Casino Royale James Bond Theme
Why a James Bond Party?
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The James Bond Party is undeniably the most popular theme for any casino event. While there are a million reasons why, my guess is that everyone has a fascination for our favorite MI-6 agent. Bond enchants us all, and why wouldn’t he? He’s rocking that devilish charm, good looks, savvy smarts and he is always the gallant knight. Men want to be like him, and women adore him. I think there’s a little ‘I want to be Bond fantasy,’ in all of us. That makes the ‘James Bond party theme’ perfect for everyone and any occasion. Here are 7 tips that will make your party – spy-on spectacular!
Get their attention
Your party invitation is the best way to set the mood and intrigue for your Bond event. Make your party invitation sophisticated, suave and edgy – like James. The just-right invite demands attention, so be sure to make it powerful by including a few 007 movies names, Bond clichés, or images of things James loved.
Create the aura
Besides the expected of creating a playlist of ‘Bond’ movie themes, maybe you could try something different? Consider hiring a professional violinist, or guitarist to play a cover melody of Bond music during your reception hour. Live string music during your event is an elegant, sophisticated touch that will create the aura of Bond.
On a tight budget? Then make a video-playlist of Bond music by different artists. Play the video-playlist on a big screen with the music piped in for surround sound. Watch this video of a talented artist named, Jun Sung Ahn for some 007 video-playlist inspiration!
Be Playful like James
James Bond loved to gamble. So be sure to add some casino games to your event, but what games should you add? Ok, so we know that baccarat and craps are notably his two favorite games; and in Casino Royale, (2006), James played high-stakes Texas Hold’em poker. So it’s a certainty, that both baccarat and craps are notably his games of choice. With good reason too, baccarat, (like James), is elegant, refined and sophisticated; and craps, (again, just like James), is exhilarating, and always keeps you on the edge of your seat!
The grand entrance
Brand the look of the event with a ‘007 Bond’ or a ‘Bond Girl’ standee, available exclusively by Elite Casino Events. This freestanding 7″ standee is easy to mount and display anywhere. It has a powerful impact on any entrance, and truly sets the mood for the 007 theme. We use these displays along the sidelines of the red carpet runway; sometimes with a spotlight on each image to highlight them.
In this collection by Elite Casino Events there are also 3 Aces as ‘Bond Girls.’ We also have the ‘Ace of Clubs’, ‘Ace of Spades’ and of course the ‘Ace of Hearts.’ James wouldn’t be Bond, unless he is surrounded by women, now would he? Rent 1 standee, or the entire collection of 4. Contact our office for rates.
Easy James Bond party decor
Create a bold statement piece. Use freestanding cardboard letters, or numbers, (any size), craft sticks, glue gun, spray paint and glitter. First glue the letters/numbers together, then glue the craft sticks between to reinforce and strengthen the design.
Next, paint and then glitter to make a freestanding ‘007’ or ‘BOND’ work of art! Both designs are inexpensive and easy to make – less then $10 each! You can find all of these craft items at a craft store near you!
Shaken, not stirred…
Here’s another affordable and easy idea! Buy oversized martini glasses, place a 3” LED light in the bottom of the glass, add colored glass gems and then top it off with a few extra-large red dice. Boom! – you’ve got a classy, yet affordable Bond décor centerpiece. I created this one for just under $30.00.
- 10” Martini Glass – Hobby Lobby $12.50
- 3” LED Light – Lowes $2.00
- Glass Gems – Hobby Lobby $2.99
- 2 Oversized red dice – Amazon $10.00
Your bet James
Here’s an easy project that is perfect for your 007 party. Mount oversized playing cards to poster board with a glue gun. It’s easy to do and under $20 for a set of 5 cards. It’s great 007-themed decor or to use as fun photo props!
Bond Girls
Elite Casino Events offers oversized ‘Bond Girl’ free-standing cards. Each one can be rented for an authentic Casino Royale look! This image shows all 4 combined. However each spy/girl card is individual and is 36″ x 24″, and each is mounted to foam board. The collection rents for $85 per set. Keep in mind we also rent the 7″ standees of these same images!
All of these James Bond party decorations can be rented from Elite Casino Events. You can also create your own using our easy instructions! Visit our Pinterest page because we have plenty more James Bond party décor and event designs just waiting for you! Here’s hoping you’ve found some inspiration and money saving ideas here – so that…Everybody Wins!
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The James Bond franchise has seen regular changes in actors, style and direction over the years. And, after Pierce Brosnan’s final appearance as 007 in Die Another Day, the series underwent arguably its greatest reinvention to date.
Whilst being the 21st film in the series, Casino Royale took James Bond back to his roots, as a young, inexperienced MI6 agent. Closely based on Ian Fleming’s novel, Daniel Craig was cast as Bond in the franchise reboot. When deciding on the music for the film, however, the producers decided to turn to an old hand as David Arnold was once again asked to provide the score; his fourth for the series.
Casino Royale (2006)
1. African Rundown
2. Nothing Sinister
3. Unauthorised Access
4. Blunt Instrument
5. CCTV
6. Solange
7. Trip Aces
8. Miami International
9. I’m The Money
10. Aston Montenegro
11. Dinner Jackets
12. The Tell
13. Stairwell Fight
14. Vesper
15. Bond Loses It All
16. Dirty Martini
17. Bond Wins It All
18. The End Of An Aston Martin
19. The Bad Die Young
20. City of Lovers
21. The Switch
22. Fall Of A House In Venice
23. Death of Vesper
24. The Bitch Is Dead
25. The Name’s Bond…James Bond
To record the title track, producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced in July 2006 that former Audioslave and Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell would provide the theme for Casino Royale. Cornell was chosen partly as the producers wanted a strong male vocalist to reflect the grittier, inexperienced Bond (no male vocalist had sung a Bond theme since Morton Harket performed The Living Daylights in 1987).
Not normally associated with the musical style of a Bond theme, Cornell was keen to record a track that was respectful to the Bond tradition. He told Variety magazine: “I (wanted) an orchestra. I didn’t want to do a song for a James Bond film and not have it sound somewhat like a James Bond song.”
Unlike many of the previous soundtracks where the artists had written the theme song in isolation, Arnold collaborated with Cornell on his song You Know My Name. The first Bond theme since Octopussy not to use the film’s title in its lyrics (Cornell admitted that he “couldn’t imagine it fitting into a song lyric that would come out of my mouth”), the song was recorded at London’s AIR studios.
Described by the singer as “more up-tempo and a little more aggressive than any other Bond theme has been, maybe since Paul McCartney” (Live and Let Die), You Know My Name was a hit across the world, reaching number 7 in the UK singles chart.
Arnold also wanted the musical motif from You Know My Name to replace the James Bond theme during Casino Royale, reflecting Bond’s immaturity and inexperience. The instrumental theme from You Know My Name can be heard throughout Arnold’s soundtrack, most effectively on I’m The Money – where Bond first meets Vesper Lynd and on Dinner Jackets.
Ironically, although the theme is woven throughout Arnold’s score, You Know My Name doesn’t appear on the on the Casino Royale CD soundtrack album. The song was available as a single and on Cornell’s own album Carry On, with Cornell stating that this happened because he wanted the song to be ‘his’. Additionally, since he wrote You Know My Name in midst of recording his solo album, Cornell felt that the song belonged to the album. This makes Casino Royale the one and only Bond album that doesn’t include the title song on the soundtrack.
What Arnold did on Casino Royale is to take a step backwards from the driving electronica of Die Another Day and revert to a more classical, orchestral score. What results is an unmistakeable but ‘new’ Bond sound, mirroring the reboot of the film series.
Arnold’s soundtrack manages to be Bond-esque without using any of the previous Bond motifs. As Casino Royale is the first Bond adventure, the composer was keen to avoid using the existing Monty Norman and John Barry themes in the film. Indeed, you only hear the iconic James Bond Theme over the end credits – immediately after 007 utters the immortal words “The name’s Bond. James Bond.”
The soundtrack also includes a lovely piano led theme for Bond’s love Vesper Lynd and Arnold’s action sequences are also dramatic and pulsating – the excellent opening track African Rundown is a great example.
In addition to 74 minutes of music on one of the longest CD soundtracks of the series, an additional 13 short tracks and excerpts were made available as iTunes downloads, making Casino Royale probably the most complete collection of soundtrack music for a single 007 film.
Allmusic rather harshly dismissed Casino Royale as a ‘missed opportunity’ for Arnold to ‘reinvent the dated spy music’ of previous Bond films. Actually, the composer does a pretty good job of making a Bond soundtrack sound like classic Barry without using any motifs or themes that an audience might recognise.
Chris Cornell James Bond Theme
Once again, the collaboration between title track writer and Arnold gives the score some consistency, and it’s a crying shame that Cornell’s superb title track is not included on the CD. All in all, though, this is another great collection of spy film music from a man set to be as important to the development of Bond music as Monty Norman and John Barry before him.
Casino Royale soundtrack
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Casino Royale James Bond Theme Song
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James Bond Theme Casino Royale David Arnold
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