Mirroring the films themselves, the themes start waning when the movies do. It's a noticeable decline right where Roger Moore hung it up and Timothy Dalton came on board. Moore's last film has Duran Duran's "View To A Kill" and Dalton gets A-Ha's "The Living Daylights." Ever heard an A-Ha song other than "Take On Me"? Exactly. Your ears are letting you know the franchise is slowing down right there. "Goldeneye" reflects the change from Dalton to Brosnan, better but not necessarily as good as past glories. Prefacing the last change in the role, Madonna's "Die Another Day" is a pretty sad entry in this context. It's like a last gasp, it's an all right dance song for clubs, but a fairly sad statement as a James Bond theme.
With the reinvention of the films with Casino Royale and bringing Daniel Craig on in the lead, the theme song "You Know My Name" by Soundgarden/Audioslave singer Chris Cornell reflects "Goldeneye." It's better, not the best, but it's going back in a better direction. With the internet leak of Jack White's theme for the upcoming Quantum Of Solace being even better, it kind of amazes me why they're not holding off on this CD for a minute so they can include his duet with Alicia Keys as the final track. All in all though, this is a great collection of wonderful themes, and really made me enjoy being a fan of these films.
Editor's Note: The review copy only had the music on it.
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