It is only the fourth Bond theme (after the opening medley of Dr. '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). Cornell was first reported to be writing and performing the song on 20 July 2006 by the Finnish newspaper IltaАЬА-Sanomat. Cornell collaborated with David Arnold who composed the film's score.
Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced on 26 July 2006 that Chris Cornell, the former Audioslave and Soundgarden lead singer, composed and would sing ' You Know My Name', the Casino Royale title song. Frequent collaborator Nicholas Dodd orchestrated and conducted the score. The music was composed by David Arnold and is Arnold's fourth soundtrack for the popular James Bond movie series. The soundtrack to the 2006 film Casino Royale was released by Sony Classical on 14 November 2006. Casino Royale: Original Motion Picture SoundtrackĬasino Royale: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
