Last October speculation around Lana Del Rey has resurfaced following a database reference to a song titled “First Light“. While unconfirmed, the title has drawn attention because of its overlap with 007: First Light, prompting theories that Del Rey could be involved in delivering the game’s title theme.
Taken on its own, such a listing proves little. Database entries can reflect working titles, placeholders, or material that never reaches release. What gives this particular theory additional substance is a documented link to The Flight, who are composing the game’s soundtrack for 007: First Light.
That connection dates back to the early 2010s—well before Del Rey’s mainstream breakthrough with “Born to Die” and long before The Flight became associated with large-scale cinematic and interactive scores. During that period, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith collaborated directly with Del Rey, producing and co-writing tracks such as “Kinda Outta Luck” and “You Can Be The Boss“. “Kinda Outta Luck“was originally shared by Lana Del Rey herself via Facebook in 2011. The video below reflects that original post and is embedded here for contextual analysis:
Both songs stem from a pre-album phase of Del Rey’s career and never received an official commercial release. Recorded before her catalogue became tightly curated by a major label, they circulated informally as demos or unreleased recordings rather than as part of a coordinated album campaign. Their status reflects a transitional moment: Del Rey was still refining her artistic identity, while The Flight were operating within alternative pop rather than long-form narrative scoring.
A further, more tentative connection is sometimes mentioned via an early demo version of “Diet Mountain Dew“, which several databases and fan archives attribute to The Flight. This demo does not appear in the duo’s official credits and should therefore be treated cautiously, but it points to repeated creative contact during that same early phase.
More than a decade later, both sides have evolved in parallel. Del Rey has developed a distinctly cinematic pop language defined by melancholy, glamour, and noir-tinged atmosphere. The Flight, meanwhile, have transitioned into composers specialising in tension, mood, and narrative cohesion—work that now culminates in their role on 007: First Light, a new entry in the broader James Bond universe.
This shared track record does not confirm Del Rey’s involvement in the game. But it reframes the rumour. Rather than coincidence or wishful casting, the theory surrounding the First Light title song begins to read as the outline of a creative reunion — one rooted in an established but long-inactive collaboration. Seen through that lens, the idea no longer feels speculative for its own sake, but like a plausible convergence of paths — and perhaps the long-awaited fulfilment of Del Rey’s ambition to perform a James Bond title song.
Image credits: Pip (The Flight); Abaca Press / Alamy (Lana Del Rey); IO Interactive (007 First Light key art).
