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Today, from the Bond on Vinyl archives, we’re moving on to the James Bond film, Die Another Day!
This film really should feel more nostalgic for me as my wife and I saw it in the theater when dating early on, and there are many callbacks in Die Another Day that celebrate the first 40 years of James Bond productions.
However, beyond the beautiful locations, it’s just a weak effort from dialogue, to cameos, to bad CGI, to a satellite laser… you get the idea. Despite the film doing well at the box office, bringing in over $400 million, it was clear that the franchise needed to go in a new direction.
The David Arnold-helmed soundtrack was more of the same type of electronic mixed music from the previous film, and was also the last Bond soundtrack album to only be released on cassette/CD. Leading off the recording, the main theme by Madonna is typically regarded as the worst in the history of the franchise – I certainly won’t argue with that sentiment.
Like the Brosnan films, I had to pick up the full soundtrack on CD, but I was able to find this 12″ vinyl DJ sampler. It contains the main theme and a bit of the score, but I hadn’t pulled the trigger on picking up a vinyl of the single just yet.😛 [Note: I have definitely picked up several versions of the 12″ single since first writing this post😄 – DM]
24. Die Another Day DJ Sampler
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