Die Another Day (soundtrack)

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Die Another Day (Original Soundtrack)
Die Another Day (Original Soundtrack) cover
Soundtrack by David Arnold
and Madonna
Released November 12, 2002
Recorded 2006
Genre Film music
Spy music
Length 55:01
Label Warner Bros. Records
Professional reviews
David Arnold
and Madonna chronology
Enough
(2002)		 Die Another Day
(2002)		 2 Fast 2 Furious
(2003)
James Bond soundtrack chronology
The World Is Not Enough
(1999)		 Die Another Day
(2002)		 Casino Royale
(2006)

The soundtrack to Die Another Day, the 20th James Bond film of the same name, was released by Warner Bros. Records on November 12, 2002. The soundtrack was composed by David Arnold, his third outing as the composer for a James Bond movie. Frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd orchestrated and conducted the score.

Arnold again made use of electronic rhythm elements in his score, and included two of the new themes he created for The World Is Not Enough. The first, originally used as Renard's theme for the previous film, is heard during the mammoth "Antonov" cue on the recording, and is written for piano. The second new theme, most easily described as Bond's romance theme, was used in the "Christmas in Turkey" track on the The World Is not Enough soundtrack, and is heard here on the "Going Down Together" track.

The title song for Die Another Day was written and sung by Madonna, who also had a small cameo in the movie as Verity, a fencing instructor.

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[edit] Reaction

Although the Bond films have a long-standing connection with the pop music world, the choice of Madonna's song, coupled with the use of The Clash's "London Calling," proved controversial with some fans who felt the two pieces of music were inappropriate for a Bond movie.

Madonna in the single's video.(Audio sample of "Die Another Day" (help·info))
Madonna in the single's video.(Audio sample of "Die Another Day" (help·info))

"London Calling" was used briefly in the film as Bond returns to England via British Airways. At the time, the airline was using the song in American radio and television commercials.

Madonna's theme song was unusual in that it was presented in a credit sequence that directly moved the film's plot along (as opposed to all previous Bond film titles which are mostly standalone set pieces). The concept of the song/title sequence was that it represented Bond trying to keep his sanity during 14 months of torture at the hands of the North Koreans. The divided opinion over the "Die Another Day" theme is evidenced in that it was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Original Song as well as for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (2002). However in a MORI poll for the Channel 4 programme "James Bond's Greatest Hits" it was voted 9th out of 22 and was voted an "overwhelming number one" by under-24 year olds.[1]

Prior to Madonna's title song being chosen, Arnold, along with lyricist Don Black began work on their own title track titled "I Will Return". It was never finished. In one of the themes, if you listen carefully, a beat "Die Another Day" can be heard - this is probably the melody they were going to use.[citation needed]

[edit] Track listing

  1. Die Another Day – Madonna
  2. James Bond Theme (Bond vs. Oakenfold) – David Arnold Featuring Paul Oakenfold
  3. On The Beach
  4. Hovercraft Chase
  5. Some Kind Of Hero?
  6. Welcome To Cuba
  7. Jinx Jordan
  8. Jinx And James
  9. A Touch Of Frost
  10. Icarus
  11. Laser Flight
  12. Whiteout
  13. Iced Inc.
  14. Antonov
  15. Going Down Together

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Geoffrey Palmer (Narrator). (2006). James Bond's Greatest Hits [Television]. UK: North One Television.

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