cd soundtrack information
Music composed and produced by David Arnold
Total playing time : 74:19
cd soundtrack overview
David Arnold returns for the fourth time to score Casino Royale. After the disappointing soundtrack to Die Another Day, Arnold pulls one out of the bag with his latest effort. While the exclusion of the title theme is rather annoying, and frankly quite idiotic, the rest of the album makes up for this glaring oversight. Out goes the electronics of Die Another Day and The World Is Not Enough, in comes the old Barry days of full orchestras and moodful music.
The album kicks off with the exciting and quite lengthy 'African Rundown' before slowing down somewhat for the next two tracks. Starting out with a similar tone, 'Blunt Instrument' pleasantly picks up the pace introducing elements of the title theme, before changing up another gear for the climax of the track. A Bahamian style is felt in 'Solange' before kicking off into exciting 'Miami International'. While only short, the excellent blending of the title theme reappears in 'I'm The Money' and 'Aston Montenegro' that marks a more subtle change in pace for this section of the soundtrack. This is especially marked in 'Dinner Jackets', 'Bond Loses It All' and 'Bond Wins It All' which is intermingled with the more rousing 'Stairwell Fight' and 'Dirty Martini'.
Like in the film itself, the third act marks another change in pace for the soundtrack with 'City of Lovers' and 'The Switch'. The final scenes from the film are visually recreated by listening to 'Fall of a House in Venice', 'Death of Vesper' and 'The Bitch is Dead' which set the mood. Used sparingly, and to great effect, listeners are treated to a slightly reenergized version of the famous James Bond Theme after an exciting build-up excellently concluding the soundtrack.
cd soundtrack play listing
The tracks do not need to be arranged in their movie sequence order, as this is the order that they are presented on the CD.
1. African Rundown (6:52)
2. Nothing Sinister (1:27)
3. Unauthorised Access (1:08)
4. Blunt Instrument (2:22)
5. CCTV (1:30)
6. Solange (0:59)
7. Trip Aces (2:06)
8. Miami International (12:43)
9. I'm The Money (0:27)
10. Aston Montenegro (1:03)
11. Dinner Jackets (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 (3:49)
17. Bond Wins It All (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 (5:07)
22. Fall of a House in Venice (1:53)
23. Death of Vesper (2:50)
24. The Bitch is Dead (1:05)
25. The Name's Bond... James Bond (2:49)
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