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Micah Sommersmith

Entry from Carte Blanche in Nur Ein XV.

Bond Theme

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Writing these lyrics, I gave myself a constraint that hopefully no one will notice unless you're looking for it:
SpoilerAfter various comments about the prominent /s/ sounds in some of my songs, and my variously successful or unsuccessful attempts to get them under control, I decided for this round to avoid the /s/ sound altogether. That doesn't mean avoiding the letter "S" - I use it in "shadow" and "polished" for the /ʃ/ sound or at the end of words where it's pronounced /z/, neither of which seem to have caused the same issues as the unvoiced /s/.

Carte Blanche
Micah Sommersmith

There’s a shadow at the window
There’s a footfall on the floor
There’s a creaking round the corner
There’s a tapping on the door

If you hear a noise in the night,
Don’t take fright, you’re alright till the morning
When he is finally ready for you
He won’t give you a warning

He’s coming, he is coming
He’s a hungry wolf ready for lunch
Now your name’s on the menu
And he’s been given carte blanche

He doesn’t hate you, he doesn’t know you
He doesn’t care what you’ve done
He’s been given his orders
He’s been given a gun

The perfect killing machine,
He’s been quite carefully calibrated
Gleaming, polished and clean
And you know that he’s well-lubricated

He’s coming, he is coming
He’s a hungry wolf ready for lunch
Now your name’s on the menu
And he’s been given carte blanche

Oh he's coming
He’s a hungry wolf ready for lunch
Now your name’s on the menu
And he’s been given carte blanche

Reviews

2 posted notes

GlennCase

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This sounds less like a Bond theme, and more like a song for a musical about James Bond. I don't like the chorus lyrics, but I do like the melody. The guitar is quite good. This is decent.

LYRICS: [OKAY] 1 point
STRUCTURE: [OKAY] 1 point
PERFORMANCE: [OKAY] 1 point
CONCEPT/CHALLENGE: [OKAY] 1 point
DYNAMICS/MIX: [OKAY] 1 point
SCORE: 5 out of 10

vowlvom

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An enjoyable listen but it never quite nails the Bond sound like most of my higher ranked songs, but also doesn't feel like it has an interesting enough take pushing in a different direction to make it stand out. I enjoyed your dramatic vocal work, this is one of your better mixes and I enjoyed hearing this every time but it lacks that killer spark to make it stand out in a strong pack. My only other complaint is that the "hungry wolf" line struck me more as a line from a children's song than a Bond Theme - it feels more Little Red Riding Hood than 007.

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