Dr.Thunderball-Bond theme challenge

kingbee

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I wasn't going to enter this MJ challenge because a) I didn't think I'd have the time and b) because I'd previously done a bond theme a year ago http://www.macjams.com/song/41905 but I just couldn't resist the temptation.
I've had the opening 2 bars in sketch form for ages and have just spent the last 2 days working on it.
Hope you like it
The gunshot sound is from freesound
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Song Stats

Hits: 5641
Comments: 27
Fans: 17
Plays: 280
Downloads: 102
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Oct 07, 2009 - 12:39:09 PM
Last Updated: Oct 07, 2009 - 12:39:09 PM Last Played: Feb 16, 2019 - 08:35:09 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
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Song Actions

Keywords:

bond (8), james (15), spy (11)

Hardware:

Aria Pro II guitar, Edirol UA-25 , Roland PC-180A keyboard

Software:

garageband

Comments

MarkHolbrook	MarkHolbrook said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	oh Wow... This is simply great! Wonderful approach to this. Love the morse code! I can totally see this as a Bond theme... Either the entry or perhaps the ending credits... Extremely well done! Very very nice! Check out my latest song called Corn Whiskey

kingbee	kingbee said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	Thanks Mark Glad you liked it and thanks for dropping in Check out my latest song called No expense spared

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MJ_Bond_Theme_Challenge said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)

Morse Code!
Like MarkHolbrook sez, the Morse code kicks off the intrigue, secret agent feel in high gear. But you don't downshift from there; you just amp up the tension with dangerous layers of mysterious keyboards and edgy guitars that seem to breathe with a tense life.

That's an awesome hook you've built the piece around, and the different shades of danger you've surrounded it with are spot on. Excellent entry, and well worthy of the Bond big screen. Nice work!

kingbee	kingbee said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	inspector morse I was going through all the samples in GB trying to find suitable stuff and thankfully the morse code bleeps just fitted perfectly. Glad you liked it and thanks for setting up this challenge. It pushed me to work a bit faster than I usually do and get something done cheers Check out my latest song called No expense spared

Feter	Feter said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	Dr.Thunderball what a great rhythm session really ...top licks and tones for the guitars ...cool Bond theme really very well mixed ..thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called Roll with it

kingbee	kingbee said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	Thank you Cheers Feter. Was quite pleased with the guitars..probably because there wasn't too much to go wrong ;-) Thanks for dropping in and your kind comments cheers Check out my latest song called No expense spared

Relic67	Relic67 said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	bravo very well done, atmospheric yet rockin' piece of music. perfect for a james bond theme. very well produced too. bass sounds particularly awesome. Check out my latest song called Dead Archive

kingbee	kingbee said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	Thanks Relic The bass is just the 'deep round synth' bass preset in GB but think it gave it a bit more of an edge. Anyway, thanks for dropping in and glad you liked it cheers Check out my latest song called No expense spared

johnnyblues	johnnyblues said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	ThunderBass 00 Love the bass line. Has definite Bond Feel. You've earned your 00 Status! Love the secret agent graphic - where on earth did you get that? Check out my latest song called LongBranch

kingbee	kingbee said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	Picture I just -ahem- 'borrowed' it from google images. I put James Bond in and a lego Bond came up on page 4. Thanks for dropping in and glad you liked it cheers Check out my latest song called No expense spared

ktb	ktb said 3488 days ago (October 7th, 2009)
	temptation I'm glad you did. Very bond like and the production/mix is blowing me away. Also totally dig the trippy keys and melodic lines. Sweet sweet choices on the guitar tones and keys. Check out my latest song called Blackwater (by Tokai)

Godchaser

Godchaser said 3487 days ago (October 7th, 2009)

Excellent !
I do not have the time i once did to check out all the great posts here so i admittedly go to those i remember having been taken with in the past and listen in.A great vibe and memorable melody.Your creativity with arrangements and use of sound sources are always surprising and satisfying.Certainly worthy of a wider audience.Well done agent Bee!

Check out my latest song called sOur GrapEs

kingbee	kingbee said 3487 days ago (October 8th, 2009)
	Thanks GC As you don't have much time to drop in so much I feel even more privileged that you chose to listen to one of my songs. Glad you liked it and thank you for your very kind comments cheers Check out my latest song called No expense spared

B. Flat	B. Flat said 3487 days ago (October 8th, 2009)
	I really like how you permutate the Bond theme, giving us a hint of it but taking it in a different direction. This is all ACTION. Nice work! Check out my latest song called Dreaming (Woodstock 2012)

egobandit	egobandit said 3484 days ago (October 10th, 2009)
	Sleek I can see a spy workin his way through some maze with evil right around every corner! Excellent! Check out my latest song called They got you now

echoroom	echoroom said 3484 days ago (October 11th, 2009)
	The names's B... King B Great track, better than what they are currently using for Quantity of Salvage or whatever... send someone this track! Check out my latest song called Light Sleeper

kingbee	kingbee said 3484 days ago (October 11th, 2009)
	Hey Steve Good to hear from you Hope all is well. Loved your 'quantity of salvage' title. No, I wasn't that impressed with it either. Glad you liked it and thanks for dropping in cheers Check out my latest song called No expense spared

sloparts	sloparts said 3484 days ago (October 11th, 2009)
	Very cool take on the Dr Know theme But of course I'm not surprised, after all, you are the "King Bee" Roughly translated, the means you're a unio boss, I think, but I digress Great bit with the Morse code in there, and the slightly modified JB DR NO theme on the guitar. The whole piece is very, very cool, Ed Check out my latest song called Quack's Blues

magnatone	magnatone said 3482 days ago (October 13th, 2009)
	Dr. Thunderball first of all - i LOVE your cover art!!! and then secondly, this totally HAS the "Bond" feel to it - great feel and VERY well put together! much enjoyed - thanks! Check out my latest song called Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) and Variations

Gaylen75	Gaylen75 said 3481 days ago (October 14th, 2009)
	awsome seriously fun diddy. Check out my latest song called A Good Day For A Throw Down

sschedra	sschedra said 3476 days ago (October 19th, 2009)
	Great Guitar Sounds! I am really impressed by the guitar sounds here and in some of the other challenge pieces. It has a real Bond feel and sound. The guitars make it here. Good job, Stephen Check out my latest song called Cheap Tricks (LSP2)

ste	ste said 3475 days ago (October 20th, 2009)
	nice! love the change a minute in or so. great keyboard and drums. good guitar playing Check out my latest song called songbreak

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 3475 days ago (October 20th, 2009)
	Dr Thunderball You nailed this one Kingbee! I can see Bond floating away with a martini glass in one hand and a sexy model in the other as some giant science lab is sinking in flames.... Excellent secret agent stuff. Check out my latest song called Draw

rsorensen	rsorensen said 3473 days ago (October 22nd, 2009)
	great job very bond. love the bass in this Check out my latest song called Again

sewer rod	sewer rod said 3471 days ago (October 24th, 2009)
	Nice!! Sorry I haven't gotten here sooner. It appears everyone has said just about everything that I would've. Sounds great, truly Bond worthy! Check out my latest song called If it Weren't for the Devil

BossHook	BossHook said 3453 days ago (November 11th, 2009)
	These Bond themes are so cool - I like yours for its depth in the production, it's deep and slick. Check out my latest song called The Unraveling of Mary Alice Frances Parker Brown

Spiderland	Spiderland said 3447 days ago (November 16th, 2009)
	bond, james bond excellent work! I could imagine this being in a James Bond video game. Check out my latest song called Evade and Resist