(Bond 24) SPECTRE's Opening Credits Theme Song.

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    edited January 2016
    I can't understand why Mad Max has got so many nominations ? :o

    Forgot to add Congratulations to Sam for the nomination -{ and best of luck for
    The Oscars {[]
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  • sniperUKsniperUK UlsterPosts: 594MI6 Agent
    Sam Smith nominated for Best Song :# insult to John Barrys memory and all those real singers and composers who have came before :s
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    sniperUK wrote:
    Sam Smith nominated for Best Song :# insult to John Barrys memory and all those real singers and composers who have came before :s

    Indeed it is!
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,060Chief of Staff
    I totally agree that it was a failing of the Academy that John Barry never received an Oscar for his Bond work, but am sure that the five Oscars for his non-Bond music would have been some small consolation.
  • Lee JohnLee John Beautiful British Columbia Posts: 89MI6 Agent
    Agreed. I really enjoyed this song. One of the better songs Radiohead has put out in years. A lot of pain in the lyrics that I think really resonates with Bonds character.

    welshboy78 wrote:
    Had a proper listen to the Radiohead song - very beautiful, mysterious, haunting and a nice sinister sounding middle section and of course Thom actually uses the word SPECTRE in the lyrics.

    As a fan of SPECTRE and huge Radiohead fan also I'm a bit gutted this was never used however EON were obviously after a more commercial sounding track (with the flavour of the moment) so I'm at all not surprised that it was not used!!!

    I imagine Radiohead wrote the whole thing with Jonny Greenwood composing all the orchestra sections unlike Smith who just laid down a vocal with his "team" of musicians.

    Pity really but understand why!

    I guess the punter who put down that huge bet on Radiohead being the SPECTRE song is gutted - he obviously had the correct insider info but it didn't quite pan out like he thought :)) All makes sense now!
  • BIG TAMBIG TAM Wrexham, North Wales, UK.Posts: 773MI6 Agent
    I can't understand why Mad Max has got so many nominations ? :o

    Forgot to add Congratulations to Sam for the nomination -{ and best of luck for
    The Oscars {[]

    I agree. I loved MAD MAX: FURY ROAD but didn't think it quite worthy of such accolades. Perhaps the Academy is starting to embrace populist entertainment more as an art form.
    Not entirely surprised Smith's song has been nominated. It's a cross-over song: Take out the brooding Bond stylings (sweeping strings & brass) & it'd easily pass as a conventional chart entry. Not sure if that's good or bad - I quite like it after many hearings.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I know all the "Bachman–Turner Overdrive" fans don't like it. :p :D
    I think it's written more for my young, "with it" generation. ;)
    Not the "Squares" Daddy-oh :)) ......... I for one will have my fingers
    crossed for Sam and hope he Brings back the Oscar. -{
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    An Oscars would be a fitting reward, I do like Sam his have yourself a merry little Christmas rendition very good. And he is a very talented artist.
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • Westward_DriftWestward_Drift Posts: 3,085MI6 Agent
    So millions will tune in to hear Sam Smith mangle his own song during the Oscars? :#

    Maybe they can get someone else to sing it. I'd rather hear Rob Lowe singing to Snow White.
  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    I'd rather hear Rob Lowe singing to Snow White.

    Wow...you remember that? that's going waayyyyyy back...Probably 88-89...
  • PPK 7.65mmPPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,227MI6 Agent
    I am glad that Writing's On The Wall got a nomination. I hope that it does win, since it is the only award that Spectre is up for.

    Like Big Tam, I am pretty surprised at all of the nominations for Mad Max: Fury Road, thought I have strong feeling it will win in the technical awards, unless Star Wars: The Force Awakens really blew the minds of the Academy members.
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    The song won the Oscar! Sam Smith also performed it at the ceremony, and he sounded better and more powerful than on the original recording.
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    Well done Sam, it's nice to see a bit of Bond at the Oscars.
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • heartbroken_mr_draxheartbroken_mr_drax New Zealand Posts: 2,073MI6 Agent
    Excellent stuff. Two title song Oscars in a row for Bond!!
    1. TWINE 2. FYEO 3. MR 4. TLD 5. TSWLM 6. OHMSS 7. DN 8. OP 9. AVTAK 10. TMWTGG 11. QoS 12. GE 13. CR 14. TB 15. FRWL 16. TND 17. LTK 18. GF 19. SF 20. LaLD 21. YOLT 22. NTTD 23. DAD 24. DAF. 25. SP

    "Better make that two."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Congratulations to Sam on his Oscar, -{ I seem to be one of the few who love it. :))
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  • heartbroken_mr_draxheartbroken_mr_drax New Zealand Posts: 2,073MI6 Agent
    ^ I like it and prefer it to Skyfall!
    1. TWINE 2. FYEO 3. MR 4. TLD 5. TSWLM 6. OHMSS 7. DN 8. OP 9. AVTAK 10. TMWTGG 11. QoS 12. GE 13. CR 14. TB 15. FRWL 16. TND 17. LTK 18. GF 19. SF 20. LaLD 21. YOLT 22. NTTD 23. DAD 24. DAF. 25. SP

    "Better make that two."
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    Well done, Sam -{
    YNWA 97
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    Isn't that fantastic.

    Sam Smith's perfect run with his Bond song is complete.

    Hugely successful (still in the Swiss and other countries charts for example) and rewarded with many statues.

    CONGRATULATIONS, well deserved!

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I wish I had the talent to write a #1 record and oscar winning song in 20 minutes :))
    ( as that's one of the put downs, many have used about it )
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  • blame_thatcherblame_thatcher Posts: 199MI6 Agent
    Number of Oscar nominations received by John Barry for his Bond songs: ZERO
    Number of Oscar nominations received by John Barry for his Bond scores: ZERO
  • PPK 7.65mmPPK 7.65mm Saratoga Springs NY USAPosts: 1,227MI6 Agent
    I was very pleased that Writing is on The Wall won, none of the other songs to me sounded that good. A big plus is this brings the total Oscar count for the James Bond series to five.
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Number of Oscar nominations received by John Barry for his Bond songs: ZERO
    Number of Oscar nominations received by John Barry for his Bond scores: ZERO

    But at least the orchestra at the Oscars played Diamonds Are Forever last night, so that proves it's Oscar-worthy too. The orchestra also played the Live and Let Die and Casino Royale (1967) themes last night. A big night for Bond music!
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  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,651MI6 Agent
    Wow, Oscars for the artists and their Bond theme songs, two in a row! I'm proud for the Bond community :)) With all the controversy about diversity in the Academy (where, if I remember correctly, there are a few hundred or even a couple thousand voting members from the film industry, of varying credentials), I think it's actually progressing along nicely...which is why we are seeing Bond theme songs winning Oscars and movies like Mad Max winning 6 Oscars (which would have been unthinkable for any of the original movies). So, as nice as this is, I still recognize that the Academy will have a different set of criteria vs. that of a film lover like me who includes the entertainment and enjoyment factors as important, of course on top of all those other "important" elements that make good movies, good.
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  • Josh7797445Josh7797445 Posts: 8MI6 Agent
    Entirely unexpected and mostly out-of-the-blue Sam Smith’s main title song for SPECTRE, The Writing’s on the Wall, earned itself a Golden Globe yesterday evening. Smith himself said at the occasion he “genuinely didn’t think” he’d get this – and he certainly wasn’t alone in this
    sam_smith_spectre_theme_song.jpg
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Entirely unexpected and mostly out-of-the-blue Sam Smith’s main title song for SPECTRE, The Writing’s on the Wall, earned itself a Golden Globe yesterday evening. Smith himself said at the occasion he “genuinely didn’t think” he’d get this – and he certainly wasn’t alone in this
    sam_smith_spectre_theme_song.jpg

    The Golden Globes were two months ago. :#
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  • HalfMonk HalfHitmanHalfMonk HalfHitman USAPosts: 2,324MI6 Agent
    Entirely unexpected and mostly out-of-the-blue Sam Smith’s main title song for SPECTRE, The Writing’s on the Wall, earned itself a Golden Globe yesterday evening. Smith himself said at the occasion he “genuinely didn’t think” he’d get this – and he certainly wasn’t alone in this
    sam_smith_spectre_theme_song.jpg

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    ...... Luckily, Skynet isn't in control yet. ;)
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  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    I am pleased for Sam Smith, and since I saw Spectre feel the song in retrospect, is a better match to the film than Skyfall is. Still a bit weak on the orchestration, but that's me.

    My concern is that the Academy will just palm off token gongs like this to Bond, as they already only throw second tier technical gongs to Sci Fi and Fantasy films.
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  • Blood_StoneBlood_Stone Posts: 183MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    The Radiohead song is so much better! The song really goes somewhere and doesn't hit a dead end like Smith's song. The song has the power that Smith's song lacks, and that power is necessary in a Bond film, especially considering the film that Spectre is. This song fits much better with the film.

    Being named "Spectre" certainly helps too. There's no reason why the film's song shouldn't have been called that. It's not like trying to write a song called "Octopussy". I can't really understand what the lyrics are, but it wouldn't be hard to do better than Smith's lyrics. Having "Spectre" in the lyrics almost automatically makes the lyrics better.

    But Radiohead lacks the mainstream power that Sam Smith has. Radiohead is not as popular as they once were. This song itself is also not as mainstream, with an unusual drum beat and some unorthodox harmonies, which I love!

    Whilst the Sam Smith had to grow on me to accept it, the Radiohead song spoke to me from the first listen.

    I didn't like "Spectre" at first, but its one of those songs that grow on you after repeated listens. It's haunting.
  • zaphod99zaphod99 Posts: 1,415MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    The Radiohead song is so much better! The song really goes somewhere and doesn't hit a dead end like Smith's song. The song has the power that Smith's song lacks, and that power is necessary in a Bond film, especially considering the film that Spectre is. This song fits much better with the film.

    Being named "Spectre" certainly helps too. There's no reason why the film's song shouldn't have been called that. It's not like trying to write a song called "Octopussy". I can't really understand what the lyrics are, but it wouldn't be hard to do better than Smith's lyrics. Having "Spectre" in the lyrics almost automatically makes the lyrics better.

    But Radiohead lacks the mainstream power that Sam Smith has. Radiohead is not as popular as they once were. This song itself is also not as mainstream, with an unusual drum beat and some unorthodox harmonies, which I love!

    Whilst the Sam Smith had to grow on me to accept it, the Radiohead song spoke to me from the first listen.

    I didn't like "Spectre" at first, but its one of those songs that grow on you after repeated listens. It's haunting.

    I know what you mean, it's the stuff of nightmares allright. ;)
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