Director Sam Mendes told Yahoo that at first, Adele wasn't quite sure how to go about composing the movie theme. [71] The song also won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. [4] Adele stated that the final cut of the song lasted two studio sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London. The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the song "instantly feels like a Bond theme, with the singer's sultry voice set against a minor chord progression. On 'Skyfall,' though, it sounds like the diva point of view suits her, too". [4] Mendes simply replied "just write a personal song", telling her to use Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me as an inspiration. In early 2011, Sony Pictures President of Music Lia Vollack suggested to the James Bond film producers at Eon Productions that they ask Adele to record a theme song for their next Bond film, later revealed to be titled Skyfall. The song went to number one at the UK's iTunes online store less than ten hours after it was released, surpassing "Diamonds" by Rihanna. And, fifty years down the line, isn't that all we really expect from a Bond product these days?" When we recorded the strings, it was one of the proudest moments of my life. [16] Despite these claims, she performed it again during her Adele at the BBC and Adele Live in New York City television specials. Some have compared it to Shirley Bassey's Bond theme, "Goldfinger. [66] It was also nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Original Song but lost to "Suddenly" from Les Misérables. [62] It also won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Song,[63] the Golden Globe for Best Original Song,[64] and the Brit Award for British Single of the Year. Redford (Thomas Newman was responsible for the film's score), "Skyfall" didn't disappoint, skillfully marrying the brooding cinematic bombast of previous Bond outings to the soulful English singer/songwriter's stylish retro-croon, resulting in one of the most satisfying slabs of 007 goodness … Let the sky fall That's common, says new study", "Adele's back! We will stand tall [5] Adele left the meeting with the script of Skyfall and upon reading it, decided that it was a "no-brainer", as she "fell in love" with the film's plot. [10], "Skyfall" is an orchestral pop song with a duration of four minutes and 46 seconds. Swept away I’m stolen "Skyfall" is the first James Bond theme to chart within the top 10 in the US since Madonna's "Die Another Day" a decade earlier[52] and is the first James Bond theme to debut in the top 10. 's Rob O'Connor gave the standalone song a positive review, but felt that it was too soon to tell how the song would fit into the wider canon of James Bond theme songs. Speculation as to whether or not Adele would be providing the 23rd James Bond installment with its signature theme song began in 2011 after she mentioned a "special project" in an interview with BBC One chat show host Jonathan Ross. [24] A 12-inch single featuring unofficial remixes of the song was sold in Germany to promote the song. The song is big, bold and seems to have a little spot-o-fun." The song, which originally was planned to be included on the film's soundtrack, was controversially removed from the soundtrack and therefore was released only as a digital single. "[15] Despite reports that she would be involved with the film's sequel, Spectre, she declined to record the song's theme, which was instead written and recorded by Sam Smith. "Skyfall" was set to be released on October 5, 2012, as part of the "James Bond Day" celebrations by Eon Productions; the day marks the fiftieth anniversary of the first Bond film, Dr. No. ", "Adele's 'Skyfall': Story Behind the Oscar Best Song Nominee", "Golden Globe-Nominated Producer Says Adele Recorded 'Skyfall' Vocals in 10 Minutes", "Adele's James Bond Skyfall theme tune gets to top of iTunes chart", "Adele's 'Skyfall' Producer 'Thrilled' By Golden Globe Nomination", "Paul Epworth and Bond producer on Skyfall", "Adele's voice got lower in pregnancy. On October 7, "Skyfall" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 4 after less than 48 hours on sale.
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