The Scores Are Not Enough

For this extra special bonus episode I'm joined by returning guest Steve Brownett-Gale and first time on The Scores Are Not Enough Aaron McGahon as we excitedly discuss the latest news from Amazon that a director has finally been signed on to Direct Bond 26! We also shoot the breeze on who the next Bond actor might be and who might be chosen to score the film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

For this mission I’m joined once again by US Bond fan extraordinaire Phil Barr and together we’ll be discussing the score that accompanies Bond as he has a massage cut brutally short, enjoys a trip on the tube, visits Japan and becomes a Ninja! That’s right, it’s Sean Connery’s 5th and (cough’) final outing as Bond, You Only Live Twice’ but is John Barry’s score ‘very best duck’ or is it a load of...

For this mission I’m joined once again by SpaceOdds1985 and together we’ll be discussing the music that accompanies Bond as he becomes possibly the worst Uber driver in the world, takes in a boat tour of Port au Prince, enjoys a night at the opera and spends time at the worlds most flammable hotel! That’s right, it’s Quantum of Solace! But does David Arnold’s final Bond score stand up? There’s onl...

For this mission, I’m joined once again by Steve Brownett-Gale bravely returning for another mission, who can be found on Twitter and Bluesky as @Stevie_BG and together we’ll be finding if anyone can indeed do it better, taking a ride to Atlantis, enjoying a drink at the Mojave Club, having an encounter with a ruddy big tanker amongst other Egyptian based hijinks. That’s right folks, it’s Roger Mo...

For this mission I’m joined by Tim Gray, AKA Bibi Dahl who can be found on Twitter and Bluesky as @bib_dahl and together we’ll be listening to excerpts from John Barry’s much maligned score to Roger Moore’s second outing as Bond; The Man With The Golden Gun!  Together we’ll be discussing the music that accompanies Bond as he enjoys as spot of belly dancing in Beirut, visits a gunmaker in...

An Easter Treat! For this mission I’m joined by none other than Bond superfan, all round ‘egg-spert’ and author of Catching Bullets and Watching Skies; Mark O’connel who can be found on Twitter and Bluesky as @Mark0Connell and markoconnell.bsky.social respectively and together we’ll be doing a deep dive into John Barry’s egg-cellent score for Octopussy and working our way through the cues tha...

For this mission I’m joined by Phil Barr; also known as Bond, Only Bond who can be found on Twitter and Bluesky as @BondOnlyBond and together we’ll be listening to excerpts from John Barry’s wonderful score for Roger Moore’s 4th outing as Bond, ‘Moonraker’ and discussing the cues that accompany Bond whilst he’s enjoying a spot of skydiving, tracking down stolen shuttles, cracking safes, baggi...

For this mission, I’m joined by none other than the host of superb Bond podcast Smershpod, and also the cohost of the podcasts ‘A Wheezing Groaning Sound’ and ‘All Rather Mysterious’, John Rain, who can be found on Twitter and Bluesky as @ItsJohnRain, and together we’ll be listening to excerpts from Eric Serra’s much maligned score which accompanies Pierce Brosnan’s debut as Bond, ‘Goldeneye’ and...

For this mission, we'll be covering Monty Norman's score for James Bond's cinematic debut to the series; Dr No! And joining me underneath the mango tree to discuss the music that accompanies a grown man beating a tarantula to death with a shoe to the strains of a 16 piece orchestra is self proclaimed purveyor of nonesense MontyDomme32; back by popular demand! Together we will dive headlong into th...

For this mission we’ll be gaining our 00 status, enjoying an African Rundown, taking a trip to Miami International Airport, inventing cocktails, enjoying being ‘in the money’, taking in, or rather down, some Venetian architecture and taking the Aston out for a spin. That’s right, it’s ‘Casino Royale’ and joining me to discuss Dinner Jackets, Vespers and Blunt instruments is writer, author, Podcast...

For this mission we’ll be visiting the grave of our dead wife, hanging out at a pool party with Spanish hitmen, enjoying a drive in the country, taking in some winter sports, indulging in a spot of mountain climbing; all whilst avoiding taking the piste. And joining me to discuss the score that accompanies Bond whilst he drops a disabled man down a chimney and gives the PM ‘The Bird’ is probably t...

This time around, it’s ‘License To Kill’. And joining me to discuss the score that plays out Tim Daltons second and final outing as Bond is someone who describes himself as ‘not your traditional Bond fan’ SpaceOdds1985, who can be found on Twitter and Bluesky as spaceodds1985. So grab your cajones as Sanches would say, as we dive into the score! Licence To Kill score by Michael Kamen, 'Licence To...

Hello everyone! And welcome to ‘The Scores Are Not Enough’ hosted by me, Rich Marsden! In each episode we will perform an in depth analysis of a Bond film score, in no particular order, each score lovingly hand picked by a special guest. In this episode, we’ll be unveiling the other fella, meeting our future wife in a casino, cracking a Swiss lawyers safe, having a night our with Sir Hilary, enjoy...

This time around I’m joined by Steve, who can be found on Twitter as @Stevie_BG and together we’ll be listening to excerpts from John Barry’s triumphant score which accompanies Sean Connery’s return and final outing as Bond, ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and discussing the tracks that accompany Bond whilst he’s on a revengeful manhunt, sightseeing in Amsterdam, enjoying a brief Slumber, wandering the roo...

This time around I’m joined by Steve, who can be found on Twitter as @Stevie_BG and together we’ll be listening to excerpts from John Barry’s triumphant score which accompanies Sean Connery’s return and final outing as Bond, ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ and discussing the tracks that accompany Bond whilst he’s on a revengeful manhunt, sightseeing in Amsterdam, enjoying a brief Slumber, wandering the roo...

This time around, I’m joined by the enigmatic Monty, self proclaimed purveyor of nonsense, who can be found on Twitter under the puntastic handle of @MontyDomme32, brilliant, and together we’ll be listening to excerpts from John Barry’s epic score which accompanies Roger Moore’s exit from the Bond series, ‘A View To A Kill’ and discussing the tracks that accompany Bond whilst he’s enjoying an exci...

For our first episode, I’ll be joined by Vinnie Harris, who resides on Twitter under the stealthy guise of VinnieHarris94 and together we’ll be listening to excerpts from David Arnold’s wonderful score to Pierce Brosnan’s 3rd outing as Bond ‘The World Is Not Enough’ and discussing the tracks that accompany Bond whilst he’s causing mischief at a Swiss bank, taking a boat tour of the Thames, enjoyin...