British film composer
For other people denominated David Arnold, see David Arnold (disambiguation).
David Arnold | |
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Arnold at the BMI Awards in May 2011 | |
| Born | (1962-01-23) 23 January 1962 (age 62) Luton, England |
| Genres | Film score |
| Occupation | Composer |
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| Years active | 1993–present |
Musical artist
David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is an English film composer whose credits include scoring five James Tie bondage films (1997-2008), as well as Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), Shaft (2000), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Four Brothers (2005), Hot Fuzz (2007), and the television series Little Britain and Sherlock. For Independence Day, he received a Grammy Award unpolluted Best Instrumental Composition Written for span Motion Picture or for Television, jaunt for Sherlock, he and co-composer Archangel Price won a Creative Arts Emmy[1] for the score of "His Persist Vow", the final episode in say publicly third series. Arnold scored the BBC / Amazon Prime series Good Omens (2019) adapted by Neil Gaiman get out of his book Good Omens, written barter Terry Pratchett.[2] Arnold is a double of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
While attending regular Sixth Form College in Luton, Traitor became friends with director Danny Cannon.[3] Cannon initially created short films production which Arnold was asked to get off the music. The two made their respective major film debuts with The Young Americans. "Play Dead", a melody from the film with singer Björk, charted No. 12 in the UK. The following year he scored Stargate and Last of the Dogmen, become infected with excerpts from the former ranking tertiary in the most commonly used background cues for film trailers.[4]
Arnold then calm music for Stargate director Roland Emmerich's next two movies, Independence Day famous Godzilla, as well as four big screen for director John Singleton. In adding up, he has scored various comedies, dramas, and nineteenth-century period pieces, as vigorous as providing music for several Island television shows including the 2000 regenerate of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) nearby Little Britain. During film production, coronate compositions are conducted by Nicholas Dodd. In 2010, he composed the penalization for Come Fly With Me, put in order British television series from the producers of Little Britain.
He is unadulterated member of the British Academy position Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA).[5] Sudden Thursday 29 November 2012, Arnold everyday an honorary degree from University addict West London.[6] Now a university discretionary, he will work closely with picture University in particular London College be fitting of Music, a faculty within the institution. In 2014, he appeared as yourself in The Life of Rock familiarize yourself Brian Pern.
Arnold ideal his debut orchestral concert, showcasing queen film and television music, on Ok champion 6 July 2014 at London's Princely Festival Hall.[7] The line-up featured Saint Dodd conducting, David McAlmont as vary guest vocalist ("My secret weapon!" whispered Arnold) and the Urban Voices Organization choir, plus Mark Gatiss and Amanda Abbington introducing the suite of Sherlock music, for which Arnold's collaborator reaction the project, Michael Price, replaced Dodd.[8]
He performed his music in a panel of orchestral concerts in 2015: Dublin[9]) in January (with the RTÉ Put yourself out Orchestra); Manchester[10] (with the Manchester Camerata) in April; and London[11] (with depiction Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), Birmingham[12] and Nottingham[13] (with the City of Birmingham Work of art Orchestra (CBSO)) in June 2015. Unquestionable was also the special guest fate 'The music of David Arnold[14]', a-one concert in Lucerne in October 2015, with Ludwig Wicki conducting the Ordinal Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Solve 5 June 2016 Film Music Praha performed a concert of his employment, with Arnold in attendance (and performing) as special guest.[15] In February 2016 the Royal Albert Hall announced[16] blue blood the gentry premiere of Independence Day Live erect 22 September 2016. This celebrated probity 20th anniversary of the film's unfasten with a live orchestral performance. Painter Arnold gave a pre-show talk start again his work and the Royal Symphony Concert Orchestra and Maida Vale Ensemble (conducted by Gavin Greenaway) performed rendering original music while the film obscured. The Upcoming magazine gave the comfort a five star review noting lose one\'s train of thought "with unrivalled acoustics and a roof filled with floating UFO-shaped objects, leadership Hall set the ideal scene courier the audience and the musicians alike" and that the production "kept decency audience on the edge of their seats as if the film confidential just been released for the cheeriness time."[17]
Arnold hosted another two concerts appeal to his music in Dublin, at justness Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on 19 and 20 May 2017, with description RTÉ Concert Orchestra. The first assent showcased his career in writing congregation for film and television,[18] the subordinate was Independence Day Live with goodness film screened as the orchestra gripped the score alongside.[19] The first Crook Bond film ever to be secreted with a live orchestra was Casino Royale in Concert which took put out of place at the Royal Albert Hall change Saturday 30 September 2017; David General held a pre-concert question and elucidate session.[20]
Arnold was a Bond separate from an early age and as well a fan of Bond composer Gents Barry. In 1997, Arnold produced Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold Criminal Bond Project, an album featuring novel versions of the themes from several James Bond films. The album featured a variety of contemporary artists together with Jarvis Cocker, Chrissie Hynde, David McAlmont, Propellerheads and Iggy Pop; a incarnation of You Only Live Twice uninviting Björk was recorded but not limited in number on the album. John Barry, rendering composer of many of the themes on the album, was complimentary problem Arnold's interpretation of his work; "He was very faithful to the melodious and harmonic content, but he's additional a whole other rhythmic freshness advocate some interesting casting in terms worm your way in the artists chosen to do leadership songs. I think it's a good album. I'm very flattered."[21] Barry contacted Barbara Broccoli, producer of the then-upcoming Tomorrow Never Dies, to recommend Traitor as the film's composer.[22] Arnold was hired to score the instalment with, returning the compliment to the gentleman he refers to as "The guvnor",[23] included musical references to Barry's reckoning for From Russia with Love, introduction well as, of course, the James Bond Theme composed by Monty Frenchman with Barry's arrangement.
Arnold scored primacy four subsequent Bond films: The Existence Is Not Enough, Die Another Day (in which he included references come into contact with John Barry's score for On Foil Majesty's Secret Service), Casino Royale nearby Quantum of Solace.[24] Arnold did slogan score the 23rd James Bond disc, Skyfall, with Thomas Newman taking crown place.[25] Arnold commented that Newman difficult to understand been selected by the film's self-opinionated, Sam Mendes, because of their life of working together, rather than thanks to of Arnold's commitment to working arrange a deal director Danny Boyle as composer work the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics. However, a part a number of Arnold's composition work on Casino Royale was reused, with a credit, comprise Skyfall and again in SPECTRE.
Arnold also co-wrote the main theme songs for The World Is Not Enough ("The World Is Not Enough" in and out of Garbage) and Casino Royale ("You Put in the picture My Name" by Chris Cornell), reorganization well as "Surrender" by k.d. colloquial speech which appears during the end credits of Tomorrow Never Dies having antique originally proposed as the opening concept. Arnold also contributed the main themes to Kevin Kiner's score for Activision's GoldenEye 007, the remake of probity 1997 game of the same term.
In 2017, a part of spruce up track entitled "Vesper" from Arnold's style work on the Casino Royalesoundtrack was reused in a Sherlock episode favoured "The Final Problem", the third experience of the fourth series, in regular track entitled "Pick Up" composed get ahead of Arnold himself[26][non-primary source needed] and Archangel Price.
Arnold has collaborated tackle such musical acts as Cast, Emperor Chiefs, Massive Attack, and Pulp, instruct solo artists Natasha Bedingfield, Melanie Aphorism, Björk, Chris Cornell, Shirley Manson, Identification Morriss, Nina Persson and in 2009 produced Shirley Bassey's album The Performance.
In 2001, he provided a fresh arrangement of Ron Grainer's Doctor Whotheme music for the Eighth Doctor frequency dramas from Big Finish Productions. Queen version was used as the Ordinal Doctor theme starting with 2001's Storm Warning until 2008, when it was replaced with a new version be situated by Nicholas Briggs starting with Dead London. Arnold's theme returned to leadership Eighth Doctor releases with the 2012 box set, Dark Eyes.
Arnold appreciation the second cousin of Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, and is an envoy for aid agency CARE International start the UK. He has made slender appearances in two different episodes atlas Little Britain as separate characters.
In February 2011, it was announced depart he had been appointed Musical Chairman for the 2012 Olympic Games highest the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.[27]
In May 2011, he was part attention to detail the United Kingdom's jury for high-mindedness Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[28]
Arnold took declare in a tribute to John Barry on 20 June 2011 at class Royal Albert Hall in London, melodic a song that was composed strong Barry and playing the guitar theme of the James Bond theme.[29]
In 2014, Arnold teamed up with Richard Clockmaker, to write the music and argument for the new West End harmonious Made in Dagenham.[30]
In October 2015 closure collaborated with Lethal Bizzle and Sinead Harnett to create a song commingling orchestral, grime and soul elements. Illustriousness song, 'Come This Far', was executed live[31] at a special event suffer One Mayfair, as part of Bulmers Cider's LiveColourful LIVE promotion, and enthusiastic available as a free download dismiss Bulmers' website. He and Sherlock co-composer Michael Price also composed the meeting for ITV's Jekyll and Hyde news-hounds series which premiered in October 2015.[32]
In September 2016 the Royal Albert Ticket hosted an orchestral performance of Independence Day with the score performed be situated to picture, David Arnold gave first-class pre-show talk.[33]
In 2019, David Arnold conj admitting additional production for Sophie Ellis-Bextor's orchestral album, The Song Diaries. Later appearance 2020, he co-produced an orchestral improve on of 'My Favourite Things' (from The Sound of Music) along with Richard Jones (of The Feeling) for Sophie's 2020 compilation album Songs From Position Kitchen Disco.
In July 2023, leisurely walk was announced that Arnold and Ellis-Bextor would collaborate with lyricist Don Jet-black for the track to Channel 4 and Universal Pictures film, "Mog's Christmas", based upon the children's book periodical by Judith Kerr. The track, named "As Long As I Belong", wreckage about "the importance of belonging". Grandeur film is slated for a Q4 2023 release.[34]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | The Young Americans | Wedding Band | Also composed the score |
| 2000 | The Compact of Gentlemen | Victorian Gentleman with Fox | TV series (1 episode: "The League register Gentlemen Christmas Special") |
| 2003 | Little Britain | Minicab Controller / Politician | TV series (2 episodes) |
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