How Billie Eilish Created The Perfect James Bond Theme | Pop Culture Decoded 

howdy hey, fancy seeing you here

007 themed keyboard?

exactly billie didn’t create the perfect anything. zimmer and finneas are the brains behind it

Yeh “she did this…” “billy did that” …. Actually, she sung on a track composed by two others.

Howdy hey

Madonna's theme was pretty good too imo

Writings on the wall for spectre is also pretty good

@@FeliciaKrismanta one of my least favorite themes tbh

@@FeliciaKrismanta it sounds boring to me though. When it came out, it already felt dated.

UNTIL WE DANCE INTO THE FIRE (a view to kill is pretty cool too i think)

The perfectly the theme and mood of the film , better than 95% of the songs made for these movies

I initially did not like the song… watched the movie, didnt like the song… but 2 weeks later, I suddenly loved it lol

Its a good song, but I think she could do a better job vocally. She whispers when she could turn up the drama at the end of song. Compare it to Tina Turner Goldeneye for example

*Hans Zimmer did his homework

@@vasvas8914 that's how she sings though (and they knew it when they hired her). Comparing Tina Turner with Billie Eilish makes no sense at all

ugh Skyfall is 100% the best one... besides the original

no doubt

Agreed

Radiohead for second fs

The real perfect James Bond theme

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I can see why the song was rejected for the film, but it's so good

@@Bandstand I love your vids :)

I mean, it wasn't chosen, Sam Smith's was

@@CMThota it was rejected because incompetent people that run the ip. A doctor who fan no less should know the distinction. Specter is bond, and writing on the wall a rushed replacement.

Thank you so much!!

Those guys are the best - they are composers/musicians/directors so their ability to immediately play the portion of the sound they are talking about and explain the music theory helps TREMENDOUSLY in communicating their wealth of knowledge about the score

Thank you so much!

Where can i find it?

@@iAmLMF72 yess.. where is it available

Bille will gets the views not him

@@user-og9nl5mt1b billie is bad tho

Because he's a guy

I see lots of mentions of her brother. People can't stop whinging about him not being mentioned. Now name the producers of the other songs...

@@jumbomuffin1316 the bad guy

Idk, another way to die is amazing too, or maybe I just like Alicia keys

clearly don't watch bond then

Go listen to spectre by Radiohead then…

And quantum of solace was AMAZING

Listen to The World Is Not Enough with good headphones and your eyes closed. Its epic. Might give you chills too.

A. They write and produce songs together so it was an co-effort. B. Name “Billie” gets the views, not Finneas.

@@barsdogukankarakoyun8798 I dont disagree with A But B is blatantly disrespectful to the artist and straight up decieving the audience. Do what you gotta do for views that doesn’t make it a good thing to do.

@@shubanobi2206 I am saying it’s a good thing to do, but I totally get the rationale behind it. I mean look at it, even OP couldn’t write “Finneas” and just said “Billie’s brother”

@@barsdogukankarakoyun8798 Yeah it got the views alright. Now let's give credit to where it's due.

Amazing profile picture :D

Agree 100%

YES

Yeah man is was just about writing this! Especially his live version with the Piano intro is so Bond like...

1st of, Feeling good is a very old song. And way way to cheesy for a Bond song. And who is Michael Bubble? Does he enjoy Bubble baths ?

Radiohead - Spectre is too.

You should definitely listen to Spectre by Radiohead

I knew as soon as I heard that Adele was doing a Bond theme that it would be great, and she didn't disappoint.

Commander Bond, if you please 😉

It's?

@@samsonwilkinson8090 might've autocorrected with the ' , if that's what you're talking about

Exactly Adele right? 😝

Cornell's is my favourite, too! I mean, it's so eccentric and lively- perfect for a newly recruited buff!

Cornell's song starts off with a bang and doesn't let out till the director's credit. It's the most exciting in my opinion.

I'm a big fan of You Know My Name too.

That's just because of Adele. Can't beat that voice honestly.

Casino Royale is much better than No Time to Die. In fact, it's better than Skyfall too.

@@seaque. yeah? Well, thats just like your opinion man

@@seaque. I enjoyed all three of em but yeah I say casino royals is the best one imo.

One of the worst one, CR is awesome

And Hans Zimmers Orchestrations!

Hans Zimmer*

No Time To Die & Spectre are realllllyyy some of my favorite songs ever & favorite bond songs. god, i love billie & radiohead. i’m such a sucker for melancholic music

@@alanuchiha me too. That's the kind of music I want to make

Adele is awesome

madonna's piece is terribly bad dude 😂.

You Know My Name is based. I like Crow's theme, never understand why it's not liked (in fact, I think it better than k.d Lang's Surrender; scandalous, I know). My least favorite is Lulu's The Man with the Golden Gun; one of the most structurally boring songs I've ever heard (though the beat is pretty catchy, I guess)

@@DavidHutchinson0713 your saying The man with the golden gun is worse than Die another day?

@@dlxinteractive Not necessarily. I find that in terms of vocalization, Madonna's song is the weakest, but in terms of instrumentals, I think TMWTGG is the weakest

Carly Simon at her peak.

I agree

Have to say For Your Eyes Only would be my favourite. But the classic Bond themes are among the best

Yes

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Certainly. It was both hypnotic and nostalgic.

Yes

Billie's proved to everyone that she's deserving for this assignment.

I couldn't agree more!

On the other hand, she refuses to credit either the songwriter for No Time To Die (Finneas Eilish) or the role of the film's scores in defining the Bond sound (never wonder why Tomorrow Never Dies nailed the Bond sound more than Goldeneye).

Ok but have you heard 24 by Lana Del Rey?

Radio head did better

@@magnusb9783 YES, That one just exuded severe Bond theme vibes. Same for Body Electric

@@Dan-cm1tb it was originally meant for the last Bond Movie.

@@magnusb9783 OMG the same feel!!!

Legit.

you only live twice, diamonds are for ever, live and let die?

@@ethanhadfield2096 classics are good, goldfingers up there too I’d say

You Know My Name is better tho

Shirley Bassey’s is hard to beat, but I think you might be right.

Right. I don't think you can say, that the artist wrote the song alone, except maybe for Duran Duran song. And Billie co-wrote at least the lyrics for "No Time to Die".

RIGHT. It bothers me that people are quick to call Finneas a creative genius (which don't get me wrong, he is) but then when I say that Billie is a creative genius, people give me a look. Now that women are the main driving force of the music industry (both the performers and the consumers), when are we going to stop pretending that women aren't geniuses? That women aren't prodigies? When are we going to give women the appreciation that they're due?

The point is not to discredit someone, but in fact properly credit all talent involved. Billie receiving all the credit, Hans Zimmer a quick mention and Finneas not even a whisper getting to people seems understandable. Especially since it wouldn't have been hard to give a quick shoutout to the already well known second name behind the Billie Eilish brand. Now if this video just tried to showcase the songs next to each other without any further dive into the material then just naming the official artist would have been fine. But this video tried to be a more analytical in depth essay about the comparison between the songs. Not giving credit where credit is due is just plain rude. And they didn't even talk about Billies vocals to make the part she was majorly involved in shine.

@@lulllaby Have you ever heard that x released a new album, but the songs were written by y? No you don't. When an artist releases a new album, you just hear that, and only that. Especially in the pop scene, it's normal for artists, to buy songs from song writers, who makes a living of writing songs. It's only when you go into the CD cover, and read who wrote the lyrics, and music, that you'll find out, the artist may not have had a single foot in writing a particular song. Take for instance the first Backstreet Boys album from 1996, by the same name: 1) "We've Got It Goin' On" Writer(s): Herbie Crichlow, Max Martin and Denniz PoP 2) "Anywhere for You" Writer(s): Gary Baker (songwriter) and Wayne Perry (songwriter) 3) "Get Down (You're the One for Me)" Writer(s): Bülent Aris and Toni Cottura 4) "I'll Never Break Your Heart" Writer(s): Albert Manno and Eugene Wilde 5) "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" Writer(s): Herbie Crichlow and Max Martin 6) "Boys Will Be Boys" Writer(s): Veit Renn and Jolyon Skinner 7) "Just to Be Close to You" Writer(s): Tim Grant (violist) and Michael Gray (songwriter "Just to Be Close to You") ... and 5 more songs on the album. I think you get the picture. I can only see one name reapearing several times, and his name is Denniz PoP. A Swedish DJ, no one ever heard about. And that's how it is, in the music business. Credits goes to the artist. No one cares who wrote the music or lyrics.

@@akyhne I don't know where you read that I was not okay with ghostwriting or how producer credits are handled... I am more than well aware that some of the biggest hits especially in pop music have been written by someone else than the singer. It does not matter/ correlate to anything I said. Can Madonna sell Hung Up with only her name on it? Yes Can I write that she came up with the corus and leading theme? No that would be a lie.

London grammar would be amazing too

Yaya... yayaya...!

Or lady gaga I wish she had done ir during the craig era.

You Know My Name tho

@@FrancisHDI don’t think that’s a great bond song, hardly memorable, I personally liked Radioheads song more for the movie.

There were other great unused bond theme songs that became hits.

License to kill, goldeneye, nobody does it better and gold finger is hard to beat

We know

Hey! Thanks for the reference!

Omg. It really fits. Wow.

@@unliving_ball_of_gas You never noticed it was basically a bond song? There are many like it in MGS

@@fokjohnpainkiller I haven't played the game. I only searched it up bcoz of this comment

An amazing bond song that never was. Definitely captured the mood and mysticism. Doesn’t get enough credit cause it came from a video spy game. But thank you for mentioning it

This.

yeah sam smith song is garbage compared imo for a bond song

Eh, I like it; not really my taste, though. But whatever you guys like, I guess

by blackpink?

@@sooyaaa... Oikawa saan!

@@premnaren8675 hai~

Can’t wait to see it on the big screen

It is also in “The Flash” on netflix!

Surrender by IL Volo sounds like classic Bond as well

@@rms3062 wait which episode

So?

Radioheads version is god tier

True! I always found it a shame that it was not chosen…

Finally! Radiohead was good but nothing ever comes close to Muse's rendition

thats impossible these days dude. everyone wants billie eyelashes to sell their products. im tired of music industry. she's decent not that good. the way she sings, she is just a youtube singer class. thats it. muse'supremecy indeed, a masterpiece.

@@papacinoooo no

Finally someone talking about this

Thank you!!! It seems as though people nowadays are too caught up in the Craig era Bond movies to give credit to the franchise as a whole.

Excuse me! What about "Golden Eye"? Thus is the only perfect one.

No mention of Live and Let Die the only one written by a beetle and covered by Guns n Roses Or Man with the Golden Gun