The 23rd Bond Film Skyfall was a hit worldwide. Adele performed and also co-wrote the Skyfall Bond theme which was the title track to this film and starred Daniel Craig as James Bond once again. The Bond Tribute Band – The Name Is Band now have this amazing song within their Bond Theme Set and it sounds amazing.
Our version of the Skyfall Bond theme was recorded and produced at Weston College University Campus by the students of the Music Department who were studying their Music & Production FDA Course. We recorded the song in a studio so the students could learn about recording and mixing a large band – and they relished the opportunity to work with a 4-piece horn section. The next day we returned so the students from the filming department could put their skills to good use and film the band so that they could learn editing as part of their course. Although we would have preferred to record and film us performing live – the space and the facilities were not available to enable us to do this – so we had to record the sound/music one day and film the next.
This does mean that for the filming – the music was piped through the speakers and we had to play along with it for the students to learn about lighting, distance, angles etc. So the final product isn’t live sadly – but the students had fantastic results for their exams and have now all gone on to work in the music business and are doing extremely well as a result! We were really pleased to be a part of their final year examinations too and we think they did an awesome job with the videos.
Huge thanks go to Tony Hobden, Audio Producer and Video Director who was also ably assisted by students Matt Gray and Tarrant Sheppard on Engineering and Production. Matt Mcleod was our student photographer for the process and Vicky Gray was the make-up guru for our very own Bond Musicians. Many thanks to Paul Raymond for arranging the time and facilities for the students and the Bond Tribute Band to do the recordings in such a great space! Thanks also to Hannah Marie Rimes and Cassie Louise on hair and make-up, loan of earrings and faux fur stole! Also Carla Dakin as our bond style dancers and Jess & Dan Cox for support and encouragement!
The Bond Tribute Band -“The Name Is Band” are an amazing Bond Tribute. The band only performs LIVE as a 10-piece and can guarantee you and your guests a fantastic night of entertainment whatever the occasion: Corporate Entertainment, Fundraisers, Charity Events, Weddings, Celebrations – any event where you need the best Bond Tribute. We perform a Cabaret-style Bond Theme Set and a cracking party set to get your guests on the dance-floor and keep them there. For the ultimate in Bond Tribute get in contact.