The soundtrack was penned by award-winning composer Hans Zimmer, the album’s high chart position also marks the highest charting release for him. Released via Decca Records, the soundtrack has also topped the Official Classical Artists Album chart. The previous high chart achiever released from the James Bond franchise belonged to Goldfinger. The soundtrack was released in 1964 and composed by John Barry.

The legendary German composer, Hans Zimmer, has written some of the most famous soundtracks in cinematic history. Zimmer’s long list of work includes The Dark Knight Trilogy, The Pirates of The Caribbean series, Gladiator and 1993 Tarantino film True Romance. Zimmer has also achieved many accolades during his long career of over 150 films. The composer was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Score for The Lion King in 1995. Zimmer’s large collection of awards also includes four Grammies, two Golden Globes plus many more.

Included within the soundtrack is the 25th James Bond film’s title track entitled “No Time To Die”. Written and performed by The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and “Bay Guy” singer Billie Eilish, the single also achieved chart success. Co-written by Eilish’s musical partner and brother Finneas O’Connell, the single debuted at number one when first released last year. Eilish, who was 18 at the time of the release, has become the first female and youngest artist to top the UK chart with a Bond theme. The single also holds the most successful opening release for a Bond Theme, the single re-entered the charts this week after the soundtrack release.

Zimmer has spoken to OfficialCharts.com on his chart success. “It’s incredible to think that we effectively launched this album at the Brits in 2019! It feels fantastic that the movie and its music are finally receiving such a rapturous and record-breaking reception. If you’re going to make chart history, you might as well do it with James Bond! I’m delighted.”

Laura Monks and Tom Lewis, co-managing directors of Decca Records have stated that they “thrilled” for the soundtrack and Zimmer’s chart success. Both also added, “Both legends in their own right. We couldn’t be prouder of the whole Decca team and of the increasingly strong bond (sorry!) that we have built with our partners at EON and MGM.”

Martin Talbot, Chief Executive of Official Charts Company, also provided the following statement, “The triumphant return of Bond, James Bond, this autumn has been a huge film for the nation post-lockdown and the incredible success of the soundtrack album has emphasised quite how much we love a Bond score. The involvement this time of Billie Eilish and Johnny Marr alongside Hans Zimmer has broadened the audience for this OST more than ever before. We have had to wait, but it was certainly well worth waiting for.”

No Time To Die was released in theatres on 30th September 2021 via Universal Pictures International. The latest instalment from the famous spy franchise has achieved great success within the box office. The new release also sees Daniel Craig reprieve his role as James Bond. The feature film took the highest opening weekend within the UK, beating out the rest of the series which spans over 50 years.

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Here it is, Spirit Power & Soul. The first track taken from Fever Dreams Pt 1, available to pre-order now.https://t.co/NFChc2rg1B pic.twitter.com/hDZi2EZOkg

— Johnny Marr (@Johnny_Marr) August 31, 2021

It’s the musician first new music from the forthcoming EP Fever Dreams Pt 1 out on 15th October via BMG, which is a portion of an upcoming double album with the same name.

New single “fusing the language of soul music with his roots as a ‘Mancunian glam rocker’, lyrics that could be simultaneously personal and universal, with a high energy electro sound”.  

Marr commented in a statement: “Spirit, Power and Soul is a kind of mission statement. I had an idea about an electro sound with gospel feeling, in my own words… an electro soul anthem.”
Watch the new single below.

“The new EP reflects Marr’s multifaceted past but takes his music somewhere startlingly new” shared the press. It will come digitally and on limited edition 12″ silver vinyl. You can pre-order the EP here. 

“Spirit, Power and Soul” marks Johnny Marr first new release since 2019 when he dropped singles “Armatopia” and “The Bright Parade”. The last solo album Call The Comet has been released in 2018, in which he proved “that his music still holds merit and his guitar prowess still holds up after all these years”. 

The new EP Fever Dreams, Pt. 1 will be the first part of his forthcoming double album, Fever Dreams, Pts. 1 – 4. Details about the double album release have not yet been announced.

Johnny Marr was recently announced as a special guest on The Killers North America Tour which will start in August next year. Before that, he will play a few intimate the UK shows this September. More info about the tour can be found here.