Moonraker (film) score

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The Moonraker (film) score is the orchestral soundtrack composed by John Barry for the 1979 James Bond film "Moonraker," blending lush romantic themes with space-age and suspenseful motifs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
orchestral work
soundtrack
associatedFranchiseCreator Ian Fleming
associatedWithCharacter Hugo Drax
James Bond
Jaws (James Bond character)
basedOn Moonraker (1979 film)
linked to: "Moonraker"
composer John Barry
composerReturnToSeries John Barry returned after absence from The Spy Who Loved Me
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
distributorOfFilm United Artists
featuresTheme Moonraker main title theme
romantic love theme
space motif
suspense motif
followedBy For Your Eyes Only (film) score
follows The Spy Who Loved Me (film) score
franchise James Bond
genre film music
orchestral music
spy film score
includesActionCues yes
includesRomanticCues yes
includesSong Moonraker (title song)
includesSpaceSetPieceCues yes
incorporatesElectronicElements limited
language instrumental
medium film
musicSupervisor John Barry
notableFor integration of space-themed textures
romantic melodic writing
use of large orchestra
orchestrationType symphonic
originallyComposedFor Moonraker (James Bond film series)
linked to: "Moonraker"
partOf Moonraker (1979 film)
linked to: "Moonraker"
partOfSeries James Bond film scores
primaryInstrumentation symphony orchestra
recordedForStudio Eon Productions
recordingType studio recording
style lush orchestration
romantic
space-age
suspenseful
titleSongPerformer Shirley Bassey
usesLeitmotifTechnique yes
yearOfRelease 1979

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For Your Eyes Only (film) score precededBy Moonraker (film) score
Lois Chiles notableWork Moonraker (1979 film)
linked to: Moonraker (film) score
Dr. Holly Goodhead appearsIn Moonraker (1979 film)
subject linked to: Lois Chiles
linked to: Moonraker (film) score
For Your Eyes Only follows Moonraker (film)
linked to: Moonraker (film) score
James Bond film scores includesFilmScoreFor Moonraker
linked to: Moonraker (film) score
John Barry workedOn Moonraker
linked to: Moonraker (film) score
Dr. Holly Goodhead basedOnWork Moonraker (1979 film screenplay)
linked to: Moonraker (film) score
Shirley Bassey notableWork Moonraker (James Bond theme song)
subject linked to: Bassey
linked to: Moonraker (film) score
Moonraker (film) score featuresTheme Moonraker main title theme
linked to: Moonraker (film) score