But Daniel Craig’s casting as James Bond intrigued the musician, and he decided to accept the job. Cornell declared he liked the Bond movies, particularly the ones with Sean Connery, but that he «wasn’t really a big fan of the last several movies». Cornell thought it was a strange offer, considering that he is American, and imagined that he would perform a secondary song in the film instead of the main theme. Thanks to `i expect u2 die` for the alert.Lia Vollack, Sony Pictures’s President of Music, called Chris Cornell inviting him to make a song for the new Bond movie, which would “reflect the dramatic new direction of James Bond”, with a “strong male singer”.

It has an orchestra, but it also has some angry sounding guitar, and it's got feedback.'Īrnold and Cornell finished recording 'You Know My Name' in Air Studios in London (then mixed in L.A.) in late August. Above: Singer/songwriter Chris Cornell Click here to read a special MI6 preview on the soundtrack of Casino Royale.Ĭornell describes the new song as 'more uptempo and a little more aggressive than any other Bond theme has been, maybe since Paul McCartney ('Live And Let Die'). Sources say that radio stations in the US are likely to put the song on the air on Friday, with a couple of outlets claiming they will play it today. It was written in collaboration with James Bond composer David Arnold, who will be scoring Casino Royale. Instead, it uses gambling, love, betrayal and death as central themes to the lyrics. Although many fans have warmly received the new track which takes the traditional 'Bond theme song' in a fresh new direction, some fans are divided over the change in style.Īs expected, the song does not include the title of the film in the lyrics, much like the song 'All Time High' for 'Octopussy' in 1983. The 4 minute song has spread like wildfire on the internet. The new James Bond title song for the upcoming film Casino Royale by singer-songwriter Chris Cornell has been leaked online.Īccording to reports, promotional CDs of the song 'You Know My Name' were sent to numerous Rock music stations in the USA yesterday.

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