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Melody is first and foremost in music, unless you're doing free form jazz type stuff. That's what has to come across and what makes or breaks a song of any type. The rest of these arguments, while valid to some extent, are mostly nitpicking and musical snobbery. Are there better composers than DA? Sure there are. But if they are going to ignore the musical legacy of Barry like Serra did, then bring back Arnold because I don't want them.
City Of Lovers is one of the best pieces of work in the entire series. Unmemorable? Musically simple? As a trained musician myself, I'd say anyone who thinks that way must have made up their mind that they don't like the guy. The melody is first rate and ranks with ANYTHING Barry had ever created. It's a shame he hasn't been able to do it more consistently, but I do see improvement with each film and no reason to can him.
His answer was no!
I think it's more than just "Arnold is just not signed on yet"...
If they did not want him this time, I guess they would have found a replacement already but did not announce it yet. If there are other problems, e.g. with DAs contract, they better find a replacement soon as a backup.
After all he's the only composer to receive a Best Score Oscar-Nomination for a Bond film...
Moonraker
A View To A Kill
Diamonds Are Forever
The Man With Golden Gun...
that usually rounds out my bottom five of Bond films....
but i would rather watch any one of those films over some of the trash Hollywood is shoveling out there days.
Did some Batman, The Wolfman soundtrack (which also featured in a Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy trailer), The Nightmare Before Christmas, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (recent) and others.
His Wolfman soundtrack, specifically the one below, is absolutely superb, and very dark (as it should be). I'd like to see what he could do with Bond.
It is brilliant!
It shows a range I was not aware he had. Perhaps he WOULD be a decent, left-field choice?
But I don't even know how to play a clarinet. Composing and doing a soundtrack, let alone multiple soundtracks for different style films.
Can't be easy, but you get payed for what you do I spose. I think people like Elfman and Arnold have potential, but through their maturing careers.
For Arnold, he was young, and brought in during the 90's, so of course his beats are going to resemble that of a young guy in the 90's - style - music. Yet you see, as Arnold broadened his horizons and played off of other people, he and his sound have matured.
I think its probably the same case with Elfman. His music matures with him, and he refines his skill. I don't believe in artists getting "lucky" everything a person creates is "art", just some is widely viewed as so and some is not. They wouldn't be in the business if there wasn't skill. Sometimes it just fits the character and film properly, and others (most of the time for Arnold) it doesn't.
A few of his tweets have been a little offensive.
Just one example: