We analyze the music that accompanies the hero's travels to emblematic “exotic” places, by studying the tourist imaginaries that they convey, help to reinforce or reconfigure.
The iconic spy has spent more than his fair share of time at the casino tables over the years, and his movies have featured some great songs to match.
This paper aims to show how the music composed for these movies contributes to the creation of topoi by promoting exoticism and orientalism, notably through the use of local instruments and musical motifs and through the representation, on screen, of traditional musical and artistic practices (singing, dancing, etc.). No discussion of casino-themed movie soundtracks would be complete without mentioning James Bond. This change of scenery, far from depending solely on the filming locations, is in fact literally skilfully orchestrated. Stream songs including 'Casino Royale', 'James Bond Theme (From Dr. The song is The Look of Love by Dusty Springfield. Listen to Casino Royale: The Best of James Bond by The Big Screen Orchestra on Apple Music. Each new film must explore new destinations, and the audience expects a change of scenery. The second track from the original motion picture soundtrack for the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale. The various films of the two successful spy franchises, James Bond and Mission: Impossible, are distinguished not only by their lead actors (heroes and antagonists), but also by their geographical settings.
