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Music -
Casino Royale
Credits
Music By: David Arnold
Orchestrated & Conducted By: Nicholas Dodd
James Bond Theme: Monty Norman
Song Written By: Chris Cornell, David Arnold
Song Performed By: Chris Cornell
Album Label: Sony Classical
Single Label: A&M Records / Polydor
Highest Chart Position:
2 (Denmark)
Additional
"Linstead Market" arranged and performed
by Gary Trotman. Courtesy of Arc Music Productions International
Ltd.
History
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara
Broccoli announced
on July 26, 2006 that Chris Cornell, the former Audioslave
and Soundgarden lead singer, composed and would sing "You
Know My Name" the Casino Royale title song. Cornell
collaborated with David
Arnold who composed the film's score.
Various names
were reported in the media prior to the announcement, some
reports going so far as to have the performers apparently
claim they were working on the theme. This list included Tina
Turner, who previously sang "GoldenEye" for
the 1995 Bond film of the same name, and crooner Tony
Christie.
The Casino Royale title song "You
Know My Name" is the first theme song since 1983's "Octopussy" to
use a different title than the film, and Cornell is the
first male performer since a-ha in 1987's "The
Living Daylights". |
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It is only the
fourth Bond theme (after the opening medley of "Dr.
No", the
instrumental theme from "On Her
Majesty's Secret Service" and "All
Time High" from Octopussy) to make no direct reference to
the title of the film. The soundtrack was completed early in
the
morning
on October 11, 2006. The soundtrack was released on November
14, 2006.
"You Know My Name" is the first Bond theme not
to be included on its film's soundtrack album and was released
separately as a single and on Cornell's album "Carry
On".
Cornell declared that it
happened because he
wanted the song to be "his", and since he wrote "You
Know My Name" in midst of recording the solo album Carry
On, he felt that the song belonged to the album. In 2008, the
song was included in the compilation "The Best of Bond...James
Bond". The video for the single premiered on MTV's Making the
Video on October 31, 2006.
However, motifs from the song serve as Bond's
theme throughout the film, for example the tracks "I'm
the Money" and "Aston Montenegro" feature
two different instrumental renditions of its chorus. The "You
Know My Name" CD single was released on December 11,
2006. |
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Chart |
Peak # |
Danish Single Chart |
2 |
Finnish Single Chart |
3 |
Italian Single Chart |
4 |
UK Downloads Chart |
4 |
Norwegian Single Chart |
5 |
UK Singles Chart |
7 |
Dutch Single Chart |
10 |
Swiss Single Chart |
10 |
Irish Singles Chart |
11 |
German Single Chart |
15 |
Swedish Single Chart |
21 |
Austrian Single Chart |
28 |
French Single Chart |
51 |
US Billboard Hot Digital Songs |
57 |
US Billboard Pop 100 |
64 |
US Billboard Hot 100 |
79 |
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Three versions of the song were produced: the original (referred
to as the "Rock Version"), the version used in the
video and released on the Carry On album (referred to as the "Pop
Version") and a pitched-up version used in the films opening
and closing credits.
The first version of the song, the grittier one which
was leaked and not used in the movie, was made available
for download on iTunes Store on November 13, 2006. This
version debuted on the UK Single Download Chart at number
20 on November 22, 2006. It was released as a stand-alone
single on December 14, 2006. The single features a new
acoustic version of the Soundgarden song "Black Hole
Sun" as a B-side. The German, Dutch and Australian
versions of the single offer a second version of "You
Know My Name" (called the Pop Mix) as a B-side.
Cornell won both the Satellite Award and
the World Soundtrack Award for "You Know My Name" in
2007, and garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song
Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual
Media the following year. The song also received a first-round
nomination in the "Best Original Song" category
for the 2006 Academy Awards, but did not qualify for the
final list of nominees. |
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Above: Cover art from the "You Know My Name" single released
in the UK on CD. |
Some cues for the movie which did not make the
final selection of tracks for the soundtrack album are available
as bonus track downloads in iTunes from the iTunes Store. The
traditional James Bond Theme builds throughout the film before
appearing in its full form over the end credits as track 25 "The
Name's Bond... James Bond" on the official album.
Soundtrack Listing
1. "African Rundown" (6:52)
2. "Nothing Sinister" (1:27)
3. "Unauthorized Access" (1:08)
4. "Blunt Instrument" (2:22)
5. "CCTV" (1:30)
6. "Solange" (0:59)
7. "Trip Aces" (2:06)
8. "Miami International" (12:43)
9. "I'm the Money" (0:27)
10. "Aston Montenegro" (1:03)
11. "Dinner Jackets" (1:52) *
12. "The Tell" (3:23)
13. "Stairwell Fight" (4:12)
14. "Vesper" (1:44)
15. "Bond Loses It All" (3:56)
16. "Dirty Martini" (3:49)
17. "Bond Wins It All" (4:32)
18. "The End of an Aston Martin" (1:30) *
19. "The Bad Die Young" (1:18)
20. "City of Lovers" (3:30)
21. "The Switch" (5:07)
22. "Fall of a House in Venice" (1:53)
23. "Death of Vesper" (2:50)
24. "The Bitch Is Dead" (1:05)
25. "The Name's Bond... James Bond" (2:49)
iTunes Bonus Tracks
1. "License: 2 Kills" (2:38)
2. "Reveal LeChiffre" (1:25)
3. "Mongoose vs. Snake" (1:16)
4. "Bombers Away" (0:27)
5. "Push Them Overboard" (0:27)
6. "Bedside Computer" (0:41)
7. "Beep Beep Beep Bang" (0:37)
8. "Inhaler" (0:27)
9. "Brother from Langley" (1:41)
10. "Prelude to a Beating" (1:17)
11. "Coming Round" (1:11)
12. "I'm Yours" (1:04)
13. "Running to the Elevator" (0:28) |
Track Order In The Film
1. "License:
2 Kills"
2. "You Know My Name (Main Title)" - Chris Cornell (David Arnold/Chris
Cornell)
3. "Reveal Le Chiffre"
4. "Mongoose vs. Snake"
5. "Bombers Away"
6. "African Rundown"
7. "Nothing Sinister"
8. "Push Them Overboard"
9. "Unauthorised Access"
10. "Blunt Instrument"
11. "CCTV"
12. '"Bedside Computer"'
13. "Solange"
14. "Trip Aces"
15. "Miami International"
16. "Beep Beep Beep Bang"
17. "I'm the Money"
18. "Aston Montenegro"
19. "Dinner Jackets"
20. "The Tell"
21. "Inhaler"
22. "Stairwell Fight"
23. "Vesper"
24. "Bond Loses It All"
25. "Brother from Langley"
26. "Dirty Martini"
27. "Bond Wins It All"
28. "The End of an Aston Martin
29. "Prelude to a Beating"
30. "The Bad Die Young"
31. "Coming Round"
32. "I'm Yours"
33. "City of Lovers
34. "The Switch
35. "Fall of a House in Venice"
36. "Running to the Elevator"
37. "Death of Vesper"
38. "The Bitch Is Dead"
39. "The Name's Bond... James Bond"
40. "You Know My Name (End Title)" - Chris Cornell (David Arnold/Chris
Cornell)
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Notes
* Dinner Jackets - was provisionally titled "Dinner Jackets & Dinner
Jackets"
* The End of an Aston Martin - was provisionally titled "The
End of an Aston Martini"
Total Time (Official Album only): 74:20
Total Time (iTunes Bonus Tracks only): 13:39
Total Time (Official
Album and iTunes Bonus Tracks): 1:27:59
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