The lyrics, while standard Radiohead fare, are poignant and actually feel like they’re about the film ‘ I’m lost, I’m a ghost/ Dispossessed, taken host’ these lyrics fit in with the film’s themes of Bond’s own personal troubles and ghosts. I don’t know how long it took the band to write this, but it certainly feels like it was a lot longer than the fifteen minutes Sam Smith took to write his. While the band have added the typical Bond-esque string section, it doesn’t feel out of place for the song, it adds a certain elegance to it.
Radiohead share unused Bond theme Spectre. Spectre continues the bands very minimal approach to music, Thom Yorke’s soft vocals feel cushioned against the simple piano that makes up the base of the song. Read The Latest Radiohead News & Reviews From The Writers and Contributors at Louder Than War - The Home of. Most people suspected it, so it wasn’t really a surprise when the band announced yesterday that they’d been approached to write the theme song, but it was nice to finally get some new Radiohead music after four years of nothing. No, it’s because Spectre was so terrible that it was also fitting to have a terrible opening song *cough cough* Sam Smith. Now, that’s not because Radiohead’s track is bad, it’s pretty good.
I didn’t actually ever think I’d be saying this but I’m so glad Radiohead’s Spectre didn’t end up being chosen for the 24th Bond song.
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