Bond...James Bond...Music
When a movie is successful, someone somewhere wants more\u2026that\u2019s when we get a sequel\u2026if that follow-up does well, then the sequel gets a sequel\u2026and if that film has traction, well, then you reach the level of franchise\u2026\n\nWe\u2019ve seen many movie franchises over the decades, Star Wars and Star Trek being among the most famous\u2026but then we have all the Fast and the Furious films, Harry Potter, Rocky, Mission Impossible, Planet of the Apes, Toy Story, Lord of the Rings, and so on\u2026\n\nAnd I haven\u2019t even mentioned the marvel cinematic universe, which has something like three dozen movies and the dc extended universe, which has almost 30\u2026\n\nStudios and producers love movie franchises because they\u2019re reliable sources of revenue forever\u2026fans will flock to any new release while they\u2019re still bingeing on all the older movies\u2026and don\u2019t even get me started on things like merchandising\u2026\n\nWhat\u2019s the oldest movie franchise?...that would probably be King Kong\u2026the first Kong movie came out in 1933\u2026the first Alice in Wonderland movie came out the same year\u2026\n\nThe Wizard of Oz fits our definition\u2026there have been four films since 1939\u2026that counts\u2026Godzilla\u2026first one was 1954\u2026and then we finally get to James Bond\u2026\n\nThere have been 27 Bond films, starting with Dr. No in 1962\u2026box office grosses are now around $14 billion U.S. dollars\u2026that is just the movies\u2026\n\nThen we have the music\u2026there are few crossover points between music and film that are more prestigious than being tapped to do the theme for a James Bond movie\u2026\n\nEvery time a new chapter in the franchise is announced, tenders go out for someone to do the theme\u2026and the competition is furious\u2026\n\nSounds like there\u2019s some interesting music history here\u2014and there is\u2026\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices