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Here, as with the Turkey-set From Russia, the source music is sometimes dictated by location, as on the swung Latin jazz of Bond’s arrival in Miami ( “Into Miami”). The militaristic timpani and thunderous brass underpinning villain Goldfinger’s sky attack upon Fort Knox ( “Dawn Raid On Fort Knox”) elevates the scene to a fever pitch of intensity. Goldfinger contains some of the most memorable cues in the series. No’s soundtrack (composed by Monty Norman) finds itself breezily swaying to Caribbean island rhythms the percussion-heavy From Russia With Love, good on its own, feels like a trial run as maestro Barry steadies for this, his tour de force. But perhaps more importantly, it is where series veteran John Barry begins to imbue the Bond series with its trademark sound. Series staples such as a stand-alone pre-titles sequence, an obsession with gadgets supplied by MI6’s Q Branch, and a greater incorporation of humor arrived with Goldfinger’s release in 1964. The blueprint which many later films would try to emulate, and for good reason.

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