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Shaun Keaveny joins Marr for soundtrack talk, while Sidetracked supplies BBC Radio 6 Music's most-watched new upload.
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Johnny Marr on the Bond theme, Hans Zimmer and The Smiths needle drops | Indie Icons Only, Pt 6
Johnny Marr's homework has changed since the VHS-tape tour preparations we covered here. His latest Indie Icons Only conversation with Shaun Keaveny moves into cinema: sessions with Hans Zimmer, the Bond theme and hearing The Smiths turn up in somebody else's film.
"Johnny Marr on the Bond theme, Hans Zimmer and The Smiths needle drops | Indie Icons Only, Pt 6" makes room for Inception, 500 Days Of Summer and Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Marr's soundtrack experience gives this more substance than a favourite-films chat: he played guitar on Zimmer's Inception score and worked with him on No Time to Die.
The shorter extracts are where the channel's strongest momentum sits right now. Marr discussing Bond, comparing David Bowie with Elvis Presley and describing a Zimmer studio session occupy all three of its busiest spots. The Bond Short reached nearly 7,000 views in its opening twelve hours.
Across nine new uploads, though, the largest total belongs to Sidetracked. Annie MacManus and Nick Grimshaw's episode has drawn about 13,000 views, taking in Annie's early departure from Stevie Wonder's Dublin concert, Nick's account of audience members sleeping through Céline Dion, and their notes on the Sam Fender-soundtracked John Lewis Christmas advert.
Subscriber numbers held steady over the week, while daily viewing is currently well below the channel's usual level. Among nearby music channels, Rocked is enjoying an above-usual spell and ChvrchesVEVO is quieter. For BBC Radio 6 Music, Marr's trips from indie records to film scores are providing the freshest movement.
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Who composed the Inception score featuring Johnny Marr's guitar?
Hans Zimmer composed Inception's score, with Johnny Marr contributing guitar.