This concert felt shockingly dull. Lots of glitz and glam but low energy overall. The modern "artists" they picked to sing renditions of the classic songs overall were uninspired, some bordering on downright terrible.
I had to skip through 'You Only Live Twice' I found it so awful. And the woman singing "GoldenEye" was trying so hard to imitate Tina Turner's singing it was comical.
Perhaps it was the sound editing for the entire thing but the orchestra as well just seemed flat. I heard that there were many renditions of score excerpts left out which is sad, because that music is as much Bond as any song.
I really have to recommend, if you love Bond and Bond music and want to feel the energy of the music being played by people who are as excited about it as you are, look up Q the Music Show online. I found myself wanting to look up their YouTube videos instead of slogging through this.
I had to skip through 'You Only Live Twice' I found it so awful. And the woman singing "GoldenEye" was trying so hard to imitate Tina Turner's singing it was comical.
Perhaps it was the sound editing for the entire thing but the orchestra as well just seemed flat. I heard that there were many renditions of score excerpts left out which is sad, because that music is as much Bond as any song.
I really have to recommend, if you love Bond and Bond music and want to feel the energy of the music being played by people who are as excited about it as you are, look up Q the Music Show online. I found myself wanting to look up their YouTube videos instead of slogging through this.