The Writing's on the Wall: Sam Smith's James Bond Spectre theme panned online
U.K. singer's theme for the next James Bond movie called 'bland,' likened to 'asthmatic goose'
Sam Smith's new theme song for the next James Bond movie Spectre premiered this morning, and while the soaring strings and intense vocals of a Bond tune are there, reaction online has been mixed, at best.
BBC Radio One was among the first to play Writing's on the Wall, and the track is also available on Spotify and iTunes.
Listen to the new Bond theme frome <a href="https://twitter.com/samsmithworld">@samsmithworld</a> here! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/writingsonthewall?src=hash">#writingsonthewall</a> <a href="http://t.co/CkI6dHZGwh">http://t.co/CkI6dHZGwh</a> <a href="http://t.co/Kq8lloVyfl">pic.twitter.com/Kq8lloVyfl</a>
—@BBCR1Smith introduced the song on the Breakfast Show and expressed his enthusiasm for it on Twitter.
I have been dreaming of this moment for a long long time.
—@samsmithworldThe song did have its fans.
Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/samsmithworld">@samsmithworld</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/writingsonthewall?src=hash">#writingsonthewall</a> is everything and more that a 'Bond' song should be!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spectre?src=hash">#spectre</a>
—@CharlieKing85New Bond song by <a href="https://twitter.com/samsmithworld">@samsmithworld</a> has just left me in a broken heap. Have a listen <a href="http://t.co/bZXA0ZBSy9">http://t.co/bZXA0ZBSy9</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bravo?src=hash">#Bravo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bravissimo?src=hash">#bravissimo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/berav%C3%B5?src=hash">#beravõ</a>
—@omid9<a href="https://twitter.com/BBCR1">@BBCR1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/samsmithworld">@samsmithworld</a> Love it. Sam has smashed it #007 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/writingsonthewall?src=hash">#writingsonthewall</a> 🔫💣
—@MrsSallyCCongratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/samsmithworld">@samsmithworld</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/writingsonthewall?src=hash">#writingsonthewall</a> is everything and more that a 'Bond' song should be!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spectre?src=hash">#spectre</a>
—@CharlieKing85A former James Bond tweeted his admiration for the theme from Spectre.
<a href="https://twitter.com/samsmithworld">@samsmithworld</a> has delivered a very haunting and wonderfully orchestrated <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spectre?src=hash">#spectre</a> theme song. Well done!
—@sirrogermooreHowever, others on Twitter said they found the piece "boring" and "disappointing."
Spectre theme song had me like..... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Writingsonthewall?src=hash">#Writingsonthewall</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Disappointed?src=hash">#Disappointed</a> <a href="http://t.co/10gDjiKoZZ">pic.twitter.com/10gDjiKoZZ</a>
—@aadya_100"The name is Bland. James Bland." <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/writingsonthewall?src=hash">#writingsonthewall</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SamSmith?src=hash">#SamSmith</a>
—@davidschneiderSam Smith's Bond theme is so boring that it probably measures and then sprays deodorant from exactly 15cm away. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/writingsonthewall?src=hash">#writingsonthewall</a>
—@HClaytonWrightSome of the reaction was even less charitable, crossing over to downright mean.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/writingsonthewall?src=hash">#writingsonthewall</a> sounds like <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/skyfall?src=hash">#skyfall</a> on helium <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bond?src=hash">#bond</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/samsmith?src=hash">#samsmith</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spectre?src=hash">#spectre</a>
—@IanSizelandJust heard a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WritingsOnTheWall?src=hash">#WritingsOnTheWall</a>. Don't want to hear it again. Sounds like 2 pissed girls shouting at each other at 4am in a club.
—@lee_sargentFirst image from the video of Sam Smith's bond theme <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/writingsonthewall?src=hash">#writingsonthewall</a> is released <a href="http://t.co/QFZl4hQJnJ">pic.twitter.com/QFZl4hQJnJ</a>
—@KatieWeaselPeople seem surprised that Sam Smith’s Bond theme sounds like a cat trapped in a set of bagpipes. You’ve heard him before, right?
—@MittenDAmourGet your own Sam Smith bond theme by throttling an asthmatic goose in front of an orchestra.
—@TechnicallyRonSpeaking of geese, one Twitter user compared the song to this Vine that you may have heard before. (If not, apologies.)
New Bond theme by Sam Smith <a href="https://t.co/xOXRhiWx1w">https://t.co/xOXRhiWx1w</a>
—@kidd_kong78