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I cant imagine the qos schedule was much longer and thats an incredible score
Newman is a massively underwhelming film composer IMO - both on Bond and elsewhere.
I'd prefer to have Arnold back than have another Newman score. But EON need to raise their ambition/standards and try and find someone else who is able to match Barry's legacy.
Is the same true of DAD? The climax of the film recycles quite a bit from the TWINE score.
I remember Danny Elfman once talked about the risks of using a temp score during editing. The director gets very attached to it. I can certainly imagine that was the case during post-production of Spectre
I think that's how John Barry got signed up for Out of Africa. The director used some of his scores as a temp track, liked it and thought I should hire John Barry to score the film.
Oh, QOS is the most superior of Arnold's Bond scores. He did show improvement for this film.
Have you actually.....read some previous posts? I guess not @Getafix. Because I was doing some nice...or nicer suggestions than just David Arnold:
Anything would be preferable to more Newman.
You can't have listened all these tracks within 7 mins :-). Anyway, post some of your ideas...
I'll be chuffed if Arnold does Bond 25.
Agreed, which is why I prefer Newman's efforts on the quieter scenes. His 'Severine' theme for example is wonderfully lush, atmospheric and romantic.
I agree. His scores are terribly mellow.
I'd agree that Arnold kept the 'energy' of yesteryear, but I don't agree that he retained the 'atmosphere'. That is one of the things I find very lacking in his scores. A sense of mood setting. There are a few exceptions but not enough given the number of films he's scored.
I agree on this front, but think it should also retain a certain deft orchestral sophistication and melody. A bit of precision and subtlety combined with the majestic grandiosity. That's what Barry was able to do so well.
That's a really good way of putting it and your description reflects how I feel. There is indeed a thematic element to the action scoring in classic Bond films. That's why I so much prefer all the predecessor scores to anything Arnold came up with,
"Los Muertos Vivos Estan" was a great SP track and completely made the opening moment of the film. Wished there was more on the actual soundtrack like it.
This really rustles my jimmies to no end. I don't care who does the music, so long as the Bond theme is used. One of the most memorable themes, and EON now hardly use it.
I would dearly love to hear the 007 theme played once again.
As for the Dubrovnik rumours, either their mayor is a LIAR or the producers haven't learned much from the Spectre debacle. Location scouting before having a finished (or at least a NEAR finished screenplay) is an awful idea.
They've always location scouted during development. That's part of the process with a movie like this. Plus, they will have a draft in play at this stage.
I would settle for the Bond theme, but an action scene with the 007 theme majestically playing in the background is long overdue.