From: Blabbermouth.

According to the Daily Star, James Bond producers have tapped HIM frontman Ville Valo to record the theme for 2008′s “Casino Royale” follow-up flick.

Ville, 30, was approached by the Bond team at the BMI Awards dinner at London’s Dorchester Hotel, where he scooped a gong for his hit “Wings of a Butterfly”.

A Daily Star source stated: “[Longtime 007 soundtrack writers David Arnold, 45, and Don Black, 69] were in deep conversation with Ville on the night.

“They love the song that won him an award. They think he has just the right ear to write a classic Bond hit with them.” After their discussion, Ville even pulled a few suave 007 poses at his dinner table, aiming an imaginary finger gun at pals.

Former AUDIOSLAVE/SOUNDGARDEN frontman Chris Cornell was the first man since Paul McCartney to sing a James Bond theme song when he recorded his throaty, epic ode to 007, “You Know My Name”, for Daniel Craig‘s debut turn as Bond in “Casino Royale”.

“They wanted a voice that fit well with his persona,” Cornell said last year. “They were looking for a singer who was unapologetically male, someone with introspection in his voice but not afraid to be masculine.”

Cornell cited two of his predecessors as inspirations: McCartney, who wrote and performed the theme to “Live and Let Die” (1973), and Tom Jones, who sang the theme to “Thunderball” (1965).

“I decided that I was going to sing it like Tom Jones, in that crooning style. I wanted people to hear my voice,” Cornell said. “And ‘Live and Let Die’ is a fantastic song. Paul McCartney wouldn’t have written it if not for that movie. I [also] wanted to write a song in its own universe. I knew I’d never have it again — a big orchestra — so I wanted to have fun with it.”