Anna Daniels
For a subset of the James Bond fandom (comprised of both diehard fans and casual consumers alike, it seems), Billie Eilish isn’t cutting it as the mastermind behind No Time to Die‘s theme. When the announcement dropped on Twitter, many made their dissatisfaction with the choice be known — arguing that Eilish can’t live up to expectations and will fall short of the Bond theme singer-songwriters that came before her, and that her unique, sometimes controversial musical stylings won’t mesh well with the vibe of the Bond franchise.
“Nothing can top Adele’s Skyfall,” one user wrote. Another added, “NOPE. they just gave into the masses.” Someone else was even harsher in their reaction to hearing Eilish will write and record the No Time to Die theme, tweeting, “Well. Sounds like this will go down as one of the WORST THEMES EVER!!! Saw an ‘example’ of one of her tunes recently. I didn’t really like it.”
Even a few Eilish fans — like user @Rosaaereves — admitted doubts about her suitability for No Time to Die: “[The theme] better not be one of her energetic bops like Bad Guy or some because it really doesn’t fit the franchise. As much as I like Billie I’m quite disappointed in this.”
Others agreed with the assessment that Eilish isn’t the right person for the job, and that the No Time to Die team should have picked someone else to write and record the film’s title tune — like Lana Del Rey, Dua Lipa, Muse, Jamiroquai, Florence + the Machine, or Adele, who wrote and recorded the Academy Award-winning theme for 2012’s Skyfall.
Regardless of how anyone feels about Billie Eilish singing the No Time to Die theme, it’s real and it’s happening. Here’s to hoping the track will impress even the harshest naysayers when it drops ahead of the film’s April 10 release date.
Written by: Looper
