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We're now two-thirds of the way through the episodes of the official No Time to Die podcast. What follows are some observations.

Steve Mazzaro gets a shoutout: Hans Zimmer has made it known that his work on No Time to Die was in collaboration with Steve Mazzaro.

The Eon Productions publicity campaign has not referenced either Dan Romer (the composer originally chosen by Cary Fukunaga) nor Mazzaro (who Hans Zimmer has described as a collaborator).

But in episode 4, "The Music of Bond," Zimmer again says he worked *with* Zimmer on the score.

Zimmer said long ago it was a joint arrangement. Meanwhile, I'm puzzled why once Romer was sent away why Eon didn't get five-time Bond composer David Arnold to fill in.

I suspect it's because Zimmer is more of a brand name than an actual film composer these days. But, who knows?

Fukunaga says he thought about the score "early on:" This comes up in episode 4. It's probably true but likely reflects why Dan Romer was (initially) called in.

The similarities between Never Say Never Again and No Time to Die keep multiplying: Haphazard Stuff put together an amusing video about 1983's Never Say Never Again. Both movies feature an aging James Bond. In Sean Connery's case, it was a last chance to stick it to Eon co-founder Albert R. Broccoli: