2. You Know My Name (from "Casino Royale ") - Chris Cornell
The second Bond reboot found the series being brought into a modern context. Bond became a grittier, more realistic character, with a deadlier edge and a wearier outlook. The charm and the sex appeal were still there, but reality and the current geopolitical climate helped make 007 into more of a deadly adversary and less of a walking punchline. Indeed, the films opening only confirms this approach in its title sequence, driven by Cornells four minute character bible for 007 himself. Everyone knows his name, everyone knows his skills, and everyone knows what theyre in for if James Bond is brought into a scenario.The world had seemed to forget the darker side of the character starting with Roger Moore and running through Pierce Brosnan. (Timothy Dalton, no matter how dark, just wasnt accepted as Bond in the 80s. Ironic, considering that his portrayal is not only closer to Flemings vision, but it is also a prototype for Daniel Craigs approach.) By time Soundgardens front man had screamed his final reassurance that we knew Bonds name, there was no doubt that theater goers were in agreement.