Noel Gallagher responds to rumours Oasis will record the next James Bond theme

Noel Gallagher has reponded to rumours Oasis will record the next James Bond theme, saying the band have not been approached by the 007 team.

In August, it was announced British screenwriter Steven Knight, 65, would write the latest Bond film. 

Amazon MGM were said to have lined-up the iconic Brit-pop band to be the voice of the soundtrack. 

But during an appearance on TalkSport on Monday, Noel poured hot water on the rumours, saying: ‘This James Bond thing? What, Oasis? Nah.’

He did add that Oasis would be interested in penning a future theme tune if they were approached. 

‘Of course. It would be an absolute honour, and I think those kind of things should be done by Brits not Yanks,’ he said. 

Although he confirmed there had been no contact between Oasis and the team behind James Bond, Noel joked he would be up for playing a ‘Mancunian villain’ in the next film. 

It would be a monumental move for the Gallagher brothers, who reunited this summer after 16 years as they officially brought an end to their long-running feud for their sell-out tour.

Back in 2008, Bond fan Noel lamented the soundtrack for the ‘greatest British agent of all time has to be soundtracked by a bunch of Americans,’ referring to the Quantum Of Solace theme ‘Another Way To Die’ by Alicia Keys and Jack White.

At the time, he claimed that an unreleased song of his, Freaky Teeth, would be a great Bond theme. 

He said: ‘I listened back to it thinking, “That’d make a f*****g great Bond theme. It’s a bit of a p**s-take that the greatest British agent of all time has to be soundtracked by a bunch of Americans.’

Screenwriter Steven is best known as the creator of BBC crime drama Peaky Blinders starring Cillian Murphy, which has spawned a 2026 movie, whilst his new historical saga House Of Guinness launched on Netflix this autumn. 

Meanwhile, Amy Pascal and David Heyman are on board to produce the movie via Pascal Pictures and Heyday Films respectively, while Tanya Lapointe will serve as executive producer.

Steven said he is finding writing ‘exciting and thrilling’ but he has a free flow approach to his screenplay. 

He said: ‘I have no plan of how I’m going to get there.

‘Though I do know this character’s going to do this, this, and then they’re going to die, or they’re going to become king. So that’s the plan.’

Speaking about his involvement in the film last month, Steven told BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast: ‘It has always been on my bucket list and it’s fantastic to be invited to do it – I can’t wait to get started.

‘I’m hoping that, being a Bond fan for so many years, it will be imbued into me and I will be able to produce something that’s the same but different, and better, stronger and bolder.’

A number of actors have been tipped to step into his shoes, with stars including Taron Egerton, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Paul Mescal and Theo James thrown into the mix.

When pressed on who could be the new Bond, he responded: ‘That is a very, very good question, and one I can’t give you the answer to.’

The last outing for James Bond was 2021’s No Time To Die, with Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Cary Joji Fukunaga on the writing team.

Speaking of the selection process for the latest film, Steven shared: ‘I was invited to a meeting with [producer] Amy Pascal, didn’t know what it was about, and very quickly discovered what it was about and became very, very excited and hopeful.

‘And then a process is followed where you do some meetings, you discuss some ideas, and then you find out you’ve got it.

‘So I found out a while ago but it was announced last night, which is great.’

He added that it was a ‘high pressure’ job, before noting: ‘You’ve just got to do what you do, do it as well as you can.’