Casino Royale score - back to retro
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 6:29 am
After the unimpressive techno stylings of Die Another Day, Casino Royale is a return to the more Barryesque approach of Tomorrow Never Dies, with even a few touches of Stargate in there as well. Only a few references to the title song (not included on the CD) in the score, so there’s still the post-Barry Bond score of no thematic consistency, with Arnold’s most notable main theme being an insistent, physically aggressive but slightly less relentless than expected action theme. The Bond theme itself only appears in the final cue in a particularly robust retro rendition. There are more quiet moments this time round over the length of its 74 minutes (City of Lovers probably the best) and it’s not one of the great Bond scores by any means, but in a poor year for film music it’s one of the better recent efforts.
Be warned, the track listing contains one massive spoiler!
Be warned, the track listing contains one massive spoiler!