Chris Martin's Unreleased James Bond Theme Song Heads to Auction After 27 Years
Wax Poetics is selling tapes, demos and alternate mixes from Coldplay’s formative sessions, including a never-released Chris Martin Bond pitch and a 9-track cassette.
- An archive of early Coldplay demo tapes, including an unheard James Bond theme written by frontman Chris Martin, is being auctioned by British producer Chris Allison through Wax Poetics this week.
- These recordings capture the band's formative 1999 sessions at London's Orinoco Studios, documenting the creative period before their global breakthrough with the debut album Parachutes.
- Among the lots is an acoustic demo of 'The World Is Not Enough,' which Martin wrote for the 1999 Pierce Brosnan film but reportedly never submitted to producers.
- Bidding for the items, including original DAT mixes and unreleased songs, is open through July 19, with a portion of proceeds benefiting the music education charity Restore the Music.
- Martin has previously acknowledged his long-standing ambition to write a Bond theme, though he admitted in a 2021 interview that his previous attempts were 'not very good.
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Chris Martin and Coldplay are auctioning a 27-year-old cassette tape containing an unreleased attempt to create a title song for the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough.
Coldplay’s Early Studio Tapes, Unheard Chris Martin Bond Demo Head to Auction
An archive of early Coldplay recordings — studio tapes, alternate mixes and demos from the formative sessions that predated and helped shape the band’s debut album, Parachutes — is heading to auction this week through Wax Poetics, offering a rare look at the band before it broke worldwide. The bulk of the collection comes from British producer, mixer and engineer Chris Allison and centers on Coldplay’s “Blue Room” sessions at London’s Orinoco …
“We kept trying to write one for 20 years, but they’re not very good, to be honest”: A Skyfall of Stars, anyone? Rare Coldplay recordings are being auctioned, including their early attempt at a Bond theme
Some of Coldplay’s rarest recordings are going up for auction, including their first stab at a James Bond theme. They’re being sold by the producer Chris Allison, who worked with the band in their early days. They include the master tapes for their first Parlophone release, the Blue Room EP, which came out in autumn 1999, and alternate versions of some of the tracks that ended up on their debut album, Parachutes, including Shiver and We Never Ch…
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