Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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007 First Light will be the first James Bond video game in 14 years – and developers IO Interactive are pulling out all the stops, recruiting award-winning singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey to perform the title song.

Del Rey's track debuted to a positive reception from critics and fans, with David Arnold, who scored five Bond films between 1997 and 2008, returning to co-write the song.

We spoke to Arnold along with Mission and Audio Director Dominic Vega to understand what the journey has been like to create a new vision of Bond for 2026 and what exactly goes into the perfect Bond song...

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