I wanted to write a song in its own universe. Paul McCartney wouldn't have written it if not for that movie. 'And 'Live and Let Die' is a fantastic song. I wanted people to hear my voice,' Cornell said. 'I decided that I was going to sing it like Tom Jones, in that crooning style. I didn't want to do a song for a James Bond film and not have it sound somewhat like a James Bond song.'Ĭornell stated that the biggest two influences on 'You Know My Name' were Tom Jones, who performed the theme for Thunderball, and Paul McCartney, who composed and performed the theme for Live and Let Die. 'You Know My Name' did appear on Cornell's second solo album, Carry On. Strangely enough the sing was not included in the Casino Royale soundtrack. The song was nominated for a Grammy Award. Cornell wrote the song together with David Arnold, the soundtrack's composer. In 2006, Chris Cornell co-wrote and performed the theme song for the James Bond film Casino Royale, 'You Know My Name'. Cornell also released four solo studio albums, Euphoria Morning (1999), Carry On (2007), Scream (2009), Higher Truth (2015) and the live album Songbook (2011). Chris Cornell (J– May 17, 2017), Soundgarden frontman and singer of the Casino Royale theme song 'You Know My Name', died age 52.Ĭornell rose to fame in the 1990s as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Seattle rock band Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for the group Audioslave.

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