TSWLM and OP had songs that were not named after the film. And were excellent entries in the Bond cannon. This is a superficial complaint, and is also premature since we haven't heard the song. I'm not particularly excited about Smith's selection, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until I hear what he has come up with and have a chance to judge it. Simply pathetic to see all of the lamenting and moaning in this thread without anything to go on.
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I mean, it's POSSIBLE the complainers were huge fans and collected every record of Sheena Easton and Carly Simon before they got the theme song gigs and delivered all-time classics, but I kind of doubt it...
TSWLM and OP had songs that were not named after the film. And were excellent entries in the Bond cannon. This is a superficial complaint, and is also premature since we haven't heard the song. I'm not particularly excited about Smith's selection, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until I hear what he has come up with and have a chance to judge it. Simply pathetic to see all of the lamenting and moaning in this thread without anything to go on.
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I mean, it's POSSIBLE the complainers were huge fans and collected every record of Sheena Easton and Carly Simon before they got the theme song gigs and delivered all-time classics, but I kind of doubt it...
All I said was the I'm not a fan of Sam Smith from what I've heard. I might like the song, who knows, nobody knows. But from what I've heard from him, his voice sounds kinda bland to me.
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I'm far from a fan of his voice and definitely a million miles from what I think an artist singing a Bond theme should be. But I'll reserve judgement till I've heard it.
TSWLM and OP had songs that were not named after the film. And were excellent entries in the Bond cannon. This is a superficial complaint, and is also premature since we haven't heard the song. I'm not particularly excited about Smith's selection, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt until I hear what he has come up with and have a chance to judge it. Simply pathetic to see all of the lamenting and moaning in this thread without anything to go on.
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I mean, it's POSSIBLE the complainers were huge fans and collected every record of Sheena Easton and Carly Simon before they got the theme song gigs and delivered all-time classics, but I kind of doubt it...
All I said was the I'm not a fan of Sam Smith from what I've heard. I might like the song, who knows, nobody knows. But from what I've heard from him, his voice sounds kinda bland to me.
I don't mind Sam Smith - but he is one of the big draws at the moment. We've got see what the theme is like
I remember complaining there was no title tune during Licence to Kill. And that was thirty years ago..
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Asp9mmOver the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,541MI6 Agent
I'm far from a fan of his voice and definitely a million miles from what I think an artist singing a Bond theme should be. But I'll reserve judgement till I've heard it.
I definitely agree with the shared sentiment that the Bond theme should be worked on and purposefully made an integral part of the score, so it's a little disappointing that they chose against that again.
At the risk of sounding out of touch/politically incorrect, I'm just going to put it out there, that my favorite Bond songs are when the male voice is distinctively masculine, or the female voice is distinctively feminine. Tom Jones belted out Thunderball with a beautiful masculine voice. Shirley Bassey, absolutely kills it on all of her songs...all distinctly feminine.
Just for the record to prevent presumptions, this has nothing to do with singers private lives. It has everything to do with how a song SOUNDS and how well that sound fits the Bond paradigm. And based on how Sam Smith sounds, I don't care for the choice.
Sam Smith has a very unique voice and can do soul, R&B and EDM (he has done some really good stuff with Disclosure and his duet with John Legend is beautiful.) I don't think that it will be anywhere near the quality of Skyfall but if it is a ballad, it could still be very special.
My reaction to this news isn't excitement or disappointment just..indifference. I wanted to feel enthused and I do think although he doesn't do a lot for me Sam Smith will produce a perfectly professional and serviceable theme song as Adele did. I just wanted to feel excited to hear it and I don't. After those Radiohead rumours serviced which got me pretty stoked tbh this just feels like a letdown..
At the risk of sounding out of touch/politically incorrect, I'm just going to put it out there, that my favorite Bond songs are when the male voice is distinctively masculine, or the female voice is distinctively feminine. Tom Jones belted out Thunderball with a beautiful masculine voice. Shirley Bassey, absolutely kills it on all of her songs...all distinctly feminine.
Just for the record to prevent presumptions, this has nothing to do with singers private lives. It has everything to do with how a song SOUNDS and how well that sound fits the Bond paradigm. And based on how Sam Smith sounds, I don't care for the choice.
I completely agree with you re: sound of voice. The Bond series has relatively maintained traditional gender roles so unless Spectre is going to change it up, I do prefer masculine voice for a male or feminine voice for female. If you're going to have a soft male voice, it needs to have some dramatic strength behind it- could be seductive, could be mysterious but it can't come across as weak, particularly when it opens the film.
I'm on the UK iTunes site and not seeing it. Where did you find it?
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Well, not much of a follower of Mr. Smith, but glad to hear of this progress. I will of course download it via iTunes on 25 September It's an interesting choice, as he is a bit high in the vocal range, but I expect a very Bondian tune nevertheless. It's an interesting fact that he's the first Brit male solo artist to do one since Tom Jones(!). As always, we shall see. Always good to add to my Bond theme playlist :007)
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Cant see why fellow agent Miles messervy ,finds it simply pathetic ,that some of us have a different opinion and musical taste to him ,after all isn't what a open thread discussion is all about? I simply said I cant stand him ,and for the record ,I cant stand Beyoncé, Kanye West , that bloke with the floppy ginger hair ,and that girl who died of a drug overdose( the one covered in tattoos ),
Micheal Jackson,and the Kardashians either
Music is so diverse... you can't please them all... and people get passionate in their choices and seem to take it as a personal offense if someone doesn't agree/like the same stuff.
Apart from K D Lang, I've loved every Bond track so far... I :x the QoS theme... and until I hear Smith's version, I'll hold my opinion. He wouldn't be my first choice... but then, I don't like Jack White, but I loved his collaboration.
Can't wait to hear the new tune.... shame it's still a few weeks off...
(and I can't stand Kanye West either... Amy Winhouse though, was very talented. A shame she got mixed up in all the drug stuff.)
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Cant see why fellow agent Miles messervy ,finds it simply pathetic ,that some of us have a different opinion and musical taste to him ,after all isn't what a open thread discussion is all about? I simply said I cant stand him ,and for the record ,I cant stand Beyoncé, Kanye West , that bloke with the floppy ginger hair ,and that girl who died of a drug overdose( the one covered in tattoos ),
Micheal Jackson,and the Kardashians either
If you look closely at my post, I stated that I am not excited about Smith singing the theme. To put it bluntly, I'm not a fan of his music. My objection to the reactions of some members is that we should wait to hear the song before judging it, regardless of what we may think about Smith's other work.
while I myself didn't care for his music till this moment I'll wait for the song to come out
but I can understand others' reactions, I mean if Rowan Atkinson was cast as Bond, wouldn't you say something in advance? )
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I mean, it's POSSIBLE the complainers were huge fans and collected every record of Sheena Easton and Carly Simon before they got the theme song gigs and delivered all-time classics, but I kind of doubt it...
All I said was the I'm not a fan of Sam Smith from what I've heard. I might like the song, who knows, nobody knows. But from what I've heard from him, his voice sounds kinda bland to me.
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I don't mind Sam Smith - but he is one of the big draws at the moment. We've got see what the theme is like
I remember complaining there was no title tune during Licence to Kill. And that was thirty years ago..
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Sums up my thoughts perfectly -{
At the risk of sounding out of touch/politically incorrect, I'm just going to put it out there, that my favorite Bond songs are when the male voice is distinctively masculine, or the female voice is distinctively feminine. Tom Jones belted out Thunderball with a beautiful masculine voice. Shirley Bassey, absolutely kills it on all of her songs...all distinctly feminine.
Just for the record to prevent presumptions, this has nothing to do with singers private lives. It has everything to do with how a song SOUNDS and how well that sound fits the Bond paradigm. And based on how Sam Smith sounds, I don't care for the choice.
Where did you hear that from?
Bond: “I must be dreaming.”
It goes on iTunes as a pre order at midnight UK time. They sometimes have samples.
I completely agree with you re: sound of voice. The Bond series has relatively maintained traditional gender roles so unless Spectre is going to change it up, I do prefer masculine voice for a male or feminine voice for female. If you're going to have a soft male voice, it needs to have some dramatic strength behind it- could be seductive, could be mysterious but it can't come across as weak, particularly when it opens the film.
Bond: “I must be dreaming.”
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Good point - they were both questionable choices and they delivered cracking tunes.
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apparenty Mr. White can't stand his own music and must cover his ears
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Micheal Jackson,and the Kardashians either
Apart from K D Lang, I've loved every Bond track so far... I :x the QoS theme... and until I hear Smith's version, I'll hold my opinion. He wouldn't be my first choice... but then, I don't like Jack White, but I loved his collaboration.
Can't wait to hear the new tune.... shame it's still a few weeks off...
(and I can't stand Kanye West either... Amy Winhouse though, was very talented. A shame she got mixed up in all the drug stuff.)
I can't stand Sir Miles either
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
If you look closely at my post, I stated that I am not excited about Smith singing the theme. To put it bluntly, I'm not a fan of his music. My objection to the reactions of some members is that we should wait to hear the song before judging it, regardless of what we may think about Smith's other work.
but I can understand others' reactions, I mean if Rowan Atkinson was cast as Bond, wouldn't you say something in advance?