Noel Gallagher has said he would be honoured to write the theme song for the next James Bond film, expressing enthusiasm for the role during an interview with TalkSport. The former Oasis songwriter said there had been no contact with franchise producers but that he would jump at the chance to contribute music, adding that the series' theme songs should be created by British artists.
Asked directly if he would want to write a song for the franchise, Gallagher replied: "Absolutely, yeah, of course. It'd be an absolute honour." He added: "I think, those kinds of things should be done by Brits not Yanks." The comments follow speculation that Oasis had been courted for the role, with his brother Liam responding to a fan on X in December: "It's happening you wait till you hear it it's the best BOND tune ever."
Gallagher, who completed Oasis's Live 25 tour last year with 41 shows across 13 countries, also said he would be interested in portraying a "Mancunian villain" in the next instalment. The Bond theme tradition stretches back to the first film, Dr No, in 1962, with each subsequent film featuring its own unique song. While the artist changes from film to film, a few British names have returned, including John Barry and Shirley Bassey.
Of the 25 Bond films produced to date, only ten British acts have provided official themes: Barry, Bassey, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney and Wings, Lulu, Sheena Easton, Duran Duran, Adele and Sam Smith. American band Garbage, fronted by Scot Shirley Manson, also contributed in 1999. The most recent ballads from Adele, Smith and Billie Eilish each won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Little is known about a prospective future Bond film, with no replacement yet named for Daniel Craig, who left the role after No Time to Die in 2021. Creative control now rests with Amazon MGM Studios, meaning the next film will be the first without input from Eon Productions, the long-time stewards of the franchise who previously helped decide each theme song's creator.
