34 YOU KNOW MY NAME (CASINO ROYALE THEME)
Chris Cornell
The best James Bond film in years also came with one of the best Bond themes. Sung by Chris Cornell (just as he was set to part ways with Audioslave) and co-written by him and composer David Arnold (who has written music for five Bond films), it brought Cornell a new wave of mainstream recognition, including a firstround Oscar nomination. Its positioning at the very end of his solo album Carry On could have implied a certain lack of enthusiasm for the track, but we’d argue that You Know My Name more than held its own. Sweeping strings and lyrics that go well with Daniel Craig’s ‘blue steel’ stare
were crunched through brooding, swashbuckling vocals and guitars, creating a cool and befitting 007 theme tune. PG From: Carry On, 2007