In its stead, we get subtle hints and nods at the theme, while being exposed to plenty of thematic material based on a song that Arnold co-wrote with Chris Cornell, 'You Know My Name'. Casino Royale shows us where Bond came from, and over the course of the film, he is hurt - both physically, and emotionally.ĭue to this character arc, as well as the fact that Bond hasn\'t yet 'earned his stripes', it\'s no surprising that for his fourth outing as Bond composer, David Arnold doesn\'t make much use of the James Bond theme until the end of the film. Treasure official Versper Lynd (Eva Green) is assigned to work with Bond to make sure he doesn\'t lose at the casino, and she provides the love interest in the film. Apparently Le Chiffre made a few bad bets, and Bond hopes to beat him to force him into a position whereby he will have to comply with MI6 - or be killed by his terrorist backers for losing their money. The plot of Casino Royale sticks pretty closely to the original Ian Fleming novel, with Bond going up against Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), banker to the world\'s terrorists, in a game of high-stakes poker at the Casino Royale.
In this film, we see how Bond achieves his 'license to kill' status, and how he became the 'James Bond' that we\'ve come to know. With Casino Royale, the James Bond franchise gets a 'reboot', ala Batman Begins, and a new actor (Daniel Craig) has come in to replace Pierce Brosnan after four outings as 007.
