Alternate lyrics:
"Diamonds are forever
I can taste the satisfaction,
flawless physical attraction,
bitter cold, icy fresh
till they rest on the flesh they crave for..."
Still tame by 2026 standards, but maybe I can get a little of Saltzman's point.
#LaLaLandRecords #DiamondsAreForever
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The good folks at #LaLaLandRecords have released the 55th Anniversary edition of the #DiamondsAreForever soundtrack.
I had heard that co-producer Harry Saltzman didn't like the theme tune, claiming it was "too dirty." (Well, for 1971, anyway.)
Obviously, I get the symbolism of the song but, his assessment seemed unwarranted.
The new release contains an alternate version sung by Shirley Bassey, inlcuding the lyrics
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(2/2) Almost simultaneously, LLLR put out a lavish 3CD release of Carmine Coppola's complete score, adding a wealth of alternate tracks as well as CC's takes on Rota's immortal Godfather themes. I have still to get ahold of it 😊 but just by the track list, I am confident this one will balance out the source music that spoiled the 1990 soundtrack album to my ears.
#LaLaLandRecords #Soundtrack #FilmMusic #Filmmusik #CarmineCoppola #NinoRota #TheGodfather3 #TheGodfather
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How I spent 🎅 Christmas 2025 🎄
🙂 Thanks to 🇺🇸 #LaLaLandRecords (1, 2, 5), 🇪🇸 #QuartetRecords (3, 9), 🇬🇧 #SilvaScreenRecords (4, 12), 🇯🇵 #RamblingRecords (6), 🇬🇧 #AtlasRéalisations (7), 🇮🇹 #CamSugar (8), 🇮🇹 #CinevoxRecords (10), 🇯🇵 #Commmonsmart (11) ... and 🇮🇹 #IntermezzoMedia
#Filmmusik #FilmMusic #Soundtrack #JohnBarry #StelvioCipriani #MurrayGold #JerryGoldsmith #PaulLeonardMorgan #GeorgeMartin #EnnioMorricone #RizOrtolani #RyuichiSakamoto #DebbieWiseman
John Barry’s ‘Goldfinger’ Score to Be Reissued on Vinyl in June (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #News #Goldfinger #JamesBond #JohnBarry #LaLaLandRecords
https://variety.com/2025/artisans/news/goldfinger-john-barry-vinyl-la-la-land-1236408802/
Yep! #LaLaLandRecords’ releases #HansZimmer and #LisaGerrard’s #Gladiator 25th Anniversary soundtrack! Pre order your copy now! (Not an April Fools joke!)
https://lalalandrecords.com/gladiator-25th-anniversary-remastered-expanded-limited-edition-3-cd-set/
There’s a rumor running around that our friends at #LaLaLandRecords are going to release an expanded version of #HansZimmer’s #Gladiator tomorrow. Here’s the image they posted. If one wants to read into the white color of the stone, it also might be #HarryGregsonWilliams’s #KingdomOfHeaven. Much of the marketing for that film used white stone. Gladiator used a warmer color.
Alternatively. It’s neither. 🤪
See you all back here tomorrow! 🙂
Eugene Glover
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