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[craigbegins]

http://www.latinorev...gs-to-bond-4700

I hope this isn't true, but Latino Review are often on the money with this sort of thing, I believe they were the first ones to announce that Heath Ledger would be playing The Joker in The Dark Knight.

[marktmurphy]

Safer choice, but big enough I suppose.

I'd prefer Winehouse but I'd live with Beyonce.

[ACE]

If this is true, it's great!

A act guaranteed to get global attention on Quantum of Solace and hopefully get American and global airplay and sales.

And a name that adds kudos to the Bond brand.

I hope she and her team work with David Arnold so the song is integrated in the score.

Her song, "A Woman Like Me", for the Steve Martin Pink Panther film was very Bond-like.

I love Amy Winehouse's work too but I think she's too over-exposed for the wrong reasons.

Let's keep one's fingers crossed for a great song first, that happens to be a Bond theme rather than a James Bond Burly Chassis Theme Song^TM.

[sharpshooter]

Not a bad choice if true. I'd rather Beyonce over Winehouse.

[MarcAngeDraco]

Not someone I would have thought of for the gig, but she certainly has the vocal chops to pull it off (although much of her work doesn't really use her voice to any significant degree). Also incredibly attractive with a reasonably clean image to boot...

If it's true, I won't be too bothered either way (does seem a bit 'safe' though)...

[Shrublands]

This originated in "The London Paper" last Wednesday. This is what I posted yesterday in the Winehouse thread.

[quote name='Shrublands' post='872829' date='22 May 2008 - 14:16']Yesterdays The London Paper had this odd story, seems very unlikely to me mainly because of the bit about John Barry. Anyway here you go

[hilly]

Well she can sing and she's popular, so will appeal to "the kids". I agree that she's a bit safe and uninspiring though.....unless the song contains a Jay Z rap of course.....

[Mister Asterix]

Fine enough songstress, but I don

[pgram]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' post='873175' date='23 May 2008 - 14:12']Fine enough songstress, but I don

[Simon]

[quote name='pgram' post='873180' date='23 May 2008 - 14:19'][quote name='Mister Asterix' post='873175' date='23 May 2008 - 14:12']Fine enough songstress, but I don

[dee-bee-five]

Safer choice, but big enough I suppose.

I'd prefer Winehouse but I'd live with Beyonce.

I suppose I agree. Although Winehouse has the edginess more suited to Craig. Beyonce is a bit bland and safe was possibly more suited to a Brosnan film.

[DamnCoffee]

I dont have a problem with Beyonce but I'd rather have an unknown actress do the theme.

[Doctor No]

No thanks. Especially because she was in and sang a song for Austin Powers 3. We don't want to copy the AP movies do we?

[hilly]

Let's keep one's fingers crossed for a great song first, that happens to be a Bond theme rather than a James Bond Burly Chassis Theme Song^TM.
[/quote]

I agree with this. If the series has had a re-boot, then doing something a bit different to the normal cod-Bassey type stuff that a lot of people seem to consider a "Bond Theme" would be good. Chris Cornell's theme shook things up a bit and it would be good to see this trend continuing. Hell, even the Madonna track was at least an attempt to do something out of the ordinary. Much as I liked it and the singer, I could never figure out why, after a 7 year gap and with a number of bold changes to the formula (Female M, Eric Serra etc), Goldeneye ended up with such a "by-numbers" theme song.

[HildebrandRarity]

[quote name='pgram' post='873180' date='23 May 2008 - 13:19'][quote name='Mister Asterix' post='873175' date='23 May 2008 - 14:12']Fine enough songstress, but I don

[level007]

…The pair will collaborating with legendary Bond composer John Barry…

well, i wasn't very enthousiast hearing Beyonce was being considered, but i'm glad reading that they will work with the legendary john barry! why ? because it proves this news is a joke.

next !

I don't want beyonce, because it feels like another reharsh from the Austin powers movie... Madonna then, now Beyonce, please no !

Also we need another strong male voice, or a strong female voice at least. I want something raw. :-)

[clublos]

Great, now all we need is Timbaland to produce and JT to guest.

Oh, and I'm being sarcastic.




I hate Gen Y.

[Quantumofsolace007]

I'm still saying the best choices are Instrumental by David Arnold or a rock band.

[Mister Asterix]

...but I'd rather have an unknown actress do the theme.

Or perhaps a singer.

[byline]

...but I'd rather have an unknown actress do the theme.

Or perhaps a singer.

I was going to let that one go.

Never saw any of the "Austin Powers" stuff, so I didn't make the connection with Beyonce. I take it she had a role in one of them? (Off to IMDb for me.)

Agree with those who call it an uninspired choice, though sometimes these people pleasantly surprise me.

[Aris007]

I dont have a problem with Beyonce but I'd rather have an unknown actress do the theme.

Me too. Beyonce is famous and Bond producers have prooved that they prefer unknown actors and singers for their films.

[deth]

I dont have a problem with Beyonce but I'd rather have an unknown actress do the theme.

Me too. Beyonce is famous and Bond producers have prooved that they prefer unknown actors and singers for their films.

They do? Madonna was unknown? Chris Cornell? Tina Turner? Sheryl Crow?

[DamnCoffee]

I dont have a problem with Beyonce but I'd rather have an unknown actress do the theme.

Me too. Beyonce is famous and Bond producers have prooved that they prefer unknown actors and singers for their films.

They do? Madonna was unknown? Chris Cornell? Tina Turner? Sheryl Crow?

Madonnas, Die Another Day was horrible. Cornell and Crow were relitevaly unknown at the time, I never heard of Cornell before he was announced. And as for Turner, well.... she was a rarity.

[bond 16.05.72]

I dont have a problem with Beyonce but I'd rather have an unknown actress do the theme.

Me too. Beyonce is famous and Bond producers have prooved that they prefer unknown actors and singers for their films.

They do? Madonna was unknown? Chris Cornell? Tina Turner? Sheryl Crow?

Madonnas, Die Another Day was horrible. Cornell and Crow were relitevaly unknown at the time, I never heard of Cornell before he was announced. And as for Turner, well.... she was a rarity.

Sheryl Crow had been pretty massive in the early 90's I'm afraid, TND was a example of when her career was on a slide, Cornell was more famous for being in Soundgarden in the grunge era and at the time thay were massive, as well as Audioslave in the noughties who had huge success in the states.

Not household names although their was time when Crowe was pretty huge she certainly didn't become famous off the back of TND.

[blueman]

Munro, Bassey, Jones, Sinatra, McCartney, Simon, Easton, Coolidge, Duran Duran, A-Ha, Knight, Turner, Crow, Manson, Madonna, and Cornell might all disagree with you MHarkin. Just saying.

Edited by blueman, 23 May 2008 - 07:29 PM.

[Mister Asterix]

Cornell and Crow were relitevaly unknown at the time, I never heard of Cornell before he was announced. And as for Turner, well.... she was a rarity.

Sheryl Crow was a relative unknown? Relative to who? Jesus Christ perhaps? Crow was gigantic at the time. Near the top of her popularity They pretty much went with her theme because she was so much bigger than k d lang.

[DamnCoffee]

Munro, Bassey, Jones, Sinatra, McCartney, Simon, Easton, Coolidge, Duran Duran, A-Ha, Knight, Turner, Crow, Manson, Madonna, and Cornell might all disagree with you MHarkin. Just saying.

Damn. I've backed myself into a corner I can't get out of. But I just think that after the horrible Die Another Day, I think that it just proved that fame isn't everything. Beyonce isn't my cup of tea, I'm afraid.

[Santa]

Cornell and Crow were relitevaly unknown at the time, I never heard of Cornell before he was announced. And as for Turner, well.... she was a rarity.

Sheryl Crow was a relative unknown? Relative to who? Jesus Christ perhaps? Crow was gigantic at the time. Near the top of her popularity They pretty much went with her theme because she was so much bigger than k d lang.

Yep, in the U.S. She was far from gigantic in Europe.

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[marktmurphy]

Cornell and Crow were relitevaly unknown at the time, I never heard of Cornell before he was announced. And as for Turner, well.... she was a rarity.

Sheryl Crow was a relative unknown? Relative to who? Jesus Christ perhaps? Crow was gigantic at the time. Near the top of her popularity They pretty much went with her theme because she was so much bigger than k d lang.

Bigger in the States perhaps. She had that big one 'All I Wanna Do' or whatever it was called which was three years previous to TND: I don't remember her bothering the charts much after that over here. Nothing against her, it's just that they've got a bit of a history of getting artists just as they disappear into obscurity. When were Garbage big? They disappeared a couple of years previous to '99 as I remember. Chris Cornell was big(ish) in the 90's... Madonna was a decent choice, but in the others they seem to be hoping to recreate their success in getting Duran Duran back together with AVTAK: why not get someone who's actually big now? Like all the other talent in the movie?