James Bond RPG: Background Music

Background Music

When you role play, it's nice to have some background music to set the appropriate mood. And, the many James Bond movie soundtracks provide the perfect background music when playing the James Bond RPG.

Olaf Krumscheid spent the time to go through the James Bond soundtracks (and other Bond music compilations) and create a list of which tracks are good for certain situations. Of course, these interpretations may be debatable, but they do provide a general idea.

If you have any other CDs to add to this list or you think a track is totally mislabeled, please let me know.

CDs	Track Descriptions
The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary (CD 1)	Track 1 : Battle/Combat/Pursuit Tracks 2 - 5 : Theme Song Track 6 : Pursuit Tracks 7 - 16 : Theme Song
The Best of James Bond 30th Anniversary (CD 2)	Track 1 : Battle/Combat/Pursuit Track 2 : Battle Track 3 : Theme Song Tracks 4 - 6 : Exploration Track 7 : Exploration/Torture Track 8 : Theme Song Track 9 : Battle Tracks 10 - 11 : Theme Song Track 12 : Unusable Track 13 : Theme Song Tracks 14 - 15 : Unusable
007 Classics - London Symphony Orchestra	Tracks 1 - 7 : Generic Track 8 : Pursuit Track 9 : Generic Track 10 : Pursuit Track 11 : Generic Track 12 : Seduction Track 13 - 15 : Generic
Shaken and Stirred by David Arnold	Tracks 1 - 2 : Theme Song Track 3 : Battle Track 4 - 5 : Theme Song Track 6 : Exploration Track 7 - 9 : Theme Song Track 10 : Pursuit Track 11 : Theme Song
Dr. No by John Barry/Monty Norman	Track 1 : Battle/Combat/Pursuit Tracks 2 - 4 : Jamaica Track 5 : Danger Track 6 : Jamaica Track 7 : Pursuit Track 8 - 10 : Jamaica Track 11 : Exploration Track 12 : Jamaica Track 13 : Danger/Exploration Track 14 : Jamaica Track 15 : Pursuit Track 16 : Jamaica Track 17 : Exploration Track 18 : Jamaica
From Russia With Love by John Barry	Track 1 : Generic Track 2 : Generic/Exploration Track 3 : Exploration/Danger Track 4 : Generic Track 5 : Combat Track 6 : Seduction Track 7 : Battle Track 8 : Gypsy Camp Track 9 : Exploration Track 10 : Theme Song Track 11 : Exploration Track 12 : Gypsy Camp Track 13 : Exploration Track 14 : Pursuit Track 15 : Exploration Track 16 : Gypsy Camp Track 17 : Exploration Track 18 : Battle/Combat/Pursuit
Goldfinger by John Barry	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Generic Track 3 : Combat/Exploration Track 4 - 6 : Exploration Track 7 : Goldfinger's Arrival Track 8 : Battle Track 9 : Combat Track 10 : Combat
Thunderball by John Barry	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Combat Tracks 3 - 4 : Exploration Track 5 : Exploration/Danger Tracks 6 - 7 : Seduction Track 8 : Bahamas Track 9 : Combat/Exploration Track 10 : Exploration Track 11 : Battle Track 12 : Generic
You Only Live Twice by John Barry	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Dangerous Situation Track 3 : Combat Track 4 : Exploration Track 5 : Combat Track 6 : Japan Track 7 : Exploration Track 8 : Japan Track 9 : Exploration Track 10 : Dangerous Situation Track 11 : Battle Track 12 : Theme Song
On Her Majesty's Secret Service by John Barry	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Combat Track 3 : Casino Track 4 : Pursuit Track 5 : Theme Song Track 6 : Pursuit Track 7 : Generic Track 8 : Casino Track 9 : Exploration Track 10 : Battle Track 11 : Theme Song
Diamonds Are Forever by John Barry	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Exploration Track 3 : Combat/Pursuit Track 4 : Generic Track 5 : Exploration Tracks 6 - 7: Casino Track 8 : Exploration/Dangerous Situation Track 9 : Casino Track 10 : Dangerous Situation Track 11 : Casino (Vegas) Track 12 : Battle
Live and Let Die by John Barry	Style: 70's Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : New Orleans (Funeral) Tracks 3 - 5 : Exploration Track 6 - 7 : Voodo (show) Track 8 : Jazz Track 9 - 11 : Exploration Track 12 : Dangerous Situation Track 13 : Voodo Ritual Track 14 : Generic
The Man With The Golden Gun by John Barry	Style : Orient Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Exploration/Danger Track 3 : Orient Track 4 : Jazz Track 5 : Seduction/Combat Track 6 : Seduction Track 7 : Pursuit Track 8 : Exploration Track 9 : Orient/Combat Track 10 : Generic Track 11 : Exploration/Danger Track 12 : Theme Song
The Spy Who Loved Me by Marvin Hamlisch	Style : 70's Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Pursuit Track 3 : Generic Track 4 : North African Club Track 5 : Seduction Track 6 : Generic Track 7 - 8 : Danger Track 9 : North African Club Track 10 : Danger Track 11 : Theme Song
Moonraker by John Barry	Style : Space Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Battle Track 3 : Generic Track 4 : Combat/Danger Track 5 - 6: Generic Track 7 : Latin/Pursuit Track 8 : Danger Track 9 : Exploration Track 10 : Theme Song
For Your Eyes Only by John Barry	Style : 70's ; Greece Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Pursuit Track 3 : Seduction Track 4 : Combat/Pursuit Track 5 : Greece/Danger Track 6 : Exploration Track 7 : Theme Song Track 8 : Pursuit Track 9 : Exploration Track 10 : Seduction Track 11 : Generic Track 12 : Seduction Track 13 : Theme Song
Octopussy by John Barry	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Exploration Track 3 : Not Usable Track 4 : Combat Track 5 : Seduction Track 6 : India Track 7 : Unusable Track 8 : Exploration Track 9 : Seduction Track 10 : Not Usable Track 11 : Combat Track 12 : Danger Track 13 : Battle Track 14 : Theme Song
A View to a Kill by John Barry	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Combat/Pursuit Track 3 : Combat/Pursuit/Danger Track 4 : Seduction Track 5 : Exploration Track 6 : Exploration/Danger Track 7 : Danger Track 8 : Combat/Pursuit Track 9 : Exploration/Danger Track 10 : Seduction Tracks 11 - 13: Exploration/Danger Track 14 : Combat/Pursuit Track 15 : Theme Song
The Living Daylights by John Barry	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Combat Track 3 : Exploration Track 4 : Pursuit Track 5 : Middle Eastern Villiage Track 6 : Exploration Track 7 : Theme Song Track 8 : Seduction Track 9 : Battle Track 10 : Middle East Track 11 : Combat Track 12 : Theme Song Track 13 : Exploration/Combat Track 14 : Middle East Track 15 : Danger Track 16 : Combat/Danger Track 17 : Exploration/Danger Track 18 : Middle East Track 19 : Danger Track 20 : Exploration Track 21 : Seduction
License to Kill by Michael Kamen	Style : South American Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Key West Track 3 : Theme Song Track 4 : Exploration/Seduction Track 5 : Theme Song Tracks 6 - 9: Danger Track 10 : Combat/Pursuit
Goldeneye by Eric Serra	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Exploration Track 3 : Pursuit Track 4 : Seduction Track 5 : Exploration Track 6 : Seduction Track 7 : Middle East Track 8 : Danger Track 9 : Combat Track 10 : Pursuit Track 11 : Danger Track 12 : Seduction Track 13 : Danger Track 14 : Exploration Track 15 : Seduction Track 16 : Theme Song
Tomorrow Never Dies: Music from the Motion Picture by David Arnold	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Combat Track 3 : Danger Track 4 : Generic Track 5 : Combat Tracks 6 - 7 : Seduction Track 8 : Exploration Track 9 : Combat/Pursuit Track 10 : Danger Track 11 : Combat Track 12 : Danger Track 13 : Pursuit Track 14 : Theme Song Track 15 : Combat
Tomorrow Never Dies (1999 Film) by David Arnold	Track 1 : Combat Track 2 : Dangerous Situation Track 3 : Generic Tracks 4 - 5 : Seduction Track 6 : Exploration Track 7 : Combat/Pursuit Track 8 : Danger Track 9 : Combat Track 10 : Pursuit Track 11 : Danger Track 12 : Orient Track 13 : Pursuit Track 14 : Orient/Combat Track 15 : Seduction Track 16 - 17 : Combat/Danger Track 18 : Combat/Danger/Seduction Track 19 : Unusable
Tomorrow Never Dies (Video Game Soundtrack) by Tommy Tallarico	Track 1 : Generic Tracks 2 - 3: Combat/Pursuit Tracks 4 - 14: Exploration Tracks 15 - 16 : Combat Track 17 : Theme Song
The World is Not Enough by David Arnold	Track 1 : Theme Song Track 2 : Combat/Danger Track 3 : Pursuit Track 4 : Exploration Track 5 : Seduction Track 6 : Orient Track 7 : Casino Track 8 : Pursuit Track 9 : Seduction Track 10 : Exploration Track 11 : Danger/Combat Track 12 : Danger Track 13 : Danger Track 14 : Combat Track 15 : Danger Tracks 16 - 17 : Combat Track 18 : Seduction Track 19 : Theme Song

[Translated from Olaf Krumscheid's web site: Le Jeu De Rôle. Minor additions/modifications from Paul Kasper.]