Today September 25 was the day on which the song that the British Sam Smith has recorded for the soundtrack of 'Specter', the new James Bond movie: 'Writing's On The Wall'. Written by Sam Smith himself, 'Writing's On The Wall' has been produced by Jimmy Napes and Disclosure, a less than perfect mix. If the name Jimmy Napes does not sound familiar to any of you, surely successes such as 'Latch' and 'White Noise' (Disclosure), 'Right Now' (Mary J. Blige) or the Grammy winner at the Song of the Year 'Stay With Me' (Sam Smith).
Competing with the Oscar winner 'Skyfall' by Adele is not going to be an easy task, although there are many voices that take it for granted that it will be 'Writing's On The Wall' one of the few soundtrack tracks to reach number one in sales.
Although -in a matter of taste- 'Writing's On The Wall' may not present anything new to the panorama of the soundtracks of James Bond films - as soon as you listen to the orchestra you will automatically see in your head the silhouettes of the girls with pistols- , the voice of Sam Smith manages to be as spectacular as the production behind this song. The theme sounds great, just like a James Bond title track needs.