The World Is Not Enough (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

The obvious marquee name here is Garbage--and the group delivers. Shirley Manson sings the title track in a detached catatonia that's juxtaposed with sultry, swirling strings and keyboards, draping the song in plush atmospherics worthy of Agent 007. But for eccentric and obsessive music collectors, the real surprise may be the participation of cult artist Scott Walker, who has forsaken his most recent forays into avant classical-pop for the perfectly syrupy, old-fashioned, string-lined ballad "Only Myself to Blame," which recalls the by-the-fire genius of his early solo work. This end-of-the-millennium James Bond thriller, however, is not without heart-racing action music to set the movie's pace. David Arnold, producer and writer of the Garbage and Walker tracks, sets forth 17 instrumental pieces that capture the Bond vibe so perfectly you can transform any room into a space-age bachelor pad just by pressing Play. --Rob O'Connor Amazon.com

One of Arnold's best Bond scores

The score for "The World is Not Enough" finds David Arnold comfortably settled into his current role as the chief musician for the franchise, which is good for us because there's some good stuff to be heard.

The title track by Garbage(in collaboration with Arnold) is satisfactory if not spectacular and certainly superior to Sheryl Crow's "Tomoorrow Never Dies." Unfortunately, the music for the first half of the opening sequence(including an awesome rendition of the James Bond theme as he escapes out the window) is omitted, going straight to the MI6 bombing and ensuing boat chase. The score for the latter scenes isn't bad, it's just missing the first bit.

The soundtrack wisely tones things down for a few tracks while still remaining with tension, before picking back up again during "Welcome To Baku" and continuing on with the film with the songs (mostly)listed in the order they are heard in the film.

Cuts that really stand out include "Pipeline," which can make any situation 100x more intense(try it), "Body Double," "Submarine," "Going Down/The Bunker" and "Caviar Factory." All these show Arnold as a more-than-capable action composer and are a pleasure to listen to.

It's a real shame that the soundtrack omits the final Bond theme heard over the ending credits, opting instead for the original exit music, "Only Myself to Blame." The song is decent and starts to grow on you with repeated listening, though Scott Walker's vocals seem out of place with this crooner of a song.

All in all, what's here is good. But there's more. Where's the gunbarrel music? Where the bank escape music? Where's the end credits Bond theme?
Meh, oh well. September 3, 2007

Amazing! But one question....

I loved the movie. I loved it when it first came out and I love it now. Bond movies are simply classics. The soundtrack and music are wonderful. I have but one question...Im looking for the song that plays as soon as they ski down the mountain to see the pipeline. As they ski, a beautiful song plays and I cant seem to find it. ANy answers?

Thanks :) August 25, 2007

Good but Missing Essential Music

David Arnold's THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH is good but I was disappointed that it was missing some essential music. The gun barrel opening music was outstanding as it went into immediately into the following scene in Bilbao, Spain. Also, the End Title that was essentially another innovative rendering of THE JAMES BOND THEME is missing. The Garbage Main Title song is adequate but seems to have aged with time. Also, Arnold let a lot of synthetic techno elements run throughout the soundtrack. This soundtrack does contain a good wealth of music but something seems to have gone amiss since Arnold's 2 outstanding TOMORROW NEVER DIES albums.
November 28, 2006

Great ,although

I love this cd!David Arnold is great.It does need all of the music.Its missing the first part,with the gunbarrel.They need to make a new cd with all the music from the movie. December 13, 2003

Nobody Does It Better than Bond...James Bond

What is missing from most Bond Scores? THE BOND THEME! Try listening to the Moonraker, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, all of them only contain a few tracks of the Bond Theme(Moonraker didn't play it at all!), I'm talking about the Cds here not the scores, but TWINE Cd is fill to to rim in Bond theme Music as in tracks 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 18, now I know alot of you new Bond fan don't consider the Four Note John Barry Theme played in the Background of the guitar theme in about every movie, but when its played by its self alot of you new fans fail to notice this great theme, listen to tracks 6, 10, 11, 17, 18 to hear it by its self. It is the Bond theme so stop making the same mistake! Sure it doesn't have gun barrel music but out of the 21(never say never again is a Bond movie) Bond Cds? Very few contain it. Arnold's score for TWINE isn't as good as TND but it still packs a punch. Check out Die Another Day you'll love it. May 12, 2003

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