![]() ![]() ![]() Smith was the first solo male British act to perform a Bond film's theme song since 1964, when Tom Jones was heard over the opening credits of Thunderball. The song made history by becoming the first Bond theme to reach number one in the UK, achieving combined chart sales and streams of 70,000 copies. Sam Smith's theme received mixed reviews when it was released in September, with BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson saying it was "good enough, but not a classic".īut former Bond actor Sir Roger Moore called Writing's On the Wall "very haunting and wonderfully orchestrated". In July, one bookmaker suspended betting on the identity of the act that had recorded the theme after one punter tried to bet £15,000 on Radiohead.īond actor Daniel Craig is known to be a fan of the band, having quizzed Yorke for Interview magazine in 2013. Music critic Pete Paphides was among them, writing: "It sounds exquisite on first listen, sensational string arrangement."īefore Spectre came out in October, there had been speculation that Radiohead had been chosen for the coveted task of recording the theme tune. Many fans expressed their approval on Twitter. ![]() It didn't work out, but became something of our own, which we love very much." Singer Thom Yorke wrote on Twitter: "Last year we were asked to write a theme tune for the Bond movie Spectre. Spectre Download : r/radiohead by newtonianfig Spectre Download Anyone know where I can download a copy of the Spectre single from 2015 (or the version released with AMSP) The Soundcloud link is just a preview and looks like it requires a paid subscription to be able to stream it. As the year closes we thought you might like to hear it. Radiohead have now made their brooding, orchestral song, titled Spectre, available as a free download on Soundcloud here. Sam Smith's Writing's On The Wall ended up as the movie's theme song instead. The band have revealed they were asked to write a signature tune for the movie, but it "didn't work out" and the song was not used. ![]()
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