{"id":1888686,"date":"2026-04-17T22:19:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1888686"},"modified":"2026-04-17T22:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T19:19:25","slug":"15-years-after-video-games-lana-del-rey-has-an-actual-video-game-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1888686","title":{"rendered":"15 years after &#8216;Video Games,&#8217; Lana Del Rey has an actual video game song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/UF2bf_w2Hsz9QpKqQ.J8kw&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03NTg-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/2026-04\/6b59c48c-b412-44b0-92e2-4fb34e1ba1ad&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-66df1eaa-7c4a-434f-a22d-137dfccfe30f\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">Gaming<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">15 years after &#8216;Video Games,&#8217; Lana Del Rey has an actual video game song<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">The artist co-wrote the theme song for IO Interactive&#8217;s upcoming James Bond game.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/z0DGTUGhtSngJHwR4_52VQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-12\/104d0e40-b283-11ef-80fd-c7df9234dfe5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Ian Carlos Campbell<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Contributing Reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-17T22:19:25.000Z\">Fri, April 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-17T22:19:25.000Z\">Fri, April 17, 2026 at 10:19 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The James Bond franchise has a long history of getting pop stars to record its theme songs (perhaps most memorably with <em>Live and Let Die<\/em>), and it looks like that tradition will now extend to video game adaptations about the fictional spy. IO Interactive has announced that Lana Del Rey co-wrote and performed the theme for <em>007 First Light<\/em>, the developer&#8217;s playable James Bond origin story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">&#8220;First Light&#8221; is written and performed by Lana Del Rey and composer David Arnold, and like the moody and abstract opening credits released alongside the song, could vaguely gesture at the themes of the game. IO Interactive has previously said that its game focuses on a young, inexperienced and more reckless Bond, before he developed his trademark cool. The developer is also integrating the stealth mechanics it perfected in <em>Hitman <\/em>into the upcoming game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Del Rey&#8217;s personal gaming experience may begin and end with her hit &#8220;Video Games,&#8221; which was apparently written about a former boyfriend&#8217;s love of <em>World of Warcraft<\/em>, but the artist does know how to write a song with Bond in mind. Lana Del Rey shared in 2024 that her song &#8220;24&#8221; from the album <em>Honeymoon<\/em> was originally written for 2017&#8217;s <em>Spectre<\/em>, one of several songs that were cast aside in favor of Sam Smith&#8217;s &#8220;Writing&#8217;s on the Wall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>007 First Light<\/em> is coming to Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 5 and PC on May 27, 2026. A Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game is now coming out this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">The James Bond franchise has a long history of getting pop stars to record its theme songs (perhaps most memorably with <em>Live and Let Die<\/em>), and it looks like that tradition will now extend to video game adaptations about the fictional spy. IO Interactive has announced that Lana Del Rey co-wrote and performed the theme for <em>007 First Light<\/em>, the developer&#8217;s playable James Bond origin story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">&#8220;First Light&#8221; is written and performed by Lana Del Rey and composer David Arnold, and like the moody and abstract opening credits released alongside the song, could vaguely gesture at the themes of the game. IO Interactive has previously said that its game focuses on a young, inexperienced and more reckless Bond, before he developed his trademark cool. The developer is also integrating the stealth mechanics it perfected in <em>Hitman <\/em>into the upcoming game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Del Rey&#8217;s personal gaming experience may begin and end with her hit &#8220;Video Games,&#8221; which was apparently written about a former boyfriend&#8217;s love of <em>World of Warcraft<\/em>, but the artist does know how to write a song with Bond in mind. Lana Del Rey shared in 2024 that her song &#8220;24&#8221; from the album <em>Honeymoon<\/em> was originally written for 2017&#8217;s <em>Spectre<\/em>, one of several songs that were cast aside in favor of Sam Smith&#8217;s &#8220;Writing&#8217;s on the Wall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>007 First Light<\/em> is coming to Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 5 and PC on May 27, 2026. A Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game is now coming out this summer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/15-years-after-video-games-lana-del-rey-has-an-actual-video-game-song-221925735.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/UF2bf_w2Hsz9QpKqQ.J8kw&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03NTg-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/2026-04\/6b59c48c-b412-44b0-92e2-4fb34e1ba1ad&#8221;] Gaming 15 years after &#8216;Video Games,&#8217; Lana Del Rey has an actual video game song The artist co-wrote the theme song for IO Interactive&#8217;s upcoming James Bond game. 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