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| Released | 23 October 2015 (UK) 6 November 2015 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 2015, Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 79:43 | |||
| Label | Decca Records Universal Music Classics | |||
| Producer | Thomas Newman | |||
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Spectre: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 24th James Bond film of the same name. Released by Universal Music Classics on 23 October 2015 in the United Kingdom and on 6 November 2015 in the United States, the music was composed by Thomas Newman, who previously composed the soundtrack of the 23rd Bond film Skyfall, making him the third composer after John Barry and David Arnold (and the first non-British composer) to score more than one film in the series. The film's theme song "Writing's on the Wall" performed by Sam Smith is the fourth theme song (not counting instrumental-only theme songs) that doesn't feature the title of its film in the lyrics.[1] It is also the third song after "You Know My Name" (2006) and "Skyfall" (2012) that did not appear on the film's official soundtrack album.
Development
Thomas Newman returned as Spectre's composer.[2] Rather than composing the score once the film had moved into post-production, Newman worked during filming.[3] The theatrical trailer released in July 2015 contained a rendition of John Barry's On Her Majesty's Secret Service theme.[4][5] Mendes revealed that the final film would have more than one hundred minutes of music.[6] London Voices provided the choral element to the soundtrack, most noticeably in "Backfire".
In September 2015 it was announced that Sam Smith and regular collaborator Jimmy Napes had written the film's title theme, "Writing's on the Wall", with Smith performing it for the film.[7] The song was released later that month where it received mixed reviews from critics and fans, particularly in comparison to Adele's "Skyfall".[8][9][10] It became the first Bond theme to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart.[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Los Muertos Vivos Están" (featuring Tambuco) | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Vauxhall Bridge" | 2:18 |
| 3. | "The Eternal City" | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Donna Lucia" | 2:02 |
| 5. | "A Place Without Mercy" | 1:03 |
| 6. | "Backfire" | 4:52 |
| 7. | "Crows Klinik" | 1:41 |
| 8. | "The Pale King" | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Madeleine" | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Kite in a Hurricane" | 2:08 |
| 11. | "Snow Plane" | 5:23 |
| 12. | "L'Americain" | 1:41 |
| 13. | "Secret Room" | 5:21 |
| 14. | "Hinx" | 1:20 |
| 15. | "Writing's on the Wall (Instrumental)" | 2:09 |
| 16. | "Silver Wraith" | 2:14 |
| 17. | "A Reunion" | 5:34 |
| 18. | "Day of the Dead" (featuring Tambuco) | 1:24 |
| 19. | "Tempus Fugit" | 1:20 |
| 20. | "Safe House" | 3:54 |
| 21. | "Blindfold" | 1:27 |
| 22. | "Careless" | 4:37 |
| 23. | "Detonation" | 3:52 |
| 24. | "Westminster Bridge" | 4:13 |
| 25. | "Out of Bullets" | 1:50 |
| 26. | "Spectre (End Title)" | 5:36 |
| Total length: | 79:43 | |
See also
References
- ↑ "Sam Smith Teases 'Bond' Theme Song; 'Spectre' Soundtrack Gets Release Date". Exclaim. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ "Bond returns in Spectre". 007.com. Eon Productions. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ↑ Nicholson, Max; Cornet, Roth. "James Bond Producers Delve Deep Into Spectre". IGN. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ↑ "New Spectre Trailer". You Tube. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ Ross, Daniel (22 July 2015). "New Bond soundtrack: what does the new Spectre trailer tell us?". Classic FM. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ↑ "Never Say Never Again (Again)". 16 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Sam Smith to Sing Title Song for Spectre". Eon Productions. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis (25 September 2015). "Sam Smith's James Bond theme review – 'It feels like an X Factor ballad'". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ McGrath, Rachel (25 September 2015). "Sam Smith's Writing On The Wall Spectre Song Hasn't Impressed James Bond Fans". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "Sam Smith Bond song splits opinion". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ Ellis-Petersen, Hannah (2 October 2015). "Sam Smith's "Writing's on the Wall" becomes first ever Bond No. 1". theguardian.com. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ "Skyfall: Thomas Newman: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon UK. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2015.