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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Another Way to Die (Audio CD)
James Bond songs have a long and glorious history. The Bond series is really the only film series in the world in which the title song gets that much of public attention (one of the greatest mysteries that none of them ever won an Academy Award), and it can put the singer in the spotlight of the public.
The composer of the 007 movies has always written the title song; whether it was John Barry for over 30 years, or one-shot wonders like Bil Conti or Marvin Hamlish, they all wrote the song, and had a hand in picking the performers. That has vanished almost completely. Apparently EoN has been marketing- consulted, and told that they had to capture as many demographics as possible, so the creative and artistic aspect went down the drain, and we're being left alone with plain promotional products. David Arnold - the really important musical person on these films by the way - was allowed to co- produce You Know My Name from Casino Royale, which the score profited from. Arnold wasn't allowed here, and what a disaster it became! This thing sounds like Keys and White just listened to YKMN to get a vague idea of what a Bond song should be like, and then simply took the same melody and redid it. Someone badly needs to tell whatever individuals are doing the next songs that a James Bond song is not solely defined by electric guitars, corny brass staccatos and the word "die" in its title. This song is a bad You Know My Name rip- off, robs Quantum Of Solace of the song it deserved, and ranks on the same level of sheer badness as Madonna's Die Another Day - a horrible by-product of an otherwise stellar film.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A huge letdown and the worst Bond theme ever!!!,
This review is from: Another Way to Die (Audio CD)
Wow, this song is really bad. There is no melody, the voices don't harmonize, guitar sound and piano sound don't go together well and the guitar solo is a joke. I can not believe that this is an official bond theme. "You know my name" was superb, but "another way to die" just falls flat. 0/5 stars!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK song for an OK movie,
By Nick Manix "manixman" (Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Another Way to Die (Audio CD)
It could have been good. It could have been REALLY good. Jack White and Alicia Keys are two very talented artists but for some reason, this track just doesn't feel like a Bond track. Starting with 2002's "Die Another Day" the format of Bond songs changed. Madonna's track for the film was interesting to say the least, but unlike anything ever heard during the opening sequence of the past 19 films. Even the 2006 song, "You Know My Name" by Chris Cornell was a departure.
I think what disappointed me most is that Alicia Keys, an accomplished piano player and even shown in the video playing the piano, never touches the 88 keys. The piano track was recorded by musician Laura Matula. Personally, the last good title song was "The World is Not Enough" from the band Garbage. If you're a Bond fan, it's worth tracking down (but I read somewhere that Jack White released the single on his own label with only 6,000 CD's produced.)
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