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[Bondian]

I assumed the male/female duet would tie in to the theme of Fleming's "Quantum of Solace" that has to exist in a relationship between a man and a woman. Or maybe the two of them just made a nice song together and EON liked it, I dunno!

Good point, mate.

It will be Bond's ballad to Vesper et vice versa.
Rock Guitar mixed with some R'n'B rhythm. Mark my words, friends.

(okay, so I'm no psychic. So scratch that. Let's just say that I have a 'hunch' )

Anything's possible.

[sharpshooter]

Oh dear. What a disappointment. A duet forged for corporate expediency. How dull. And I truly hope this isn't indicative of the quality of the film itself.

My thoughts exactly.

[Qwerty]

Not loving the title of the song, but am extremely intrigued that we'll be getting a duet this time.

[kneelbeforezod]

Yup, but its par for the course for Bond fandom these days, isn't it. I mean what exactly does EON have to do to please some people? Last time round, they hired the best Bond actor ever and made the best Bond film ever, and people still condemn every single move they make. Its the same old , nobody's heard this song, but everyone's already made their minds up about it.

Amen.

I'll second, err, third that.

...and I'll fourth it.

[Bondian]

I may have had a few drinks tonight. But I thought the titles had already been made? Does this mean this song will be recorded to match the titles or had it already been recorded?

EDIT. I must be drunk because it has.

[sharpshooter]

Not loving the title of the song

Neither. Certainly not what I expected. Sure, it sounds Bondian because it has 'die' in it, but what does it really mean? I hope the lyrics have some meaning.

[The Richmond Spy]

I approve of the choice and will reserve my judgment until I hear the song...and (in spirit of my warming to YKMN)...see it in context of the title sequence.

[Mister E]

Jack White And Alicia Keys Team Up For 'Quantum of Solace' Title Track

'Another Way To Die' to become first duet in James Bond soundtrack history

I am not familiar with Jack White but I definetly know Alicia Keys and she is great. Let's hope "Another Way To Die" sounds as good as it's titled.

My personal disappointment comes from the fact that White or Keys aren't, IMO, exciting musicians. They're certain fine choices, but given the great sea of interesting artists to choose from, EON could have done better.

But this sounds interesting because these two artist are collaborating and that usually does bring something signifigant to the table.

[Double-0-7]

Not loving the title of the song

Neither. Certainly not what I expected. Sure, it sounds Bondian because it has 'die' in it, but what does it really mean? I hope the lyrics have some meaning.

I believe "Die Another Day" had "die" in the title as well, and that one didn't turn out very well.

[DaveBond21]

We'll this definitely sounds interesting. I have every bit of faith in White & Keys.
A duet sounds fresh. A duet by two very different brand of artists.

And yes, apart for having 'Die' in the title, I think the name of the song, 'Another Way To Die' sounds extremely bondian. I am pleased.

I agree.

And maybe the duet will take the form of an argument of sorts? Opposing points of view?

[Bondian]

And maybe the duet will take the form of an argument of sorts? Opposing points of view?

Mean you want me to concoct a Python/Argumennt/Keys/White post?

[The Dove]

" I told you I'm not allowed to argue unless you pay!"

[DaveBond21]

Not loving the title of the song

Neither. Certainly not what I expected. Sure, it sounds Bondian because it has 'die' in it, but what does it really mean? I hope the lyrics have some meaning.

I believe "Die Another Day" had "die" in the title as well, and that one didn't turn out very well.

I like the title. Yes, it does sound Bondian, and that is a good thing. It's a Bond theme. They are the most Bondian of all movie themes. I don't think the lyrics have to have a meaning. I love YKMN but I still don't know from whom's point of view the lyrics are being sung (but I guess 008? Or Chris Cornell wants to be the first American Bond?).

[rosaklebhead]

Man, it's been awhile since I've visited this site, find out the news and log on to the forum to check out the responses.

To the naysayers on this choice (or choices, rather):

Are you freakin' nuts?!

Jack White and Alicia Keyes are possibly the most interesting choice of composer/performers since McCartney did Live And Let Die!!

Now I admit I am not an Alicia Keyes fan. Not because I don't like her. Respect her as an artist, actually but I'm just not into her genre of music. But Jack White!?? Jack White is not only a phenomenal musician but he aided in the return of real rock to recent popular culture. This is not a "pop" guy. Nor is he a current top 40 trendie choice that EON seems to select, only to be late in the game when it comes to the popular taste of music fans (Duran Duran were kind of old hat by the time A View To A Kill was made, Madonna -- talk about your unimaginative choices -- and AhHa?! Were you friggin' kidding me?!). This guy exudes longetivity because his music is truly excellent.

For those uninitiated... it may be easy to dismiss him as Bond quality because of his work with the White Stripes. But their music truly rocked. And it had indie music cred, something even Chris Cornell wasn't able to capture once he left his band Soundgarden. I point you to White's work with The Raconteurs (one of the best live shows I have recently seen). Check out the track The Switch And The Spur and I defy you not to imagine how that could match an amazing Bond title sequence. Then check out that entire album: almost each song sounds different from the other. White is truly a gifted musician/composer. And maybe I'm speaking from a fan's biased pov, but I find it hard to understand how anybody on this forum can so willingly dismiss this choice IF THEY HAVEN'T LISTENED TO HIS WORK. And I'm not talking about one or two songs from his White Stripes days. Listen to selections from everything and you will discover that he is truly versatile (whereas someone like Chris Cornell always sounded he was aping Soundgarden to me).

The fact it's a duet makes it even more interesting to me. The title? I don't care about that. In fact, people are speculating the kind of song this will be. To some most obviously a ballad. But this is the thing that hit me after hearing the news about choice of talents and song title: something may ring ironic within the song itself. Like the irony of blind vengance, etc. And alot of White's songs drip with irony. And a title like that seems tongue-in-cheek to me in a way. And, honestly, somehow I think that could be a good thing if handled properly.

[Captain Tightpants]

What the ?!! Where's Eddie Van Halen's name??!! Surely he's gotta be in the top five!!

Sixty-something.

I may have had a few drinks tonight. But I thought the titles had already been made? Does this mean this song will be recorded to match the titles or had it already been recorded?

EDIT. I must be drunk because it has.

All we knew was that the title sequence had been completed. For that to happen, MK12 had to know how long the title song was, so evidenty it had been recoded.

Oh dear. What a disappointment. A duet forged for corporate expediency. How dull. And I truly hope this isn't indicative of the quality of the film itself.

My thoughts exactly.

Stop whinging. You haven't even heard it yet; all you know is the name of the song and the people recording it. I'm failing to see how you can call yourselves Bond fans when you condemn every decision that gets made. I'm not saying that you have to like every part of every film, but the old adage holds true: don't judge a book by its cover. Or in this case, a song by its title.

[Janus Assassin]

meh, can't get any worse than Madonna's Die Another Day.

[killkenny kid]

hmm...ok.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

...huh. A duet? I'll be damned.

Could've gone tits-up with the wrong musicians, but from what I've heard of White and Keys (which, admittedly, isn't much), I'll await this with an optimistic point of view.

Not thrilled with the title, though.

[DKelly]

I like the choice. I think it's further proof that the people working on making the film aren't making the obvious, safe choice. I mean, a duet? Between Jack White and Alicia Keys? Who in the general public could've seen something like this coming?

It's the same thing with Chris Cornell for the last movie. As far as I'm aware, no one expected him to be chosen to do the Bond theme. But he was and he delivered in a big way. I expect the same thing with this choice. I have a gut feeling that these two will create a theme song that will also deliver and be equally as memorable as "You Know My Name" was.

[MattofSteel]

I couldn't really care less about what the title is. "Another Way to Die" sounds like it might have been one of the working titles of the film, and yeah it sounds Bond-generic, but it doesn't bother me. This might help the song chart higher, which would be nice.

Love the duet idea. Should be interesting - I was wondering what they'd do to shake it up. Would they go with another male? Would they go running back to swanky female voice like all the Brosnan films? Almost like they couldn't decide, and the middleground (hopefully) turned out the best for all of us.

That'll be all the comments I have until I hear it.

[Ozzel]

No Arnold?

No thanks.

[Mr Teddy Bear]

A duet? Didn't see that coming.

[Harmsway]

No Arnold?

No thanks.

I don't see why Arnold's involvement is at all essential.

[sharpshooter]

Stop whinging. You haven't even heard it yet; all you know is the name of the song and the people recording it. I'm failing to see how you can call yourselves Bond fans when you condemn every decision that gets made.

Thanks for that piece of advice, but I don't need it. I don't condemn every decision that gets made, I will say when I like something. All I am doing is expressing a concern. I'm not entirely sold on this angle, but we'll see what we get.

[Mister E]

No Arnold?

No thanks.

I don't see why Arnold's involvement is at all essential.

Yeah, especially because it never has been.

[K1Bond007]

I may have had a few drinks tonight. But I thought the titles had already been made? Does this mean this song will be recorded to match the titles or had it already been recorded?

EDIT. I must be drunk because it has.

It's been shot. It probably hasn't been arranged and edited yet, but they probably have a version of the song to work with by now.

I have no opinion at the moment. It's a weird match up, but I don't know. It could work. I'm not going to rush to any judgment and I don't honestly care about the title of the song. It sounds fine.

[Ozzel]

No Arnold?

No thanks.

I don't see why Arnold's involvement is at all essential.

I'm a big fan of the way he weaves his songs through the scores (even the songs the producers threw out). I'm disappointed at the thought of the song and score being separate entities again, as they were in DAD. However, this will hopefully be a much better song, so maybe he will use it in the score. But having not written it himself, I doubt it would work as well as his other efforts.

[MajorB]

I like the title a lot, just as I liked the title "You Know My Name" right from the start. When I first saw "Another Way to Die," I immediately thought of Bond, focused on revenge, heading toward a place where he's shut off from all vulnerability, tenderness, humanness--which is a kind of death. And somehow by the end of the film starting to realize that he can't keep on that way.

Speculation, of course, but if that's what the song is about, that's a perfect match for the film.

[Mercator]

Yup, but its par for the course for Bond fandom these days, isn't it. I mean what exactly does EON have to do to please some people? Last time round, they hired the best Bond actor ever and made the best Bond film ever, and people still condemn every single move they make. Its the same old , nobody's heard this song, but everyone's already made their minds up about it.

Amen.

I'll second, err, third that.

...and I'll fourth it.

I have agreement with this.

Man, it's been awhile since I've visited this site, find out the news and log on to the forum to check out the responses.

To the naysayers on this choice (or choices, rather):

Are you freakin' nuts?!

Jack White and Alicia Keyes are possibly the most interesting choice of composer/performers since McCartney did Live And Let Die!!

Now I admit I am not an Alicia Keyes fan. Not because I don't like her. Respect her as an artist, actually but I'm just not into her genre of music. But Jack White!?? Jack White is not only a phenomenal musician but he aided in the return of real rock to recent popular culture. This is not a "pop" guy. Nor is he a current top 40 trendie choice that EON seems to select, only to be late in the game when it comes to the popular taste of music fans (Duran Duran were kind of old hat by the time A View To A Kill was made, Madonna -- talk about your unimaginative choices -- and AhHa?! Were you friggin' kidding me?!). This guy exudes longetivity because his music is truly excellent.

For those uninitiated... it may be easy to dismiss him as Bond quality because of his work with the White Stripes. But their music truly rocked. And it had indie music cred, something even Chris Cornell wasn't able to capture once he left his band Soundgarden. I point you to White's work with The Raconteurs (one of the best live shows I have recently seen). Check out the track The Switch And The Spur and I defy you not to imagine how that could match an amazing Bond title sequence. Then check out that entire album: almost each song sounds different from the other. White is truly a gifted musician/composer. And maybe I'm speaking from a fan's biased pov, but I find it hard to understand how anybody on this forum can so willingly dismiss this choice IF THEY HAVEN'T LISTENED TO HIS WORK. And I'm not talking about one or two songs from his White Stripes days. Listen to selections from everything and you will discover that he is truly versatile (whereas someone like Chris Cornell always sounded he was aping Soundgarden to me).

The fact it's a duet makes it even more interesting to me. The title? I don't care about that. In fact, people are speculating the kind of song this will be. To some most obviously a ballad. But this is the thing that hit me after hearing the news about choice of talents and song title: something may ring ironic within the song itself. Like the irony of blind vengance, etc. And alot of White's songs drip with irony. And a title like that seems tongue-in-cheek to me in a way. And, honestly, somehow I think that could be a good thing if handled properly.

[Bondian]

I may have had a few drinks tonight. But I thought the titles had already been made? Does this mean this song will be recorded to match the titles or had it already been recorded?

EDIT. I must be drunk because it has.

It's been shot. It probably hasn't been arranged and edited yet, but they probably have a version of the song to work with by now.

I have no opinion at the moment. It's a weird match up, but I don't know. It could work. I'm not going to rush to any judgment and I don't honestly care about the title of the song. It sounds fine.

Thanks for that, mate.