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What state is this scratcher from?
Maine.
Cool! I wonder if California will have a 007 game closer to the opening of No Time To Die.
Sure we bicker and fight, for we each think we're right
But does that mean we can't all just get along?
Should Bond fandom unite, gone would be sneer and slight
And no Bond fan could ever, ever be wrong.
Yet those who are contrite, and those who've seen the light
Know we can disagree and still be quite strong
If we simply stand tight, under a common smart rite
And take to heart the point of this catchy song.
CHORUS (Repeat as often as necessary):
Gassy Man knows better than you.
Gassy Man know better than you
When you're in doubt, no need to pout
Just remember Gassy Man knows better than you.
I'm still working on it -- I'm trying to find phrases that rhyme with "now bow down before me" and "that opinion stinks like last week's fish" -- but you get the idea.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10740050/billy-eilish-secret-london-bond/
For non-Brits, The Sun is not a reliable source of information. If they say it's Monday, check a calendar.
The song, created in collaboration with legendary German composer Hans Zimmer, was recorded in late December 2019 at AIR Studios in London, and will be released by Darkroom/Interscope Records.
Nicely confirmed/checked there Red_Snow.
BTW that totally fake film The Rhythm Section has a new social media ad.
https://twitter.com/ParamountUK/status/1217146068019949569?s=20
I saw a poster for The Rhythm Section in my local theater on Friday. You've got to respect the commitment to this totally fake film.
So they fake they just released another trailer:
https://youtu.be/yF4KFWpq2TI
It's certainly looking a lot less cheap than that first trailer, which looked like a student film project.
https://wp.me/pbs8To-ca
Finneas has reveal that he and sister Billie Eilish have been working on the title song for a year, and were not 'approached' to do the song, but fought it out before ultimately being chosen.
https://www.jamesbondaustralia.com/2020/01/23/finneas-talks-co-writing-the-no-time-to-die-title-song-on-the-pop-shop-podcast/
Eilish's brother, Finneas, told a music podcast that; "We were not really 'approached' about it. We fought it out for a year. We've always wanted to write a James Bond theme song. And you know, it's a legendary franchise, so we had to convince a lot of people that we were the right choice. And then we had to wrkite a song that everybody liked. So it was a hard won process...we got to work with Hans Zimmer and Steven Lipson in the studio."
I'd love to know who else was fighting for it for a year.
I think it's more likely they had a deadline to make the song choice, and originally they weren't bothered about the song being part of the score, but the timing of Romer's departure and Zimmer's availability made it possible and Finneas and Billie were probably selected late last year because they recorded it just before Christmas; so it's quite recent that the track was even laid down. I suspect that Romer's departure was earlier than anyone suspects, even earlier than JamesBondRadio's knowledge of it.
I don't think Zimmer came in until it was nearly time to record the song. This leads me to believe I'm right that Zimmer is just working as a producer on the song.
Working with Romer wouldn't have surprised me. Romer is a big-name music producer and would have been a great asset to have in that regard for the title song.
I doubt that we will ever know the truth to this whole situation.
I wonder if anyone else submitted a demo....
What reports said that Zimmer was involved with writing the theme? As far as I've seen it has only been said that he has worked on it, and that Billie Eilish and Finneas wrote the theme.
"The #NoTimeToDie title song will be performed by @billieeilish. Billie has written the song with her brother @finneas and is the youngest artist in history to write and record a James Bond theme song."
No mention of Zimmer writing it. The evidence points to Zimmer producing the theme, and he has a lot of experience as a producer.
Based upon what I have read, that seems to be what transpired. Eilish and her brother wrote the song and submitted a demo to the Bond producers. I would guess that Zimmer will get a producer credit for his involvement in the actual recording made for the film. I do find it interesting that EON apparently did not specifically seek out Eilish. One also has to wonder if Zimmer was involved/had input in selecting the theme song and of course whether or not the theme song will appear in Zimmer's score itself. Considering Zimmer appears to have been on board since December, even the most irrationally panicky, the sky is falling types, should not have any worries that the music is being "rushed". Another related question, back in the "old" days, weren't the soundtrack albums released prior to the release of the film to build up anticipation and promote the films?
That's what I remember. Back in the vinyl days, I looked forward to getting the soundtrack album to the latest Bond film....you weren't just getting the music, but some great artwork also.
You would also get some spoilers. If the track names didn't give it away the tone of the music often would.
Track titles like "Qui-gon Jin's funeral" were still being used in 1999. I'm glad they've somewhat changed their approach since.
https://twitter.com/antovolk/status/1220114247696502785?s=20
If that turns out to be true, it’ll be interesting to see how they fill up essentially three hours of runtime—the longest Bond yet.