2006 CD single from the Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman, the theme to Casino Royale. Co-written by Cornell together with acclaimed modern Bond composer David Arnold, it's an epic piece and has a darker and grittier feel th... more »an previous Bond songs, a move away from the traditional, more orchestral approach and a reflection of what the new 007 film has to offer. Features 'You Know My Name' plus an acoustic version of the Soundgarden classic 'Black Hole Sun'. Universal. 2006.« less
2006 CD single from the Soundgarden/Audioslave frontman, the theme to Casino Royale. Co-written by Cornell together with acclaimed modern Bond composer David Arnold, it's an epic piece and has a darker and grittier feel than previous Bond songs, a move away from the traditional, more orchestral approach and a reflection of what the new 007 film has to offer. Features 'You Know My Name' plus an acoustic version of the Soundgarden classic 'Black Hole Sun'. Universal. 2006.
CD Reviews
A Gritty New Sound for James Bond that Works
gobirds2 | New England | 12/19/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Chris Cornell's performance of the main title song for CASINO ROYALE is both gritty and captivating. Absent from the Soundtrack album, this single thus far is the only way you can get this song on a CD. Initially I did not like this song at all. After seeing the film I found that it really works and gives the film the edge it needs to bring in a new and more reality based style of Bond movie. The catchy melody is actually very good and the song has a raw gritty drive that works on its own. I think it is the best Bond song since a-ha's THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS."
The song is a solid James Bond title song, amongst the best
SeaKayaker | Washington D.C. | 01/02/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This song works great as an opener to the film. Its a high octane song that sets the tone for the rough-edged story we are about to see on screen. The song is also a great song on its own, much like "Live and Let Die", "The Living Daylights" and "A View to a Kill" were on their own (too bad Alice Cooper's "The Man with the Golden Gun" was never used). The song style spectrum that the 21 Bond films cover is pretty diverse, and so Cornell's song fits right in with all of them. Why isn't it on the film's score soundtrack? Cornell was asked that by the BBC's entertainment reporter Victoria Lindrea, and he replied "The song is going to be released as a single in the UK at some point. But it's also going to be on my next album, which is out in February. It was a decision of mine not to have it on the film soundtrack. I wanted it to be mine." Film producers/studios can have some pretty rediculous contractual specifications over ownership issues, so I can't blame him for wanting to do it that way.
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Buy it on iTunes
N. Grether | Mill Creek, WA USA | 04/17/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Great song, but unless you are really, really in desperate need for the acoustic version of "Black Hole Sun" buy "You Know My Name" for 99cents on iTunes. Nobody should have to pay 12.99 for 2 songs. Anyway, you could probably get the "Black Hole Sun" as an acoustic on iTunes anyway for 99cents. And if you can't just get the original for a buck, it's better anyway.
It's just disturbing to see that people paid 12.99 for this."
Great Song - Bad Decision, Chris
DeeDee | Midwest | 04/17/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I was disappointed that he chose to have the song omitted from the soundtrack CD. I've never heard of that before and had really been looking forward to having the entire score rolled into one CD. So much for that. >:("
Great song but 13 bucks!? WTF!?
Robert Bolin | Hebron, KY United States | 03/15/2007
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Hi gang,
OK, I'm a huge Bond fan (and not the type that says he is but doesn't know even the most basic of trivia like the fact that Pierce Brosnan's late wife played "Countess" Lisl in For Your Eyes Only). I love CR as a return to Fleming's Bond and YKMN is an outstanding title song. As has been pointed out, this is the pop rock version, not the movie version. In fact, there is even a difference in the lyrics: the bridge was removed for the movie and the lyric "I've seen diamonds cut through harder men" was changed to "I've seen this diamond cut through harder men" for the movie.
Noentheless, this is an excellent version of the song and makes for excellent driving music when combined with 'Shadow of the Sun' from 'Collateral' (not Bond, but excellent Chris Cornell) as well as a number of other Bond themes.
I give the song 4 stars, but why is it so expensive? I bought the single off Sony's Connect for less than a cup of coffee and no one is going to convince me that the "B-Side" song is worth the cost of an entire album. That's why I marked it at 2 stars.
Unless you really want the acoustic song, go buy the single on Sony Connect and transfer it to an audio CD. Then you can play it on virtually any CD player or re-rip it to add it to your MP3 library."
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