54 episodes
BondCast: James Bond 007 BondCast
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4.7 • 142 Ratings
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From the producers of Rebel Force Radio, BondCast is about James Bond and the 007 film franchise. Each month, hosts Jason Swank, Jimmy Mac and Jonathan Wilkins review a featured film from the vast James Bond catalog in order of release. From Dr No to Spectre and each film in between, the BondCast offers 007 discussion "Shaken not Slurred." Also, don't miss our James Bond Soundtrack review show "For Your EARS Only" hosted by Laird Malamed.
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The Music of GOLDENEYE
New Bond, new era, new sounds! With the debut of Pierce Brosnan's 007 came with a seismic shift in the approach to James Bond soundtrack music. Laird Malamed returns to FOR YOUR EARS ONLY with a ton of info about contributions from composer Eric Serra, singer Tina Turner, and U2's Bono and The Edge. Plus, we listen to some critical comments about Tina's performance from Dame Shirley Bassey and hear what Laird thinks about it.
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GOLDENEYE
A new year! A new actor! A new era! BondCast is back with our latest review of James Bond's 007 in "Goldeneye". We look at the debut of Pierce Brosnan in the role of London's most famous secret agent. We talk about our initial reactions to Pierce along with how he made the role his own. We also discuss the Bond Girls: Natalya Simonova and Xenia Onatopp, the villainous 006 - Akec Trevelyan, and the debut of a new M, Judi Dench. Plus, the music, stunts, vehicles, gadgets and more!
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The Music of LICENSE TO KILL
We're back to review the soundtrack to the sixteenth film in EON's James Bond series and the final to feature Timothy Dalton. John Barry is no longer the composer for the series making this the one and only time Michael Kamen assumed the role. Laird Malamed returns to BondCast to guide us through the soundtrack with trivia, behind-the-scenes info and more.
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LICENCE TO KILL
Timothy Dalton returned to the role of 007 for his second and final time in 1989's LICENCE TO KILL. The film is non-stop action from beginning to end as James Bond attempts to foil a drug cartel who uses gasoline tankers, casinos and Wayne Newton as covers. Featuring 2 Bond girls, great villains, action for Q in the field, and some of the most brutal violence ever depicted in the franchise, this film gives us a lot to talk about!
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NO TIME TO DIE: The Roundtable
Exciting. Unpredictable. Controversial. These are just a few terms to describe NO TIME TO DIE. We still have much to say about Daniel Craig's final outing as 007 and this time, we are unleashing all of our agents. For the first time ever, all 4 of the BondCast hosts, including Laird, have gathered at the roundtable for wide-ranging discussion. We talk about the whole film and whether or not "James Bond Will Return".
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NO TIME TO DIE London Report
Since he couldn't join us for our first review of NO TIME TO DIE, our man in London Jonathan Wilkins is here to give us his in-depth review of the final Daniel Craig film. We also look towards the future for James Bond and the 007 franchise.
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Credibility problem with music episode
I stumbled across this podcast and saw they devoted entire episodes to the music of Bond films. I immediately downloaded the one for “The Living Daylights,” one of my favorite scores and set of songs.
Within the first 30 minutes, they lost all credibility with me. First of all, the hosts have to be only people on the earth who didn’t know who a-ha is. They actually had to look them up at the time of this episode in 2021. When they read off a-ha’s accomplishments, they didn’t understand most of their hit songs were in Europe. Not once did they even mention their biggest global hit, “Take On Me,” which even every Gen Z and millennial knows. That blew my mind.
At another point, they discussed that composer John Barry was so unhappy working with a-ha, that he barely used an instrumental version of the title song in the score. Wrong. If they had played “Hercules Takes Off” from the soundtrack (which is on YouTube in its entirety), there it is!
I decided there couldn’t be much credibility in the other Bond music episodes either.
Too much wasted time
These guys laugh and joke more than they discuss Bond. It shows little respect for the listeners’ time. These aren’t serious people. They also talk and laugh about photos they are looking at, forgetting we listeners can’t see what they are looking at.
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