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Aside from him, I choose Yuji Ohno. Who is he, you ask? He's the guy who gave us...
I think EON like keeping it in house and as long as we don't get a director like SM imposing a composer on the film then I see DA returning.
I'm open to new options but not generic mood music like Newman gave us, his SF score was adequate with some great moments but is SP score just recycled his SF score and not with a great deal of imagination, must of had his mind on Bridge of Spies more.
I liked the one-offs too, but I believe Salzman and Cubby had a clear vision of where they wanted to go with the films in all respects. Babs and Michael have no clear vision where they want to go with the films, and they shurely have no clue about film music. So with one-off composers we wouldn´t have anything remotely tying things together musically after a few movies. I´m not sure I would like that.
Well, he did put quite some stuff together for The hateful 8, didn´t he? There´s no need anyhow to stuff every minute with music. I love Arnold´s Bond music, but in TND and DAD, half of it is background filler sounds. 60 min of music for a 120 min film would be absolutely sifficient.
I still say they should consider someone like Gabriel Yared. Playful, jazzy, melodic, haunting, all in one:
Or for a more intense treatment, I recommend Johann Johannson.
Let's shake it up a bit.
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Watching yt videos of Joe Kraemer interviews I would like to see him given a shot.
He's about as American as they come but unlike Newman Kraemer seems to have an appreciation for the vision of the movie he is scoring.
This one is haunting
And this shows potential in the action dept
Also Alexandre Desplat. Ever since I heard this track (Bond all over it), I've wanted him on the job.
Or Henry Jackman
Or Joe Kraemer
Giacchino can handle existing material well and do something fresh with it. His scores for such films as M:I III, Ghost Protocol, the recent Star Trek triplet, Rogue One and Jurassic World are fresh and interesting, referencing the old but not vulgarising it. Giacchino's early video game work gave him some recognition and after trudging up a long flight of steps, he's now one of the more desired composers in the modern film industry. I'm confident he would turn a Bond score into an avalanche of geek-out moments while maintaining a cohesive, original quality.
2 Alexandre Desplat, there is not really any other choice than him after Arnold
3 Should the unthinkable happen and neither choice 1 or 2 are available, let it be someone who actually cares about Bond and not some spoiled famous composer who only does it because the even more spoiled director wouldn't do the film without him.
And quite an achievement, too - considering he only had 4 weeks to compose the score.
I also would love to hear a Bond score by Giacchino.
I'm also curious to what Abel Korzeniowski would write. Penny Dreadful had some beautiful music, although admittedly action pieces were not his best. Still, he should be given a chance.
I'm open to Giacchino. His Incredibles score is close to being the best non-Barry Bond score of all time (and also incorporates a lot of 60's spy film jazz sounds and also a bit of Danny Elfman imho). If folks haven't heard it, they are really missing out. I preferred Kraemer's work for MI5 to Giacchino's for MI4, but wouldn't be disappointed if he got the gig.
In fact, as you say, I wouldn´t want to replace Barry, but I think Goldsmith would have been the best choice for any non-Barry Bond film.
I would have loved that. He'd have done a really good job. Always been curious as to what a Williams' Bond score would have sounded like, too.
I adore John Williams but I think he's a bit too... orchestral?... for Bond. If that makes sense.
EDIT: Er, let me actually add to this. He'd be perfect for the majority of the score, you know all the incidental pieces, I just worry what his take on the Bond theme would be like, or the theme song for the film for that matter.