Casino Royale Vesper Death Song
| Casino Royale: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Released | November 14, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 74:20 | |||
| Label | Sony Classical | |||
| Producer | David Arnold | |||
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Casino Royale: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.The soundtrack to the 2006 film Casino Royale was released by Sony Classical on November 14, 2006. The music was composed by David Arnold and is Arnold's fourth soundtrack for the popular James Bond movie series. Frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd orchestrated and conducted the score.
- In Diamonds Are Forever, Bond skips the song 'La Vie En Rose' in Tiffany Case's hotel room 'because it has memories for him'; this is a song closely associated with Vesper in Casino Royale. In the novel Goldfinger, when Bond has been severely poisoned and believes he is about to enter heaven, he worries about how to introduce Tilly Masterton, who he believes has died along with him, to Vesper.
- Casino Royale's poker scenes may be more stylised than those in, say, The Sting or Rounders, but they are still very well-executed with good pacing and a frisson of unpredictability.
- Directed by Val Guest, Ken Hughes, John Huston. With David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles. In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.
- Winston Churchill's 'favourite spy' Christine Granville - the inspiration behind James Bond character Vesper Lynd - gets a blue plaque at hotel where she was stabbed to death by a stalker Daily Mail ^ 9/16/2020 Dan Sales Posted on 9:08:26 PM PST by L.A.Justice.
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Casino Royale: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. The soundtrack to the 2006 film Casino Royale was released by Sony Classical on November 14, 2006. The music was composed by David Arnold and is Arnold's fourth soundtrack for the popular James Bond movie series. Frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd orchestrated and conducted the score.
Development[edit]
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on July 26, 2006 that Chris Cornell, the former Audioslave and Soundgarden lead singer, composed and would sing 'You Know My Name', the Casino Royale title song.[1] Cornell collaborated with David Arnold who composed the film's score. Cornell was first reported to be writing and performing the song on July 20, 2006 by the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat. 'You Know My Name' is the first theme song since 1983's Octopussy to use a different title than the film, and Cornell is the first male performer since a-ha (in 1987's The Living Daylights). It is only the fourth Bond theme (after the opening medley of Dr. No, the instrumental theme from On Her Majesty's Secret Service and 'All Time High' from Octopussy) to make no reference to the title of the film. The soundtrack was completed early in the morning on October 11, 2006.[2] The soundtrack was released on November 14, 2006.
Various names were reported in the media prior to the announcement, some reports going so far as to have the performers apparently claim they were working on the theme. This list includes Tina Turner[3] who previously sang 'GoldenEye' for the 1995 Bond film of the same name, and Tony Christie.[4]
Title song and tracks[edit]
The Casino Royale title song 'You Know My Name' by Chris Cornell is not featured on the soundtrack album, but released separately as a single. However, motifs from the song serve as Bond's theme throughout the film, e.g. the tracks 'I'm the Money' and 'Aston Montenegro', feature two different instrumental renditions of its chorus. The 'You Know My Name' CD single was released on December 11, 2006.
Some cues for the movie that did not make the final selection of tracks for the soundtrack album are available as bonus track downloads in iTunes from the iTunes Store.
The traditional James Bond Theme builds throughout the film before appearing in its full form over the end credits as track 25, 'The Name's Bond . . . James Bond', on the official album.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | 'African Rundown' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 6:52 |
| 2. | 'Nothing Sinister' | 1:27 |
| 3. | 'Unauthorised Access' | 1:08 |
| 4. | 'Blunt Instrument' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme', originally composed for the Dr. No soundtrack and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 2:22 |
| 5. | 'CCTV' | 1:30 |
| 6. | 'Solange' | 0:59 |
| 7. | 'Trip Aces' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme' and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 2:06 |
| 8. | 'Miami International' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 12:43 |
| 9. | 'I'm the Money' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 0:27 |
| 10. | 'Aston Montenegro' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 1:03 |
| 11. | 'Dinner Jackets' (Contains the film's title theme 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 1:52 |
| 12. | 'The Tell' | 3:23 |
| 13. | 'Stairwell Fight' | 4:12 |
| 14. | 'Vesper' | 1:44 |
| 15. | 'Bond Loses It All' | 3:56 |
| 16. | 'Dirty Martini' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme',) | 3:49 |
| 17. | 'Bond Wins It All' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme', and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 4:32 |
| 18. | 'The End of an Aston Martin' | 1:30 |
| 19. | 'The Bad Die Young' | 1:18 |
| 20. | 'City of Lovers' | 3:30 |
| 21. | 'The Switch' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme', and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 5:07 |
| 22. | 'Fall of a House in Venice' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme', and 'You Know My Name' (instrumental)) | 1:53 |
| 23. | 'Death of Vesper' | 2:50 |
| 24. | 'The Bitch Is Dead' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme') | 1:05 |
| 25. | 'The Name's Bond... James Bond' (Contains the 'James Bond Theme') | 2:49 |
| Total length: | 74:20 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Licence: 2 Kills' | 2:38 |
| 2. | 'Reveal LeChiffre' | 1:25 |
| 3. | 'Mongoose vs. Snake' | 1:16 |
| 4. | 'Bombers Away' | 0:27 |
| 5. | 'Push Them Overboard' | 0:27 |
| 6. | 'Bedside Computer' | 0:41 |
| 7. | 'Beep Beep Beep Bang' | 0:37 |
| 8. | 'Inhaler' | 0:27 |
| 9. | 'Brother from Langley' | 1:41 |
| 10. | 'Prelude to a Beating' | 1:17 |
| 11. | 'Coming Round' | 1:11 |
| 12. | 'I'm Yours' | 1:04 |
| 13. | 'Running to the Elevator' | 0:28 |
| Total length: | 87:59 | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Chris Cornell Has Written and Will Perform the Main Title Song for CASINO ROYALE'. 2006-07-26. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
- ^'David Arnold'. Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^'Tina Turner links herself to Casino Royale theme song'. MI6.co.uk. 2006-06-21. Retrieved 2006-06-21.
- ^'Tony Christie Writing 'Royale' Theme Song?'. CommanderBond.net. 2005-10-02. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2006-06-21.
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Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) works for the Financial Action Task Force of Her Majesty’s Treasury and has experience in illicit banking practices. She supervises the British government’s funds that finance Bond in a high stakes poker tournament organized by Le Chiffre. During the game she helps Bond overcome a Ugandan Warlord and saves Bond’s life when he is poisoned.
Vesper is kidnapped by Le Chiffre to lure Bond into a trap in order to extort the tournament winnings. Vesper makes a deal with Mr. White to spare Bond’s life in return for the funds. Before she can transfer the funds to Mr. White’s accomplice Gettler, Bond confesses his love for her and resigns from MI6.
In Venice, Bond uncovers Vesper’s deception. Although he kills her enemies, Vesper cannot live with her actions and she locks herself in the elevator of a collapsing building and drowns. Bond is devastated by her death and closes himself off emotionally.
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Vesper leaves Bond an essential clue to help him trace the terrorist network – on her mobile, she stores Mr. White’s number.