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"Skyfall" is the theme song of the 2012 ''James Bond'' film of the same name, performed by English singer Adele. It was written by Adele and producer Paul Epworth and features orchestration by J. A. C. Redford. Film company Eon Productions invited the singer to work on the theme song in early 2011, a task that Adele accepted after reading the film's script. While composing the song, Adele and Epworth aimed to capture the mood and style of the other Bond themes, including dark and moody lyrics descriptive of the film's plot. "Skyfall" was released at 0:07 BST on 5 October 2012 as part of the Global James Bond Day, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of ''Dr. No'', the first ''James Bond'' film. The song quickly went to the top of the iTunes chart, and reached number two at the UK Singles Chart and eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Reviews were positive, with the song being compared to Shirley Bassey's Bond themes, and "Skyfall" became the first Bond theme to win at the Golden Globes, the Brit Awards and the Academy Awards. It also won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. During the 85th Academy Awards, Adele performed the song live for the first time. ==Background and production== In early 2011 Sony Pictures President of Music, Lia Vollack, suggested to the James Bond film producers at Eon Productions that they ask Adele to record a theme song for their next Bond film, later revealed to be titled ''Skyfall''. Vollack thought that Adele would be a good choice to ask to record a Bond theme song, because her music had a "soulful, haunting, evocative quality", which Vollack considered would bring back the "classic Shirley Bassey feel" associated with several early Bond films. Adele, who had just released her second album ''21'', admitted that initially she was a "little hesitant" about agreeing to write a Bond theme song. On meeting with the ''Skyfall'' film crew, the singer had told ''Skyfall'' director Sam Mendes that she felt as though she was not the person that they were looking for because "my songs are personal, I write from the heart". Mendes simply replied "just write a personal song", telling her to use Carly Simon's "Nobody Does It Better" from ''The Spy Who Loved Me'' as an inspiration. Adele left the meeting with the script of ''Skyfall'' and, upon reading it, decided that it was a "no-brainer" as she "fell in love" with the film's plot. Producer Paul Epworth, who had worked with Adele on ''21'', was brought in to help her write the song.〔〔 Adele stated that she enjoyed working to a brief and set of guidelines, even though it was something she had never done before. Production of "Skyfall", from the first contact with Adele to the song's release, took 18 months to complete. Vollack stated that the reason for this was "fine-tuning" the song, as Adele and Epworth wanted to ensure that they "were getting it right". The first cut of the song was completed in October 2011, as Adele had free time after cancelling the final concerts of her Adele Live tour due to vocal problems. During an interview at their post-Academy Award for Best Original Song win in February 2013, Adele revealed that the first draft of the song was written in 10 minutes. After Adele underwent throat microsurgery for vocal problems, she recorded a demo of the track and sent it to Mendes, who was doing the principal photography of ''Skyfall''. The director in turn played the demo for film producer Barbara Broccoli and Bond actor Daniel Craig, both of whom "shed a tear".〔 Adele stated that the final cut of the song lasted two studio sessions at Abbey Road Studios in London.〔 It features a 77-piece orchestra conducted by J. A. C. Redford. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skyfall (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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