Biografia
One of the most popular and successful of young British composers, DAVID ARNOLD was born in Luton, England, and now lives and works in London. He composed the score to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Made in Dagenham and Morning Glory.
With much of his youth spent playing clarinet, guitar and keyboards in school bands, orchestras, nightclubs, pubs and concert halls, Arnold's interests began to move away from writing and performing, to writing, arranging and producing. While growing up in Luton, an industrial town about 30 miles north of London, he met fellow film enthusiast Danny Cannon, and together they decided to make films.
In a few years, they made numerous short films and Cannon proceeded to attend England's prestigious National Film and Television School, where Arnold continued to score the student films that Cannon made. Their graduation film, Strangers, attracted much interest from the professional film community. Arnold had written, orchestrated and conducted the score the same way he had done for 23 other short films, finding his way through the process by doing, rather than by being taught.
It was the interest in Strangers that enabled Cannon to land his first professional directing job, The Young Americans, starring Harvey Keitel and Viggo Mortensen. Cannon convinced the producers to let Arnold score the movie, and with a small budget and one day of recording time, the score to The Young Americans was created.
For the end credits of the movie, Arnold enlisted Icelandic singer Björk to co-write and sing “Play Dead.” Hailed by NME and Melody Maker as their “single of the week,” “Play Dead” garnered sales and critical appreciation in equal measure. Time Out's review of Arnold's score for The Young Americans included the comment “At last! This is what music soundtracks should sound like.”
It was soon after that Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, who were writing and producing the sci-fi epic Stargate, heard some music from The Young Americans and offered Arnold the chance to score their movie. The success of the film and music announced Arnold on the world stage as a contemporary film composer with style, wit, versatility and an unabashed love of the lush, romantic, ridiculous, energetic and thrilling.
Since then, David Arnold has become one of the British film industry's most talented and respected players, switching seamlessly from the orchestral grandeur of movies such as Stargate (1994) and Independence Day (1996)—for which he received a Grammy Award—to more scaled down, urban grooves and beats on films such as Shaft (2000), Enough (2002), Changing Lanes (2002) and 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).
Also, and perhaps more significantly, Arnold is the man who has successfully taken over John Barry as the composer of the world famous James Bond movies, having written music for Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002).
Away from the film world, Arnold maintains a career as a successful record producer and songwriter, having worked with a wide range of contemporary artists including k.d. lang, Pulp, Chrissie Hynde, Iggy Pop, Garbage, David McAlmont, Martina TopleyBird, Natasha Bedingfield, Aimee Mann, George Michael and Damien Rice.
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Compositor
Filmes | |
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2023 |
Mog's Christmas (filme de TV) |
2022 |
Confessa, Fletch |
2016 |
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (filme de TV) |
2013 |
Gangsta Granny (filme de TV) |
2011 |
Paul |
2010 |
As Crónicas de Nárnia: A Viagem do Caminheiro da Alvorada |
Made in Dagenham |
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Manhãs Gloriosas |
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2008 |
007 - Quantum of Solace |
Agent Crush |
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People |
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2007 |
Free Agents (filme de TV) |
Hot Fuzz - Esquadrão de Província |
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2006 |
007: Cassino Royale |
Amazing Grace |
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2005 |
Quatro Irmãos |
Stoned |
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2004 |
Mulheres Perfeitas |
2003 |
Velocidade + Furiosa |
2002 |
007 - Morre Noutro Dia |
Changing Lanes |
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Enough |
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2001 |
Baby Boy |
The Musketeer |
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Zoolander |
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2000 |
Shaft |
1999 |
007 - O Mundo Não Chega |
Wing Commander |
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1998 |
Godzilla |
1997 |
007 - O Amanhã Nunca Morre |
Vidas Diferentes |
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1996 |
Dia da Independência |
1995 |
Last of the Dogmen |
1994 |
Stargate |
1993 |
Rebeldes Americanos |
Documentário | |
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2004 |
Making 'Little Britain' Too (filme de TV) |
2003 |
Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree (filme de TV) |
Inside 'Die Another Day' |
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2001 |
Hitler & Hess (filme de TV) |
Vídeos musicais | |
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2006 |
Chris Cornell: You Know My Name |
Curta-metragem | |
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2019 |
The Tiger Who Came to Tea (filme de TV) |
2014 |
Sherlock: Many Happy Returns (filme de TV) |
2007 |
Grindhouse: Don't |
Ator
Filmes | |
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2022 |
Herr Berger sucht einen Sohn |
1993 |
Rebeldes Americanos |
Séries | |
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2015 |
Faust-Im Schatten der Nation |
2003 |
A Pequena Grã-Bretanha |
Largest Mince Pie (S01E08) |
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Most Cigarettes in a Mouth (S01E05) |
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1999 |
The League of Gentlemen |
Documentário | |
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2022 |
The Sound of 007 |
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall (concerto) |
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2020 |
Neil Brand's Sound of TV (série) |
2017 |
Brian Pern: A Tribute (filme de TV) |
2016 |
SCORE: A Film Music Documentary |
2013 |
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies (série) |
2012 |
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender |
2006 |
James Bond's Greatest Hits (filme de TV) |
2003 |
Inside 'Die Another Day' |
2002 |
Best Ever Bond (filme de TV) |
Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (filme de TV) |
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2000 |
The Music of James Bond |
1998 |
Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (filme de TV) |
1997 |
James Bond: Shaken and Stirred (filme de TV) |
Convidado
Programas | |
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2011 |
Celebrity Chase |
2002 |
James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute |
2000 |
Dale's All Stars |
1996 |
TFI Friday |
1992 |
Later... With Jools Holland |
1971 |
Film '72 |
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