As "The Sound of 007" (2022 release from the UK; 85 min0 opens, we are at the "AIR Studios 2019" and Billie Eilish is working on the title track of the latest Bond movie called "No Time To Die". We then go back in time, to the very beginning of it all, as Monty Norman, and later John Barry launch the music juggernaut that would become "the sound of 007", in the Bond theme, the Bond songs, and the Bond scores. At this point we are less than 10 min into the documentary.
Couple of comments: this film is by British director Matt Whitecross, and he looks back fondly to these 6 decades of Bond music. A good chunk is devoted to how and where the Bond theme originated. But the heart of the documentary is indeed a look back to the many Bond songs (of which many were the movie's title song). Too much attention is given to Billie Eilish and her brother (I personally think that "No Time TO Die" is one of the worst Bond songs ever). But then we get a look to people like Shirley Bassey, who is of course THE ultimate Bond singer. Along the way we can to enjoy some memorable Bond scenes, and the usual talking heads providing further insights. In all this is quite a breezy documentary that doesn't seem to take itself too seriously, and that's just as well.
"The Sound of 007" premiered recently on Amazon Prime (of course, since Amazon bought MGM including the James Bond movies for an estimated $9 billion). If you are a fan of James Bond, and who isn't, I'd readily suggest you check out "The Sound of 007" and draw your own conclusion,
Couple of comments: this film is by British director Matt Whitecross, and he looks back fondly to these 6 decades of Bond music. A good chunk is devoted to how and where the Bond theme originated. But the heart of the documentary is indeed a look back to the many Bond songs (of which many were the movie's title song). Too much attention is given to Billie Eilish and her brother (I personally think that "No Time TO Die" is one of the worst Bond songs ever). But then we get a look to people like Shirley Bassey, who is of course THE ultimate Bond singer. Along the way we can to enjoy some memorable Bond scenes, and the usual talking heads providing further insights. In all this is quite a breezy documentary that doesn't seem to take itself too seriously, and that's just as well.
"The Sound of 007" premiered recently on Amazon Prime (of course, since Amazon bought MGM including the James Bond movies for an estimated $9 billion). If you are a fan of James Bond, and who isn't, I'd readily suggest you check out "The Sound of 007" and draw your own conclusion,