Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2001): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2001, Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a music film directed by Mike Mansfield, running about 61 minutes.

What it’s about. Filmed at their Royal Albert Hall debut gig in September 2000, Bond Live is a slick showcase for four classically trained, ex-session musicians and their fusion of string quartet and rock music. Whatever the hype (four beautiful women wearing scanty tops and dancing with violins while backed by a five-piece rock combo and a small, rarely seen string section), it has nothing to do with making classical music cool and everything to do with sex. In "Duel," first and second violins Haylie Ecker and Eos trade licks "guitar-hero" style, and most of the tracks are new instrumentals written for the album Born, though "The 1812" does manage to reduce Tchaikovsky's overture to a five-minute dance number. With rock-show lighting, synthesizers, dance beats, and a finale involving the "James Bond Theme" followed by a Rio-style fiesta for the closing "Victory--Carnival Mix," this is camp, melodramatic, sexy fun.

Who’s in it. Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall stars Eos Chater, Tania Davis, Haylie Ecker as Herself (first violin) and Gay-Yee Westerhoff.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bond: Live at the Royal Albert Hall tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book and The Legend of 1900.