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Coldplay wrote five James Bond theme songs but gave up as ‘they’re not very good’
Chris Martin admitted Coldplay’s attempts at writing a Bond theme were ‘not very good’ (Picture: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
Chris Martin has revealed Coldplay wrote no less than five potential Bond themes but never submitted them as they weren’t very good.
The band had attempted to write the theme for five of the famous films over the last 20 years, but Chris himself admitted they simply weren’t up to the task of writing a theme suitable for the blockbuster series.
The Fix You singer said they were eventually forced to accept defeat, and said James Bond probably wouldn’t be into their music ‘at all’.
‘As much as I like the films, I don’t know if us singing would do it for him’, Chris joked to NME.
‘He’d be like, “That’s not what I’m into at all, fellas. I like guns and sh*t.
‘”All this hippie stuff just isn’t going to work”.’
Billie Eilish and brother Finneas O’Connell recently scored a number one hit with their theme No Time To Die (Picture: AFP)
There are countless reasons the James Bond series has reached its iconic status, but the tradition around each film’s theme song is definitely up there as among the most important.
Duran Duran’s A View To Kill was the first Bond theme to reach the number one spot in the US charts (and number two in the UK) for the 1985 film of the same name, and since then the tracks have gone from strength to strength.
The themes for the last two movies, No Time To Die and Spectre, by Billie Eilish and Sam Smith respectively, both held the number one spot in the UK charts.
Adele’s Skyfall theme, meanwhile, peaked at number two upon its release in 2012.
The Coldplay frontman ended up on the subject of Bond themes when speaking of how inspired he was by brother-and-sister team Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell.
He admitted he felt an ‘absolute furious jealousy’ when he first heard Billie’s breakthrough hit Ocean Eyes as he was so impressed, and quickly became a fan.
Coldplay have recently released their ninth studio album, Music Of The Spheres, after a hugely successful launch which included an intimate gig in London.
Surprise guest Ed Sheeran joined the band on stage for performances of Fix You, Shape Of You and Ed’s newest offering, Shivers.
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