It would probably be a bit hypocritical of me to suddenly start to claim to be a Tina Turner fan, never having mentioned her on here before, but the truth is I really liked her music and, like everyone else was saddened to hear about her death yesterday. At the same time, everyone knows what a great big Bond fan I am, and music is of course a huge part of the James Bond film series. One of my favourite Bond themes is Tina Turner’s Goldeneye: I feel it really goes to the core of the franchise, at thee same time recalling the classic Bond themes by people like Shirley Bassey while still possessing a modern edge. Goldeneye was the film which revived the Bond franchise after a long absence in 1995, so producers had to strike the right balance between wanting to seem up-to-date while waning to evoke past Bond films. I think Turners’s theme hits that balance perfectly, and in many respects it is a classic Bond theme, delivered to perfection in her incredible voice. More personally, I like it because when I was little I worked out how to play the opening notes to the song on the family piano, and still have fond memories of playing them over and over again. Thus like most people I had a real liking for Tina Turner’s music, and know that she will be missed.