Video Games: Lana Del Rey releases James Bond computer game theme

Singer Lana Del Rey has released a theme song for a new James Bond video game called First Light.

The 40-year-old Video Games singer’s track has been co-written by David Arnold, who has scored five 007 films in Quantum Of Solace, Casino Royale, Die Another Day, The World Is Not Enough, and Tomorrow Never Dies, as well as a number of other games.

It comes after Del Rey, whose real name is Lizzy Grant, revealed she had a Bond film theme rejected in her song 24, which ended up on her 2015 album Honeymoon, during an interview with BBC News in 2024.

She said: “I mean, how has that not happened yet? Can we just say, (singing) ‘it’s only 24 hours in a day’, I wrote that for them, but Sam (Smith, who sang Writing’s On The Wall, the theme to 2015’s Skyfall) you did a wonderful job, really, no I’m just kidding…

“One day maybe, but probably not, but I’m going to continue to sing and do my little Nancy Sinatra thing every now and then, and just pretend that it’s the title track.”

The song is now available on streaming platforms and YouTube, with the game 007 First Light set to be released on May 27.

A message accompanying the release read: “Lana brings the James Bond universe into her world, creating her own musical interpretation for the game’s reimagined origin story.”

It comes after the US star released the single White Feather Hawk Tail Deer Hunter, which is expected to feature on a new studio album, reportedly called Stove, due for release later this year.

The record would be her first studio album since 2023’s Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd.

Since beginning her career in the 2000s, Del Rey has achieved six UK top 10 singles and six UK number one albums, she is best known for songs such as Born To Die, Summertime Sadness and Young And Beautiful.