![]() ![]() And that’s when things get weird.Īs an outsider, one could argue that their alarm bells should be ringing when their initial offering, “Man of War,” written in the 1990s (an homage to the canon of Bond themes on their collective mind) was turned down for the most non-Radiohead reason: It wasn’t written for the film, therefore would not be eligible for an Academy Award. They do what they want and clearly they want to donate a song to the movie. In a straightforward telling of love and danger (arguably the two pieces of duct tape that hold the Bond franchise in place,) Yorke croonsīeing Radiohead and writing a piece of work for what will undoubtedly be a juggernaut of consumerism is likely a tough line to toe. Listeners will be forgiven for mistaking it as the twin of 2001’s “Pyramid Song,” except this isn’t about the ancients’ view on the afterlife. “Spectre,” a sweeping, orchestral flight of atonal, Penderecki-esque strings and classic Amnesiac-era vocals, is simply masterful. Radiohead will cease writing/recording of A Moon Shaped Pool and focus their creative scope on one song: “Spectre.” Perhaps it’s the novelty of this British cinematic institution, or Yorke’s affinity for the Bond franchise, but surprisingly they agree. They’ve done it before, providing “Exit Music (For a Film)” for Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet, but this was decades ago. Sam Mendes, director of the new James Bond movie and, coincidentally, a Radiohead fan, is searching for a theme song and would like Radiohead to consider. ![]()
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