Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Movie·2001·1h 1m

Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Directed By

Mike Mansfield

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

Filmed at their Royal Albert Hall debut gig in September 2000, Bond Live is a slick showcase for four classically trained, ex-session musicians and their fusion of string quartet and rock music. Whatever the hype (four beautiful women wearing scanty tops and dancing with violins while backed by a five-piece rock combo and a small, rarely seen string section), it has nothing to do with making classical music cool and everything to do with sex. In "Duel," first and second violins Haylie Ecker and Eos trade licks "guitar-hero" style, and most of the tracks are new instrumentals written for the album Born, though "The 1812" does manage to reduce Tchaikovsky's overture to a five-minute dance number. With rock-show lighting, synthesizers, dance beats, and a finale involving the "James Bond Theme" followed by a Rio-style fiesta for the closing "Victory--Carnival Mix," this is camp, melodramatic, sexy fun.

Producer

Mel Bush, Hilary Tipping

Editor

Allan Ford

Themes

concertconcert filmclassical crossovertv specialroyal albert hall

Production House

Decca
Mike Mansfield Enterprises Ltd.

Audience Score

77%

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Cast

Eos Chater

Eos Chater

Second Violin

Tania Davis

Tania Davis

Viola

Haylie Ecker

Haylie Ecker

First Violin

Gay-Yee Westerhoff

Gay-Yee Westerhoff

Cello

Steve Williams

Drums

Ben Marvin

Guitar

John McKenzie

Bass Guitar

Carlos Edwards

Percussion

Michael Martin

Keyboards

// crew

Crew

Mike Mansfield

Director

Mel Bush

Executive Producer

Allan Ford

Editor

Hilary Tipping

Producer

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