Who should score Bond 25?

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

With extensive poll.

[Ricard 2,245]

How are they supposed to bring Barry back?

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

With a shovel, obviously.

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

Other. Gabriel Yared, or Alberto Iglesias. Danna is an interesting option too though.

[crocodile 7,998]

Some new... man (or woman).

Karol

[Koray Savas 2,251]

No. No. Pemberton or Powell.

[Trent B 337]

David Arnold needs to come back.....

Although I wouldn't mind hearing say a Bond score from John Ottman, maybe even John Powell...or Brian Tyler.

[KK 3,307]

Brain Tyler and Bond?....

[Indianagirl 298]

What would you boys think about Clint Mansell?

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

I like him, but does he have the harmonic adventurousness that a worthy Bond score requires? Perhaps.

[Indianagirl 298]

I don't know. I just really like his death is the road to awe from the fountain. Sometimes the not obvious choices turn out to be brilliant. Like Johnny Depp in a disney pirate movie.

[Muad'Dib 1,801]

RELEASE THE POWELL

[Gnome in Plaid 219]

What would you boys think about Clint Mansell?

That's exactly who I was going to say. Guess Hoosiers think alike.

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

I'm not buying that first one, might as well just get Arnold back again. Second is interesting, but... it's a bit like what Newman's already doing isn't it?

I believe I'll add Shore to my list with Yared, Iglesias, and Danna.

[KK 3,307]

Of the list, my vote goes to Danna. Iglesias would be a good one too.

Shore, if pushed in the right direction, could be interesting...

https://play.spotify.com/track/6ECR4BNuwDtMtcJtx5u2DV

He'd need to be pushed in the right direction in the action department though.

[A. A. Ron 1,742]

I'm just spitballing here, but what about Craig Armstrong?

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Certainly not Thomas Newman. After those last two Bond scores and Bridge of Spies, he should be imprisoned in North Korea.

[publicist 4,643]

Maybe even Brian Eno, an album of cues like 'In Dark Trees' at lest would entertain me. Newman had his run, Arnold should be sick to the bone of it by now, Korzeniowski should get it.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[Quintus 5,399]

I know he's been shitty lately, but give Henry Jackman a go. He's demonstrated that he's quite capable of smooth orchestral heroics with slick electronica beats. He just needs the right franchise to renew his focus again. I'd trial him over the others.

Or if Lorne Balfe could make a Bond "planning the hit" sequence sound like this, I'd be over it:

https://youtu.be/RyIFCfrGIZE

[MedigoScan 324]

I know he's been shitty lately, but give Henry Jackman a go. He's demonstrated that he's quite capable of smooth orchestral heroics with slick electronica beats. He just needs the right franchise to renew his focus again. I'd trial him over the others.

I quite enjoyed his work on Kingsmen

Daniel Pemberton might alsao be a good choice

Though I am indifferent about whether or not I want Newman to go

[crocodile 7,998]

Newman did a good job on both films. Two scores sound very good in their films. But there is probably little more he can do with it.

Karol

[Quintus 5,399]

Anyway, what about James Newton Howard?

To be honest I don't really rate Newman outside of his Americana drama niche he's cultivated over the years. And even then I'm only really keen when I hear it during the film.

[A24 4,330]

What about reusing all the Bond music Tarantino style?

All in favor say aye!

[Muad'Dib 1,801]

Giorgio Moroder!

[Will Tasker 21]

Bring back Bill Conti!

[crocodile 7,998]

Why not ask Joe Kraemer?

Karol

[KK 3,307]

I'd add Austin Wintory to the list of "surprise" candidates.

[crocodile 7,998]

Who is this guy?

Karol

[Jay 37,336]

Joe Kraemer is my pick, if David Arnold doesn't to do it

[Ricard 2,245]

Yeah Kraemer came to mind right after I cast my vote.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Not sure I don't rather want an Englishman...

[Jay 37,336]

Kraemer deserves a spot on the poll. His Mission Impossible 5 score captured the suave-ness and swagger of a good Bond score, and he made good use of a 60's theme throughout that score. His action music is very good as well. A few spots in the score reminded me of Bond scores from the past.

[Sharkissimo 1,973]

I'm not buying that first one, might as well just get Arnold back again.

Yeah, that Sahara cue is woeful; everything I hated about Arnold's action music wrapped into 3:13 minutes, and written by the guy who used to make great music with PWEI. Sounds like a temp track at work to me. Literally the only remotely Bond thing about it are the plunger mute entries starting at 1:49.

[tannhauser 101]

Zimmer! BRRRRRRMMMMMM!

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

Kraemer's score at first was impressive but ultimately seems to have the same problem that all of Arnold's did. There's a lot of "surface" that reminds of the suave spy sound, but beyond that it's all sonically and harmonically a bit drab. Lifeless, soulless. Dressed up well but still not all that much more than the usual depressingly empty popcorn affair. Not what good film or film music is about. Alas, alack!

Zimmer! BRRRRRRMMMMMM!

Hasn't this (embarrassingly incorrect) joke died yet?

[Muad'Dib 1,801]

If anything, some parts of Inception proved Hansy could deliver a fantastic Bond score.

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

Yeah that's why I wouldn't vote for either him or Powell. They've both sort of done it already.

[leeallen01 2,135]

McCreary has proven his spy, heist, action chops countless times, including his style having a sweeping string element to it in everything he does. So he has my vote. JNH of course knows the Bond sweeping style with stuff like The Tourist and his Salt score is a fantastic action, spy score, which is basically a female Bond film. Though I would much prefer a sequel to Salt with Jolie returning and JNH carrying on. They should call it 'Pepper' and then make a third and call them 'The Condiment. Trilogy.'

Anywho, McCreary gets my vote. I made a video to see what Korzeniowski's style would be like and it fit very well in parts. He gets my second vote.

[gkgyver 1,645]

Mansell????

Jesus, don't we have enough wallpaper filler with Newman?

Bring Arnold back. He does electronics too, and at least they sound engaging.

[Dixon Hill 4,234]

Engaging, if you enjoy listening to people fart I suppose.

[crocodile 7,998]

Never liked Arnold's electronics, to be honest. Die Another Day is unlistenable, I could never finish that album. And The World Is Not Enough, while enjoyable to some extent, is dating badly. Besides, he never quite had a gift of merging the two worlds. It's mostly orchestra doing it's thing and his synths on top of it. Or the other way around. It only started to get interesting with Quantum of Solace.

Karol

[Luke Skywalker 1,794]

The omission of Giacchino in the poll is intentionally offensive, am i right?

Bring back david arnold.

[Jay 37,336]

The omission of Giacchino in the poll is intentionally offensive, am i right?

I assumed so.

[Damien F 1,742]

Joe Kraemer. As much as I love David Arnold I'd actually prefer Kraemer. The possibility of him sinking his teeth into the Bond theme like he did with Mission Impossible, coupled with old-school brassy action, is very appealing.

Although I'm very critical of Newman, there are moments from his two scores that are fairly good, but nothing he wrote comes close to the awesomeness of The A400

[Jay 37,336]

Do you think A400 is a better action track that Moroccan Pursuit, Escape To Danger, Flight At The Opera, and A Foggy Night In London?

[Damien F 1,742]

To be honest, they are all great.

[crocodile 7,998]

Joe Kraemer. As much as I love David Arnold I'd actually prefer Kraemer. The possibility of him sinking his teeth into the Bond theme like he did with Mission Impossible, coupled with old-school brassy action, is very appealing.

Although I'm very critical of Newman, there are moments from his two scores that are fairly good, but nothing he wrote comes close to the awesomeness of The A400

Both scores are very well used in their films.

Karol

[Marian Schedenig 8,191]

The omission of Giacchino in the poll is intentionally offensive, am i right?

Probably. Personally, I'd still like him do a Bond, based on his second MI score.

But how about George Fenton?

[Luke Skywalker 1,794]

For it it would be Arnold, Giacchino or Kraemer.