Amir John Haddad – EL AMIR records flamenco guitar on the new James Bond

Amir John Haddad – EL AMIR records flamenco guitar on the new James Bond – ‘No Time To Die’ – Soundtrack composed by Hans Zimmer.

The award winning Spanish flamenco guitarist Amir John Haddad – El Amir from Hans Zimmer’s Orchestra is featured on the new James Bond ‘No Time To Die’ film score. 

The world of film and music has never been quite so excited with the long-awaited launch of the latest James Bond movie ‘No Time To Die’. The film score, written by German film composer and music producer, Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, Da Vinci Code, The Lion King, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Dunkirk, Mission Impossible II), features the award winning Spanish flamenco guitarist El Amir, considered to be one of the most skilful, soulful and recognised flamenco guitar soloists of today, as well as an amazing guitar virtuoso and multi-instrumentalist.

When we think of a James Bond movie, the things that immediately come to our mind are famous, outstanding actors, breath taking action scenes around the world, incredible stunts and an intriguing plot with an impossible mission and of course, a massive soundtrack.

When thinking of Spain we immediately think of the passion and the life style, the secrets hidden in the wine, long summer nights and the beautiful sunsets. All this magic is part of the Andalusian music, the Flamenco.

It’s the all important soundtrack that provides the narrative of the scenes, intensifies the inner thoughts of the characters and the communicating link between the screen and the audience.

For the epic ‘No Time To Die’ soundtrack, Hans Zimmer called upon his long time friend, the incredibly skilled, award winning guitarist El Amir, the one musician capable of merging the sound of the flamenco guitar within a Hans Zimmer soundtrack and blend those two worlds effortlessly together.

“When I received a call from Hans Zimmer, asking me to record flamenco guitar on the Sound track of new James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’, I was of course excited to be part of this amazing musical production,” says El Amir. “Arriving in London to meet Hans Zimmer and the director Cary Fukunaga to discuss the soundtrack, was a mission in itself with a cancelled then delayed flight from Tahiti, no boarding pass shown at the boarding gate in Paris and, having to purchase a new flight to London and arriving at the studio just in time to meet the whole team.

After the meeting finished I talked to Hans about the emotions of the scenes and the additional musical elements required for the soundtrack. At that time, none of my parts had been scored, so it was a case of having that mind-set and letting my emotions flow from the guitar, which we recorded at renowned producer Stephen Lipson’s Studio.”

“I’ve always been a huge Bond fan”, says El Amir. “I think every movie has that perfect balance of action, romance, love, intrigue, thrill, drama…so many elements that makes every Bond movie very exciting. I was absolutely thrilled about receiving Hans’s proposal for this movie and I am very thankful for that, it was a big honour.”

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