American singer Billie Eilish will perform the official song for the new part of the James Bond adventures, Dying Can Wait , the 007 site announced on Tuesday. The 18-year-old artist who wrote the lyrics for the song with his brother and usual accomplice Finneas, will be the youngest performer in the history of James Bond soundtracks.
The company EON Productions, which produces all the episodes of James Bond, has always attached particular importance to the soundtrack of its films and sought to recruit singers in phase with their era.
Last "James Bond" with Daniel Craig
Madonna, Adele, Sam Smith, Alicia Key and Jack White lent their voices to the credits of a section, with uneven results. Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney and Wings, Skyfall by Adele or Goldfinger by Shirley Bassey (who performed the title track of three episodes) remain among the most popular.
Dying Can Wait , 25th film in the saga, will be released on April 2 in the United Kingdom, on 8 in France and on 10 in the United States. After a peaceful retirement in Jamaica, James Bond is contacted by a CIA agent to seek out a kidnapped scientist. Daniel Craig takes over, for what should be the last time, the role of the British agent, while Rami Malek, Oscar 2019 for best actor for Bohemian Rhapsody , slips into the skin of a mysterious enemy.
" I am still shocked "
"It's crazy to be part (of this film)," reacted Billie Eilish, quoted in the press release, for whom it is a "great honor". "We have always dreamed of writing the main song for a Bond," she added. “James Bond is the coolest film franchise in history. I am still shocked. "
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Released in March, Billie Eilish's first album, When Ae All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? , reached second place in sales in the United States in 2019, behind rapper Post Malone 's Hollywood's Bleeding . The California singer was named in the top four categories at the Grammy Awards, the American music industry awards, which will be presented on January 26. In total, she is in the running in six categories.
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