Music: "Another Way to Die"
⊆ 10:24 PM by A. Liebendorfer | bond 22 , james bond , olga , quantum of solace . | ˜ 3 comments »Changes are abundant in the James Bond community these days.
With the casting of Daniel Craig, the sixth briton to dawn the tuxedo and grab the Walther PPK, in 2006's Casino Royale, the Bond franchise caught a second wind. Younger people were drawn into the good ol' fashion, suave, "shoot 'em, blow 'em up" formula that has kept 007 in commission. Young audiences were taken in by a trendy change of pace that puts Bond in the center of an internal struggle as well as dealing with supervillains.
The 2006 action-flick --where Bond was finally portrayed as a feeling young agent with a rich story-- was budgeted for the then-highest in the franchise, $150 million. November's next installment, Quantum of Solace, looks to eclipse it, budgeted at $230 million.
From the trailer, we can see some fun things ahead, namely some European chase scenes, planes, and what looks like a hefty sequence around a harbor. With location shooting officially done in June, we watch the rest of the parts of Quantum of Solace unfold.
Bond chick? Check. Olga Kurylenko -Ukranian model/actress. Doubtful to disappoint.
Post-production special effects? In the works/wrapping up.
Testosterone-pumping, sexy theme song? Finally leaked on the Internet.
On par with the rest of the "New Bond"'s taste for shaking things up, Quantum of Solace employs the talents of two unlikelies for the 22nd theme song in the franchise, "A New Way to Die." The White Stripes' Jack Black and R&B singer Alicia Keys have teamed up for the song, a first-ever duet for a Bond film.
Below I have a Coca Cola commercial that has an instrumental in the background. A leak that was recently taken off YouTube had a full demo of the song.
I say demo only because that's what I hope it was. When I first heard the leak, I've got to say, I was disappointed. That classic White Stripes minimalism really bled through the leak. Jack White himself are on the drums, which is probably a good call. God bless Meg White --I hope she's doing better after the tour cancellation,-- but her drumming is a little underbred for a spy flick.
Thankfully, the Coke commercial sounds a lot cleaner. Offhand, I think the demo was missing a few filler instruments or they weren't completely figured out. It's exciting to hear what White can do given the resources. He also brings another first to 007 music -distinctive, belting, rock vocals. It goes well with Keys (and match her pitch most of the time) not to mention gives a new look at the psyche of a double-oh agent.
Quantum of Solace hits theaters November 14.
(Both from YouTube)
Official Quantum of Solace HD Trailer:
Coca Cola Commercial:
September 26, 2008 at 7:50 AM Trailer looks decent. It's good to finally see SMERSH in a Bond movie.
September 26, 2008 at 12:18 PM I am with you, when I heard Jack White and Alicia Keys were collaborating for a new Bond song, I was thrilled. But when I heard the end result, I was...less than thrilled. Oh well, the film looks like it will be excellent.
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