One of the hallmarks of the James Bond film franchise are its theme songs, which are typically performed by a big-name artist or band. That's also true of IO Interactive's upcoming Bond game 007 First Light, which has served up a surprise release of its own very Bond-like theme song, First Light, performed by popular recording artist Lana Del Rey.
Is it one of the good ones? Give it a listen!
Bond themes are very subjective things, which makes them great argument-starters, and so allow me to kick this one off: This is not very good. It sounds like Bond karaoke, an imitation of what a 007 theme song should be that hits all the notes but utterly lacks the depth, emotion, and understanding that makes it real. The slow strings and punchy horns are there, and the lyrical wordplay that semi-awkwardly ties the song to the film—"Dying just to know whether you'll...
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