radiohead released the track "spectre" today, on soundcloud:

https://m.soundcloud.com/...ad/spectre

tweet by thom:

"Last year we were asked to write a theme tune for the Bond movie Spectre.
Yes we were. It didn’t work out, but became something of our own, which we love very much.
As the year closes we thought you might like to hear it.
Merry Christmas. May the force be with you."

here it is, together with the film intro, where it fits perfectly imo. cool track.

Factor1 said:

I love this band. I hope they finish their new album soon. It's been too long.

i don't think LP9 is too far off now. maybe a month or two.

well, that's what i'm hoping for anyway

Hasn't every previous Bond movie theme song been titular? Meaning the song is the exact same as the movie name? Goldeneye, Die Another Day, A View to a Kill, Skyfall, etc? I don'trecall some of the earlier movies so i can be wrong, but if so, they should've went with the Radiohead track even though its a dreadful wrist cutter of a song IMO. the Sam Smith song was the "sexier choice" but it has no relevance to the film

there have been a few bond themes that did not take their title from the film:

carly simon's "nobody does it better" for "the spy who loved me"

rita coolidge's "all time high" for "octopussy"

chris cornell's "you know my name" for "casino royale"

alicia keys and jack white's "another way to die" for "quantum of solace"


there used to be a time where i would have loved to hear what prince could
come up with for a bond theme.

This track is altogether superior to that piece of overwrought dreck released by Sam Smith.

Not bad, but I feel like I've heard it before from them . Still look forward to new stuff from them .

Interesting that among the very very serious BOND theme lovers, and BOND movie lovers, they site the Keys/Black as the worst theme, pretty unamiously. The interesting thing about the Radiohead issue, you can also go back to 1988 "Living Daylights" by a-ha which in other countries is HUGE in America it was not pushed as the single or promoted as the singe, the Pretenders had a song i forget the name but that was pushed and was a disaster. The issue was a-ha was on tour at the time and failed o attend the premiere in America cause they would have to cancel a tour of Japan, other issues arose to creatively between Barry and a-ha about writing the song etc.. But I have a feeling the commercial aspect was the main reason behind the Radiohead song.

That is one haunting, lovely song. I do like the Sam Smith song, but it aint this good. Prince, do this.

The Alicia Skeez, White Stripes boy song is good too.