Skyfall

Skyfall was written by Adele and producer Paul Epworth and features orchestration by J. A. C. Redford. British film production 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 ever James Bond film. Skyfall received universal acclaim, with praise for its lyrics, production and Adele's vocal performance, with numerous music critics and publications ranking it among the best Bond themes. The song was a global success, topping the charts in eleven countries and reaching the top five in various other regions. In early 2011, Sony Pictures President Lia Vollack suggested to the film producers 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.

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Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE was born on 5 May 1988), and is known mononymously as Adele. She is an English singer-songwriter, best known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting. Adele has received numerous accolades including 16 Grammy Awards, 12 Brit Awards (including 3 for British Album of the Year), an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006. Adele signed a record deal with XL Recordings. Her debut album, 19, was released in 2008 and included the UK top-five singles Chasing Pavements and Make You Feel My Love. 19 has sold over 2.5 million copies in the UK and was named in the top 20 best-selling debut albums of all time in the UK. She was honoured with the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Adele released her second studio album, 21, in 2011. It became the world's best-selling album of the 21st century, with sales of over 31 million. 21 holds the record for the top-performing album in US chart history, topping the Billboard 200 for 24 weeks, with the singles "Rolling in the Deep", "Someone like You", and "Set Fire to the Rain" heading charts worldwide, becoming her signature songs. The album received a record-tying six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. In 2012, Adele released Skyfall, the soundtrack single from the Bond film, which won her the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Paul Richard Epworth (born July 1974) is an English record producer, songwriter, musician, and remixer. He has worked with artists including Adele, Florence and the Machine, Rihanna, and Maxïmo Park. He is a member of the Music Producers Guild and is the founder and owner of the independent record label Wolf Tone. Epworth has won the Brit Award for British Producer of the Year three times. He has won 7 Grammy Awards, as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Skyfall. Epworth is well known for his remix work under the name Phones. He began to gain recognition with this moniker based on his work with Bloc Party's track Banquet; he has since provided remix work for New Order, U2, P-Diddy, Goldfrapp, Nine Inch Nails, The Streets, Interpol and Coldplay. His debut of original material under the Phones name, Sharpen the Knives/Worryin, was released in November 2006. In 2008 he announced he had stopped using the Phones name but has said he continues to remix anonymously.

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