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I don't think Daniel Craig should be mentioned in the same breath as Sir Sean Connery, but that's the world we live in.
This. People equating Grammy's and Oscar's with the actual quality of the work is absurd. It's that same, awkward logic when I hear people say "the more money a movie makes at the box office, the better the movie is."
I'm hoping this will be the faithful adaptation of 007 in New York for which all us fans have been clamoring. The intrigue! The reptile house! The scrambled eggs!
Of course, the title song will be called "You In Danger, Girl."
These are people who can t think for themselves. They are radicalized.
Imagine: Whoopi Goldberg in character - even bringing the smoking back to the film series!
@bondjames I was basically talking about the amount of times David Arnold scored the bond films I believe he is only the second composer behind John Barry of course nobody will ever top Barry the man is basically the father of the music of bond
Let's not forget she has previous experience as a sidekick.
Surely they want to bring someone with the experience of playing a sidekick, just as Javier Bardem and Christoph Waltz have experience playing villains!
It'll be the best odd-couple ever put to film.
I for one will be there first day.
That's right, she's a highly gifted 12 year old that the service wants to recruit now. And, the best part is... she's an orphan. Bond will come full circle: an orphan himself, to becoming a surrogate father to this orphan.
On top of the great humour, there will be touching moments.
Bring a tissue. You're going to need it.
It won't surprise me. Several sites already ran with the "press conference confirmation" that came from @marketto007's fan-made press conference flyer.
Who gives a shit about Ian Fleming oscillating in his grave? Bloke has been dead over 50 years FFS. Gotta move with the times folks - we’re competing with Marvel and Star Wars these days.
Completely agree. What DA did brilliantly was to work to the vision of the director, which is a rarity these days. He’s old school in a way few EON employees are and he’s absolutely aware he’s not Barry, but he knows how a Bond score should work. A fluid relationship between the title song and score. Multiple motifs, replicated, reworked and dotted about the soundtrack. He just gets it.
That's the spirit!
Yes, yes, and yes. Very well stated.
You could just tell with SF and SP Newman was ordered to include a version of the title tracks somewhere in the score so he just randomly shoved it in once whereas Arnold does what Barry does and organically weaves it through the score.
This is why it’s essential the composer of the score has a hand in the title song as well rather than just farming it out to whichever flavour of the month artist they think might attract the most attention on Twitter.
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I'm good with Arnold coming back to end Craig's tenure. I think highest of his score for QOS, so I'd love it if he used the same method imposed on him as then, creating the score from a read of the script instead of seeing the film.
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Regarding the issue that has been mentioned about incorporating the title song into the score, I definitely agree. This has been discussed several times in the past, but even John Barry had issues towards the end of his tenure when UA/EON were bringing in pop stars (most notably Aha) whose vision clashed with his own. At the end of the day, if they continue to chase flavours of the month for the title song, there is more likely than not going to be some disagreements when it comes to incorporating the song into the score. As I recall, YKMN wasn't even included in the CR soundtrack CD, probably on account of competing record label issues/copyright.
They also should allow the composer more time to prepare the score. The post-production times on these Bond films is rather tight, something that Barry complained about in the past too.
Yes, I agree. I remember in one of his interviews him mentioning how he could no more reinvent the Bond sound anymore than someone could create a new Star Wars theme. Bond will always be linked back to Barry and Arnold understands this. That being said I do enjoy the "one off" composer efforts, so I'll be happy either way. I don't "need" Arnold back personally, but I wouldn't be averse to it either. I think are is still much he could bring to the table.
Yes, would be happy with Newman or Arnold back, or someone new.
I agree. I’m also quite a fan of the one offs, LALD, TSWLM and FYEO spring to mind in particular. I’m open to a new sound, but likewise DA knows the score (no pun untended) and is capable of not repeating himself. If anything I imagine he’d absolutely smash it after a decade’s absence.