The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall

This is cut down version of the live concert held at Royal Albert Hall to celebrate 60 years of the James Bond films. I have no idea why Amazon, a streaming service could not broadcast the full concert.

Music has always been an important component of the Bond films ranging from the iconic Bond theme to the title tracks.

David Arnold who composed five Bond movies curated the music for the concert. He even took over vocal duties from the late Chris Cornell as he belted out You Know My Name. I was mildly surprised how good Arnold's vocals were and he was clearly nervous.

The biggest applauses were for the original singers who appeared. Dame Shirley Bassey got a standing ovation along with Lulu and Garbage.

Others such as Celeste and Skin sang cover versions of Bond songs. It ended with Arnold's interpretation of the Bond theme which has been used in films where he has not been the composer.

It is certainly worth watching but I would like to have seen the extended concert that included collaborators talking about the music.