So we went to see Quantum of Solace for our date night on Friday. I have to admit, I wasn’t really feeling Daniel Craig as James Bond when Casino Royale came out (I’m a purist — hello Sean Connery), but he was getting the job done with style and some serious ‘tude. I won’t divulge the plot of Q of S, but suffice it to say, if you are going to see it, make sure you’re familiar with Casino Royale before you go. If not, you might not get some of the repeated references to unseen characters and their actions.

I look forward to the opening credits of a James Bond movie as much as I look forward to the movie itself and how the Bond Girls have evolved into more than mammiferous glamazons with snicker inducing names — you get mad cool points if you tell me the name of the Bond Girl to whom Sean Connery replied, “I must be dreaming,” when she told him her name! But I digress; I’m about theme music, the opening credits, the ubiquitous James Bond Theme. My faves include

. . .and their respective movies aren’t that bad either.

So new theme song, “Another Way to Die,” may have to make it to the list. DH and I were grooving in our seats, mentioning how we were really liking the beat and such. Imagine our surprise when the credits rolled up attributing the finger popping stylings to Jack White and Alicia Keys! Really? Jack White of the White Stripes and Alicia Keys? Well, I’m no Quincy Jones, but that was an unlikely pair if I ever saw one. Still, the song is hot.