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Probably something akin to his Indiana Jones scores, I'd imagine. Perhaps the more actiony cues from Minority Report and War of the Worlds might give us some idea of his action cues without the Bond theme. It would be something that would sound more Williams than Barry, of that I feel certain, with the Bond theme woven into things but perhaps sparingly so. Would Williams also collaborate on the title song?
https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-composer-john-williams-wont-retire-response/#john-williams-will-continue-a-legendary-career
Let's see if he could do a Bond song, I mean yes, let's not waste the opportunity while he's still alive.
Why not give him a try?
Goldsmith might've aced it in the '60s Love his scores for the Derek Flint films!
Exactly. Goldsmith was having fun with those scores. The track below is one of my favourites and could easily serve as an alternate Bond theme.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=Dp4stMlnI0c
As well as all his work on "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", which included the main theme.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1207404/
He manages to produce a variety of very different sounds, but in Babylon he now evokes Ennio Morricone too -
I like Justin Hurwitz as well. I would be happy with either. I also would love to hear a John Williams Bond Score but sadly unless they have a script ready soon and send it to him to start feel this may not work out. I mentioned Bates as I think he is someone who deserves a shot and could do a great job and wouldn't be so focussed on making it fit with his "sound" something I think both Newman and Zimmer unfortunately brought to their scores.
Sounds like he would be up for it.
https://screenrant.com/babylon-composer-damien-chazelle-action-movie-next/
Interesting that he comes from a jazz background, the same way John Barry did too.
I watched Mr and Mrs Smith again the other night and I'd love a Bond score like that. It has pulsating rhythm but it shines in the quieter moments
Powell also scored all the Bourne films, we know EON have a habit of looking at the Bourne films for "inspiration"
So I wouldn't be adverse to him doing the soundtrack, and he has done many other big blockbuster scores, mainly the Fast & Furious soundtracks, some MCU films, Expendables etc.
He would be fantastic
Daniel Pemberton could be a good possibility too.
I think, I rread somewhere, that, while Boyle still was atttached to B25, Pemberton was rumoured to score the movie.
I actually liked Zimmer's NTTD score, but David Arnold would be great (as long, as they don't used hois "the name's Bond"-version from CR, this has been massibvely overused ine the Craig era). As would be Michael Giacchino. And Newman... I liked some of his work for SF and SP, but why he did not want to incorporate the theme song in the movie unless he had to do it reluctantly, is strange. I know, after the Barry/a-ha trouble EON wanted to avoid those problems. Oh, and Craig Armsttrong would also be a good choice.
You and me both, @Univex. I cannot believe that he wouldn't have at least one or two great Bond scores in him still. He really was on fire in the days of CR and QOS. It's a shame they let Mendes bring in someone else. Arnold had done nothing to deserve that dismissal. The composer's chair is where you absolutely want to position a Bond fan, someone who feels when the time is right to let the Bond Theme out of its cage, someone who doesn't forget about John Barry, someone who respects the Bond tradition. I wasn't too happy with his experiments in electronics in '99 and '02, but Arnold's scores are nevertheless a whole lot of fun.
Once again we are of the same mind, my friend. I too wasn't happy with his experiments in electronics back in 99 and 02, but he still has it. Not having heard the N. Peal ad for a while, I can still immediately recall it. It's brilliant, and so Bondian. We need this sound back.