“Writing’s on the Wall” is a song by English recording artist Sam Smith; from the 2015 James Bond film Spectre. In the United Kingdom, “Writing’s on the Wall” became the first James Bond theme to reach number one, on the issue dated 8 October 2015; The previous highest-charting Bond themes were Adele’s “Skyfall” and Duran Duran’s “A View to a Kill”, which both reached number two. The song was written and produced by Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes, the song was also produced by Disclosure.
“Skyfall” is a song performed by Adele, and the eponymous theme song of the 23rd James Bond film from Eon Productions, Skyfall. The track was co-written by Adele and producer Paul Epworth, and features orchestration by J. A. C. Redford. “Skyfall” was released on 5 October 2012 at 0:07 BST, as part of “Global James Bond Day”, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr. No, the first James Bond film. more...
“Another Way to Die” is a song by American rock musician and singer Jack White (of The White Stripes) and American R&B singer Alicia Keys. Written and produced by White as the theme song to the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace,it was released as a single in the United States on September 30, 2008 and in Europe on October 20, 2008. The song—which features White on vocals, guitar and drums and Keys on vocals and piano—is the first duet in the Bond film series. more...
“You Know My Name” performed by Chris Cornell, is the theme song to the 2006 James Bond film, Casino Royale. Cornell wrote it jointly with David Arnold, the soundtrack’s composer. The film producers went after Cornell because they wanted a strong male singer (as such, it was the first vocal theme from a James Bond film to be sung by a male vocalist since “The Living Daylights”). Cornell and Arnold tried to make the song a replacement theme for the character instead of the James Bond theme reflecting the agent’s inexperience in Casino Royale, as well as an introduction to Daniel Craig’s grittier and more emotional portrayal of Bond. more...
"Die Another Day" is the theme song from the James Bond film of the same name by American singer and songwriter Madonna. Following the release of the previous Bond single, "The World Is Not Enough", MGM wanted a high-profile artist for the theme of Die Another Day, and Madonna was their choice. She wrote and produced the song with Mirwais Ahmadzaï while French composer Michel Colombier was enlisted as composer. more...
