Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project

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Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project
Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project cover
Cover album by Various Artists
Released 1997
Genre rock music
Label Sire Records
Producer David Arnold

Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project is a compilation album of cover versions of James Bond film themes organised and produced by David Arnold. Featuring contemporary rock and electronic artists of the time, it was compiled by Arnold in 1997 and released on Sire Records. Arnold, following this project, would go on to direct the music for a number of Bond films.

John Barry, the composer of many of the themes on the album, was complimentary about Arnold's interpretation of his work; "He was very faithful to the melodic and harmonic content, but he's added a whole other rhythmic freshness and some interesting casting in terms of the artists chosen to do the songs. I think it's a terrific album. I'm very flattered."[1]

A version of "You Only Live Twice" by Björk was recorded but not included on the album. It is available as a free download from bjork.com.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Diamonds Are Forever - David McAlmont
  2. Nobody Does It Better - Aimee Mann
  3. Space March - Leftfield
  4. All Time High - Pulp
  5. Moonraker - Shara Nelson
  6. The James Bond Theme - LTJ Bukem
  7. Live And Let Die - Chrissie Hynde (of The Pretenders)
  8. Thunderball - Martin Fry
  9. From Russia With Love - Natacha Atlas
  10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Propellerheads
  11. We Have All The Time In The World - Iggy Pop

[edit] References

  1. ^ Burlingame, Jon. "Bonding with the Score: David Arnold blends the traditional with the modern in music for 'Tomorrow Never Dies.'", Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Company, 1997-12-18. Retrieved on 2007-01-01. 
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