Thank you for attending this TED talk on why ‘Skyfall’ sounds a bit like a great Bond theme but isn’t a great Bond theme. This is a Bond original recipe of course, very specifically ordered in the 1953 Ian Fleming novel Casino Royale, and superbly rendered in the Daniel Craig film. And the subject – what is it about? Skyfall is… a mansion in the film? Who sings a Bond song about a mansion? Or any kind of abode or dwelling? It’s hard for Adele to connect the song with any relatable human emotion, regardless of her demonstrable skills. For the first time ever audiences will be able to experience Bond on the big screen accompanied by the power of a full symphony orchestra performing composer. There’s a swirling chord progression which barely moves for the entirety of the song (which is a colossal four minutes and forty-six seconds long), the dynamic level barely goes further than mezzo-forte to forte and back again.Īdele, utterly spellbinding vocal talent that she is, basically whispers the whole song. Highest Rated: 100 Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (2012) Lowest Rated: 5 A Kid in King Arthurs Court (1995) Birthday: Mar 2, 1968. So, let’s attempt to rationalise the song with its constituent parts. As a result, the sheer relief of hearing a passable Bond theme led listeners to believe that ‘Skyfall’ was a classic. A theory for you: by the time ’Skyfall’ came along, there hadn’t been a classic Bond theme for many, many years (since 1995 to be precise).
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