It is partially inspired by the story, as acted by him, and partially from personal feelings and experience.’Īs many Bond fans already know, ‘You Know My Name’ is the first song since 1983’s ‘All Time High’ for Octopussy that hasn’t used the title of the film. ‘It’s the reason why I wanted to do it, it’s where the lyrics were inspired from. ‘Daniel Craig’s Bond is where comes from,’ said Cornell. ‘A James Bond film and theme song are integral to each other in a way that doesn’t exist in any other film franchise.’ ‘This is the first time that I actually sat and watched an early edit of the film, as well as having a script and a book all to go by–that’s more than you almost ever get,’ he says. David Arnold’s quote was that they didn’t want the “bird with the broken wing” type of singing.’Ĭasino Royale was also the first time Cornell saw the film before composing the song for a soundtrack. ‘Their attitude was that they wanted somebody who vocally would be unapologetically masculine. ‘They also didn’t want to echo any recent Bond theme songs.’ ‘They were pretty clear about what they didn’t want–which was a song that had already been sitting around that I would just cleverly adapt to the new film, which happens quite a lot apparently,’ he says.

Wilson and Barbara Broccoli wanted something different from previous Bond songs.

Speaking about his title song for Casino Royale, ‘You Know My Name,’ Cornell explains how he got the job, why the song is not included on the official soundtrack, and much more…Ĭornell explains that from the beginning, producers Michael G. The BBc News features a new interview with Chris Cornell.

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