Former Smiths' guitarist Johnny Marr has described working on the score for the new James Bond film as a "dream job as a British guitar player".
The 57-year old collaborated with composer Hans Zimmer on the music for No Time To Die, which opened in UK cinemas on Thursday (September 30).
For Marr the guitar plays a key role in 007's soundtracks.
"The job of the guitar in the music is certainly when there’s action. No doubt about that," he quipped.
"When Bond is about to go into Bond mode, whether it’s a car chase or a heroic moment, I have that association.
"When he’s about to be heroic, suddenly you hear the guitar."
The musician went on to discuss the affects of avoiding the obvious when it comes to music production in film.
There are parts of film scores that simply sometimes you expect something to be really loud," he said.
"But you discover it’s much more effective when it’s really quiet. These are all things that I’m starting to notice more and more as I’ve worked on films.
"It’s just not doing the obvious."
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Marr also talked about how outgoing Bond actor, Daniel Craig has taken a keen interest in the music.
"A couple of times in meetings, Daniel Craig’s name has come up about how he feels about the music," he said.
"It’s become quite evident early on how much he cares about the work.
"In my limited experience, I’m sure all leading actors do, but it’s evident to everybody on the team that he really is into every aspect of it and the music’s very important.
"He’s super invested in that side of it."
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