After Earlier James Bond Film Snub, Followers Suppose Lana Del Rey Has Recorded The Theme Tune For 007: First Mild

Lana Del Rey seems to be to have gotten a second likelihood at recording a James Bond theme, this time for the upcoming online game 007 First Mild.

Eagle-eyed followers on reddit have noticed a contemporary music titled “First Mild” that has been registered by Del Rey, actual identify Elizabeth Grant, to the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).

Whereas not a full affirmation, Del Rey performing the sport’s theme could be a neat match, after the singer’s 2005 monitor “24” was snubbed for Daniel Craig outing Spectre, the franchise’s twenty fourth film. IGN has contacted IO Interactive for extra.

Final yr, Del Rey revealed she had written that monitor as a Bond theme, just for Sam Smith’s “Writing’s On the Wall” to in the end get picked as a substitute.

“I wrote that for them,” Del Rey advised BBC Information beforehand. “Sam, you probably did a beautiful job. Someday, perhaps… However I’ll proceed to do my little Nancy Sinatra factor every so often and simply faux it is the title monitor.”

The Bond franchise usually commissions a number of potential theme songs for every film launch, with quite a few “misplaced” Bond tracks recorded by well-known artists over time. Johnny Money recorded a theme for Thunderball, for instance, whereas Pulp had a tackle Tomorrow By no means Dies.

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And, like Del Ray, Radiohead additionally recorded a theme for Spectre (simply titled “Spectre”) which in addition they beforehand launched.

As for the promising-looking 007 First Mild, developer IO Interactive appears more than pleased teasing particulars out over time — such because the long-awaited affirmation that, sure, Dexter: Unique Sin’s Patrick Gibson is certainly taking part in its fresh-faced Bond. Extra just lately, we additionally discovered that Marvel star Gemma Chan can even painting a personality within the sport.

007 First Mild has set a launch date of March 27, 2026, for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S and Nintendo Change 2.

Earlier than then, we have got a lot extra on 007 First Mild, together with a report on how Daniel Craig’s face was put right into a Hitman map with a view to safe the Bond rights, and the way Queen Elizabeth II’s passing affected First Mild’s improvement. And remember to try our in depth 007 First Mild preview stuffed with gameplay and story particulars.

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