BOND & BEYOND
Saturday, March 10, 2012  2:00 PM & 8:00PM
Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre

Michael Krajewski, conductor
Debbie Gravitte, vocalist

Pops sensation and Orlando resident Michael Krajewski conducts classic Bond action scores including Diamonds Are Forever, From Russia With Love, and Goldfinger, in addition to the theme from Mission Impossible, Concerto for Cell Phone and more!

One of Broadway’s biggest personalities, Debbie Gravitte has enjoyed a varied career, taking her from the Broadway Stage to the concert stage and beyond. She won the prestigious Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, along with a Drama Desk Award Nomination and New York Showstopper Award.

The James Bond series of films has had many signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music. The best known of these pieces of music is the ubiquitous “James Bond Theme.”  Many other pieces of instrumental music have also become identified with the series, such as “The 007 Theme,” “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” theme, and various songs such as  Shirley Bassey’s  “Goldfinger,”  “Diamonds Are Forever” and “Moonraker,”  Duran Duran’s “A View to a Kill,”  Nancy Sinatra’s “You Only Live Twice,” Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die,” Tina Turner’s “Golden Eye,” Carly Simon’s  “Nobody Does it Better,” a-ha’s “The Living Daylights,”  Sheena Easton’s “For Your Eyes Only,” and Madonna’s “Die Another Day.”

The biggest contributions to the James Bond series, save for the “James Bond Theme,” are works from John Barry. In addition to his uncredited contributions to Dr. No, Barry composed eleven Bond sountracks and is credited with the creation of “007” (dominated by brass and percussion) and the popular orchestra theme “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”

Next to Barry, David Arnold is the series’ most regular composer. He has composed the score for the James Bond films since Tomorrow Never Dies, to the most recent entry, Quantum of Solace. His Barry-esque orchestrations combined with electronic rhythm elements gave the Brosnan era its musical identity.

Other major composers and record-producers include George Martin, Bill Conti, Michael Kamen, Marvin Hamlisch and Eric Serra.
                                                                                                                        –excerpts from Wikipedia

 Listen to your favorite James Bond Movie Theme Songs on YouTube