РІР‚СљNormally our creative process is very insular,РІР‚Сњ OРІР‚в„ўConnell says. However, the project did take them out of their comfort zone in other senses. What a thrill to write from that perspective!РІР‚Сњ You get to pretend youРІР‚в„ўre a 40-year-old spy whoРІР‚в„ўs had his heart broken. Even though itРІР‚в„ўs Billie singing, we chose to really embody the character. РІР‚СљThe cool thing about this project was that once we were acquainted with the first 20 pages of the script, which was what we were allowed access to for writing it, it felt like we were writing something that wasР’В autobiographical, if we suspended our disbelief. I mean, Billie was 13 and weРІР‚в„ўd write lyrics about driving a car or whatever,РІР‚Сњ he laughs. РІР‚СљI think for people who only make music in an autobiographical way, it would be more challenging than it was for us,РІР‚Сњ says OРІР‚в„ўConnell, who points out their songs often contain fictitious elements. So itРІР‚в„ўs not unfair to wonder how challenging the pair found it to musically channel a middle-aged British spy from a 60-year-old film series. ItРІР‚в„ўs rare to find a reference to РІР‚ВNo Time To DieРІР‚в„ў that doesnРІР‚в„ўt mention Eilish as the youngest-ever singer to write and perform a Bond song she had yet to turn 18 when she and OРІР‚в„ўConnell first recorded the demo in their tour bus in October 2019, about a month after theyРІР‚в„ўd met with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli. So when we heard we were being thought of to pitch a song, it felt so cool and scary and intimidating.РІР‚Сњ

РІР‚СљWe made a lot of jokes about how it would be a dream for us to do. Both being fans of the franchise, she and her brother often discussed it. But rather than representing a sudden pivot, writing a Bond song, she says, was РІР‚Сљsomething weРІР‚в„ўve always wanted to doРІР‚Сњ. Their dark-electro-pop style first hit big with the single РІР‚ВOcean EyesРІР‚в„ў, released when Eilish was just 13. It feels like the biggest thing ever.РІР‚СњР”Р„s detailed in last yearРІР‚в„ўs deep-dive AppleTV+ documentary The WorldРІР‚в„ўs A Little Blurry, she and OРІР‚в„ўConnell have been making music together for most of their lives, recording in OРІР‚в„ўConnellРІР‚в„ўs Los Angeles bedroom. РІР‚СљWeРІР‚в„ўre musicians, we are not in that world, and that alone makes it feel so incredible. РІР‚СљItРІР‚в„ўs very shocking to think about,РІР‚Сњ says Eilish. However, when they heard theyРІР‚в„ўd been nominated for an Oscar РІР‚вЂњ for their James Bond theme song РІР‚ВNo Time To DieРІР‚в„ў РІР‚вЂњ they couldnРІР‚в„ўt quite believe it. Despite still being only 20 and 24 respectively, the songwriting siblings have already won a clutch of Grammys, with Eilish the youngest to sweep the big four categories (best new artist, record, song and album), in 2020. Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas OРІР‚в„ўConnell are no strangers to awards attention.

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