David Arnold’s surprise 2026 return to Bond!

[Yavar Moradi 4,366]

Getting a cool new Bond song by David Arnold was certainly not on my bingo card today… The lyrics aren’t all great but Lana Del Rey’s got a great voice for Bond and WOW, that orchestra!

I’m getting “Surrender” vibes (and maybe even a touch of “Gollum’s Song” at the beginning?)… this is SO good, IMO, and apparently Nicholas Dodd is back too! Who had any idea they were involved with this major new Bond game?

 

Yavar

[Edmilson 12,224]

Wiki says the game's score was composed by The Flight:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/007_First_Light

 

So yeah, it's likely that Arnold's involvement was limited to the song.

[Gabriel Bezerra 770]

Wonder if the song will be incorporated into the actual score... seeing it's from The Flight, I'm not that hopeful.

[Rachael Foley 10,028]

41 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

Wiki says the game's score was composed by The Flight:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/007_First_Light

 

So yeah, it's likely that Arnold's involvement was limited to the song.

On the slightly optimistic side, a few of their other projects have co-composers, for example Christian Henson on Alien: Isolation.

[Quintus 6,333]

Surprised they didn't keep Lana back for the movie tbh, she's pretty good.

 

The facial appearance of the game's young Bond I cannot get past though. He looks more like something out of a Guy Richie movie.

[Edmilson 12,224]

Su-su-summer time, summer time sadness

Su-su-summer time, summer time sadness oh

[Rachael Foley 10,028]

36 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

Su-su-summer time, summer time sadness

Su-su-summer time, summer time sadness oh

Wrong thread  

[Jay 45,820]

Well damn, that was pretty good!

[JibberJabberwocky 16]

I really like it. The backing vocals remind me of a Massive Attack song. And it just oozes Lana which is great.

[Quppa 537]

I think this is the first Arnold/Dodd collaboration since Paul (2011), aside from the 2022 Sound of 007 concert. Neat!

 

I'm still worried we'll get Zimmer and associates back for Bond 26 given Villeneuve is directing, but this gives me a glimmer of hope for Arnold's return since Amazon seems to have creative oversight of both this game and the upcoming film.

[Jay 45,820]

Fingers crossed!

[Edmilson 12,224]

The only LDR song I like is Video Games. Though I haven't listened to anything new she has released since, what, 2012? 2013?

 

Her voice and style fits Bond more than Eilish, though.

[Jill Sandwich 11,039]

I want to listen to more LDR.

 

She's really hot and I like this song.

[JazzyNips 181]

Pretty weak effort from Lana; no cohesion, no real hook, and the lyrics almost sound like Taylor Swift could have wrote them.

[Jill Sandwich 11,039]

Yeah you're right, I hate it too.

[Richard P 5,246]

4 hours ago, JazzyNips said:

I guess you guys are more easily impressed than I am. Pretty weak effort from Lana; no cohesion, no real hook, and the lyrics almost sound like Taylor Swift could have wrote them.

 

It oozes Bond, but I agree on the lack of hook - the chorus section doesn't pull me in at all - nothing to hum. However, her other song that was apparently rejected as a Bond song, 24, has a similar issue for me with a melody that doesn't really do it for me.

 

I like the part with the Gollum's Song vibe - it's the chorus that isn't working for me yet. The very first bit made me think Dua's Hotter Than Hell was about to start (I really want her to do the next actual Bond song)

[Richard P 5,246]

7 hours ago, Edmilson said:

The only LDR song I like is Video Games. Though I haven't listened to anything new she has released since, what, 2012? 2013?

 

Her voice and style fits Bond more than Eilish, though.

 

I love most of LDR's earlier work - in fact she was by a country mile my favourite non-soundtrack artist until around 2019 when Imagine Dragons took over for a few years. Born to Die, Paradise, and Ultraviolence are relative classics - it's only from Honeymoon onwards that her style started to change a bit. I do like LFL, Chemtrails and NFR, but I still haven't quite worked out what Did you know... is trying to be - it's a weird album, which I only sampled to check it didn't completely suck, before requesting as a birthday gift.

[Rachael Foley 10,028]

5 hours ago, JazzyNips said:

I guess you guys are more easily impressed than I am. Pretty weak effort from Lana; no cohesion, no real hook, and the lyrics almost sound like Taylor Swift could have wrote them.

I mean, Taylor has been trying to sound a bit like Lana in recent albums.

[Jill Sandwich 11,039]

Hehehe

 

 

 

[Sweeping Strings 3,386]

15 hours ago, Jim said:

Surprised they didn't keep Lana back for the movie tbh, she's pretty good.

 

The facial appearance of the game's young Bond I cannot get past though. He looks more like something out of a Guy Richie movie.

Interesting that they've incorporated the facial scar from Fleming's original description.   

[Jay 45,820]

The main title sequence video will be online in six hours time

 

https://ioi.dk/007firstlightgame

[Edmilson 12,224]

This game brings me fond memories of this:

 

 

I loved playing this on X360 back in the day. It's better (and better Bond) than most Craig movies... 

[Quintus 6,333]

23 minutes ago, Edmilson said:

This game brings me fond memories of this:

 

 

I loved playing this on X360 back in the day. It's better (and better Bond) than most Craig movies... 

 

Somehow I completely missed this. Pity licensed games never get the remaster treatment.

[Edmilson 12,224]

1 minute ago, Jim said:

 

Somehow I completely missed this. Pity licensed games never get the remaster treatment.

I remember it did look great on the X360. And it surely deserves a remaster, especially if FL is a disappointment.

[Rachael Foley 10,028]

6 hours ago, Jill Sandwich said:

Hehehe

 

 

 

"Might have not have"? Geez.  

[Luke Skywalker 2,364]

2 hours ago, Jim said:

 

Somehow I completely missed this. Pity licensed games never get the remaster treatment.

My fsvorite bond game indeed

[Jay 45,820]

And here it is

 

 

 

Now I see why they released the other version first; It has a nice clean proper ending, while this video has an abrupt one likely since the game immediately continues into something else.

[Jill Sandwich 11,039]

I'll wait until I see it in the game.

[Jill Sandwich 11,039]

 

 

[Sweeping Strings 3,386]

19 hours ago, Edmilson said:

This game brings me fond memories of this:

 

 

I loved playing this on X360 back in the day. It's better (and better Bond) than most Craig movies... 

Also loved playing this, but on the PS3. Apparently based on the screenplay for what would've been Craig's 3rd Bond, between QOS and Skyfall.

[crocodile 9,634]

The song has the right tone, arrangement and voice. But I can't say I am that crazy about the tune itself. When I try to recall it, I end up with rowing cue from Ben-Hur. 😆 Still, nice to hear.

 

Karol

[Quintus 6,333]

I saw some new gameplay footage and if you remove the flashy set pieces the main brunt of the gameplay looks rote asf, it looks really boring.

[Sweeping Strings 3,386]

Yeah, just had a look at some myself. Fairly standard 'stealth, scrap and shoot' stuff (admittedly it looks nice). 

[Luke Skywalker 2,364]

The bond running in the cinematic looks atrociois. Like some 2000’s videogame

[Gabriel Bezerra 770]

It usually feels funky when they try to semi-slow-mo a digital character. At least I don't remember seeing a convincing attempt.

[Xander Harris 9,559]

I'm still waiting for the Indiana Jones game to go on clearance. I can wait for this one. It's apparently the most popular Playstation title right now alongside the Lego Batman Saga. Honestly, I'll probably pay full price for the Lego Batman game.

[Jill Sandwich 11,039]

The Indy game really isn't all that good. I'll finish it eventually, but I'm not in a rush.