Skyfall [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Thomas Newman

Overview

The 2012 film Skyfall represented the 23rd time that James Bond had graced the silver screen, the third time that 007 had been brought to life by Daniel Craig, and the second time that the film's title cut didn't make the official soundtrack. Like Chris Cornell's contribution to 2006's Casino Royale, Adele's "Skyfall" was relegated to downloadable single status, allowing more room for the full score, which in this case was supplied by the talented Thomas Newman, while leaving unassuming listeners bereft of what was traditionally the initial selling point for most of the long-running franchise's soundtracks. Newman, the ninth Bond composer, stays true to the Daniel Craig-era penchant for swapping John Barry's iconic orchestral cues for loop-heavy yet appropriately moody and propulsive electronic elements that would have benefited from a lighter touch, which is surprising considering some of Newman's career highlights (American Beauty, Shawshank Redemption, Road to Perdition). That said, the occasional tips of the hat to the past ("Grand Bazaar, Istanbul," "Breadcrumbs") and some truly explosive ("Tennyson") and somber ("Voluntary Retirement") moments help to balance out the score's more rote passages. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/06/2012
Label:	Sony Classical
UPC:	0887654013026

Tracks

1. Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
2. Voluntary Retirement
3. New Digs
4. Severine
5. Brave New World
6. Shanghai Drive
7. Jellyfish
8. Silhouette
9. Modigliani
10. Day Wasted
11. Quartermaster
12. Someone Usually Dies
13. Komodo Dragon
14. The Bloody Shot
15. Enjoying Death
16. The Chimera
17. Close Shave
18. Health & Safety
19. Granborough Road
20. Tennyson
21. Enquiry
22. Breadcrumbs
23. Skyfall
24. Kill Them First
25. Welcome to Scotland
26. She's Mine
27. The Moors
28. Deep Water
29. Mother
30. Adrenaline

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Thomas Newman   Primary Artist,Conductor
George Doering   Guitar,Hammer Dulcimer
Sonia Slany   Violin (Electric)
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
John Beasley   Synthesizer
John Parricelli   Guitar
Paul Clarvis   Percussion
Phil Todd   Flute,Woodwind

Technical Credits

Paul Epworth   Original Material
John Beasley   Drum Programming
Thomas Newman   Composer
Adele   Original Material