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Sorry if this has been mentioned, but the remix project had me thinking about the new James Bond film which will be entitled "Casino Royale". Not sure if you'd call it a remake of the original since it was somewhat of a spoof.

Anyway, the Whipped Cream remix made me ponder Herb's involvement in the new movie. I'm sure it won't happen, but it'd be great to hear a re-mix of Casino Royale for the new movie. I'm not a big fan of remixes, but in this application, it might be appropriate.

The Bond movies tend to try to get a mega-star to do the theme(in an attempt to draw a young audience) , so I'm sure it won't be our beloved Mr. Alpert.

Michael H.
 
I can imagine a typical Hollywood re-do of the movie theme: set it to a tired hip-hop beat, and get some current hack to record it.

"Casino Royale" was actually one of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels--can't say I've read it yet, so I don't know if the 60s movie actually follows the story closely or not. I just wonder how it would have come out if the "franchise" had done it. I still haven't seen it all the way through yet!
 
Casino Royale was actually the first James Bond novel Ian Fleming wrote...I think it was 1952. The movie and the book had only the title in common.

---Michael Hagerty
 
The original "Casino Royale" movie was a spoof. This new movie will be a "serious" Bond movie (well as serious as they get, anyway).
 
There was a television adaptation of "Casino Royale" back in the late '50s. It starred Barry Nelson as James Bond. I've never seen it, though it was released to home video a while back.

Heck, I've never been able to sit through the Peter Sellers version.

Harry
 
The 60's version is pretty hard to sit through. It has nothing to do with the original novel either. That there are three Bonds in it only adds to the confusion. The music is about the only thing that keeps me watching...

I bought my copy on board the USS Bunker Hill right before OIF started. The 1950s TV drama with Barry Nelson is included as a bonus item. The old kinescope is very interesting to watch and Nelson's Bond is very different from any of the Bonds we've gotten to know over the years.

--Mr Bill
 
I was TERRIBLY disappointed in the David Niven parody, as I not only was a 16-yr-old JB aficionada, but I had written 4 chapters of my OWN bond novel!
TJB's "CR" is one of the all-time great pop instrumentals.
 
Yes, without a doubt the best thing about that particular film is the theme tune:) The bit of incidental music that follows is the next best thing, after that it goes into a sharp decline. I'm quite glad I've not seen it for such a long time that the specific problems with it have faded, I just have a pointer in my head which says 'Dull, don't bother watching again.' Custard pie anyone?
Austin Powers (I), which by comparison does have some funny moments, uses Quincy Jones's Soul Bossa Nova, which must also rank high in the all-time quality pop instrumental stakes. "Random Task, Begin the unnecessarily slow dipping procedure!"
etc.
 
True the Bacharach score and Alpert's theme are the best parts of the film, the soundtrack album is one of my favorites, but I do think it deserves more recognition as a classic 60s comedy. Sure it's confusing, which is caused by the lack of a coherent plot, but it does make for two plus hours of entertainment. I think critics are sometimes to hard on this film, it really is quite funny and the cast is unbeatable.
The highlight of the 50s TV version has to be the great Peter Lorre's performance. Barry Nelson is also quite good as Bond, despite the fact he's an American. This version does stay very close to Fleming's novel, which is in my opinion one of his best.
As for the new version I too hope that Bacharach's score will pop up somewhere. Several years ago I seem to remember hearing about current Bond composer David Arnold doing a concert during which he covered every Bond theme including "Casino Royale." So I would not be at all surprised if we heard Alpert's version at some point in the film or at the very least a bit of the original score mixed in with Arnold's new score.
 
Arnold will probably pay homage to Bacharach by including selected strains of the original in the new, much the way Jerry Goldsmith's Star Trek movie and Next Generation scores included elements of Alexander Courage's 60's theme...

Then again we could end up with Chris Botti doing the real theme as composed by Burt...

--Mr Bill
 
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I'd bet so, too. The Bond series has a record of quoting familiar tracks as counterpoint for what we saw onscreen as inside jokes. Among others, Marvin Hamlisch pinched Maurice Jarre's Lawrence of Arabia for The Spy Who Loved Me; John Barry did the same to John Williams's Close Encounters in Moonraker.
 
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