The Subject Of Billy Isles Bond Is A Notepad, Betrayal, And Guitar Tremolo.

• "If Daniel Craig doesn't like him, you won't get the job."

It was February 2020, and Phineas O'Connell shared how he and his sister Billy Isle wrote the newest James Bond theme song, No Time To Die. "He has a big voice," Ailish confirmed. "I've studied it. He's involved." Located in the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel overlooking Tower Bridge in London, the duo is bubbly and chatty - if a little tired after the Oscars and Grammys.

The following night they made their live debut at the British Awards with a 20-piece orchestra. Then, a few weeks later, they returned to London for the film's world premiere. "This is going to be crazy," Ailish said as she hoped to see the title sequence for the first time. "Oh my God, I'm going to pee."

Then fate intervened. And by destiny, I mean a major pandemic. She wrapped up Eilish's first world tour and kept 007 out of theaters for the next 18 months. So here's an in-depth look at how Eilish's Bond song was made - from writer's block and discarded ideas to Johnny Marr's iconic tremolo guitar.

How can you write a Bond theme? Did you bombard Daniel Craig with lyrics when he gave up? Billy: We've always wanted to write a Bond song - even if it was an earlier choice.

Finneas: We wrote motifs and thought about melodies for several years, no matter how many times we said, "Wouldn't it be cool they one day we had to make a Bond song?" And when we found out that they were 25 years old. 

So, did we immediately start meeting Barbara [Broccoli, producer] and decide our case?

Are you part of a group of people offering jobs - like Radiohead and Sam Smith at Specter? Billy: We may have, but we were never told, "You have to compete with all these people." Not like that at all. When you first started writing, did you reconsider the old ideas you held on to?

Billy: We started from scratch, ultimately. We had a meeting with Barbara in Ireland in early September [2019], and then she sent us the first scene of the script - the part before the credits.

Finneas: And that's all we have to mention when it comes to the plot.

Billy: I think that makes it easier for us. We always write fastest when we have a story or write about something that happened. Wasn't one of the first songs you ever wrote, Fingers Crossed, based on The Walking Dead? Billy: Oooh! I mean, yes, but don't listen to this song Don't. Finneas: Yeah, listen to No Time To Die!