The soundtrack to the 2006 film Casino Royale was released by Sony Classical on 14 November 2006. While there are two dozen Bond theme tunes, their quality varies pretty wildly, from the truly awful (sorry, Madonna), to the deeply dull (Sam Smith), to the true classics, like Shirley Bassey’s “Goldfinger.” Here are all the James Bond themes, ranked from the stinkers to the gems. Casino Royale: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Bond must defeat a private banker funding terrorists in a high-stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, Montenegro. After earning 00 status and a licence to kill, secret agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007. With Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench.
He also did the opening titles for films like Whats new Pussycat and was the. Casino Royale: Directed by Martin Campbell. (You'd never hear a smooth Sean Connery-era theme in a Daniel Craig Bond movie, after all.) For any musician, recording a Bond tune guarantees a spot in music history, but history doesn't remember all of the Bond themes fondly. The opening credits were created by Richard Williams. Bond themes are the secret sauce of the movies: paired with the bombastic credits, they set the tone for the action to come, and speak to the current era of the franchise. Casino Royale Theme (Main Title) Lyrics by Herb Alpert from the Casino Royale 1967 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album- including song video. We can expect the opening scenes of the film to deliver on a few time-honored traditions: the gun barrel sequence, the pre-title teaser, and perhaps most importantly of all, the highly stylized title credits, set to an original theme song. No matter how directors or actors put their signature stamp on the franchise, James Bond films have a familiar formula.
