Die Another Day his score, and included two of the new themes created for "The World Is Not Enough". The first, originally used as Renard's theme, is heard during the mammoth "Antonov" cue on the recording, and is written for piano. The second new theme, used in the "Christmas in Turkey" track of "The World Is Not Enough", is reused in the "Going Down Together" track. The title song for "Die Another Day" was co-written and co-produced by Mirwais Ahmadzai and performed by Madonna, who also had a cameo in the film as Verity, a fencing instructor. The concept of the title sequence
Die Another Day (song) pop station in New York City." The song received mixed reviews from music critics. Author Lucy O'Brien wrote in her biography, "", that the techno composition and the stuttering vocals made the song "an almost anti-Bond theme". James Hannaham from "Spin" was positive in his review, writing that it is a "brilliant, melodramatic song, that sounds like a stoic response to a world gone mad." Writing for Yahoo! Music, Dan Gennoe felt that since the songs in "American Life" mostly gave prominence to style over substance, "Die Another Day" as a result had become one-dimensional. Stylus Magazine's Ed Howard described