搬運自：微信公眾號【評論搬一堆】（在原文基礎(chǔ)上添加了英語原文與排版調(diào)整）

翻譯：Kai-Kaiyue

審譯：Joonly EC

排版：Ryan-Chopin

The best James Bond themes balance the moody with the meta; they portend danger, while winking directly at the camera. Throughout the ’60s and ’70s, themes by Shirley Bassey,?Nancy Sinatra, and?Tom Jones?created a haunting signature sound that combined Vegas bombast with international mystery. For a while, in the ’90s and aughts, they took a wacky turn.?Bono?and the Edge wrote a song for?Tina Turner;?Jack White?and?Alicia Keys?did a duet;?Madonna’s “Die Another Day” featured glitched-out vocals and electronics. The franchise returned to its roots with?Adele’s “Skyfall,” an update of the old Bond sound for a new era; the song’s producer?referenced?the musical code of the series and Lia Vollack, Sony Pictures President of Music,?namechecked?Shirley Bassey. Adele’s Oscar-winning performance evoked Bond tradition while capturing its changing spirit, and the two Bond themes since, including?Billie Eilish’s “No Time to Die,” are playing by its rules.

最好的James Bond主題曲能用多變來平衡劇情的喜怒無常;它們對著鏡頭"眨眼"，暗示著危險。在6,70年代，由Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, Tom Jones演繹的主題曲令人難忘，且已經(jīng)成為了標志性的主題曲，歌曲中有一種拉斯維加斯賭城式的夸張又不失國際化的神秘感。在之后的90年代，曲風則變得怪異。Bono和The Edge作詞作曲，Tina Turner演唱；Jack White和Alicia Keys的合唱；Madonna演唱的“Die Another Day（擇日而亡）”則用電子脈沖式斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的聲樂部分和電子配樂來表現(xiàn)。此后，Bond系列主題曲迎來了新的時期，Adele演唱的“Skyfall（天幕墜落）”又回歸到原有的曲風，她參考了過去一系列的主題曲，尋找索尼音樂總監(jiān)Lia Vollack和Shirley Bassey的感覺。這首獲得奧斯卡的歌曲不僅喚起了對Bond的傳統(tǒng)印象，同時也捕捉到了Bond新的魅力。在這首歌之后由Billie Eilish演唱的“No Time to Die（無暇赴死）”也遵循了這一感覺。

The dour and somber themes reflect the Daniel Craig era with minor key piano and sweeping orchestral flourishes. This background is well-suited to Eilish’s strengths. Her voice communicates dread without sacrificing its beauty, and her songs play with the concept of grimness. Her?debut album?channeled the frights and shudders of her night terrors, and she wrote a song from the perspective of the monster under the bed. The lyrics reflect the betrayal hinted at in?the film’s trailer?and embody the tension of espionage. “Fool me once, fool me twice/Are you death or paradise?/Now you’ll never see me cry/There’s just no time to die,” she coos, leaning into the bit. She hovers just above the strobing keyboard work of her brother FINNEAS like a fog rolling through until the song swells into a flurry of strings. As it opens up, her singing crescendos ever so slightly, and she manages to strike the tenuous tone with a ruthless precision, while never refusing to sacrifice her distinctive qualities. Her performance on “No Time to Die” carries the Bond legacy into a new generation.

鋼琴小調(diào)和連綿起伏的管弦樂所營造出的冰冷陰郁的曲調(diào)與Daniel Craig的表演相得益彰。這種曲風也正是Eilish的特點，唱腔雖喪卻不失美感，歌曲概念也很冷酷。她的首張專輯表達了她午夜驚醒時的恐懼，其中一首歌也是來源于床底下的怪獸視角。而在這首主題曲中歌詞反映了影片預告片中暗示的背叛，體現(xiàn)了諜戰(zhàn)的緊張感?！膀_我耍我 戲我欺我/你是地獄或是天堂/如今你再也不會看到我的眼淚/與我而言無暇赴死”低沉的嗓音緩緩將情緒帶入高潮。琴鍵伴奏由她的哥哥FINNEAS擔任，而她的嗓音就像是盤旋在伴奏上翻滾的霧氣，而后又添加弦樂部分。當音樂開始，Billie的聲音緩緩增強，每一個音都是如此精準，一如她一直以來的歌曲質(zhì)量。這首由她演唱的“No Time to Die”又將Bond的傳奇賦予了新的韻味。