Quantum of Solace

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Quantum of WHAT?! Even the director of the new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace hated the title at first. “I was like, ‘Quantum of Solace’, what’s that about?” Marc Forster told a group of journalists in New York. Explaining that the title came from an original short story by Ian Fleming (creator of James Bond), Forster added: “At the beginning it took me a little while to get used to it. But it kind of grew on me.”

quantum (noun): 1. a share; a portion 2. [scientific] a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents

• Each man has only a quantum of compassion.

solace (noun): consolation or comfort at a time of sadness or distress

• She seeks solace in religion.

On the face of it, the title means something like “Share of Comfort” or “Portion of Compassion”, but since I believe the storyline of the movie involves an appropriately green plot I suspect that there may be some play on words—specifically the word “quantum”.

Quantum of solace
From what I’ve been told
Holds the key to your heart
And the keys to your soul
Wherever you hide it
There won’t be a safe place
Once I reach for your heart
That’s what you have to face
Till I find the answer
I’ll search every space
Reach into the dark
Reach into your heart
Your time is upon you
Accept it with grace
For you’re gonna need
Me to find
A quantum of solace

If you find the answer
Right here in my face
I must be prepared
I’ve sealed my fate
I’ll find the answer
I’ll search every space
Reach into the dark
And into your heart
Your time is upon you
Accept it with grace
For you’re gonna need
Me to find
A quantum of solace

Wherever you hide it
There won’t be a safe place
Once I reach for your heart
That’s what you have to face
To find the answer
I’ll search every space
Reach into the dark
And into your heart

The time is upon you
Accept it with grace
For you’re gonna need
Me to find
A quantum of solace

NB: this is not the official Bond song for this movie