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A Spectre Of Sounds
I'm not sure why no one ever thought about doing this before. Pymlico drummer/composer Arild Brøter came up with the brilliant idea to do progressive rock interpretations of the music from the James Bond films!! If you are Bond fan you'll love this. Timeless music given a prog spin. Highly recommended for those of you who always wanted to be on her Majesty's Secret Service.
"Arild Brøter, known from the progressive rock band Pymlico, unveils a groundbreaking musical endeavour with the release of "A Spectre Of Sounds" - an instrumental rock album that reimagines the timeless James Bond music in a bold and electrifying way. There have been countless James Bond albums released over the years, in almost every genre imaginable - but the vast majority of them include only the title songs, giving the rest of the score very little attention. This is one is different! On this album, Arild has skipped most of the title tracks. He has been digging deeper and meticulously taken apart the actual scores and music used in the movies, rearranging them in new and clever ways. 60 years of tone-setting music from one of the biggest movie franchises that has ever existed has been transformed into new fresh electric instrumental rock tunes. The new arrangements seamlessly weave together the sophistication of Bond’s world with the dynamic and exhilarating spirit of progressive & classic rock. Listeners can expect a sonic experience like never before, as Arild injects new life into these familiar pieces of music, transforming them into powerful instrumental rock masterpieces - yet at the same time keeping both the grandness of the originals and the typical James Bond vibes alive. The album’s production quality and attention to detail underscore Arild’s commitment to delivering a fresh perspective on these beloved classics. Arild has been a lifelong James Bond fan, and he’s been obsessed with James Bond music from an early age. The idea for this album has been in the back of his head for at least 15 years. To release this album is really a dream come true! 19 musicians helped him to make this dream possible, among them Bjørn Riis from Airbag, Ole Michal Bjørndal from Caligonaut and Arild’s band mates from Pymlico."
"There have been countless James Bond albums released over the years in almost every style and genre imaginable, but the vast majority of them include only the title songs and give the rest of the film music very little attention. I wanted to do this differently: skip most of the title songs, dig a little deeper, and set focus on the scores and all the marvelous film music. The objective I gave myself was to turn the orchestral film music into instrumental electric rock tunes while still keeping both the grandness of the originals and the typical James Bond vibes alive. I allowed myself to change the tempo, the grooves, the chords, and the keys, but I always kept the melodies intact. I made space for solo sections and added intros and outros to get the right song structure. Sometimes I took a theme from one film and fused it with a theme from another to make a new, coherent piece. It was important to make the new arrangements work as their own entities. My biggest challenge was to limit myself—there is so much great Bond music, and an album can’t be six hours long!"