David Arnold

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David G. Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, as well as Stargate (1994), Godzilla (1998), and Little Britain and Sherlock.

He received a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television, as well as Sherlock, as co-composer Michael Price, received a Creative Arts Emmy for the score of "His Last Vow," the third episode of the third series.

Arnold was the creator of the BBC/Amazon Prime series Good Omens (2019), adapted by Neil Gaiman from his book Good Omens, which was written with Terry Pratchett.

Arnold is a member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors.

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Career

Arnold became a pupil of director Danny Cannon while attending a Sixth Form College in Luton. Cannon was first known to write the music for short films, for which Arnold was asked to write the lyrics. With The Young Americans, the two made their respective debuts. "Play Dead," a song from Björk's film, has ranked No. In the United Kingdom, there are 12 of them. He scored Stargate and Last of the Dogmen in the upcoming year, with excerpts from the former's most commonly used soundtrack cues for film trailers.

Arnold also produced music for Stargate director Roland Emmerich's next two films, Independence Day and Godzilla, as well as four films directed by John Singleton. In addition,, he has produced many comedies, dramas, and nineteenth-century period pieces, as well as providing music for a number of British television shows, including Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Little Britain. Nicholas Doddd's compositions were orchestrated during a film shoot. He created the music for Come Fly With Me, a British television series created by Little Britain's producers.

He is a member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors (BASCA). Arnold earned an honorary degree from the University of West London on Thursday, November 29, 2012. He will work closely with the University, especially London College of Music, as a professor within the institute. He appeared as himself in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern in 2014.

On Sunday, Arnold's debut orchestral concert, showcasing his film and television music, took place at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Nicholas Doddd appeared on the line-up, while David McAlmont was the surprise guest vocalist ("My personal weapon!" Arnold (British) and the Urban Voices Collective choir, as well as Mark Gatiss and Amanda Abbington, who accompanied Arnold for the introduction of Sherlock music, for which Arnold's collaborator on the project, Michael Price, had to replace Dodd.

In January (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) in Dublin, he performed his music in a series of orchestral concerts; Manchester (with the Manchester Camerata) in April; and Birmingham and Nottingham (with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) in June 2015. He appeared on 'The music of David Arnold', a concert in Lucerne in October 2015, with Ludwig Wicki conducting the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. On June 5, 2016, Film Music Prague held a concert of his work, with Arnold in attendance (and performing) as a special guest. The Royal Albert Hall of France declared the premiere of Independence Day Live in February 2016. With a live orchestral performance, this commemorated the film's 20th anniversary of its premiere. During the film, David Arnold did a pre-show talk about his performances and the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, and the Maida Vale Singers (conducted by Gavin Greenaway) performed the original music. According to the event's upcoming magazine, "the Hall set the perfect scene for the audience and musicians alike" with unrivalled acoustics and a ceiling stuffed with floating UFO-shaped objects, as if the film had just been released for the first time."

On the 19th and the 20th May 2017 edition of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Arnold held two concerts of his music in Dublin. The first concert showcased his work as a writer for film and television, while the second was Independence Day Live, with the orchestra accompanying the score. Casino Royale in Concert, the first James Bond film to be broadcast with a live orchestra, took place on Saturday, September 30th; David Arnold conducted a pre-concert question and answer session.

Arnold was a Bond fan from an early age and also a fan of Bond composer John Barry. Arnold produced Shaken and Stirred, an album that featured new interpretations of several James Bond films. Jarvis Cocker, Chrissie Hynde, David McAlmont, Propellerhead, and Iggy Pop were among the album's highlights, including Jarvis Cocker, Christopho Hynde, David McAlmont, and Iggy Pop; a Björk version of You Only Live Twice was not included on the album; "He was really faithful to the melody and harmonic content," Arnold's interpretation of his work was complimentary, but he's also provided a new sense of rhythm and some fascinating portrayal of the performers. I think it's a fantastic album. "I'm very flattered." Barry called Barbara Broccoli, the producer of the then-upcoming Tomorrow Never Dies film, to recommend Arnold as the film's composer. Arnold was hired to contribute to the instalment, and he was praised for his work on From Russia with Love by Barry Jenkins as well as Monty Norman's arrangement of James Bond Theme.

Arnold produced four subsequent Bond films: The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day (in which he included references to John Barry's score for On Her Majesty's Secret Service), Casino Royale, and Quantum of Solace. Arnold did not direct Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film, with Thomas Newman taking his place. Arnold said that Newman had been selected by the film's producer Sam Mendes because of their history of cooperating with him rather than because of Arnold's dedication to working with director Danny Boyle as composer for the 2012 Summer Olympics. However, a portion of Arnold's composition work on Casino Royale was reused, with a note, in Skyfall and again in SPECTRE.

Arnold also co-wrote the main theme songs for The World Is Not Enough ("The World Is Not Enough") and Casino Royale ("You Know My Name") by Chris Cornell), as well as "Surrender" by k.d. Lang, which appears in the end credits of Tomorrow Never Dies, was first suggested as the opening theme. Arnold also contributed to Kevin Kiner's score for Activision's GoldenEye 007, the recreation of the 1997 game of the same name.

In a Sherlock episode called "The Final Problem," composed by Arnold and Michael Price, a portion of Arnold's composition work on the Casino Royale soundtrack was reused in a Sherlock episode titled "The Final Problem" from the third episode of the fourth series.

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Awards

• Won: Grammy Award – Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television – Independence Day
• Won: Ivor Novello Awards – Best International Film Score for The World Is Not Enough
• Won: Ivor Novello Awards – BASCA Fellowship (2005)
• Nominated: BAFTA Award – Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Casino Royale
• Nominated: Grammy Award – Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – You Know My Name from Casino Royale (songwriter)
• Won: BBC Radio Awards – Best music production – The Sound of Cinema with David Arnold
• Won: (with Michael Price) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special – Sherlock ("His Last Vow")