007: Quantum of Solace - Another Way to Die

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The Dude

#1 September 23, 2008, 01:41:02 pm

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First of all:

Second of all:
This is one of the worst, if not indeed the worst, 007 opening songs yet! I cannot see how this is supposed to get me in the mood for Bond. Every opener has done the job of getting you pumped, in the mood, or eager for more (with few exceptions). Then there's this... contemporary guitar, Alicia Keys, and trumpets. What the hell were they on when they decided this slow pulse-speed tune would work? It's terrible imo.

What are your thoughts?

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tuxedo marx

#2 September 23, 2008, 01:52:10 pm

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well I don't think this is bad at all. As for the slow tempo welcome to all the James Bond opening themes!

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Ryan

#3 September 23, 2008, 02:35:13 pm

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I really like it. I don't know what you're talking about!

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Lyndon

#4 September 23, 2008, 02:47:36 pm

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It's been taken off youtube, but I managed to download it from other means. I think the song is pretty good and contemporary. It also manages to keep the bond flare in there. Looking forward to seeing how it works in the movie

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The Dude

#5 September 23, 2008, 03:13:58 pm

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It just seems so... offbeat. Even the slow beat or romantic openings were catchy or interesting. This one just sounds like a massive mess. One guy commented on the video saying it sucks the first time. I'll give it another listen-to when the movie comes out. As of now, I really believe this is just one messy sounding song. Too many oddball choices mixed together into this.

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DS

#6 September 23, 2008, 03:37:21 pm

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I wanna hear this he;lp :-(

To Never Be Known Is The Worst Death

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ThugTears666

#7 September 23, 2008, 10:45:20 pm

You probally thought you werent gunna die today suprise!
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Alicia is so fucking attractive man, I would put her away 1000000 times

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big ass skelly

#8 September 23, 2008, 10:54:10 pm

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Quote from: DragonSlayer on September 23, 2008, 03:37:21 pm

I wanna hear this he;lp :-(

this is the song over casino royale's credits for some reason

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The Dude

#9 September 23, 2008, 11:13:09 pm

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Hmm. Mark, its ineffable, but that helped greatly. Yeah, I still think the song is an odd mixmash of wrong---but I can see this better going to a video, thanks to that link.

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#10 September 23, 2008, 11:16:44 pm

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Ragnar

#11 September 24, 2008, 12:31:37 am

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this song is another way to die lol

http://djsaint-hubert.bandcamp.com/

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Lars

#12 September 24, 2008, 01:09:24 pm

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the video is unavailable

im assuming this is the single mix tho? the single mix is often different in orchestration, mix and intensity which can explain why you dont feel the bond vibe if this is the single mix, the dude.

yeah after listening to this i can pretty much guarantee you that this is a single mix and will sound very different on the opening credits. it's really cool though. much better than Chris Cornell's at least, though that doesn't say too much??

edit: also maybe i am misunderstanding but if you're complaining about trumpets that's like Bond Theme Number 1 Instrument except from maybe STRINGS idk

edit2: is this what alicia keys' music generally sounds like? if so im fucking interested in this shit this is like the kind of music ive been looking for all my life

Last Edit: September 24, 2008, 01:19:37 pm by LADIESMAN 282

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#13 September 24, 2008, 06:00:55 pm

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I don't think you guys could be more wrong. This is a good direction. It still keeps a Bond flare yet has a new feel which is why they rebooted Bond in the first place.

Last Edit: September 24, 2008, 06:05:00 pm by post

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DS

#14 September 24, 2008, 06:18:48 pm

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What do you mean by you guys?

I think it's pretty good by the way. Definitely more interesting than other Bond themes I have heard.

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Farren

#15 September 24, 2008, 06:33:43 pm

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I liked Chris Cornell's version I'm not really an alecia keys fan but I'll try to find this because the links broke:

but no for real (Click to reveal)

Jack white is backing up singing and that motherfucker is singing higher than alecia keys that shit is crazy

DEUCE: MEETING THE URINE UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL AND REALIZING IT'S JUST LIKE ME AND MY PREJUDICES THIS WHOLE TIME WERE COMPLETELY FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF PTTTTHTHTHH GOD IT'S EVERYWHERE<br />DEUCE: FUCK THIS TASTES LIKE PISS<br />PANTS: WHERE IT SHOULD TASTE LIKE COTTON CANDY OR PICKLES<br />DEUCE: OR AT LEAST LIKE URINE NOT PISS

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Ragnar

#16 September 24, 2008, 07:03:38 pm

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I dunno maybe it will work with whatever opening they have too, it would just have to be completely different than the usual stuff

ok I just like chicks made out of FIRE and shit ok - and playing cards turning into sexy ladies too hubbahubba

I also kind of like, well over the video from Casino Royale it doesn't work for me because I always consider it like an exclamation point to the previous scene, and those trumpet and screechy sounds don't really catapult me into the film which is what I usually consider them to do even if they're awful songs in every other way

Edit: Well I did like The World is Not Enough (the song I mean)

Edit: Anybody else not interested in this movie at all

Edit: I just think it's too MINIMAL - like Die Another Day was a pretty bad song too

Last Edit: September 24, 2008, 07:14:35 pm by Ragnar

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