Casino Royale (2006 soundtrack)

Casino Royale (2006 Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by David Arnold
Released	November 14, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Film score Spy music
Length	74:20
Label	Sony Classical
David Arnold chronology
Amazing Grace (2006) Casino Royale (2006) Hot Fuzz (2007)
James Bond soundtrack chronology
Die Another Day (2002) Casino Royale (2006) Quantum of Solace (2008)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Empire	[2]

The soundtrack to the 2006 film Casino Royale was released by Sony Classical on November 14, 2006. The music was composed by David Arnold and is Arnold's fourth soundtrack for the popular James Bond movie series. Frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd orchestrated and conducted the score.

Development

Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on July 26, 2006 that Chris Cornell, the former Audioslave and Soundgarden lead singer, composed and would sing "You Know My Name" the Casino Royale title song.^[3] Cornell collaborated with David Arnold who composed the film's score. Cornell was first reported to be writing and performing the song on July 20, 2006 by the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat. "You Know My Name" is the first theme song since 1983's Octopussy to use a different title than the film, and Cornell is the first male performer since a-ha (in 1987's The Living Daylights). It is only the fourth Bond theme (after the opening medley of Dr. No, the instrumental theme from On Her Majesty's Secret Service and "All Time High" from Octopussy) to make no reference to the title of the film. The soundtrack was completed early in the morning on October 11, 2006.^[4] The soundtrack was released on November 14, 2006.

Various names were reported in the media prior to the announcement, some reports going so far as to have the performers apparently claim they were working on the theme. This list includes Tina Turner^[5] who previously sang "GoldenEye" for the 1995 Bond film of the same name, and Tony Christie.^[6]

Title song and tracks

The Casino Royale title song "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell is not featured on the soundtrack album, but released separately as a single, making this the first and, to date, only James Bond soundtrack album not to include the opening titles song. However, motifs from the song serve as Bond's theme throughout the film, e.g. the tracks "I'm the Money" and "Aston Montenegro", feature two different instrumental renditions of its chorus. The "You Know My Name" CD single was released on December 11, 2006.

Some cues for the movie that did not make the final selection of tracks for the soundtrack album are available as bonus track downloads in iTunes from the iTunes Store.

The traditional James Bond Theme builds throughout the film before appearing in its full form over the end credits as track 25, "The Name's Bond . . . James Bond", on the official album.

Track listing

Official Album

1. "African Rundown" (6:52)
2. "Nothing Sinister" (1:27)
3. "Unauthorized Access" (1:08)
4. "Blunt Instrument" (2:22)
5. "CCTV" (1:30)
6. "Solange" (0:59)
7. "Trip Aces" (2:06)
8. "Miami International" (12:43)
9. "I'm the Money" (0:27)
10. "Aston Montenegro" (1:03)
11. "Dinner Jackets" (1:52)
12. "The Tell" (3:23)
13. "Stairwell Fight" (4:12)
14. "Vesper" (1:44)
15. "Bond Loses It All" (3:56)
16. "Dirty Martini" (3:49)
17. "Bond Wins It All" (4:32)
18. "The End of an Aston Martin" (1:30)
19. "The Bad Die Young" (1:18)
20. "City of Lovers" (3:30)
21. "The Switch" (5:07)
22. "Fall of a House in Venice" (1:53)
23. "Death of Vesper" (2:50)
24. "The Bitch is Dead" (1:05)
25. "The Name's Bond . . . James Bond" (2:49)

Total Time (Official Album only): 74:20

iTunes Bonus Tracks

1. "License: 2 Kills" (2:38)
2. "Reveal LeChiffre" (1:25)
3. "Mongoose VS. Snake" (1:16)
4. "Bombers Away" (0:27)
5. "Push Them Overboard" (0:27)
6. "Bedside Computer" (0:41)
7. "Beep Beep Beep Bang" (0:37)
8. "Inhaler" (0:27)
9. "Brother From Langley" (1:41)
10. "Prelude To A Beating" (1:17)
11. "Coming Round" (1:11)
12. "I'm Yours" (1:04)
13. "Running To The Elevator" (0:28)

Total Time (iTunes Bonus Tracks only): 13:39

Total Time (Official Album and iTunes Bonus Tracks): 1:27:59

Track order in the film

Track names in italics are iTunes Bonus Tracks.

The track "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell is available as Single or on the album "Carry On". The movie versions can be heard in the movie only.

All other tracks are from the Official Album.

1. "License: 2 Kills"
2. "You Know My Name (Main Title)" – Chris Cornell (David Arnold/Chris Cornell)
3. "Reveal LeChiffre"
4. "Mongoose vs. Snake"
5. "Bombers Away"
6. "African Rundown"
7. "Nothing Sinister"
8. "Push Them Overboard"
9. "Unauthorised Access"
10. "Blunt Instrument"
11. "CCTV"
12. "Solange"
13. "Bedside Computer"
14. "Trip Aces"
15. "Miami International"
16. "Beep Beep Beep Bang"
17. "I'm the Money"
18. "Aston Montenegro"
19. "Dinner Jackets"
20. "The Tell"
21. "Inhaler"
22. "Stairwell Fight"
23. "Vesper"
24. "Bond Loses It All"
25. "Brother from Langley"
26. "Dirty Martini"
27. "Bond Wins It All"
28. "The End of an Aston Martin
29. "Prelude to a Beating"
30. "The Bad Die Young"
31. "Coming Round"
32. "I'm Yours"
33. "City of Lovers
34. "The Switch
35. "Fall of a House in Venice"
36. "Running to the Elevator"
37. "Death of Vesper"
38. "The Bitch Is Dead"
39. "The Name's Bond... James Bond"
40. "You Know My Name (End Title)" – Chris Cornell (David Arnold/Chris Cornell)

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Graydon, Danny. "Review of Casino Royale". Empire. http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?SID=10063. Retrieved February 8, 2010. 
3. ^ "Chris Cornell Has Written and Will Perform the Main Title Song for CASINO ROYALE". 2006-07-26. http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-26-2006/0004404210&EDATE=. Retrieved 2006-07-26. 
4. ^ "David Arnold". http://www.davidarnold.com. Retrieved 2006-11-17. 
5. ^ "Tina Turner links herself to Casino Royale theme song". MI6.co.uk. 2006-06-21. http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=3815. Retrieved 2006-06-21. 
6. ^ "Tony Christie Writing 'Royale' Theme Song?". CommanderBond.net. 2005-10-02. http://commanderbond.net/article/2940. Retrieved 2006-06-21. 

See also

• Casino Royale:Score Review