Listen to the song here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/richardhjames/listen-to-sam-smiths-bond-tune-writings-on-the-wall#.osEoD7PXp
The new James Bond film, Spectre features Sam Smith for its theme song: "Writing's On The Wall". It was released on the 25th September and since, there has been a variety of opinions on it, both positive and negative. This is how BBC news represented the story:
Former Bond actor Sir Roger Moore called Writing's On the Wall "very haunting and wonderfully orchestrated". But other Twitter users have been less complimentary, with one describing it as the "worst Bond theme ever". BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson said it was "good enough, but not a classic".
The song, whose full version runs for 4 minutes and 38 seconds, begins with the words: "I've been here before / But always hit the floor." "I've spent a lifetime running, and I always get away," it continues. "But with you I'm feeling something, that makes we want to stay."
"I think it's a song about a man deciding to quit it all for love," Paterson said of the track on BBC Breakfast, comparing its melody to that of Michael Jackson's 1995 single Earth Song. He also suggested it was far superior to Die Another Day, the much-derided song Madonna contributed to the 2002 Bond film of that name.
Comedian David Schneider was not convinced, greeting the song's release with the words: "The name is Bland. James Bland."
Yet fellow comic Omid Djalili was far more effusive, tweeting the song had left him "in a broken heap." "If you're not moved by this song you don't have a pulse," wrote Djalili, who had a small role in 1999 Bond film The World is Not Enough.
Here are some tweets in response to the song:
@samsmithworld has delivered a very haunting and wonderfully orchestrated #spectre theme song. Well done!
Not sure on what to make out of #writingsonthewall - sounds more like Moulin Rouge rather than James bond
Sam Smith says he wrote the Bond song in 20 mins - it sounds like it...it's an ersatz insult to all the great falsetto voices...
Spectre is being released on the 26th October in the UK.
My opinion on the news story:
After listening to the new theme song, I am not a huge fan because it seems rushed and the actual song does not suit Sam Smiths vocal range in my opinion. I feel a lot more effort could have been put into it, especially after previous theme songs such as "Skyfall" and "You Know My Name" which really raised the bar. I believe that "Writing's On The Wall" failed to compete with these songs and therefore I do not see it being at the top of the charts in the upcoming weeks, especially as no Bond song has ever reached number one.
After listening to the new theme song, I am not a huge fan because it seems rushed and the actual song does not suit Sam Smiths vocal range in my opinion. I feel a lot more effort could have been put into it, especially after previous theme songs such as "Skyfall" and "You Know My Name" which really raised the bar. I believe that "Writing's On The Wall" failed to compete with these songs and therefore I do not see it being at the top of the charts in the upcoming weeks, especially as no Bond song has ever reached number one.
I think it's a good idea to give somebody else's p.o.v as well as your own so we can see how they look at the story. You have shown both responses to the song both positive and negative. By giving the viewer the link to the song you have allowed us to generate our own opinions about the song. I also liked how you compared this song to previous James Bond songs. Overall its an informative article. Well Done.
ReplyDeleteSome comparison, content, example, opinion and context well done!
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