Source: Music video by Billie Eilish performing No Time To Die (Audio). © 2020 Darkroom/Interscope Records
Who wrote the lyrics to “No Time To Die”?
Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas Baird O’Connell are both lyricists of the latest James Bond theme song “No Time To Die”.
What are the lyrics of “No Time To Die” about?
“No Time To Die” is a sad love song that reports melancholy about a lost love and the pain you’re going through when you feel fooled.
I should have known
I’d leave alone
Just goes to show
That the blood you bleed is just the blood you owe
We were a pair
But I saw you there
Too much to bear
You were my life, but life is far away from fair
Was I stupid to love you?
Was I reckless to help?
Was it obvious to everybody else?
That I’d fallen for a lie
You were never on my side
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just no time to die
I let it burn
You’re no longer my concern, mmm
Faces from my past return
Another lesson yet to learn
That I’d fallen for a lie
You were never on my side
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just no time to die
No time to die, mmm
No time to die, ooh
Fool me once, fool me twice
Are you death or paradise?
Now you’ll never see me cry
There’s just no time to die
Did Hans Zimmer compose the theme song “No Time To Die”?
No, Hans Zimmer did not compose the 007 theme song “No Time To Die”. Hans Zimmer is looking back on a more than impressive career in Hollywood. Still this is the very first James Bond score he has been working on. While doing so he did not compose the theme song of the same name but arranged the orchestra. Billie Eilish O’Connell and Finneas Baird O’Connell composed the titel that was published on February 13, 2020. Besides that there was of course a strong collaboration between Hans Zimmer, Billie Eilish and FINNEAS. They performed “No Time To Die” live on stage together with Johnny Marr at this years’ BRIT Adwards in London.
Did Billie Eilish see the movie before she wrote the song “No Time To Die”?
Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS were given total creative freedom in the composition process of the newest James Bond theme. It was their decision to go with the same title as the movie “No Time To Die”. They wanted to have a look at the script to be able to compose and write something appropriate for the film. Actually Billie and Finneas flew to London to see an early cut of the movie that gave them an idea of the plot. Yes, they basically saw the movie while working on the theme song.
Will James Bond die in “No Time To Die”?
There is no definitve answer to that question as long as the movie has not officially been released. For now there is no strong indication that James Bond will die in the 25th edition of the esponiage saga. Whatever will happen the codename 007 will live on forever as it will be passed on within the MI6.
What would the theme song “No Time To Die” sound like if it had drums?
FINNEAS is Composer, Producer and Percussionist of the latest James Bond theme song “No Time To Die”. O’Connell’s arrangement contains just very little percussive elements and the whole song is based on a very reduced drum setup. Casey Aaron Cooper – better known as COOP3RDRUMM3R – gave it a go and created his own idea of how a drum instrumentation for “No Time To Die” could sound like.
When is “No Time To Die” coming to cinemas?
No Time To Die by director Cary Joji Fukunaga will be released on April 2, 2020. Official booking of tickets has started on February 27 00:07. The movie is supposed to be the longest James Bond episode ever with a supposed runtime of more than 165 minutes. The cast consists of
- Caniel Craig as James Bond 007
- Ana de Armas as Paloma
- Léa Seydoux as Madeleine Swann
- Rami Malek as Safin
- Christoph Waltz as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- Ralph Fiennes as M
- Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny
- Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter
Which artists sang James Bond 007 theme songs?
| Artist | Theme Song | Year |
| John Barry Orchestra | James Bond Theme | 1963 |
| Matt Monro | From Russia With Love | 1963 |
| Shirley Bassey | Goldfinger | 1964 |
| Tom Jones | Thunderball | 1965 |
| Nancy Sinatra | You Only Live Twice | 1967 |
| Louis Armstrong | We Have All The Time in the World | 1969 |
| Shirley Bassey | Diamonds Are Forever | 1971 |
| Paul McCartney & Wings | Live and Let Die | 1973 |
| Lulu | The Man With The Golden Colt | 1975 |
| Carly Simon | Nobody Does It Better | 1977 |
| Shirley Bassey | Moonraker | 1979 |
| Sheena Easton | For Your Eyes Only | 1981 |
| Rita Coolidge | All Time High | 1983 |
| Duran Duran | A View To A Kill | 1985 |
| a-ha | The Living Daylights | 1987 |
| Gladys Knight | License To Kill | 1989 |
| Tina Turner | Golden Eye | 1995 |
| Sheryl Crow | Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 |
| Garbage | The World Is Not Enough | 1999 |
| Madonna | Die Another Day | 2002 |
| Chris Cornell | You Know My Name | 2006 |
| Alicia Keys & Jack White | Another Way To Die | 2008 |
| Adele | Skyfall | 2012 |
| Sam Smith | Writing’s On The Wall | 2015 |
| Billie Eilish | No Time To Die | 2020 |