The Music of Bond #025: Octopussy Soundtrack Review
James Bond Radio: 007 News, Reviews & Interviews!
Tom & Chris
4.8 • 688 Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2020
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
It’s time to bring 007 back to 1983 on this week’s, The Music of Bond.
John Barry returns for duty on Octopussy. As a film we’re firmly in tongue in cheek territory, but what of the score?
Tune in for discussion on the history of the music, a look behind the scenes and a track by track discussion of the original Octopussy soundtrack release.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Robert Dobby, and you're listening to The Music of Bond on James Bond Radio. |
| 0:05.3 | Shaken, not scared. |
| 0:08.1 | Hello, hello, 007 fans. |
| 0:10.6 | Welcome to James Bond Radio, The Music of Bond. |
| 0:14.9 | Episode number 25, I am J.W., and it is official, folks. |
| 0:21.2 | There are now more episodes of James Bond Radio, the Music of Bond, |
| 0:25.5 | than there are James Bond films that have been released in theaters. |
| 0:29.6 | Hashtag milestone. |
| 0:32.1 | Today, we are headed to India to discuss the music of Octopussy. |
| 0:39.6 | And who better than to join me on this safari than one of the founding fathers of James Bond Radio? It can only be one of two men. |
| 0:45.6 | Tommy Gunn Sears. Say hello, Tommy. Hello, buddy. How's it going? It's going well. How you doing? |
| 0:51.1 | I'm doing very well. I've bought myself a new gizmo, John, right? I've bought myself a new gizmo. |
| 0:55.0 | I thought it's time that we upgrade what's going on with James Bond Radio. |
| 1:00.0 | And I've got myself a gizmo. |
| 1:01.0 | And I can do all sorts now. |
| 1:03.0 | I can patch people in via the telephone. |
| 1:05.0 | I can play music in a much better way than usual. |
| 1:09.0 | And I can even do this. If you say like a bad joke that lands badly, |
| 1:13.4 | I can then press this and do this. |
| 1:17.6 | Yeah. |
| 1:18.7 | And then check this out. |
| 1:20.7 | If you do a good one, hey? |
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