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Bond-sangen: Another Way To Die
Alicia Keys og Jack White fremfører Bondsangen Another Way To Die.


Jack White, kjent fra The White Stripes, og Alicia Keys, skal fremføre den nye Bond-sangen.

Another Way To Die vil bli den første duetten i Bondhistorien, annonserte produsentene Michael G. Wilson og Barbara Broccoli i en pressemelding i dag.

Sangen skal allerede være innspilt, og blir lansert rett før Quantum of Solace får premiere i høst. Releasedatoen er 28. oktober 2008.

Another Way To Die er skrevet og produsert av Jack White. Han spiller også trommer på temasangen.

Filmens øvrige scoresoundtrack er laget av David Arnold.

«We are delighted and pleased to have two such exciting  artists as Jack and Alicia, who were inspired by our film to join together their extraordinary talents in creating a unique sound for Quantum  of  Solace,» sier Barbara Broccoli i pressemeldingen.

Her er mer informasjon (på engelsk) om de to artistene:

Jack  White

One  of  the  most  enigmatic  figures  in  music,  Jack  White has built a reputation as something of a modern American renaissance man. When  Jack  White formed The White Stripes with his big sister Meg in 1997, no one could  have  predicted  the  journey they would take.  A love of early delta  blues  inspired  him to take a minimalist approach to the music, one which  included  a simple drumming style by Meg as well as a red, white and black color scheme for everything from their stage clothing to their record sleeves.

As  lead  singer, guitarist and songwriter, Jack has steered the duo  to worldwide success. The White Stripes have released 6 critically acclaimed albums  and  picked  up  5  Grammy Awards, including 3 for "Best Alternative Album": "Elephant" (2004), "Get Behind Me Satan" (2006) & "Icky Thump" (2008). They are also the recipients of 4 MTV Video Music Awards and 2 Brit Awards, including the 2004 award for "Best International Group". Their hit singles include "Fell In Love with A Girl" (2001), "Seven Nation Army" (2003), and "Icky Thump" (2007). The band is  hugely popular  all over the world and 2007 saw them perform at arenas across the  U.S.  and  Europe,  including  a sold out stop at New York City's famed Madison Square Garden.

In  2005,  White formed a second band, The Raconteurs, with Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler. Described as "a new band of old friends," The Raconteurs first single, "Steady, As She Goes" was an immediate success and their debut album, "Broken Boy Soldiers," went on to debut at #7 in the Billboard  Album Charts and was nominated for 2 Grammy Awards.

The band toured the world and wound up their 2006 touring  schedule playing dates across the U.S. with Bob Dylan.  White and Dylan's  mutual appreciation  has  resulted  in several guest performances together.  The Raconteurs'  sophomore  album,  "Consolers  Of  The Lonely" (2008), also

debuted at #7 and spawned the hit single "Salute Your Solution ."   White

has managed to work with both of his bands simultaneously since 2005, currently working with each on an annual rotation.

While  renowned  around the globe as a rock performer and songwriter, White is  also an award winning record producer and mixer. He has produced all of The White Stripes  and Raconteurs recordings to date (the latter with Brendan Benson) and,  in  2004,  helmed  Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose album. In addition to producing  the  album,  White  put  together  Lynn's band for the recording sessions (which included the rhythm section of The

Raconteurs) and appeared himself  on  guitar and vocals, including the duet "Portland, Oregon" which won  the 2005 Grammy for "Best Country Collaboration With Vocals." Van Lear Rose was awarded the Grammy for "Best Country Album."

White has appeared in a handful of movie roles, including the Academy Award winning  2003  film Cold Mountain. Director Anthony Minghella cast White as Georgia  Thewes  on  the advice of musical director T Bone Burnett. White's role  was a musical one and he performed several of the movie's Appalachian songs.  In  the  same  year,  both members of The White Stripes appeared in director  Jim  Jarmusch's  Coffee  & Cigarettes.

 Jack and Meg White played themselves  in  the  vignette  titled  "Jack Shows Meg His Testla Coil." In 2006,  the  duo  appeared again in an episode of The Simpsons titled "Jazzy And  The  Pussycats."  In  2007, White made a cameo as Elvis Presley in the Judd  Apatow produced comedy, Walk Hard, and in 2008, he performed on stage in  New  York City with The Rolling Stones for a scene in Martin Scorceses' documentary, Shine A Light. White, along with Jimmy Page and The Edge, are featured in Davis Guggenheim's forthcoming electric guitar documentary, It Might Get Loud, to be theatrically released later this year.

White is the head of his own record label, Third Man Records, which releases both The White Stripes and The Raconteurs around the globe.

Alicia Keys

Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Alicia Keys has changed the face of popular music since she burst onto the scene in 2001.

Keys third studio album, "As I Am," marked another milestone recording in the young entertainer's career with over 742,000 units sold during it's first week of release. In addition, "As I Am" marks Alicia's fourth #1 debut on the Billboard Top 200 chart and her biggest sales week to date.

Upon the November 2007 release of "As I Am", Alicia held the prestigious title as the biggest debut for a female R&B artist in SoundScan history, and the highest selling debut for a female artist since 2004. "As I Am"

spawned the hit single "No One" which won two Grammy Awards in 2008 for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Additionally, Keys received four awards at the 2008 NAACP Image Awards, was honored at the first annual BET Honors ceremony, and recently received the 2008 BET Award for Best R&B Female Artist. Enjoying one of the most successful periods in her career with over 5 million copies of "As I Am" sold worldwide, Keys kicked off the "As I Am" Tour presented by Lexus in February 2008 with sold out shows for both the European and US portions of the tour.

Keys will soon be seen opposite Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson and Queen Latifah in Fox Searchlight's adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's best selling novel "The Secret Life of Bees" which will release on October 17th. Keys made her motion-picture debut in Joe Carnahan's "Smokin' Aces" as Georgia Sykes, a stunning street assassin. She also appeared in the big screen adaptation of the best selling book "The Nanny Diaries," opposite Scarlet Johansson, Laura Linney and Paul Giamatti. Keys recently signed a multiyear first-look film production deal at Disney.

Keys first appeared on the music scene in June 2001 with her debut album, "Songs In A Minor", on Clive Davis' J Records. The album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 Chart, selling over 235,000 copies in its first week, and went on to sell more than 10 million units worldwide. Keys'

critically acclaimed sophomore effort, "The Diary of Alicia Keys," was released in December 2003 and sold over 618,000 copies during its first week of release in the United States. The album is currently seven times platinum.

Throughout her career, Alicia has won eleven Grammy Awards, eleven Billboard Music Awards, three American Music Awards, three World Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, three MTV Europe Awards, three BET Awards, fourteen NAACP Image Awards, two Nickelodeon Teen Choice Awards, seven Soul Train Music Awards, two Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, one People's Choice Award, one My VH1 Award and more.

In 2005, Keys also became a New York Times Bestselling author when she released her first published work, "Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems & Lyrics by Alicia Keys."

She generously gives her time and energy as an Ambassador and spokesperson for "Keep A Child Alive," which provides anti-viral drugs to the millions suffering from AIDS in Africa. She also works closely with "Frum Tha Ground Up," devoted to equipping America's youth with the tools essential for achieving success on all levels, as well as "Teens in Motion," a non-profit organization created to offer teens the opportunity to develop their minds and bodies in a safe and secure environment. Born and raised in New York, Alicia graduated from the Professional Performance Arts School in Manhattan at age 16.

JB / 30.07.2008