The david arnold james bond project is an album of cover versions of james bond film themes organized and produced by david arnold. First, a shaken martini is usually colder than one stirred, since the ice has had a chance to swish around the drink more. The phrase first appears in the novel diamonds are forever 1956, though bond himself does not actually say it until dr. Shaken not stirred are alexander fox, dom okeefe, scott oswald and sally hodgkiss. Reverting to the original recipe from flemings first bond book, craigs 007 ordered a drink he dubbed the vesper a hybrid martini that is three parts gin and one part vodka, mixed with a halfounce of kina. Between 1953 and 1966, the character of james bond, agent 007 in the.
James bond, code name 007 daniel craig as james bond spectre 2015, skyfall 2012, quantum of solace 2008, casino royale 2006 pierce brosnan as james b. The james bond who appears in 12 fleming novels and two short story collections is, like most people, given to smiling. Some say that shaking bruises the gin which suppossedly affects the taste and that you should not do it and the bond in the books and film casino royale drank gin martinis, not vodka. Bonds classic order is a dry vodka martini, shaken not stirred. The dukes hotel cocktail bar in mayfair, london, england, is where ian fleming concocted the famous line shaken, not stirred in reference to how james bond, his fictional british secret service agent, preferred his martinis. All three should be placed into a cocktail shaker, but rather than shaking, they should be stirred to combine the ingredients gently, and in fact, stirred with a wooden spoon rather than a metal one, to reduce impacting the drinks temperature. It said goldfinger was based on books by ian fleming that were generally filled with sex and bizarre situations. Shaken and stirred, james bond loves his booze time. Why did james bond want his martinis shaken, not stirred. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The david arnold james bond project shaken and stirred. The david arnold james bond project martin blackmore.
Since then, he has appeared in numerous novels and over 20 films. The big screen blockbuster of casino royale sees 007 new boy daniel craig gambling at the french rivieras baccarat tables, but you would need to truly break the bank to afford an original first edition of many of ian flemings james bond books. The james bond literary franchise is a series of novels and short stories, first published in 1953 by ian fleming, a british author, journalist, and former naval intelligence officer. He wrote james bond novels, starting with casino royale and ending with octopussy and the living daylights, and all first editions are highly. Bond is back better than ever in the new spectre trailer. The david arnold james bond project soundtrack cd details and availability. James bond continuation novels the james bond dossier. Dry means less vermouth than an iba standard martini. And now, a bondinspired martini for the spectre premiere gq. By overseeing the entire project, arnold is able to maintain a consistant production quality throughout the entire compilation while still allowing for the artists individual expressions. David arnold shaken and stirred the david arnold james. Theres 3 things that are unusual about the martinis that bond drinks. The james bond bedside companion 1984, raymond benson.
The book of bond or every man his own 007 1965, ltcol william bill tanner. The james bond character was created by english author ian fleming in 1953. Im a big james bond fan, and i have a very big collection of james bond music. The david arnold james bond project, released in 1997. Fun james bond meets peggy lee in a deadly lounge kind of show. The announcement of the 25th james bond film has caused a fuss, even though it wont be released until 2019. James bond is one of fictions most infamous drinkers on film, he has a drink on average every ten minutes and 53 seconds. This cd is definetly good for any james bond collection, or just to listen to. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
Shaken and stirred the david arnold james bond project. A properly made martini is mostly dry gin with a bit of dry vermouth and ice epicurious recommends 5 parts gin to 1 part vermouth. Doctors in derby and nottingham sat down to read the 14 bond novels, and recorded that excluding the 36 days bond is in prison, hospital or rehab, the spy downs 1,150. Then bond ordered a vodka martini, and with vodka, it doesnt really matter if you shake it. Poly cotton canvas rolls to provide a superior quality printing. The david arnold james bond project, john barry, david. The david arnold james bond project shaken and stirred japan import music. Ive found that is a bunch of rubbish it makes no differe. Mercedes 250se in one of the most famous bond scenes ever, again in octopussy, bond takes a mercedes 250se for a ride on the rails after the tires were shredded. James bonds famous tag line is actually a reversal of the original quote from flemings books. The david arnold james bond project and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Currently he is being portrayed by english actor daniel craig, but he has also been portrayed by sean connery, george lazenby, roger moore, timothy dalton and. Despite not implementing amiss suggestions for the man with the golden gun, glidrose approached amis to write the first continuation novel amis was a fan of james bond and penned one of the first critical studies of the james bond phenomenon, the james bond dossier, as well as the light hearted the book of bond.
Shaken and stirred is one of the greatest albums of the late 20th century. All products are sent securely in sturdy regular canvas box to ensure smooth. Shaken, not stirred is a catchphrase of ian flemings fictional british secret service agent james bond and describes his preference for the preparation of his martini cocktail. James bond requested that his martini be shaken not. In honor of the spectre premiere next week, we visited bell at his covert watering hole entrance hidden behind crif dogs on. David arnold took theme songs from the most popular movie series in historyjames bondand paired them with some of the most underrated and unheard musicians of recent times iggy pop, natacha atlas, shara nelson, aimee mann, etc. Theres something about bond that, like star wars or mad max, continues to tap into the modern psyche as the franchise rolls on. See more ideas about james bond party, james bond and james bond theme. Following this project, arnold would go on to compose the music for a number of bond films.
The david arnold 007 project soundtrack from 19631983, composed by david arnold, various artists. So it didnt take that long for sales of vodka martinis, shaken and not stirred, to go through the roof. Now, a lot of famous martini drinkers preferred their martinis dry noel coward said the ideal recipe for a. It was a good upgrade for bond, who earlier in the film was forced to thumb a ride from a volkswagen beetle. James bond, often referred to by his code name, 007, is a british secret service agent. Ian fleming made sure that bond was always liberally refreshed in the books, too. It has often been noted that there are two kinds of james bond fans. James bond books by ian fleming the james bond dossier. With samantha bond, vic armstrong, david arnold, pierce brosnan. Im not sure whether the famous instruction given by james bond to have his dry martini shaken, not stirred ever had any meaning, except as a shibboleth of style. Details about 007 james bond roger moore shaken, not stirred art canvas movie poster print.
The shaken vodka martini era in bond films lasted almost 25 years, until daniel craig took the role of bond in 2006s casino royale. Includes interviews with a number of key cast and crew production personnel. List of james bond novels and short stories wikipedia. James bonds famous catchphrase shaken, not stirred may have stemmed from his inability to stir his drinks due to an alcoholinduced tremor. Featuring contemporary rock and electronic artists of the time, it was compiled by arnold in 1997 and released on east west records in the united kingdom and sire records in the united states. The phrase was first used in flemings book, diamonds are. In 1983s octopussy, bond steals a beautiful alfa romeo gtv.
And james bond himself is a real mirror of the times, negotiating the pitfalls of political correctness. Bond is the only person whom i have come across who takes both spirits i told you he was unique. Shaken and stirred is an entertaining and worthwhile investment for all bond fans. The author used the line stirred not shaken to add yet another facet to bonds cool image. Yet despite this noble attempt at deconstruction, whats remarkable here is how so many of the acts. There are three main differences between a martini or a vodka martini which has been stirred and one which has been shaken. Why does james bond like his martinis shaken, not stirred.
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