GerateWohl 4,890 Posted September 10, 2023 Share Posted September 10, 2023 I never thought, Play Dead could be sung by anyone but Björk. But you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,542 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 10/09/2023 at 3:13 AM, LSH said: Didn't think it was quite worthy of a thread itself (and I couldn't find a 'general' David Arnold thread) so I'll announce it here: from https://soundtrackfest.com/en/news/david-arnold-the-songs-live-uk-tour-nov-2023/ Something different... but the Hare & Hounds pub is very literally 1 mile down the road from me. Might be worth checking out. Got back from a week's holiday in Brum on Friday - if the Hare And Hounds date had happened during it, I'd definitely have gone to it (although given that I did catch Ricky Gervais at the Utilita Arena on the Monday night, went to the Rep on Tuesday night for 'Noises Off' and was at the 1000 Trades pub for their improv night on Wed, I can't really complain about the live entertainment options while I was there). Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSH 1,007 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Sweeping Strings said: 1000 Trades pub A good friend of mine runs that place. Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,542 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 A 2 course meal and 4 beers in it came to only 31 quid. Bargain! Naïve Old Fart and LSH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thestat 399 Posted September 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2023 Watched Godzilla again - what a fantastic score. SO fucking lively and massive. The melodies are exquisite and the orchestral dynamics wonderful, Who the fuck ever thought this was a lesser work? It sounds like Arnold is Mahler riding on Herrmann - just great. The finale especially is so impressive as a composition 1977, Loert and JNHFan2000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,958 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 For whatever reason, Godzilla slipped by me and I never pursued it. Wish these things could be reprinted on demand. Just did a FOMO blind buy of the World is Not Enough. Hope I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Schilkeman 1,229 Posted September 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2023 The second cd I ever bought was the soundtrack to Independence Day. I’ll always have a soft spot for David Arnold, even if I haven’t been thrilled with where his sound has gone. crumbs, Loert and Naïve Old Fart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 11 minutes ago, Schilkeman said: The second cd I ever bought was the soundtrack to Independence Day. I’ll always have a soft spot for David Arnold, even if I haven’t been thrilled with where his sound has gone. So... what was the first? Because of the Jamiroquai song, and the fact that GODZILLA had one of those "Music From And Inspired By" CDs, like @Andy, the score passed me by, but I'm liking what I'm hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Edmilson 8,430 Posted September 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 13, 2023 I'm listening to Arnold's Zilla score now thanks to @thestat's post, and not only it's great but also it's so much fun! I miss the times when action blockbusters had fun scores like this. Since Bourne/Batman Begins, most music for Hollywood action movies is of the "dark and disturbing" brand. crumbs, Loert and 1977 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 I agree, @Edmilson. For further details, see my most recent post, in the "Who Is The Most Overrated Film Composer?" thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schilkeman 1,229 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 7 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: So... what was the first? That would be John Williams Conducts John Williams: The Star Wars Trilogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sweeping Strings 2,542 Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 13 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: So... what was the first? Because of the Jamiroquai song, and the fact that GODZILLA had one of those "Music From And Inspired By" CDs, like @Andy, the score passed me by, but I'm liking what I'm hearing. I remember quite liking the Jamiroquai track. He will forever be the Twat In The Hat, though. Naïve Old Fart, LSH and crumbs 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 "Twat In The Hat" Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,542 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 The 'eco-concern' lyrics penned by a man with a huge penchant for gas-guzzling sports cars are hilariously hypocritical. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Agreed. It's as hypocritical as a multimillionaire singing about the homeless ("Another Day In Paradise"). 1977 and Sweeping Strings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,744 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 I only recently discovered this song written by Arnold and Don Black: To be clear this is not a rejected song for QoS but apparently Arnold had started writing this in anticipation, only to be told that Keyes and White had been signed to do their "song". The song was finished and recorded with Bassey as part of the Arnold-produced The Performance album. If there was ever any doubt that the Bond producers are musical idiots then this is proof positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,542 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Certainly during the Craig era, one wonders what the hell they were thinking with 3 of the tracks (the aforementioned Another Way To Die, Sam 'balls* in a vice' Smith's Writing's On The Wall and mumblin' Billie Eilish's No Time To Die). *Of course, by now there is every chance that he/she/they/it is no longer in possession of said dangly bits. 1977 and Trope 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,744 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Not to mention dumping Surrender for squeaky Sheryl Crowe and Demonna's whatever that was. Have they not figured out after sixty years that the best Bond title songs are written or at least co-written with the composer of the score? Not wanting Shirley Bassey to record a new Bond song is like having access to Jerry Goldsmith to score your mediocre film, but then deciding to go with...some random 3rd rate hack. It's incredible how she can still belt them out at her age, and Arnold sure can write a tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,542 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Don't mind Crow's Tomorrow Never Dies, but given that there were submissions by the likes of Pulp and Radiohead for TND's song it strikes me that the producers could've been a little more adventurous. A squandered opportunity to surf the late 90s 'Britpop' zeitgeist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,563 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 4 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: I only recently discovered this song written by Arnold and Don Black: To be clear this is not a rejected song for QoS but apparently Arnold had started writing this in anticipation, only to be told that Keyes and White had been signed to do their "song". The song was finished and recorded with Bassey as part of the Arnold-produced The Performance album. If there was ever any doubt that the Bond producers are musical idiots then this is proof positive. Fucking hell, that's brilliant. Bought and will be added to the QoS album and the "official" song (one of my least favourite Bond songs" relegated to... somewhere else. 2 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: Don't mind Crow's Tomorrow Never Dies, but given that there were submissions by the likes of Pulp and Radiohead for TND's song it strikes me that the producers could've been a little more adventurous. A squandered opportunity to surf the late 90s 'Britpop' zeitgeist. I thought Radiohead did a song for Spectre? Did they do one for TND as well? What was Pulp's effort? Gotta love some Jarvis... 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,744 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 What seemed effortless in the final product was apparently not so much He's got some pipes on him too! 🤣 Tom Guernsey and Once 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 4,083 Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Have Mark Sheppard and David Arnold ever been seen in the same room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,542 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 13 hours ago, Tom Guernsey said: Fucking hell, that's brilliant. Bought and will be added to the QoS album and the "official" song (one of my least favourite Bond songs" relegated to... somewhere else. I thought Radiohead did a song for Spectre? Did they do one for TND as well? What was Pulp's effort? Gotta love some Jarvis... I actually think I've mixed up Radiohead covering Nobody Does It Better at their gigs with them submitting a song for SPECTRE, and out of that came me thinking they'd submitted one for TND. The Pulp track was Tomorrow Never Lies, the movie's original title. They did work with Arnold on his Bond covers album Shaken And Stirred, doing All Time High. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,744 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 19 hours ago, JTWfan77 said: I only recently discovered this song written by Arnold and Don Black: To be clear this is not a rejected song for QoS but apparently Arnold had started writing this in anticipation, only to be told that Keyes and White had been signed to do their "song". The song was finished and recorded with Bassey as part of the Arnold-produced The Performance album. If there was ever any doubt that the Bond producers are musical idiots then this is proof positive. This song is a serious earworm. I find myself hearing it in my head all day long. I even woke up this morning with it playing in my brain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 It's well-known that Arnold and Black were trying to get Amy Winehouse to sing this. I can understand why EON preferred "Another Way To Die" (which, like QUANTUM OF SOLACE, has grown on me, over the years). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,890 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I really like "Another Way To Die". It has a cool Prince vibe and I adore how the "Bond DNA" is vowen into a rock song here. Still I would say, I like No Good About Goodbye better, than Adele's Skyfall. That song, for me patched together from fragments of "Diamonds are Forever" is a little overrated in my view. 1977 and Naïve Old Fart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 6 hours ago, GerateWohl said: ... overrated ... Oh, no! Did you have to say that word? "Another Way To Die" suits the gritty, no-nonsense film, for which it was written. "You Know My Name" is awesome. "Skyfall" is nothing less than an abomination. "Writing's On The Wall", is not bad, but, ultimately, laughable. "No Time To Die" is a fucking joke... but no-one's laughing. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 4,083 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I love Skyfall. I would have liked something different but Writing's On the Wall actually gets stuck in my head for days at a time. I'm indifferent to No Time to Die. I HAAAAATE Another Way to Die. And this is from someone who thought Die Another Day was... Fine? (Although I haven't listened to it in over a decade.) Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNHFan2000 3,393 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Same here.. I love Skyfall. I remember I heard it for the first time in the film in the cinema. That was an incredible experience, I thought. Writing's On The Wall is fine. I also really like No Time To Die, but that's probably because I've always liked Eillish's vocals. Another Way To Die is awful. Together with Die Another Day those are the worst Bond songs. You Know My Name is actually is a really great song. It just took me a while to warm up to it Naïve Old Fart and Trope 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tallguy 4,083 Posted September 15, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2023 You Know My Name is one of the greatest Bond songs OF ALL TIME. Sweeping Strings, crumbs and LSH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,563 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: I actually think I've mixed up Radiohead covering Nobody Does It Better at their gigs with them submitting a song for SPECTRE, and out of that came me thinking they'd submitted one for TND. No worries, Radiohead's Spectre song is pretty great. I inserted into the soundtrack on iTunes ages ago, much better than the actual song. 6 hours ago, Sweeping Strings said: The Pulp track was Tomorrow Never Lies, the movie's original title. They did work with Arnold on his Bond covers album Shaken And Stirred, doing All Time High. Thanks for the info. I don't seem to have This is Hardcore (more a casual Pulp fan) so will have to pick it up sometimes. Seems to be on the second disc of the deluxe edition as well as a B side. Listening to it on YouTube I rather like but not totally sold on Jarvis Cocker as a Bond song singer somehow, but it's still a great song. I like his All Time High too. 39 minutes ago, Tallguy said: You Know My Name is one of the greatest Bond songs OF ALL TIME. Agreed, absolutely love that one. I never liked Die Another Day until I got Silva's 4CD Bond collection and heard their orchestral version and realised that I actually quite liked it. I don't think that's gonna happen with anything from Adele to date though... Sweeping Strings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,542 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 40 minutes ago, Tallguy said: You Know My Name is one of the greatest Bond songs OF ALL TIME. 'Alternative rock' artists provided 2 of the best - YKMN, and Garbage's The World Is Not Enough. MikeH and Tallguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 8,035 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 James Bond. LSH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,744 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 On 15/09/2023 at 12:19 PM, Tallguy said: I would have liked something different but Writing's On the Wall actually gets stuck in my head for days at a time. I don't mind the song, but would have prefered an actual singer performed it sans falsetto. On 15/09/2023 at 3:20 PM, Sweeping Strings said: 'Alternative rock' artists provided 2 of the best - YKMN, and Garbage's The World Is Not Enough. And both were composed (co-composed?) by Arnold. On 15/09/2023 at 3:16 PM, Tom Guernsey said: I never liked Die Another Day until I got Silva's 4CD Bond collection and heard their orchestral version and realised that I actually quite liked it. I don't think that's gonna happen with anything from Adele to date though... The orchestral version is...interesting, but serves to highlight how completely unsuitable the song is for a Bond film. I would have prefered this: I quite enjoy Silva's orchestral take on Skyfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 It's nice, but I think I prefer "Only Myself To Blame" (yes, I know they are from different films, but, to these ears, they sound quite alike). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 4,958 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Dammit this thread made me order Godzilla. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 4,083 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 16 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: It's nice, but I think I prefer "Only Myself To Blame" (yes, I know they are from different films, but, to these ears, they sound quite alike). I'll take Writing's on the Wall over Only Myself. I've always HATED that song. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,745 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Richard Penna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,985 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 That's really beautiful. The only other version I've heard that gives remotely similar chills is this one from The Nativity Story, but Arnold's has that bit of extra sparkle. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 995 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 ITV are airing a repeat of The Chase Celebrity Special, David Arnold is one of the contestants. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 10,194 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 29 minutes ago, Giftheck said: ITV are airing a repeat of The Chase Celebrity Special, David Arnold is one of the contestants. I'm unable to watch it. Who's the chaser? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giftheck 995 Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Slipperman9 said: I'm unable to watch it. Who's the chaser? Darragh Ennis. EDIT: I didn't see this one through the first time, I think I assumed a win for the Chaser and just stopped watching it. I did watch it all the way through this time. Spoiler The outcome was that the team got 15 steps, 5 pushbacks, and won with 1 step remaining when time ran out. Shared £19,000 between their charities. £8,000 of the total prize fun was earned by David Arnold. I must say that "David Arnold and Basil Brush in the same room" was not on any of my bingo cards. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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