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[Royal Dalton]

We've been saying Goldfrapp for years. Instead of them, we get the likes of Chris Cornell and Jack White.

Crazy world we live in, ain't it?

[DamnCoffee]

Goldfrapp would be great.

This is a very beautiful Bond theme, if it were to be! Reminds me You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra. Great find Sharky

It sounds like really sleazy pørn.

[Pussfeller]

What kind of pørn are you watching, Harkin? I suppose it would work with something kitschy and space-based, with lots of stuff about moonshots and docking procedures. But I would still find it to be wistful, nostalgic pørn.

edit: Why does the system automatically make pørn Danish? That's the filthiest kind.

[The Shark]

Don't see the pørn comparison at all. I watch miles of it, and I never hear anything as haunting and celestial as that. It's practically made for aerial shots of Bond driving by cliffs.

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

And what about Tom Jones??!!! He's still in good shape (as it was proved by his last- critically acclaimed- album Praise and Blame from 2010) to deliver a very good performance for the next Bond theme. And also it would be a nice nod to the Bond history on the 50th anniversary.

Edited by Mr. Arlington Beech, 25 November 2011 - 10:31 PM.

[Joey Bond]

Gary Barlow.

No, seriously. Hear me out.

1) He's moved on past his boyband days. If you listen to the new Take That album, it doesn't sound anything like their "Back for Good" or "Never Forget" days. The song "The Flood" in particular has some very Bondian sounding elements; strings, epic chorus, big notes, even the lyrics remind me a bit of "You know my name", albeit a more abstract version. But yes I know what you're thinking, he's still best known for being in a boyband. That's why I'm suggesting just Gary Barlow, sorry Robbie Williams and co.
2) He's done soundtracks to Stardust ("Rule the World"), X-Men: First Class ("Love Love") and the Three Musketeers ("When We Were Young"), all of them I personally love, and all capture the feel of the film really well
3) If anybody's seen him on the X-Factor, he is actually quite a match for Bond when it comes to fashion. Back in the early Take That days he was seen as the ugly, boring one but nowadays he really has his fashion down right.
4) It's been ages since a British sang the theme, even longer since a male British
5) He's not the most obvious choice, as will be seen by your reactions. But that's usually how it has been with the last few films hasn't it? I doubt they'll pick Adele, just like how they wouldn't go for Amy Winehouse or Duffy back in 2008, or why Michael Buble hasn't gotten the call yet. They were too obviously an ideal candidate. With Chris Cornell and Jack White, I have to say they weren't instantly recognisable, certainly to an average listener who would probably know they more as "The guy from Audioslave/ The White Stripes", which is why I would say Gary Barlow instead of Robbie Williams

I can imagine him doing a "Thunderball"-like song with some modern elements a la "The Flood".

(And I sense I will be totally butchered for this...)

[Colombo]

Muse was my pick...but Goldfrapp would be excellent Been missing a good sultry female vocal, & what puts them over Adele is their amazing instrumentation and sound... lush strings, low brass & minor sevenths...if there ever was a 'Bond' sound this is it.

[d21089]

David Arnold thinks Queen would be swell...
SKY NEWS: Arnold wants Queen for Bond theme

Goldfrapp would be great though they are now trading in a more poppy 80's throwback sound unfortunately...

[Vauxhall]

Ah, David Arnold wants Queen for Bond theme... Unfortunate that the article contains the magic words "he told the Daily Star newspaper".

[DominicGreene]

What about Tony Bennet? I think he could pull off a nice, classical Bond tune.

[The Shark]

David Arnold thinks Queen would be swell...
SKY NEWS: Arnold wants Queen for Bond theme

Queen are nothing without Freddie.



Mark Gormley.

[Dustin]

Queen are dead for twenty years now, might as well ask for The Doors.

[Quantumofsolace007]

I'd enjoy Queen

[d21089]

i think Queen with Freddie Mercury could have been amazing... now- not so much

[Jeao007]

David Arnold thinks Queen would be swell...
SKY NEWS: Arnold wants Queen for Bond theme

Queen are nothing without Freddie.



Mark Gormley.

Mark Gormley is a musical god among men.

[DominicGreene]

David Arnold thinks Queen would be swell...
SKY NEWS: Arnold wants Queen for Bond theme

Queen are nothing without Freddie.



Mark Gormley.

Mark Gormley is a musical god among men.

This is really confusing, is there even a Queen? They haven't toured for years, is David Arnold drunk?

[Gt Munn]

This is really confusing, is there even a Queen? They haven't toured for years, is David Arnold drunk?

The article misquoted him.

Quoting Arnold's Twitter account:

"If anyone read on the daily star or NME that I said I wanted queen to do the new bond movie...I didn't.I was talking about who in the past"

A couple of tweets later; just as further clarification:

"For clarity ...At present I have no news on my involvement with sky fall,and I have no opinion on an artist at this stage either."

Edited by Gt Munn, 28 November 2011 - 05:56 AM.

[Ozzman313]

Adele or Duffy. Just not the same well known pop/rock type themes that have been going on for the last 4 films.

[PPK_19]

Adele or Duffy. Just not the same well known pop/rock type themes that have been going on for the last 4 films.

YES. And if Wino was still alive i would have thrown her in there as well.
As it is, i'm championing Adele. I loved Sheryl Crow's TND, i'd love Adele to sing something along that vein.

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

If they're going rock, please let U2 do it! They showed what they can do with the lyrics in Goldeneye. Let them show can they can do with the music!

When some of his members wrote GE, the band was still in good shape, but right now, U2 are just as artistically dead since the 2000's, as the Stones are since the eighties; so I think it's way too late for them.

[Leon]

If they're going rock, please let U2 do it! They showed what they can do with the lyrics in Goldeneye. Let them show can they can do with the music!

When some of his members wrote GE, the band was still in good shape, but right now, U2 are just as artistically dead since the 2000's, as the Stones are since the eighties; so I think it's way too late for them.

That's the polite way of putting it, certainly.

[FlemingBond]

If she recovers this is a no-brainer.
Adele. Classic-Bond theme singer

[Armstrong Sabian]

Is there anything by Adele that actually sounds anything like a Bond theme? Her music isn't something I'm interested in at all otherwise.

I saw this while shopping yesterday, an excerpt from a recently released live DVD. It struck me as Bondian, especially the swell of the strings that comes from the chorus, the conflicted relationship between the "singer" and the subject, and the swagger of the chorus lyric:

[Automan]

Is there anything by Adele that actually sounds anything like a Bond theme? Her music isn't something I'm interested in at all otherwise.

I saw this while shopping yesterday, an excerpt from a recently released live DVD. It struck me as Bondian, especially the swell of the strings that comes from the chorus, the conflicted relationship between the "singer" and the subject, and the swagger of the chorus lyric:

Big thumbs up for this artist

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

Is there anything by Adele that actually sounds anything like a Bond theme? Her music isn't something I'm interested in at all otherwise.

I saw this while shopping yesterday, an excerpt from a recently released live DVD. It struck me as Bondian, especially the swell of the strings that comes from the chorus, the conflicted relationship between the "singer" and the subject, and the swagger of the chorus lyric:

Adele sounds so cold and predictable, a far cry from what it was Amy Winehouse in a similar type of music.

[thecasinoroyale]

I'm just going out there with it -

After reaching Number 1 for the only James Bond theme of 'A View To A Kill' back in '85, and packing in global tours and a new critically acclaimed album 26 years later....

...Duran Duran.

They've grown up, and so has the Bond franchise.

I'd love to hear the sultry tones of Simon Le Bond in a darker, broody but quite pulsing theme (a'la 'You Know My Name'.

[Guy Haines]

We are talking a lot about who should perform the Skyfall theme song, but not much about what we expect the song to be. For myself, I would like a theme song with a contemporary artiste, but unashamedly more than a nod in the direction of the classic Bond themes of the 1960s - complete with a few notes from the original Bond theme. Ideas have been bandied about on other threads about what to do for Bond's 50th. All you need, I think, is a bloody good film, without any ultra clever scenes recalling past films (as per DAD), but with the gunbarrel at the start and a theme which, without sounding like a pastiche, is clearly a Bond theme. The notes from the Monty Norman theme I'd include just to give it a slightly retro take, and because Skyfall is not only Bond's 50th anniversary on screen, but also that Daniel Craig's Bond has earned his spurs.

Will it happen. I doubt it.

[DominicGreene]

Am I the only one who thinks Lady GaGa could pull off an awesome theme? She can actually do more classy stuff. In my opinion, I think the beginning of her song "Marry the Night" sounds very Bond-esque.

[Armstrong Sabian]

We are talking a lot about who should perform the Skyfall theme song, but not much about what we expect the song to be.

No guitar (leave that to the theme). An equal emphasis on strings and brass blaring so far into the red that they're almost cacophonic. Real, orchestral drums and cymbals. Not rock drums, and for God's sake, no electronic drums. Minor sixths in the chord progressions. Composed by someone who has experience with orchestral pop. Lyrics by someone attempting to write a solid pop song, not trying to be overly Bondian (which usually sounds hamfisted). Maybe an occasional vibraphone in the score.

I'd also like for them to revive other recurring Bond themes, especially '007' and 'Bond Smells a Rat.'

[Righty007]

I'm just going out there with it -

After reaching Number 1 for the only James Bond theme of 'A View To A Kill' back in '85, and packing in global tours and a new critically acclaimed album 26 years later....

...Duran Duran.

They've grown up, and so has the Bond franchise.

I'd love to hear the sultry tones of Simon Le Bond in a darker, broody but quite pulsing theme (a'la 'You Know My Name'.

Great idea!