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While composing the song, Adele and Epworth aimed to capture the mood and style of the other Bond themes, including dark and moody lyrics descriptive of the film's plot. "Skyfall" was released at 0:07 BST on 5 October 2012 as part of the Global James Bond Day, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr. No, the first James Bond film.
Adele released "Skyfall" in October 2012, a song co-written with Epworth for the James Bond film of the same name. [10] Her third album, 25, was released in 2015. Adele co-wrote its songs "I Miss You" and "Sweetest Devotion" with Epworth and co-wrote "Hello", "Million Years Ago", and "Water Under the Bridge" with Greg Kurstin.
"Skyfall" went on to win the award in 2013, "Writing's on the Wall" in 2016 and "No Time to Die" in 2021. It was the first theme song with a title different from the film's, although the phrase "the spy who loved me" is in the lyrics.
In October 2012, Adele confirmed that she had been writing, composing and recording the theme song for Skyfall, the twenty-third James Bond film. [98] [99] The song "Skyfall", written and composed in collaboration with producer Paul Epworth, was recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and features orchestrations by J. A. C. Redford. [100]
As of 2019, the Academy's rules stipulate that "an original song consists of words and music, both of which are original and written specifically for the motion picture.. It must be clearly audible, intelligible, substantive rendition (not necessarily visually presented) of both lyric and melody, used in the body of the motion picture or as the first music cue in the end credit
Epworth and Adele also received the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 85th Academy Awards for "Skyfall". [ 1 ] In late 2015, Adele released her third album 25 , which features two tracks co-written and produced by Epworth, "I Miss You" and "Sweetest Devotion". 25 won for Album of the Year at the 59th Grammy Awards .
Best Original Song "Skyfall" – Music and Lyrics by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth: Won Best Sound Mixing: Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson: Nominated Best Sound Editing: Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers: Won [a] 2016: Best Original Song Spectre "Writing's on the Wall" – Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Napes and Sam Smith: Won ...
"Boum!" has been recorded by other artists and in English translation. In 1994 the song was covered by Belgian singer Maurane. [6]The song has featured in a variety of films and documentaries, including The World at War, Something's Gotta Give, Toto the Hero, Skyfall, and A Good Year.