Things get underway with Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass’ performance of the fast-paced main title, which features the usual Bacharach mix of pop phrasing and complex arrangements this theme is subsequently augmented with a lush string arrangement and marching band rhythms on “Sir James’ Trip to Find Mata” and turns into a mod rock jam during “Flying Saucer First Stop Berlin.” Bacharach excelled at these kinds of musical cut-ups, but thankfully he used liberal doses of humor and melody to keep the proceedings from turning too rarefied or messy. Burt Bacharach appropriately comes up with a rambunctious soundtrack for the 1967 James Bond spoof, Casino Royale.
