Adele sings official theme song of latest Bond film

MANILA, Philippines - Adele premiered her latest recording Skyfall, the official theme song to the upcoming 007 adventure of the same name, globally via her official site (www.Adele.tv) last Oct. 5. The track is now available to purchase as a download.

Last Oct. 5 also marked the 50th anniversary of the release of Dr. No, and thus the James Bond film franchise.

After reading the script for the film, Adele enlisted Paul Epworth to co-write and produce the theme song to Skyfall. 

Adele admits, “I was a little hesitant at first to be involved with the theme song for Skyfall. There’s a lot of instant spotlight and pressure when it comes to a Bond song. But I fell in love with the script and Paul had some great ideas for the track and it ended up being a bit of a no brainer to do it in the end. It was also a lot of fun writing to a brief, something I’ve never done which made it exciting. When we recorded the strings, it was one of the proudest moments of my life. I’ll be back combing my hair when I’m 60 telling people I was a Bond girl back in the day I’m sure!”

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London, Skyfall features the lush accompaniment of a 77-piece orchestra.

“Skyfall” is the first recording by Adele since releasing her massively successful sophomore album “21” in early 2011. To date “21” has sold over 24 million albums worldwide and garnered Adele 6 Grammy Awards, 2 BRIT Awards and 2 Ivor Novello Awards. “21” is the biggest selling album of both 2011 and 2012.

In Skyfall, James Bond’s (Daniel Craig) loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Opening across the Philippines on Oct. 31, Skyfall is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International. Visit www.columbiapictures.com.ph to see the latest trailers, get free downloads and play free movie games.