The album kicks off with the exciting and quite lengthy 'African Rundown' before slowing down somewhat for the next two tracks. Out goes the electronics of Die Another Day and The World Is Not Enough, in comes the old Barry days of full orchestras and moodful music. While the exclusion of the title theme is rather annoying, the rest of the album makes up for this glaring oversight. After the disappointing Die Another Day soundtrack, Arnold pulls one out of the bag with his latest effort.

Total playing time: 74:19 (2006 release) Reviewĭavid Arnold returns for the fourth time to score the Casino Royale soundtrack », with Daniel Craig's first appearance as Bond. ' You Know My Name' performed by Chris Cornell, written by Chris Cornell and David Arnold James Bond' 40.Music composed and produced by David Arnold 'You Know My Name (Main Title)' – Chris Cornell (David Arnold/Chris Cornell) 3. 'The End of an Aston Martin' (1:30) * 19. The 'You Know My Name' CD single was released on December 11, 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 video for the single premiered on MTV's Making the Video on October 31, 2006. In 2008, the song was included in the compilation 'The Best of Bond.James Bond'.

'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'.Ĭornell 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. The soundtrack was released on November 14, 2006. The soundtrack was completed early in the morning on October 11, 2006. 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. It is only the fourth Bond theme (after the opening medley of 'Dr.

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