The theme song to the upcoming James Bond film Spectre was released today. There are elements I really like about "Writing's on the Wall" and then there are some other aspect's I'm a little underwhelmed by, but overall I like the song.
The orchestration is top notch. If it were an instrumental like "The James Bond Theme" from Dr. No or the theme to On Her Majesty's Secret Service it would likely be rated much higher. I feel the song will fit in nicely with the film's score.
However, the lyrics and Sam Smith's singing is not as well received. It should be noted that for the most part I don't enjoy the love ballads when it comes to a James Bond theme song. The exception to that is "Nobody Does it Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me. Smith doesn't ever really belt out the lyrics, which I'm not in love with in the first place, and when it finally gets to the end of the song and you think he is going to pull a Shirley Bassey and end on a powerful note, it somewhat sputters out. He never really reaches the crescendo I was expecting.
Overall I feel the song is going to grow on me, unlike "Another Way to Die" from Quantum of Solace, which started off well liked and slowly moved back the more times I listened. My initial reaction would be that among the Daniel Craig-era themes, it is behind "Skyfall" and ahead of "You Know My Name," which is the tune from Casino Royale.
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