Since the arrival of James Bond to the big screen on October 5, 1962 in Dr. NoDirected by Terence Young and starring Sean Connery, moviegoers from six different decades have been able to follow Agent 007 more than two dozen times as he fought crime around the world.
Since each film of the character created by Ian Fleming is an adventure in itself, each and every one of them has had a theme created especially for the occasion by artists such as Adele, Madonna, Tom Jones, Duran Duran and Nancy Sinatra. , among many others.
As of today, and less than three months after the premiere (unless it is delayed again) of No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s latest interpretation of the English spy hitting theaters on April 2, we suggest you review three of the best songs made for films by James Bond.
Jack White & Alicia Keys – “Another Way To Die”
This track gave us a somewhat unusual alliance: that of the guitarist of The White Stripes, Jack White, and the R&B giant, Alicia Keys, who teamed up to deliver a golden track in which a heavy, distorted riff from the Detroit performer gave his colleague the perfect foundation to reach for the stars and unleash one of the best vocal performances in Bond history.
Although greeted with skepticism, the duo turned out to be a pleasant surprise that boasted phenomenal vocal range and whose vocals complemented each other so well that they gave White and Keys the opportunity to perform the first duet song for a feature film of the band. espionage franchise.
Billie Eilish – “No Time to Die”
Since the announcement of Agent 007’s new movie, everyone was anxiously waiting to know who would sing the title song. The unknown was revealed in January 2020, when it was confirmed that Billie Eilish she had been chosen for the task.
The young Californian, just 18 years old at the time, who happens to be the youngest artist to record for the Bond franchise, recalled the lukewarm reaction to the news in an interview. She and her brother and collaborator, Finneas, who co-wrote the issue, believed the timing of the announcement was not right.
“I wasn’t mad about it because I understand, why wouldn’t people have wanted the song that is the theme of their favorite franchise? That is totally understandable, “Eilish said.
However, upon its release in February of the same year, it proved that it was not a bad idea to sign the youth star for the job. Proof of that was the fact that “No Time to Die” landed at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and convinced the audience that it was wrong.
Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney – “Live And Let Die”
“I read it and thought it was pretty good. That afternoon I wrote the track and I went to the next week and I did it … In a way, it was hard work for me because writing a song around a title like that is not the easiest thing, “he admitted Paul McCartney after reading Ian Flemming’s novel.
The former Beatle, who never backed down from a task of this magnitude, took up the work of his late compatriot after the production team chased him to work on the title track, which ended up being co-written by his wife, Linda, and performed by the British-American rock band Wings with Macca on lead vocals.
“Live And Let Die” bursts into an energetic chorus after a slow start and uses a bit of reggae to successfully create an emotion that is perfectly manifested in the film.
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