Twenty years ago—wow, it’s been a while—I was lucky to put together several expanded James Bond soundtrack reissues for EMI and MGM.
It was a dream project for me, though it was done very hastily.
Since then, I am occasionally asked when more James Bond CDs might come out. And the honest answer has been that I don’t know...and I have nothing more to do with it.
Finally, that has changed: La-La Land has announced new expanded editions of Live and Let Die by George Martin (my favorite of the non-Barry Bond scores) and Octopussy by John Barry.
Here’s a fun video they made:
Live and Let Die is from the same multitrack masters we used in 2003, but now presented as a 2CD set (which is what I would have liked to have done, but couldn’t). There are a few extra alternates that I remember we had, but lacked room to include.
Octopussy is something that I didn’t have at all, so this is super exciting!
Will more Bond CDs be forthcoming? I certainly hope so. I don’t have any further info—but even if I did, I don’t blab about labels’ plans.
Congrats on getting these two out in time for their respective anniversaries!
This is great news! I wonder what's next...
Hope for the other bond films even Never say Never again score not the off kilter song
20 years ago? I bought those when they came out. Looking forward to ordering these!
Octopussy was the first Bond movie I ever saw in a theater at the age of nine, so I'm delighted to finally have the complete score (and without those obnoxious dialogue cues).