The Flight details the orchestral and electronic mix behind 007 First Light

007 First Light’s composers approached its soundtrack with a balance in mind: preserve the musical identity of James Bond while making space for their own electronic and acoustic influences. Speaking to TechRadar in an interview published November 13, Joe Henson and Alexis Smith, collectively known as The Flight, described how that balance shaped their work.

Building around Bond’s musical vocabulary

Smith identified brass, strings, orchestral writing and jazz as important parts of the series’ musical heritage. He said First Light took the duo further into that territory than their previous scores, while still allowing them to incorporate contemporary elements.

Henson described the project as drawing on skills the pair had developed over roughly a decade. Their established combination of synthesizers and acoustic instruments, he explained, felt compatible with the franchise’s traditional sound.

The composers also described Bond’s musical identity as something broader than its familiar themes. Henson pointed to particular uses of brass, strings, guitars and other instruments as ways to evoke that identity even when recognizable motifs are held back.

Music for the wider spy experience

For Smith, the soundtrack’s job was to make players feel part of Bond’s world. That meant accommodating espionage, intrigue, action and romance within the same score. Both composers linked their sense of what suited the series to their familiarity with its films.

Their comments highlight a creative challenge for a game using an established screen character: music can help establish familiarity while supporting a distinct interpretation. Here, the duo’s account places instrumentation and atmosphere alongside recognizable melodies.

TechRadar also reports that the soundtrack is nominated for Best Original Video Game Score at the Ivors Composer Awards, scheduled for November 17, 2026, at London’s Grosvenor House.