I dag ble det kjent at den britiske popartisten Sam Smith, kjent for blant annet Stay With Me og I’m Not The Only One, vil tolke Writing’s On The Wall – låta til Sam Mendes‘ andre og siste Bond-film, Spectre.

The Playlist beskriver valget av Smith som «one of the worst kept secrets of the last little while.» Da ryktene florerte allerede i våres, uttalte popartisten følgende overfor Capital London Breakfast Show: «I actually have no idea. People seem to think I’m doing it but I have absolutely no idea what’s going on. I’m being deadly serious. I really think I would know by now! I heard Ellie Goulding was going to do it, I heard loads of different things. It’s definitely not me.»

Men nå er det altså offisielt: Smith har fått oppdraget. Han tar dermed over stafettpinnen fra Adele, som sang den populære tittellåten til Skyfall. Dette blir første gang siden 1965 (Tom Jones’ Thunderball) en britisk, mannlig soloartist synger en Bond-låt.

Writing’s On The Wall avdukes 25. september. Smith er entusiastisk til låten:

This is one of the highlights of my career. I am honoured to finally announce that I will be singing the next Bond theme song. I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations. I hope you all enjoy the song as much as I enjoyed making it.

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Spectre slippes på norske kinoer 30. oktober.