Film studio United Artists suggested Sheena Easton, an up-and-coming singer who had recently scored a No.1 hit in America with "Morning Train". This expanded edition disc really hits the spot with the bonus tracks!! Conti's score is notable for its use of disco elements (which prompted Danny Biederman to write in the liner notes to the two-CD release The Best of James Bond: 30th Anniversary Limited Edition, "Conti's largely disco-styled score feels more like a celebration of the music of the moment than a score of durability"). Again, a song that I had forgotten! This was the third Bond film in a row to wittily include familiar music from a classic film. Goodbye, Countess/No Head For Heights/Dining Alone. The track Make It Last All Night, performed by Rage and used for the scene at hitman Gonzales' Spanish poolside, is notable for lyrics more suggestive than in almost any other Bond film. Strangely, that didn't quite translate into the score. This, Conti's only contribution to the series to date, was released as an album concurrent with the film's release and later on a bootleg compact disc in combination with John Barry's music from Octopussy. The title song, again, was the main focus and Conti used lyrics by Michael Leeson and a stunning vocal by Sheena Easton to create another pop hit. Bill Conti was an interesting choice to score the music to "For Your Eyes Only". In some versions, the track is misspelled "Gonzales Takes a Dive". The disco elements that pervade this album didn't add anything serious to the movie then, and they don't do so now. Cyril's Monastery'. It comes with some bonus tracks too which pleased me. After credit sequence artist Maurice Binder complained about having to synchronize the unveiling of the title with it being said in the theme song, Conti decided to work with Leeson to write lyrics that opened with "for your eyes only". His attempts to update and popularize Barry motifs rarely worked, and were not memorable. ", Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2016. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Frankly, I obtained this disc for it's re-mastered cuts! The 12th official Bond movie was an attempt to tone down the slapstick cartoonish quality that peaked with the previous Moonraker. The soundtrack was composed by Bill Conti, since the series' regular composer, John Barry, was unable to work in the UK for tax reasons (he, like many high earning Britons, had become a tax exile in the 1970s). The title song is good and the score is pretty interesting. A comical pre-credit sequence, an inane teenage skater played by Lynn-Holly Johnson, and another weak score, this time by Bill Conti almost ruined what was otherwise one of the best Roger Moore entries. Not only was her vocal outstanding, but she became the first vocalist to appear in a pre-title sequence, and her performance is a delight. For Your Eyes Only is the soundtrack for the 12th James Bond film of the same name. The song was released as a single in June 1981, at the same time as the film's launch. Not released but also heard in the film is a brief homage to John Williams' familiar theme from Jaws, when an unseen underwater horror (it is revealed to be an attacker in a JIM diving suit) approaches within the sunken ship. This article is about the Sheena Easton song. Conti heard Easton's debut album Take My Time and felt unimpressed but decided to work with her in the song after meeting Easton in person. Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2014. Blondie eventually released their song on the 1982 album The Hunter. But the additional seven "bonus cuts" are not very good, except for the opeing "Gunbarrel/Flowers For Teresa/Sinking the St. Georges," and "The Climb. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Conti (still enjoying the success of Rocky) provided something clearly symptomatic of its era. Leeson's lyrics originally only used "for your eyes only" as the final line, as the lyricist felt he could only use the phrase as a conclusion. The bright side of that, however, is that he clearly had great fun, and so will you with an hour of music that takes itself less seriously than John Barry's scores ever did (which is saying something!). The recent MGM Rykodisc release is nicely packaged, and is worth having for Bond fans. Bill Conti was born on April 13, 1942 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Barry had recommended Conti as a possible alternative. His title song, on the other hand, was. It's interesting that the old Bond movies had been in HEAVY rotation on cable for the months of July and August 2014 (and I mean ALL of the Bond flicks)! For Your Eyes Only is the soundtrack for the 12th James Bond film of the same name. CLASSIC!! Get ready to groove to the Bond theme via funky guitar, heavy drum set, and what we now deem "cheesy" synths in "Gunbarrel / Flowers For Teresa / Sinking The St. Georges". It remains one of Easton's biggest hits and is included on compilation soundtrack albums.[7]. "For Your Eyes Only" is the theme tune to the 12th James Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only, written by Bill Conti and Mike Leeson, and performed by Scottish singer Sheena Easton. Gonzales Takes A Drive - Bill Conti B, 12. This is the first of a batch of albums to feature previously unavailable bonus tracks--something that always makes Rykodisc releases worthwhile. [1][2] It was nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 1982. Originally, the band Blondie was approached to write and perform the theme song for the film. Unable to add item to Wish List. [4] Her seductive appearance in these clips was, according to Roger Moore, more sexy than any of the Bond girls, although Easton herself states that the filming process was very unglamorous. the second was more conventional and was directed by Steve Barron. With "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) music was part of an effort to refocus the Roger Moore image as James Bond, and it almost worked. The theme song was written by Bill Conti (music) and Michael Leeson (lyrics), and performed by Sheena Easton. He is known for his work on For Your Eyes Only (1981), Rocky (1976) and The Karate Kid Part II (1986). --Paul Tonks. The song reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It comes with a pretty good booklet with colour photos and looks fairly new. Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2000. For the Blondie song of this name, see, Dutchcharts.nl – Sheena Easton – For Your Eyes Only", "Number One Awards – Billboard's 1981 Year-End Charts : Pop Singles", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=For_Your_Eyes_Only_(song)&oldid=970524030, European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles, Song recordings produced by Christopher Neil, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, The song's music, with different lyrics and a different title ("To Know No Boundaries"), was used in a series of advertisements for, The song was covered by Austrian symphonic metal band, This page was last edited on 31 July 2020, at 20:18. Gunbarrel/Flowers For Teresa/Sinking The St. Georges, 14. Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2013. Two different music videos for the song were released. Learn how and when to remove this template message, For Your Eyes Only (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Bill Conti – FOR YOUR EYES ONLY", "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Bill Conti – FOR YOUR EYES ONLY", "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Bill Conti – FOR YOUR EYES ONLY", For Your Eyes Only (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Awards, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=For_Your_Eyes_Only_(soundtrack)&oldid=982456241, Articles needing additional references from December 2009, All articles needing additional references, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "The P.M. Gets the Bird/For Your Eyes Only – Reprise" –, "Gunbarrel/Flowers for Teresa/Sinking the St. Georges", "Unfinished Business/Bond Meets Kristatos", "Goodbye, Countess/No Head for Heights/Dining Alone", This page was last edited on 8 October 2020, at 07:56.
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