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Sunday saw American audiences glued to their TV sets for the annual Superbowl. Bond fans who were watching were in for a treat though. 


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During an ad break a 30 second TV spot for No Time to Die with some new material made its debut and was later uploaded to YouTube:

Let's look at what else has been happening with the new Bond film, much of which is about the music.
 

No Time to Die news

But before we get down to music, the World Premiere date and venue were announced in January. The details are here but it's set for 31st March at London’s Royal Albert Hall. 

In January Variety reported Hans Zimmer was signed to replace Dan Romer as the Bond 25 composer after reports that Romer had left the production. Zimmer's involvement was later confirmed in a press release issued by Eon Productions.

Ex-Smiths axeman Johnny Marr revealed he is working with Zimmer on new Bond score. He should bring his distinctive guitar sound to the film. 

Hot on the heels of Hans Zimmer’s confirmation for the soundtrack came the announcement that Billie Eilish will  perform the title song. 

Later in the month she swept the Grammys. With a total of five awards she was the biggest winner of the night.

Variety recently spoke to the Bond producers about No Time to Die and the Bond series. Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson interviewed by Variety

Luxury knitwear manufacturer N Peal opens sign up for No Time to Die sweater as seen on the poster and stills from the film.
 

Articles

Fans have speculated how a Zimmer composed score might sound like. In this article Javier E. Trujillo considers whether Zimmer will end Craig’s tenure on a high note or will it fall flat. 

He also reviews issue 7 of Dynamite’s new comic book series.

In the first of three articles Kathryn Smith pens her thoughts and impressions of Ian Fleming’s 007 books: Fleming book reviews (part 1 of 3)

And in I take a look And in The drinks of Casino Royale I look at what 007 drinks in Daniel Craig’s debut as James Bond.

 

James Bond & Friends podcast

The latest episodes of James Bond & Friends are now available on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere. These are fun to record and the response has been hugely positive. You can listen to the most recent episodes below:

• Episode 0037: Beer, Pizza and GoDaddy
• Episode 0038: Three Point Five Aston Martins
• Episode 0039: I Suspect His Days Are Numbered

That's all for now. If anything BIG comes up between now and the beginning of March I'll let you know.

Until then!

David Leigh
The James Bond Dossier

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