{"id":534468,"date":"2026-04-16T17:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/534468\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T17:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:29:08","slug":"lana-del-rey-surprise-drops-james-bond-007-first-light-theme-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/534468\/","title":{"rendered":"Lana Del Rey Surprise-Drops James Bond ‘007 First Light’ Theme Song"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tIt may not be the James Bond<\/a> theme that fans have long pined for, but Lana Del Rey<\/a> and 007 have finally teamed up: In collaboration with five-time Bond film composer David Arnold, the singer has dropped the official title song for the upcoming video game \u201c007 First Light,\u201d from IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe song certainly sounds Bond-esque, with a sultry introduction that opens up into dramatic horns and strings, complete with a snippet of the classic Bond theme at the end of the chorus.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe video game is \u201ca fully original, reimagined origin story of James Bond,\u201d according to the announcement, that \u201cpresents a bold new take with a reimagined origin story, following a 26 year-old James Bond at the very beginning of his journey in the world of espionage.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tDel Rey is not the only singer tied to to the project: Lenny Kravitz stars as new Bond villain Bawma opposite Patrick Gibson\u2019s young 007. The cast also includes\u00a0Priyanga Burford\u00a0as M,\u00a0Lennie James\u00a0as mentor John Greenway,\u00a0Kiera Lester\u00a0as Moneypenny,\u00a0Alastair Mackenzie\u00a0as Q,\u00a0Gemma Chan\u00a0as Dr. Selina Tan, and\u00a0No\u00e9mie Nakai\u00a0as Ms. Roth.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c007 First Light\u201d was initially slated for a March 27 release but that was shifted to May 27 last December when IO Interactive, also the makers of the \u201cHitman\u201d video game franchise, announced more time was needed for polishing the Bond title.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe \u201c007 First Light\u201d title sequence reveal featuring Del Rey\u2019s track will drop on April 17 at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe music of James Bond has always been a huge part of its identity,\u201d Arnold says. \u201cA title song has to tell us about the world we are about to enter into. It has to intrigue, excite, and beckon us in. This song joins a long line of genre defining songs, each one creating a benchmark of style that adds to the magnificent heritage that is \u2018The Bond Song\u2019. That\u2019s why I was so excited to work with Lana, an artist who brought elegance, atmosphere, and her totally unique character to this piece, which I hope will open the world of Bond to a whole new audience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s a joy to watch two extraordinary talents like Lana Del Rey<\/a> and David Arnold combine forces, the result feels instantly \u2018Bond\u2019 while still bringing a fresh identity for \u2018007 First Light,\u2019\u201d IO Interactive CEO Hakan Abrak said. \u201cBond\u2019s return to gaming is a landmark moment for us at IO Interactive, and having a title song of this quality makes it even more special.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMore than three years have passed since the usually prolific Del Rey released her most recent album, \u201cDid You Know That There\u2019s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.\u201d At first her next album was going to be a country outing called \u201cLasso,\u201d although its current direction \u2014 which is not country \u2014\u00a0is unclear. Her most recent song before the 007 theme, \u201cWhite Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter,\u201d<\/a> is an innovative and unusual collaboration with longtime musical partner Jack Antonoff that, promisingly, sounds nothing like anything either has released in the past. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It may not be the James Bond theme that fans have long pined for, but Lana Del Rey…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":534469,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,5453,24567,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-534468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-james-bond","tag-lana-del-rey","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=534468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/534469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=534468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=534468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=534468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}