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[Kristian]

At first, I too didn’t like “Another Way to Die”, but having listened to it many times, I have come to hate it.

My thoughts exactly....

[S K Y F A L L]

I don't think I will be disappointed I can't image not likely the theme song as I did QOS. I just didn't enjoy it, I think it would have been better off with one artist.

When are they going to lets us no anything about the title sequence anyway,....

[Cody]

When are they going to lets us no anything about the title sequence anyway,....

I think the Cornell and White/Keys announcements both happened in late July.

Though if it is Adele this time,

http://music.yahoo.c...-172035691.html

I wouldn't mind if the official announcement was made at the end of that special.

[The Dove]

Don't know any of Adele's music myself but hey I'll say I'd rather her than another utterly awful "Die Another Day" or sappy- "All Time High" (god, that song is one of the reasons why Octopussy ranks rather low on my list of favorite Bond films..)

You should hear Pulp cover (produced by David Arnold) of All Time High", it's quite a redemption for that song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_7Dn3Pfrlc&feature=share

Oh dear lord...this is...ermm interesting to say the least...LMAO!! Now I remember why I've never liked Jarvis Cocker and Pulp..

[Double-0-Seven]

I agree with those who are saying they'd prefer the rock approach to continue, as You Know My Name might be my favorite Bond song overall. The rock vibe seems to fit Craig's Bond well. If it turns out to be Adele, hopefully they at least keep the song upbeat. It would also be nice if Newman was involved in some capacity. I always like when the title song becomes the theme of the score. Barry always did it, and Arnold did it in three of his five films. I'm counting Tomorrow Never Dies in there because Surrender was the theme of the score, and then of course The World is Not Enough and You Know My Name which became the themes of those respective films.

[larrythefatcat]

Obvious project for Adele is obvious.

I must admit that I enjoy Adele's songs... even though I've heard them an ridiculous amount of times. (I somehow get the feeling that "Rumour Has It"... what exactly is the message you're trying to convey, Adele? I don't think I get it.) I must also admit that I probably wouldn't like them if I had heard them as many times as I've heard Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know". That said, everybody else in the arena of Pop is generally unsuited to a Bond theme. I think some current bands like Foster the People or Neon Trees would come up with something cool and I think the fact that they're not obvious choices for a Bond theme would probably make me like their hypothetical songs even moreso.

I must point out that a lot of artists who were quite popular at the time of their Bond theme songs are responsible (at least in part) for some of the best Bond themes. Tom Jones, Nancy Sinatra, Paul McCartney and Wings, Carly Simon, Duran Duran, a-Ha and Garbage are great examples and my (and I'm sure many others') personal favorites.

God help us if Katy Perry, Ke$ha, Rihanna, LMFAO, Maroon 5, Train, PITBULL (I've said it before and I'll say it again: if I see that man in a dark alleyway he'd better fear for his life because I'd gladly spend the rest of my life in prison knowing that I'd done the world a friggin' favor. Furthermore, I've heard that MIB 3 is decent and I enjoyed the first two films, but I REFUSE TO SEE IT due to his involvement.) or pretty much any of the other more popular acts get the gig... we'd be looking at Madonna levels of terrible "songwriting". I hate that I actually used that word, even in quotes.

I must say that I find the 5 worst theme songs thus far to be, in order of deserving the most to the least of my hatred: "Die Another Day", "License to Kill", "All Time High", "Moonraker" and "Another Way to Die". DAD can only and will only receive my abject disgust whereas I dislike LTK due to its overproduction and the fact that half of the song is a parody of "Goldfinger". "All Time High" and MR merely bore me to tears, but AWTD is slowly but surely working its way off the "hated" list... it's not a GOOD song, but in it I can hear the potential for what could have been a good theme song. I daresay EVERY other song Jack White has released in the last 10 years, be it single or album track, has been better than AWTD. That's the primary reason it still makes me weep, if only in my soul.

In closing, if it's going to be someone heard on Pop radio on a daily basis, I'm glad it's Adele.

Edited by larrythefatcat, 01 June 2012 - 03:51 AM.

[singleentendre]

I think Adele will make a good theme so I'm happy. I would have preferred Florence though, hers would have definitely been more unpredictable and probably more complex. But there's always Bond 24.

[S K Y F A L L]

So the question is if Adele is doing the Skyfall theme song will it be the most popular Bond theme song of all time?

Will it be as popular as 'I Will Always Love You' from 'The Bodyguard' or 'My Heart Will Go On' from the 'Titanic'?

[JimmyBond]

I'm not sure I follow your logic here. Just because Adele is a big name right now doesn't automatically mean the theme song is going to be the best ever.

I mean look at the Brosnan era. Sheryl Crow was a big name, and her song didn't light the world on fire. Nor did Garbage, who was also really big at one point. That said, I do like both songs, but just because they were big at one point didn't translate into how popular their themes were.

[S K Y F A L L]

I think the point I was trying to get at was;
if Adele is doing the theme song do you think it would live up to expectations and so on?
I don't follow Adele but it seems like every song she releases does very well for itself and I don't think that would change just because she is now doing a theme song,

[SecretAgentFan]

Pro:

- Having Adele do this would probably ensure that a Bond song will go to No.1 in the charts again.

- She has a wonderful voice.


Con:

- not very inspired choice

- if the song´s bad even she can´t make it better

Edited by SecretAgentFan, 06 July 2012 - 04:30 AM.

[OHMSS Fan]

i have to agree with a number of posts here, I don't want that woman anywhere near a bond soundtrack. We have to hope Thomas Newman does not want her, and neither do the producers, Sony, or MGM. However, if she's signed to the Sony or Columbia Label in the US, they may use her for cost saving purposes, and to keep the soundtrack, in-house, thus reaping the rewards of sales of the soundtrack. I sincerely hope they don't use her I can't stand her singing,

[The Dove]

I think the best solution, as I have advocated many times, is to make the theme song for "Skyfall" instrumental..It worked very well for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and what with how much uproar there was over Chris Cornell and Jack White and Alicia Keys, it would be a nice break from all the squabbling that goes on with a selected title singer..

[Guy Haines]

Regardless of who performs the theme song, there's one thing I would like to hear within it, and that is a few bars from the original James Bond theme.

From Dr No up until You Only Live Twice, the films had a main theme tune, but with elements of the original Monty Norman/John Barry arranged Bond theme included. The title tracks of FRWL and GF in particular included unmistakable references to the Bond theme of Dr No.

I wouldn't necessarily suggest this should be the pattern for future Bond themes, but Skyfall is of course the Bond film released in the cinematic 007's 50th anniversary year. The Bond theme ought, I think, to be included in the film on its own and referenced in the theme song by way of tribute. Also, the James Bond theme in CR and QoS was notable by its near absence, except at the end of both movies. Its return to a more prominent place in Skyfall would reinforce the impression, and hopefully the reality, of a classic, if contemporary Bond film.

[PPK_19]

I think the best solution, as I have advocated many times, is to make the theme song for "Skyfall" instrumental..It worked very well for "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and what with how much uproar there was over Chris Cornell and Jack White and Alicia Keys, it would be a nice break from all the squabbling that goes on with a selected title singer..

As much as an instrumental Bond theme would be nice for a change, this is 2012, and it would never be allowed to happen. There's entirely too much money to be made from having Adele, Muse, whoever to sing a theme.

And this is the 50th Anniversary for Bond....imagine the outcry from the tabloids and other media outlets if we got an instrumental version. "Budget cuts....EON can't afford to get a singer...." etc etc.

I loved John Barry's arrangement for OHMSS though, it's just a shame we won't hear an instrumental Bond theme ever again.

[Vauxhall]

She is pregnant, i can assure you that she is not doing it, kind of a shame though.

What is this assurance based on?

[The Dove]

The further thought occurs that she could have already recorded the theme before she became pregnant...so we can't rule Adele out at all.

[PPK_19]

I'd put my house on the fact that Adele is doing it.

[lechero]

And how exactly would being pregnant prevent her from recording one single record anyway?

[MattofSteel]

At this point, I'd say her (relatively early-stage?) pregnancy has zero bearing on whether or not she can do the title song - if she hasn't done it already. The only knock would be that they'll want her to do boatloads of press around the film's release for it, and she might have a newborn to look after.

[Chief of SIS]

She is pregnant, i can assure you that she is not doing it, kind of a shame though.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING WEEKS FOR SOMEONE TO SAY THAT! Waiting for some poor individual to take a juicy tabloid tidbit like Adele being pregnant and somehow make the deduction that she won't do the title track, because you know, you can't do anything when you're pregnant. It's not the heavy lifting that will get the baby, it's using your voice.

Edited by Chief of SIS, 07 July 2012 - 12:43 AM.

[S K Y F A L L]

I hope and think they'll know better then to end the film on the Bond theme and this seems be to a film that will hopefully be somewhat 'moving' so it might be out of place. I wouldn't mind if Adele was to do the theme song and they brought in someone to do a ending credits song.

[tdalton]

I wouldn't mind if Adele was to do the theme song and they brought in someone to do a ending credits song.

That would be something I'd really like to see EON get back to with the Bond films. I really liked how they ended both of the Dalton films, as well as Tomorrow Never Dies, with an end credits song that wasn't just a remix or alternate take on the title song or the Bond theme. I'd like to see them get back to that with Skyfall.

[Leon]

Agreed, the end credits song can often give the film some extra overall feel/atmosphere, despite being right at the end.

As for Adele, she'd be a safe bet. Thing is, while her voice would sound great and more traditional singing Goldfinger or DAF, for example, I'm not sure her songwriting style is particularly suited for a Bond title song (more like an end credits style). It's certainly not impossible for the song to come out shoddy, despite good vocals.

I think more importance needs to be placed on the composition of the song itself, because with a great Bond song any good female vocalist could do it. They need to really think about what made Barry's Bond songs so grand and memorable. First, construct a classic Bond song with Newman, then give it to someone like Adele, and get her to bellow it more from the belly, rather than her often very whiney, nasal style which tends to cut off rather than sustain. Not knocking her, it's just a style, but it for Bond she COULD do something more fitting and grand.

[Shrublands]

Pro:

- Having Adele do this would probably ensure that a Bond song will go to No.1 in the charts again.

- She has a wonderful voice.


Con:

- not very inspired choice

- if the song´s bad even she can´t make it better

Wouldn't the second con be a con for just about anyone? So, not really an Adele con.

[JimmyBond]

And the first con is merely a subjective one. I personally find her a very inspired choice, and would love to see how an Adele Bond song would turn out.

[MattofSteel]

And the first con is merely a subjective one. I personally find her a very inspired choice, and would love to see how an Adele Bond song would turn out.

This.

[hilly]

It was confirmed a couple of weeks ago that Adele is pregnant. The UK press are now saying that she is in fact 7 months gone and due to give birth in September. Wonderful news but I wonder where that leaves the Bond theme. Clearly she is going to have more important things to think about. Does this mean that
a) She has already recorded the song ( plus, presumably a video, as she may well not fancy hitting the promotional trail in October, having not long given birth)
They'll need to get a move on
c) It'll be someone else now
d) It was always going to be someone else

[Vauxhall]

If it is to be Adele, the song will already have been recorded, and her pregnancy will have little or no impact.

[marktmurphy]

If it is to be Adele, the song will already have been recorded, and her pregnancy will have little or no impact.

As hilly says, it may effect her singing the song live promotionally. Although I don't think any Bond artists have actually done this in years, it may be different for Adele as she's so high profile at the moment. Probably won't matter, though, you're right.