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Skyfall

Skyfall

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A 2012 theme song sung by Adele for the James Bond film
  • proper noun
: Skyfall
  • The only part of the opening credits that falls flat is the title song "Skyfall" performed by Adele.

Examples

  • Originally, I wanted to write this post the second I heard Adele's "Skyfall."

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  • Speaking to Yahoo! Movies, Daniel Craig said he was quite emotional hearing "Skyfall" for the first time.

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  • With all its critical acclaim and box office success, 'Skyfall' will be pretty hard to top.

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  • Adele's Skyfall: Has the level of success already been determined?

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  • Cue Adele's "Skyfall" and the traditional Bond opening credits.

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  • By now, you are surely celebrating the 007 film franchise's 50th birthday with a shaken martini and Adele's newly released Skyfall theme song.

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  • Adele's Skyfall is clichéd, but if it veers too far from that (Madonna), the essence is lost.

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  • Adele's James Bond theme "Skyfall" finally created the presentation after a few months of rumors that this UK vocalist had been verified for the place—together with expectations that she would do whatever it takes this season.

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  • Adele's song Skyfall became an instant classic after being featured in the James Bond film.

  • Fans eagerly anticipated Adele's Skyfall, the theme song for the latest James Bond movie.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Skyfall = sky + fall (semi-transparent) = sky + fall

Same compounding structure as the film title; components are clear but the meaning refers to a song title derived from the film rather than a literal event.

Etymology

Skyfall as a song title uses the same two words, sky ('the air above us') and fall ('to drop'), so the music and words feel heavy and serious and match the film's dark, emotional mood.