Penning and recording a James Bond theme is not any gentle matter.
Ever since the franchise’s unique rating was composed by John Barry within the early ’60s, it is unimaginable to think about a James Bond movie with out an accompanying tune. Over time, artists of all ages, kinds and genres have provided takes on a theme track, a few of which have grow to be chart-topping hits.
Within the twenty second Bond movie, 2008’s Quantum of Solace, Bond is in Bolivia, in search of to avenge the dying of his former lover whereas uncovering a sinister community of wealth and corruption.
For the primary time in Bond film historical past, two artists had been chosen to file the theme, making it the one duet within the collection’ discography. It was an unlikely pairing: Jack White, the gritty rocker from Detroit who’d discovered fame with the White Stripes, and Alicia Keys, the R&B star from New York who was having fun with the success of her 2007 LP, As I Am.
Their collaborative effort, “One other Solution to Die” effortlessly married each of their kinds and set the scene for Quantum of Solace: “One other tough little gun giving solace to the one that can by no means see the sunshine / One other inch of your life sacrificed on your brother within the nick of time / One other soiled cash heaven-sent honey turning on a dime.”
We’re revisiting the particulars of this legendary second in Bond historical past within the under video from our “Odd {Couples}” collection.
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