【搬运】【译】叉婊Pitchfork评Billie Eilish 2020年单曲《No Time To Die》

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翻译：Kai-Kaiyue

审译：Joonly EC

排版：Ryan-Chopin

The best James Bond themes balance the moody with the meta; they portend danger, while winking directly at the camera. Throughout the ’60s and ’70s, themes by Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, and Tom Jones created a haunting signature sound that combined Vegas bombast with international mystery. For a while, in the ’90s and aughts, they took a wacky turn. Bono and the Edge wrote a song for Tina Turner; Jack White and Alicia Keys did a duet; Madonna’s “Die Another Day” featured glitched-out vocals and electronics. The franchise returned to its roots with Adele’s “Skyfall,” an update of the old Bond sound for a new era; the song’s producer referenced the musical code of the series and Lia Vollack, Sony Pictures President of Music, namechecked Shirley Bassey. Adele’s Oscar-winning performance evoked Bond tradition while capturing its changing spirit, and the two Bond themes since, including Billie Eilish’s “No Time to Die,” are playing by its rules.

最好的James Bond主题曲能用多变来平衡剧情的喜怒无常;它们对着镜头"眨眼"，暗示着危险。在6,70年代，由Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, Tom Jones演绎的主题曲令人难忘，且已经成为了标志性的主题曲，歌曲中有一种拉斯维加斯赌城式的夸张又不失国际化的神秘感。在之后的90年代，曲风则变得怪异。Bono和The Edge作词作曲，Tina Turner演唱；Jack White和Alicia Keys的合唱；Madonna演唱的“Die Another Day（择日而亡）”则用电子脉冲式断断续续的声乐部分和电子配乐来表现。此后，Bond系列主题曲迎来了新的时期，Adele演唱的“Skyfall（天幕坠落）”又回归到原有的曲风，她参考了过去一系列的主题曲，寻找索尼音乐总监Lia Vollack和Shirley Bassey的感觉。这首获得奥斯卡的歌曲不仅唤起了对Bond的传统印象，同时也捕捉到了Bond新的魅力。在这首歌之后由Billie Eilish演唱的“No Time to Die（无暇赴死）”也遵循了这一感觉。

The dour and somber themes reflect the Daniel Craig era with minor key piano and sweeping orchestral flourishes. This background is well-suited to Eilish’s strengths. Her voice communicates dread without sacrificing its beauty, and her songs play with the concept of grimness. Her debut album channeled the frights and shudders of her night terrors, and she wrote a song from the perspective of the monster under the bed. The lyrics reflect the betrayal hinted at in the film’s trailer and embody the tension of espionage. “Fool me once, fool me twice/Are you death or paradise?/Now you’ll never see me cry/There’s just no time to die,” she coos, leaning into the bit. She hovers just above the strobing keyboard work of her brother FINNEAS like a fog rolling through until the song swells into a flurry of strings. As it opens up, her singing crescendos ever so slightly, and she manages to strike the tenuous tone with a ruthless precision, while never refusing to sacrifice her distinctive qualities. Her performance on “No Time to Die” carries the Bond legacy into a new generation.

钢琴小调和连绵起伏的管弦乐所营造出的冰冷阴郁的曲调与Daniel Craig的表演相得益彰。这种曲风也正是Eilish的特点，唱腔虽丧却不失美感，歌曲概念也很冷酷。她的首张专辑表达了她午夜惊醒时的恐惧，其中一首歌也是来源于床底下的怪兽视角。而在这首主题曲中歌词反映了影片预告片中暗示的背叛，体现了谍战的紧张感。“骗我耍我 戏我欺我/你是地狱或是天堂/如今你再也不会看到我的眼泪/与我而言无暇赴死”低沉的嗓音缓缓将情绪带入高潮。琴键伴奏由她的哥哥FINNEAS担任，而她的嗓音就像是盘旋在伴奏上翻滚的雾气，而后又添加弦乐部分。当音乐开始，Billie的声音缓缓增强，每一个音都是如此精准，一如她一直以来的歌曲质量。这首由她演唱的“No Time to Die”又将Bond的传奇赋予了新的韵味。