Sam Smith’s Spectre song out now

MANILA, Philippines - Sam Smith has become the latest musician to record a James Bond theme song, for the forthcoming Spectre. Writing’s On The Wall was released on Sept. 25 via Capitol Records and is available to purchase and stream now.

Writing’s On The Wall was co-written by Smith and fellow Grammy Award winner Jimmy Napes. The track is awash with cascading orchestration and delicate keys, while Smith’s impeccable vocals elegantly glide above the instrumentation, strewn throughout with his effortless falsetto. It is the first James Bond theme song recorded by a British male solo artist since 1965.

On the Spectre theme song Smith comments: “This is one of the highlights of my career. I am honored to finally announce that I will be singing the next Bond theme song. I am so excited to be a part of this iconic British legacy and join an incredible line up of some of my biggest musical inspirations. I hope you all enjoy the song as much as I enjoyed making it.”

Spectre producers, Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli says, “Sam and Jimmy have written the most inspirational song for Spectre and with Sam’s extraordinary vocal performance, Writing’s On The Wall will surely be considered one of the greatest Bond songs of all time.”

Smith’s debut album In The Lonely Hour launched at No. 1 in the UK and bowed in at No. 2 in the US, and has since earned five No.1 UK singles, four Grammy awards, three Brit awards, six MOBO awards, Q and an AMA awards.

Spectre follows the release of Skyfall, the biggest Bond film of all time, which took in $1.1B worldwide.

A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond (Daniel Craig) on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as Spectre.

Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr. White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of Spectre. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot.

As Bond ventures towards the heart of Spectre, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks, played by Christoph Waltz.

Sam Mendes returns to direct Spectre, with Daniel Craig reprising his role as 007 for the fourth time. Spectre is from the script of John Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.

Opening across the Philippines on Nov. 6, Spectre is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.