{"id":3302,"date":"2026-06-30T15:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3302"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:38:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:38:32","slug":"chris-martins-not-very-good-attempt-to-write-a-james-bond-theme-song-goes-on-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3302","title":{"rendered":"Chris Martin\u2019s \u2018Not Very Good\u2019 Attempt to Write a James Bond Theme Song Goes on Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tA lost 27-year-old demo recording that Chris Martin and Coldplay reportedly intended for a James Bond theme \u2014\u00a0and later admitted wasn\u2019t good enough \u2014\u00a0is going up for auction. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3300\">Spymob Returns: How the Pop-Rock Group Went From Backing Pharrell Williams\u2019 N.E.R.D. to Reuniting 20 Years After Their Debut<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tAccording to the lot details by Wax Poetics, the recording of \u201cThe World is Not Enough\u201d was \u201cwritten for but understood never to have been submitted\u201d for the 1999 Bond film of the same name starring Pierce Brosnan, and is sung by Martin with an acoustic backing. \u201cUnheard and unreleased,\u201d it\u2019s being sold as a single recording on a cassette tape. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tMartin has previously claimed that Coldplay \u2014\u00a0self-described 007 fans \u2014\u00a0made a number of unsuccessful attempts at writing a theme for the spy franchise.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cWe kept trying to write one for 20 years, but never submitted them,\u201d Martin told NME in 2021. \u201cWe have Bond themes for about five movies, but they\u2019re not very good, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMartin added: \u201cAlso I don\u2019t know if we\u2019re spiritually on the same trip as James. As much as I like the films, I don\u2019t know if us singing would do it for him. He\u2019d be like, \u2018That\u2019s not what I\u2019m into at all, fellas. I like guns and shit. All this hippie stuff just isn\u2019t going to work\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3298\">Danish Esports Company Blast Opens NYC Headquarters, Plots Live Entertainment Biz Expansion Following Record $133 Million in Revenue (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe cassette containing \u201cThe World is Not Enough\u201d is part of an archive of Coldplay recordings from British producer Chris Allison going under the hammer, all made prior to the band\u2019s second EP \u201cThe Blue Room,\u201d which Allison produced and came out just before their global breakthrough the following year with \u201cParachutes.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cThe collection includes original DAT mixes, alternate versions and demos from The Blue Room sessions, including unreleased versions of several songs and a previously unheard\u00a0take of \u2018We Never Change,&#8217;\u201d said Wax Poetics. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tAt the time of publication, the highest bid for \u201cThe World is Not Enough\u201d cassette was $1,000. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=3296\">Josh Peck Says He Only Took Home Around $500,000 for \u2018Drake and Josh\u2019 After Four Years and 60 Episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cassette containing an unheard recording of &#8216;The World is Not Enough,&#8217; which Chris Martin and Coldplay had intended for the 1999 film, is being sold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3301,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2714,2715,852],"class_list":["post-3302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-chris-martin","tag-coldplay","tag-james-bond"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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