| | JB08: Live and Let Die (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | For 1973's Live and Let Die, George Martin had the unenviable task of following in John Barry's well-established footsteps--a possible double-whammy since there was now a new James Bond for the public to swallow, what with Connery's ostensibly permanent departure from the series. |
 | | Like the previous Bond soundtracks, Live and Let Die includes some incidental background music, and Martin does a commendable job with "San Monique," an expertly rendered Latin theme, the orchestration of which brings to mind the sound of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. |
 | | While a more complete musical score is always a welcome treat, the previously unreleased tracks on the Live and Let Die soundtrack are not as dramatic as those on the remastered editions of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever, or The Living Daylights. |
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