| No Time to Die: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Released | 1 October 2021 | |||
| Recorded | January 2020 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road, London | |||
| Genre | Film score | |||
| Length | 71:00 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
| Producer | Steve Mazzaro | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Times |   [1] |
| Filmtracks | [2] |
No Time to Die: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 25thJames Bondfilm of the same name. Released byDecca Records on 1 October 2021 (a week before the film's North American release), the music was composed byHans Zimmer, making him the sixth non-British composer afterMarvin Hamlisch,Bill Conti,Michael Kamen,Éric Serra andThomas Newman to score a film in the series.The film's theme song of the same name performed byBillie Eilish, was composed with her brotherFinneas O'Connell. The 12" vinyl album version features an additional four short music cues listed only as Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.
In July 2019,Dan Romer was announced as composer for the filmNo Time to Die's score, having previously worked withCary Joji Fukunaga onBeasts of No Nation (2015) andManiac (2018).[3] Romer left the film due to creative differences in November 2019.[4]Hans Zimmer replaced Romer by January 2020.[5] It is the first time in theJames Bond series history that a composer has been replaced during post-production, and the second major personnel change for the film afterDanny Boyle left as director.[6] Steve Mazzaro produced the score, whileJohnny Marr played guitar.London Voices provided the choral element to the soundtrack. TheNo Time to Die score album was set to be released throughDecca Records in March 2020 but was delayed to 1 October 2021 to coincide with the release of the film.[7][8]
In January 2020,Billie Eilish was announced as the performer of the film's theme song, with her brother,Finneas O'Connell, serving as co-writer as well as the track's producer. The song, whichhas the same title, was released on 13 February 2020.[9] At the age of 18, Eilish is the youngest artist to record a James Bond theme song.[10][11] Despite the film's delay due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, the song was nominated for and won theGrammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the63rd Annual Grammy Awards, on 14 March 2021, six months before the film's release date, because the song itself was released during the 2019–20 eligibility period, in anticipation of the film's original April 2020 release date.[12] At the65th Annual Grammy Awards, Zimmer's score was nominated forBest Score Soundtrack for Visual Media.
The soundtrack contains references to two tracks fromOn Her Majesty's Secret Service soundtrack:[13]
Will Hodgkinson ofThe Times stated, "The key to a greatJames Bond theme tune is to capture a sense of nagging emotional loss in a way that’s glamorous. Step forward, Billie Eilish, the world’s most melancholic teenagepop star, who wraps her intimate, whispered vocals over words that, in proper Bond style, seem on the surface to be profound but in fact don’t mean much at all."[1] Saeed Saeed ofThe National wrote, "While the pulsating score by German composer Hans Zimmer fulfils the brief in heightening the film’s spectacular action sequences, the creation of the music featured a few dramas of its own... The solitary vocal tune in the soundtrack is the titular track performed by Billie Eilish. While the dramatic power ballad, with her trademark whispery vocals and sweeping strings, was acclaimed and won aGrammy Award in March, the recording process wasn’t so smooth."[13]
All tracks are performed by Hans Zimmer, except for "No Time to Die". Writing credits are from theASCAP repertory.[14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gun Barrel" | Monty Norman | 0:56 |
| 2. | "Matera" |
| 1:59 |
| 3. | "Message from an Old Friend" |
| 6:35 |
| 4. | "Square Escape" |
| 2:06 |
| 5. | "Someone Was Here" |
| 2:56 |
| 6. | "Not What I Expected" |
| 1:24 |
| 7. | "What Have You Done?" |
| 2:14 |
| 8. | "Shouldn't We Get to Know Each Other First?" |
| 1:21 |
| 9. | "Cuba Chase" |
| 5:40 |
| 10. | "Back to MI6" |
| 1:30 |
| 11. | "Good to Have You Back" | Barry | 1:17 |
| 12. | "Lovely to See You Again" |
| 1:25 |
| 13. | "Home" |
| 3:45 |
| 14. | "Norway Chase" |
| 5:06 |
| 15. | "Gearing Up" |
| 2:53 |
| 16. | "Poison Garden" |
| 3:58 |
| 17. | "The Factory" |
| 6:42 |
| 18. | "I'll Be Right Back" |
| 4:59 |
| 19. | "Opening the Doors" |
| 2:44 |
| 20. | "Final Ascent" |
| 7:25 |
| 21. | "No Time to Die" (performed byBillie Eilish) |
| 4:04 |
| Total length: | 71:00 | ||
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 4 |
| Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[18] | 58 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] | 25 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[20] | 28 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] | 12 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22] | 40 |
| Irish Albums (OCC)[23] | 41 |
| Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[24] | 46 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[25] | 38 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[26] | 39 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[27] | 22 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28] | 9 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] | 6 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[30] | 30 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] | 3 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[32] | 7 |
