We’re doing a month celebrating James Bond’s fiftieth anniversary, so it feels fair to include the latest Bond theme, released on Friday. Adele actually seems like the perfect choice for a Bond theme, evoking the style of classic themes like Diamonds Are Forever and Goldfinger. I haven’t actually enjoyed a Bond theme since Garbage’s superb The World is Not Enough, but When The Sky Falls sounds much more classic than that, harking back to the middle of the Roger Moore era at the latest. (Being honest, I could easily imagine Shirley Bassey knocking it out as a Sean Connery theme.) It seems to support Sam Mendes’ claims he’s taking Bond back to his roots, with “echoes” of earlier films.
Check it out below, and let us know what you think. Interestingly, it may be disqualified from this year’s Oscars race, potentially blocking Skyfall‘s highest profile possible win. Ah well, it’s still a nice and classy Bond theme.
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It’s ok. Just feel it’s a little boring and not very memorable. Adele’s got the pipes, yes, and I’m all in favour of bringing back Bond to its classic roots. But wish there was more oomph behind this.
I don’t know.
I think it’s better than a lot of the “fair to middling” Bond themes that tend to slink away into the collective unconscious. I was watching For Your Eyes Only yesterday, and it immediately became apparent that the only thing I remembered of Sheena Easton’s opening song was the neat little “echo” effect. While I don’t think When the Sky Falls measures up to Nobody Does It Better, Diamonds Are Forever, The World is Not Enough, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice or Goldfinger (and maybe A View to a Kill), I do think it’s better than either of the Timothy Dalton themes, at least half of the Pierce Brosnan themes, both of the Daniel Craig themes and the vast majority of Roger Moore’s themes. I’d consider that a win.
But you’re right, her vocals are amazing.
I really liked this one 😀
Maybe its been because the last couple weren’t great 😦
Yep, I don’t think either of the Daniel Craig themes were any good – not that Die Another Day was a classic or anything, but they lacked the “big” feel, seeming more like generic pop songs than themes.
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