While there are two dozen Bond theme tunes, their quality varies pretty wildly, from the truly awful (sorry, Madonna), to the deeply dull (Sam Smith), to the true classics, like Shirley Bassey’s “Goldfinger.” Here are all the James Bond themes, ranked from the stinkers to the gems. One led into an instrumental version of 'The Look of Love' and began with the line 'James Bond playing at Casino Royale.' later, this tune was reprised as 'Seven James Bonds at Casino Royale', which leads into a lyrical version of the.

(You'd never hear a smooth Sean Connery-era theme in a Daniel Craig Bond movie, after all.) For any musician, recording a Bond tune guarantees a spot in music history, but history doesn't remember all of the Bond themes fondly. The soundtrack to the 1967 spoof Casino Royale also included two short comedic songs sung in a 1920s style. Bond themes are the secret sauce of the movies: paired with the bombastic credits, they set the tone for the action to come, and speak to the current era of the franchise. .since I'm uploading spy-themed soundtracks, here's one of the best everThe ORIGINAL 'Casino Royale'(This was dubbed from an exceptionally clean original.

We can expect the opening scenes of the film to deliver on a few time-honored traditions: the gun barrel sequence, the pre-title teaser, and perhaps most importantly of all, the highly stylized title credits, set to an original theme song.

No matter how directors or actors put their signature stamp on the franchise, James Bond films have a familiar formula.

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