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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited September 2023 Posts: 25,411
    Each clip from the interview is roughly 2 minutes long...

    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - Composing for Bond


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - The James Bond Theme


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - Daniel Craig's Progression


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - Goldfinger & Nobody Does it Better


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - You Know My Name


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - On Her Majesty's Secret Service


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - No Time To Die


    Arnold really does get into the psychology of the themes.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Thanks for posting @Fire_and_Ice_Returns …. Very interesting. Arnold is obviously one helluva fan.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    peter wrote: »
    Thanks for posting @Fire_and_Ice_Returns …. Very interesting. Arnold is obviously one helluva fan.

    He articulates very well how he constructs his themes I only found this interview today whilst looking through Scala Radio past content.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Each clip from the interview is roughly 2 minutes long...

    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - Composing for Bond


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - The James Bond Theme


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - Daniel Craig's Progression


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - Goldfinger & Nobody Does it Better


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - You Know My Name


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - On Her Majesty's Secret Service


    The Music of James Bond with David Arnold and Mark Kermode - No Time To Die


    Arnold really does get into the psychology of the themes.

    @Murdock have you watched or listened to this interview?
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, not yet. I'll watch it shortly. :)
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,411
    Murdock wrote: »
    @Fire_and_Ice_Returns, not yet. I'll watch it shortly. :)

    Enjoy, its a great interview.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited September 2023 Posts: 16,602
    Looks like Mr Arnold is doing a tour of his songs with a six piece band, if you fancy catching him. He's a very good singer, in fact.



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  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited November 2023 Posts: 12,480
    https://x.com/DavidGArnold/status/1720931109125464384?s=20
    DAVID:
    bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rxfm around an hour in , had a lovely chat with
    @radioleary this morning about the live shows and how and why my Casino Royale Bond Theme sounds the way it does .
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,602
    4EverBonded wrote: »
    https://x.com/DavidGArnold/status/1720931109125464384?s=20
    DAVID:
    bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rxfm around an hour in , had a lovely chat with
    @radioleary this morning about the live shows and how and why my Casino Royale Bond Theme sounds the way it does .


    Well now we need to hear the Surrender demo!
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    I wanted to ask this question for a long time. David Arnold is now 62. He's been away from Bond for 16 years. How would we feel about him returning to score the full set of the next actor's films?
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    I'd be on board for Arnold returning. He may not be around much these days but he still has it.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    He's welcome. Believe he scored this in 2021.

    When James Bond Meets F1 (1:28)
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I wanted to ask this question for a long time. David Arnold is now 62. He's been away from Bond for 16 years. How would we feel about him returning to score the full set of the next actor's films?

    =D> \:D/
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I wanted to ask this question for a long time. David Arnold is now 62. He's been away from Bond for 16 years. How would we feel about him returning to score the full set of the next actor's films?

    I love his work and I was pining for him for a while when Newman came along, but I think Bond generally is in real need of some new creative blood. The Craig era did start to feel a bit samey and played out in some ways by the end, but I don’t agree with the sentiment on here that this means it’s time to go back to what they were doing before. I think it means it’s time for something new again.

    There might be someone even better than Arnold out there, who knows. I’d really like the next one to feel like a whole new direction and I reckon they need as many fresh eyes on it as possible for that.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    Would be more than happy to have Arnold back for the movie sound tracks.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    thelivingroyale wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I wanted to ask this question for a long time. David Arnold is now 62. He's been away from Bond for 16 years. How would we feel about him returning to score the full set of the next actor's films?

    I love his work and I was pining for him for a while when Newman came along, but I think Bond generally is in real need of some new creative blood. The Craig era did start to feel a bit samey and played out in some ways by the end, but I don’t agree with the sentiment on here that this means it’s time to go back to what they were doing before. I think it means it’s time for something new again.

    There might be someone even better than Arnold out there, who knows. I’d really like the next one to feel like a whole new direction and I reckon they need as many fresh eyes on it as possible for that.

    Yes, move on. I think I'd actually be disappointed if they persuaded him to do another. I'm not convinced he would: he has said that the lack of big film scores on his recent CV is not because he hasn't been asked.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited September 16 Posts: 16,602
    The excellent Tom Mason restored the original version of Arnold's BMW music to these clips from TND, lots of fun.





    And here's Arnold himself giving us an update on I Will Return from DAD :D

  • bcaloubcalou France
    Posts: 73
    Thanks for sharing.

    "I will return" returning for Bond 26 along with Arnold himself would be quite fun and very meta :p
  • 00Dalton00Dalton
    edited September 23 Posts: 51
    Speaking of “I will return” I got to meet the man himself yesterday and filmed a mini interview. Excuse the sound quality.

    He talks in detail about I Will Return and what it would’ve been about as a song including the lyrics.

  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Amazing you had the opportunity and shared it @00Dalton nice.

    As an American I could use a transcript to understand though. Second half easier to get.

  • 00Dalton00Dalton
    Posts: 51
    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    Amazing you had the opportunity and shared it @00Dalton nice.

    As an American I could use a transcript to understand though. Second half easier to get.

    I’ll see what I can do.

  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,602
    Arnold talking Bond and Barry on this week's Sound of Cinema from Radio 3

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00230cd
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    A great little video showing how Another Way To Die was integrated into the score to Quantum of Solace:

  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    He's welcome. Believe he scored this in 2021.

    When James Bond Meets F1 (1:28)

    Wow! Not heard this before. Makes me wish he'd scored NTTD...
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