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This is mostly why I want to wait to hear it in the film, just to see it attached to the themes and hear how it all flows together.
I have no way to prove it, but Adele's Skyfall was probably the Bond theme the most played ever on French radio in the weeks after the corresponding movie was out. And once the promo that happens weeks and days before the premiere is over , what is the left to remind the large audience that a movie is out ? The song on the radio.
Sam Smith is not popular in France for some reasons (while Adele is, she was #1 in charts before Skyfall), so it will be hard for Spectre to benefit from the song effect. Also, whatever I think of the song, I think the way he sings is hard to understand for a French ear. WOTW is currently #34 in the French charts.
Who is that old man in the picture? :-?
That's what EON should have realized ,
I have not been to the west and I've spent my life between two different continents with completely different cultures and in both the places Adele was extremely popular, and her song drove people to the movie,
I think Adele's global appeal had some hand in the success of Skyfall
Sam Smith on the other hand might be extremely popular in Britain, he's unheard off elsewhere.
The strawman is so big I thought I was watching Wicker Man for a second there.
In the background? Idris Elba.
WOTW, instead of an upbeat hard charging song, we get another drippy slow song.
Once again, for this Bond, fan the producers seem more concerned with getting a big name rather than a good song.
Well that's a bit harsh..
That's the sales figures for Smith's album:
WW: 8,500,000
UK: 1,750,000
US: 2,000,000
I say that's not exactly unheard off anywhere but I see your point nonetheless, Sam Smith is particularly known by younger generations (under 30 I'd say).
-Along with the rest of it."
but I've seen people over here who've first heard off smith when the rumor started.
with Adele its a different story.
Its the same with wherever I've been
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For me, too. Never heard of SS before. Sam Smith, that is, not Schuts-Staffel.
Thank you. Hope I'll like it better this time.
Uh. No. Not close.
I believe you are a bit over 30 :P
SS (horrible initials!) is widely known with the youngsters.
only if the ending was more powerful
https://dropbox.com/s/zm2js5p6qxqq40r/SS%20WOTW%20stadium.mp3?dl=0 :)>-
Seriously I can't believe they signed off on this, I though Skyfall was pretty unexciting when I first heard it but it worked on the credits a treat but I'll be just trying to block the sound out and enjoy what it likely to be another great credit sequence from Mr Kleinman.
This is got to be one of the worst themes ever, absolutely bloody awful! I certainly won't be buying the 7" of this.
If I had to pick anything to whine about it would be the rushed ending.