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Also I would like to see a return of the "007 Theme" - sadly it was never used again since 1979 (MR).
I think Giacchino is the right man for the job. I can't predict the future but I would wager that he would deliver Barry, though not overtly; he would create original material that would sound both modern and classic. I just discovered that I am familiar with 30 (!) of his scores, and I'm fond of all of them. I truly believe this man is Bond material.
Hurwitz is another good choice.
I like the suggestions of Giacchino and Desplat. I'd also add Ramin Djawadi to the mix too.
Yeah, but I think he did something very John Barry with Zero Dark Thirty.
Absolutely! He's good, no question about it.
Yeah, he really is.
Oh, Yeah. Big McCreary fan here as well. His stellar score for Da Vinci's Demons was the turning point for him...I feel. I recently listened to his two newly released tracks (Galadriel & Sauron) from Amazon's upcoming LOTR series and I'm like....WOW!
Thanks. Beautiful track. This one too sounds very much like Barry, but not in a rip-off kind of way....
Announcing them early won't happen and likely wouldn't matter, as they'd still end up working to the post-production deadline.
Yeah, that's true. But I just think them as the first choice, would start having ideas early, instead of replacing another and trying to beat a deadline.
Yes, a great deal of us think so too and would want him back in a flash, but if he didn't replace Dan Romer, it means we shouldn't live in false hope. Maybe it's because Thomas Newman's first Bond score got an Oscar nomination, that's why EON aren't looking Arnold's way anymore. But whatever it is, at the moment, it's not looking like Arnold would score a Bond film in the nearest future, but one can only hope....cautiously.
Yup.
First, Zimmer was (and is) the absolute hottest commercial name in the composing game, and represented something of a coup/escalation for the Bond team to actually secure. As it was Craig's final film, and Zimmer was also able to hold his own collaborating with a contemporary titan like Billie Eilish for the title song, I can absolutely see why they would consider him the prestige pick on the board.
Second, the Zimmer (and Mazzaro) insertion was a rapid rescue mission. Based on what we're able to piece together from various interview snippets -- (although there's some dispute about this, and rumours that Zimmer was working on NTTD earlier than believed) -- the official line seems to be that he only became involved in October/November 2019 when it became clear to the producers that Romer's work wasn't going to...work.
So, Zimmer was faced with the daunting task of scoring the film in something like 2-3 months for a March 2020 release. That is insanely fast, and part of the attraction of Zimmer was that he brought a massive operation with him capable of delivering on such an ask -- something he's already done on a highly visible studio film in Blade Runner 2049. Arnold, historically, has never worked like that. Even his "rushed" scores were much longer writing and production cycles, I believe, and it may have simply been a case that he wasn't capable of delivering a Bond score up to his standards within that timeframe. (Which I wouldn't begrudge him/them for admitting, at all).
I wouldn't rule out Arnold's return to Bond just yet, especially since we know the producers love to return to familiar "family" members when they're introducing a new, trickier era of the character.
I'd certainly love to hear another Bond score from him. And then some more.
If I had to rank my own hopes...
1. Arnold
2. Zimmer / Mazzaro
3. Mazzaro alone (I have an inkling he should get more credit for NTTD than he does)
4. Balfe
5. Pemberton
Arnold is still as passionate about Bond as ever and still in touch with the producers. Heck, he played music at that recent Bond gala the producers had. I'm not saying they absolutely won't go some other direction, but if I had to place odds, I'd say Arnold is a safer bet than anyone.
Arnold also scored that N.Peal 007 commercial, and something Bond-related in a racing competition, I don't recall which.
That's right, I forgot about that N.Peal commercial. Yes, he's very much still involved in the world of Bond.
On the other hand though, I love Zimmer's Bond theme and Not What I was Expecting is one of my favourites. So I'd rather compromise and have Arnold back for Bond 26.
That's a cool track.