{"id":2068434,"date":"2026-07-29T14:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2068434"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:43:42","slug":"fans-are-remembering-glen-hansard-for-his-beautiful-oscar-winning-work-in-once","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2068434","title":{"rendered":"Fans are remembering Glen Hansard for his beautiful Oscar-winning work in \u2018Once\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_glenhansard_getty_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fans are remembering Glen Hansard for his beautiful Oscar-winning work in \u2018Once\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The singer and actor died following a motorcycle crash in the early hours of this morning (July 29)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Damian Jones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-29T15:43:42+01:00\">29th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_glenhansard_getty_2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglovd\" title=\"2026_glenhansard_getty_2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglovd during 2007 Sundance Film Festival &#8211; &#8216;Once&#8217; premiere in 2007 CREDIT: Clayton Chase\/WireImage for Sundance Film Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Fans of Glen Hansard are remembering him for his Oscar winning work on the 2007 movie <em>Once<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today (July 29), it was confirmed that the singer and actor died following a motorcycle crash, which occurred in Lucan during the early hours of this morning. The incident was reportedly a single-vehicle collision and happened just before 5am. He was aged 56.<\/p>\n<p>The north Dublin artist and frontman of The Frames was known for his solo albums, the most recent of which was 2023\u2019s \u2018All That Was East Is West of Me Now\u2019. He also made up one half of the duo The Swell Season, alongside Mark\u00e9ta Irglov\u00e1, and together the two of them wrote the soundtrack for the film <em>Once <\/em>including the song \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019, which went on to win an Oscar in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>He also took on a lead role in the Irish romantic musical drama film, written and directed by John Carney, playing a character called \u201cGuy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A Broadway adaptation of the film later won eight Tonys, including best musical.<\/p>\n<p>Following his passing fans have been sharing footage of the song and the film with one writing: \u201cRIP Glen Hansard. Can we please stop for 4 minutes and take a moment to appreciate how absolutely heart-wrenching and wonderful \u201cFalling Slowly\u201d from the Once soundtrack is, the one that won an Oscar?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another shared live footage of a recent concert of Hansard and wrote: \u201cRest in Peace Glen Hansard. #Once,\u201d while a third said: \u201cThere\u2019s a film you all need to watch. Doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve seen it before or not, it is perfect and today\u2019s the day for it. Once is a classic and it changed my life. RIP Glen Hansard.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Glen Hansard \u00bfPodemos por favor parar 4 minutos y detenernos a apreciar lo absolutamente desgarradora y maravillosa que es Falling Slowly de la BSO de Once con la que gan\u00f3 un Oscar?pic.twitter.com\/KgYuJiD46V<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Juan Ce\u00f1al (@ordago13) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest in Peace Glen Hansard. #Once pic.twitter.com\/YPGDP5meTu<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Singsy (@Singsy24) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s a film you all need to watch. Doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve seen it before or not, it is perfect and today\u2019s the day for it. Once is a classic and it changed my life. RIP Glen Hansard #Once #GlenHansard pic.twitter.com\/YQYWtEsR4C<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve (@AnxiousFilmGeek) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another fan showed him busking with Irglov\u00e1 to Van Morrison\u2018s \u2018Into The Mystic\u2019 on the streets of Chicago while promoting <em>Once<\/em>\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote: \u201cGlen and Marketa Irglova performed \u201cInto The Mystic\u201d for us on the streets of Chicago while promoting the movie \u201cOnce\u201d in 2008. I thought it would be fitting to share this today to remember his incredible talent and the passion he brought to every performance, big or small.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Glen Hansard has died after being involved in a motorcycle crash in Dublin. <\/p>\n<p>Glen and Marketa Irglova performed &#8220;Into The Mystic&#8221; for us on the streets of Chicago while promoting the movie &#8220;Once&#8221; in 2008. I thought it would be fitting to share this today to remember his\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/8kEteAJZdZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marcus Leshock (@marcusleshock) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others also showed him performing \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019 with Eddie Vedder live.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Glen Hansard \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\u2060 \u2060 <\/p>\n<p>Filmed here with Eddie Vedder playing his Oscar-winning track \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019.\u2060 \u2060 <\/p>\n<p>The singer-songwriter has died aged 56 in a motorcycle crash in Dublin, Ireland.\u2060 \u2060 #GlenHansard #EddieVedder pic.twitter.com\/MKqpx8z6U4<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Far Out Magazine (@FarOutMag) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others shared footage of his Oscar winning speech in 2008. Upon receiving his Academy Award at the time, Hansard said: \u201cWhen we were kids my mother used to drag us into the living room to watch the Oscars every year. And she\u2019d sit there and talk about what people were wearing and what they said or it was all a fix?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbX-95tsKbW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019d go on about all these things and it\u2019s amazing for her to be here tonight with us. We\u2019re just absolutely you know..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then revealed he got a text from U2 frontman Bono which was \u201cthe biggest thing that could happen to an Irish man\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Hansard added: \u201cTonight he sent a text saying a busker that plays the Oscars, that\u2019s the poetry and it was one of those moments where I was like, \u2018Oh my God that is such a you know\u2019, getting the praise from the high chieftain of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Glenn Hansard, recipient of my favorite Oscar win ever for Once: pic.twitter.com\/4qnjCIyRJr<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 n x d (@nxd1979) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other acting roles included his portrayal of Outspan Foster in the 1991 BAFTA-winning film <em>The Commitments, <\/em>acting alongside Robert Arkins, Angeline Ball, Andrew Strong and more.<\/p>\n<p>Among those to pay tribute were actor Rachel Zegler and Warren Ellis of Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds, Grinderman, and Dirty Three who wrote. \u201cI Can\u2019t believe it Glen. You were a good man and loyal friend. Traveling overnight to see Dirty Three in Boston recently. Always above and beyond. And always about the music the blah blah the dogs and the meaning of it all. Sending my love to your family. 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_michaelstipe_getty_2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Michael Stipe continues to preview long-awaited solo album with thought provoking new song \u2018Hum Desiderata\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Fans of Glen Hansard are remembering him for his Oscar winning work on the 2007 movie <em>Once<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today (July 29), it was confirmed that the singer and actor died following a motorcycle crash, which occurred in Lucan during the early hours of this morning. The incident was reportedly a single-vehicle collision and happened just before 5am. He was aged 56.<\/p>\n<p>The north Dublin artist and frontman of The Frames was known for his solo albums, the most recent of which was 2023\u2019s \u2018All That Was East Is West of Me Now\u2019. He also made up one half of the duo The Swell Season, alongside Mark\u00e9ta Irglov\u00e1, and together the two of them wrote the soundtrack for the film <em>Once <\/em>including the song \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019, which went on to win an Oscar in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>He also took on a lead role in the Irish romantic musical drama film, written and directed by John Carney, playing a character called \u201cGuy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A Broadway adaptation of the film later won eight Tonys, including best musical.<\/p>\n<p>Following his passing fans have been sharing footage of the song and the film with one writing: \u201cRIP Glen Hansard. Can we please stop for 4 minutes and take a moment to appreciate how absolutely heart-wrenching and wonderful \u201cFalling Slowly\u201d from the Once soundtrack is, the one that won an Oscar?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another shared live footage of a recent concert of Hansard and wrote: \u201cRest in Peace Glen Hansard. #Once,\u201d while a third said: \u201cThere\u2019s a film you all need to watch. Doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve seen it before or not, it is perfect and today\u2019s the day for it. Once is a classic and it changed my life. RIP Glen Hansard.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Glen Hansard \u00bfPodemos por favor parar 4 minutos y detenernos a apreciar lo absolutamente desgarradora y maravillosa que es Falling Slowly de la BSO de Once con la que gan\u00f3 un Oscar?pic.twitter.com\/KgYuJiD46V<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Juan Ce\u00f1al (@ordago13) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rest in Peace Glen Hansard. #Once pic.twitter.com\/YPGDP5meTu<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Singsy (@Singsy24) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s a film you all need to watch. Doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019ve seen it before or not, it is perfect and today\u2019s the day for it. Once is a classic and it changed my life. RIP Glen Hansard #Once #GlenHansard pic.twitter.com\/YQYWtEsR4C<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve (@AnxiousFilmGeek) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another fan showed him busking with Irglov\u00e1 to Van Morrison\u2018s \u2018Into The Mystic\u2019 on the streets of Chicago while promoting <em>Once<\/em>\u00a0at the time.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote: \u201cGlen and Marketa Irglova performed \u201cInto The Mystic\u201d for us on the streets of Chicago while promoting the movie \u201cOnce\u201d in 2008. I thought it would be fitting to share this today to remember his incredible talent and the passion he brought to every performance, big or small.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Glen Hansard has died after being involved in a motorcycle crash in Dublin. <\/p>\n<p>Glen and Marketa Irglova performed &#8220;Into The Mystic&#8221; for us on the streets of Chicago while promoting the movie &#8220;Once&#8221; in 2008. I thought it would be fitting to share this today to remember his\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/8kEteAJZdZ<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marcus Leshock (@marcusleshock) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others also showed him performing \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019 with Eddie Vedder live.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Glen Hansard \ud83d\udd4a\ufe0f\u2060 \u2060 <\/p>\n<p>Filmed here with Eddie Vedder playing his Oscar-winning track \u2018Falling Slowly\u2019.\u2060 \u2060 <\/p>\n<p>The singer-songwriter has died aged 56 in a motorcycle crash in Dublin, Ireland.\u2060 \u2060 #GlenHansard #EddieVedder pic.twitter.com\/MKqpx8z6U4<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Far Out Magazine (@FarOutMag) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others shared footage of his Oscar winning speech in 2008. Upon receiving his Academy Award at the time, Hansard said: \u201cWhen we were kids my mother used to drag us into the living room to watch the Oscars every year. And she\u2019d sit there and talk about what people were wearing and what they said or it was all a fix?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbX-95tsKbW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019d go on about all these things and it\u2019s amazing for her to be here tonight with us. We\u2019re just absolutely you know..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then revealed he got a text from U2 frontman Bono which was \u201cthe biggest thing that could happen to an Irish man\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Hansard added: \u201cTonight he sent a text saying a busker that plays the Oscars, that\u2019s the poetry and it was one of those moments where I was like, \u2018Oh my God that is such a you know\u2019, getting the praise from the high chieftain of our country.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIP Glenn Hansard, recipient of my favorite Oscar win ever for Once: pic.twitter.com\/4qnjCIyRJr<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 n x d (@nxd1979) July 29, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other acting roles included his portrayal of Outspan Foster in the 1991 BAFTA-winning film <em>The Commitments, <\/em>acting alongside Robert Arkins, Angeline Ball, Andrew Strong and more.<\/p>\n<p>Among those to pay tribute were actor Rachel Zegler and Warren Ellis of Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds, Grinderman, and Dirty Three who wrote. \u201cI Can\u2019t believe it Glen. You were a good man and loyal friend. Traveling overnight to see Dirty Three in Boston recently. Always above and beyond. And always about the music the blah blah the dogs and the meaning of it all. Sending my love to your family. Heartbreaking.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/fans-are-remembering-glen-hansard-for-his-beautiful-oscar-winning-work-in-once-3959675&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026_glenhansard_getty_2000x1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Fans are remembering Glen Hansard for his beautiful Oscar-winning work in \u2018Once\u2019 The singer and actor died following a motorcycle crash in the early hours of this morning (July 29) By Damian Jones 29th July 2026 Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglovd during 2007 Sundance Film Festival &#8211; &#8216;Once&#8217; premiere in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2068434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2068434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2068434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2068434\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2068434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2068434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2068434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}