Barry A Sixties Theme New York Macmillan 2001 Spencer 2008 p 63 64 p 51 Burlingame Jon The Music of James Bond Oxford University Press 01 10 2012 p 336 Williams John Miss Shirley Bassey Quercus 01 11 2010 p 56 Burlingame Kendall Lukas Liner notes Thunderball CD a b c Spencer 2008 p 64 Tom Jones s comments on the Thunderball song Interview with Singer Tom Jones Retrieved 10 September 2005 Bitter Cinema piece on Johnny Cash s Thunderball Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 20 November 2006 YouTube Thunderball Opening with Johnny Cash Thunderball Piano Transcription Of Original Tom Jones Recording For James Bond Musicsheets org Retrieved 29 May 2020 Songs Bond Songs The Music Of 007 Bibliography editBurlingame Jon The Music of James Bond Oxford University Press 01 10 2012 Spencer Kristopher Film and Television Scores 1950 1979 A Critical Survey by Genre Jefferson N C McFarland amp Co 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thunderball soundtrack amp oldid 1215964497, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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