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{{short description|British film composer}}
{{other people|David Arnold}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| name         = David Arnold
| caption      = Arnold at the BMI Awards in May 2011
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| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1962|1|23|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Luton]], England
| occupation   = Composer
| instrument   = {{hlist|Clarinet|guitar|piano}}
| genre        = [[Film score]]
| years_active = 1993–present
}}

'''David Arnold''' (born 23 January 1962) is an<!--awards nominations don't belong here--> English film composer whose credits include scoring five [[James Bond]] films (1997–2008), as well as ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' (1994), ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'' (1996), ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' (1998), ''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]'' (2000), ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]'' (2003), ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]'' (2005), ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' (2007), and the television series ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]'' and ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]''. For ''Independence Day'', he received a [[Grammy Award]] for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television, and for ''Sherlock'', he and co-composer [[Michael Price (composer)|Michael Price]] won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special|Creative Arts Emmy]]<ref name="Emmy win for score to 'His Last Vow'">{{cite web | url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/default/files/Downloads/2014-creative-arts-winners-v1.pdf | title=66th Emmy Award – press release | publisher=Emmys | access-date=17 August 2014}}</ref> for the score of "[[His Last Vow]]", the final episode in the third series. Arnold scored the BBC / [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon Prime]] series [[Good Omens (TV series)|''Good Omens'']] (2019) adapted by [[Neil Gaiman]] from his book ''[[Good Omens]]'', written with [[Terry Pratchett]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2018/06/26/david-arnold-to-score-amazons-good-omens/|title=David Arnold to Score Amazon's 'Good Omens'|date=26 June 2018|publisher=Film Music Reporter|access-date=13 December 2018}}</ref> Arnold is a fellow of the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]].

==Career==
While attending a [[Luton Sixth Form College|Sixth Form College in Luton]], Arnold became friends with director [[Danny Cannon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moviemusicuk.us/darnold.htm |title=David Arnold |publisher=soundtrack.net |access-date=26 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104145454/http://moviemusicuk.us/darnold.htm |archive-date=4 January 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Cannon initially created short films for which Arnold was asked to write the music. The two made their respective major film debuts with ''[[The Young Americans (film)|The Young Americans]]''. "[[Play Dead (song)|Play Dead]]", a song from the film with singer [[Björk]], charted No. 12 in the UK. The following year he scored ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' and ''[[Last of the Dogmen]]'', with excerpts from the former ranking third in the most commonly used soundtrack cues for film trailers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundtrack.net/trailers/frequent|title= Top 100 Frequently Used Cues |publisher=soundtrack.net|access-date=14 August 2007}}</ref>

Arnold then composed music for ''Stargate'' director [[Roland Emmerich]]'s next two movies, ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'' and ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'', as well as four movies for director [[John Singleton]]. In addition, he has scored various comedies, dramas, and nineteenth-century period pieces, as well as providing music for several British television shows including the 2000 remake of ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'' and ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]''. During film production, his compositions are conducted by Nicholas Dodd. In 2010, he composed the music for ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly With Me]]'', a British television series from the producers of ''Little Britain''.

He is a member of the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] (BASCA).<ref name="UBR">{{cite web |url=http://www.unsignedbandreview.com/british-academy-of-songwriters-composers-and-authors.html |publisher=The Unsigned band review |title=British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors |author=Founder of UBR |date=18 May 2009 |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520023122/http://www.unsignedbandreview.com/british-academy-of-songwriters-composers-and-authors.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> On Thursday 29 November 2012, Arnold received an honorary degree from [[University of West London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uwl.ac.uk/news-events/news/university-west-london-honours-high-profile-figures-2012-graduation-ceremony|title=The University of West London honours high-profile figures at 2012 Graduation Ceremony {{!}} University of West London|website=www.uwl.ac.uk|language=en|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> Now a university honorary, he will work closely with the University in particular [[London College of Music]], a faculty within the institute. In 2014, he appeared as himself in ''[[The Life of Rock with Brian Pern]]''.

===Film music concerts===
Arnold performed his debut orchestral concert, showcasing his film and television music, on Sunday 6 July 2014 at London's [[Royal Festival Hall]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/david-arnold-live-in-concert-82795?dt=2014-07-06 | title=David Arnold: Live in Concert – Southbank Centre | access-date=16 March 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316111420/http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whatson/david-arnold-live-in-concert-82795?dt=2014-07-06 | archive-date=16 March 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> The line-up featured Nicholas Dodd conducting, [[David McAlmont]] as surprise guest vocalist ("My secret weapon!" said Arnold) and the Urban Voices Collective choir, plus [[Mark Gatiss]] and [[Amanda Abbington]] introducing the suite of ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' music, for which Arnold's collaborator on the project, [[Michael Price (composer)|Michael Price]], replaced Dodd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beigeuk.com/2014/07/review-david-arnold-at-the-royal-festival-hall/#comments|title=Review: David Arnold at the Royal Festival Hall|publisher=Beigeuk.com|access-date=22 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019113615/http://www.beigeuk.com/2014/07/review-david-arnold-at-the-royal-festival-hall/#comments|archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref>

He performed his music in a series of orchestral concerts in 2015: Dublin<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nch.ie/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=David-Arnold-22Jan15&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id= | title=RTÉ Concert Orchestra Signature Series: David Arnold | publisher=National Concert Hall, Dublin | access-date=23 November 2014}}</ref>) in January (with the [[RTÉ Concert Orchestra]]); Manchester<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.manchestercamerata.co.uk/whats-on/concerts/david-arnold-live-in-concert | title=David Arnold: Live in Concert | publisher=Manchester Camerata | date=3 October 2014 | access-date=3 October 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006070338/http://www.manchestercamerata.co.uk/whats-on/concerts/david-arnold-live-in-concert | archive-date=6 October 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> (with the [[Manchester Camerata]]) in April; and London<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.barbican.org.uk/music/event-detail.asp?id=17381 | title=David Arnold: Live in Concert (Barbican) | publisher=Barbican Centre | date=11 December 2014 | access-date=11 December 2014}}</ref> (with the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]), Birmingham<ref name="Birmingham">{{cite web | url=http://www.thsh.co.uk/event/david-arnold-live-in-concert/ | title=David Arnold Live in Concert | publisher=Town Hall & Symphony Hall, Birmingham | access-date=4 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220023617/http://www.thsh.co.uk/event/david-arnold-live-in-concert/ | archive-date=20 December 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> and Nottingham<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.trch.co.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29107 | title=David Arnold Live in Concert – TRCH | publisher=Theatre Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham | access-date=19 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220034826/http://www.trch.co.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29107 | archive-date=20 December 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> (with the [[City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra]] (CBSO)) in June 2015. He was also the special guest at 'The music of David Arnold<ref>{{cite web | url=http://artproductions.ch/konzerte65.html | title=The Music of David Arnold | publisher=Art Productions | access-date=6 April 2015}}</ref>', a concert in Lucerne in October 2015, with Ludwig Wicki conducting the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. On 5 June 2016 Film Music Prague performed a concert of his work, with Arnold in attendance (and performing) as special guest.<ref name="FMPrague">{{cite web | url=https://davidarnoldliveinconcert.wordpress.com/david-arnold-concerts/david-arnold-live-in-concert-prague-5-june-2016/ | title=David Arnold – Live in Concert: Prague, 5 June 2016 | date=25 February 2016 | access-date=27 February 2016}}</ref> In February 2016 the Royal Albert Hall announced<ref name="ID4Live">{{cite web | url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2016/february/david-arnold-aliens-and-a-full-orchestra-blasting-into-the-royal-albert-hall/ | title=David Arnold, aliens and a full orchestra invade the Royal Albert Hall | publisher=Royal Albert Hall | date=8 February 2016 | access-date=9 February 2016 | author=Burin, Rick}}</ref> the premiere of ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'' Live on 22 September 2016. This celebrated the 20th anniversary of the film's release with a live orchestral performance. David Arnold gave a pre-show talk about his work and the [[Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra]] and Maida Vale Singers (conducted by Gavin Greenaway) performed the original music while the film screened. The Upcoming magazine gave the event a five star review noting that "with unrivalled acoustics and a ceiling filled with floating UFO-shaped objects, the Hall set the ideal scene for the audience and the musicians alike" and that the production "kept the audience on the edge of their seats as if the film had just been released for the first time."<ref name="TheUpcoming5Starreview">{{cite web | url=http://www.theupcoming.co.uk/2016/09/23/independence-day-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall-live-review/ | title=Independence Day Live at the Royal Albert Hall | publisher=The Upcoming | date=23 September 2016 | access-date=30 September 2016 | author=Keepence, Michelle}}</ref>

Arnold hosted another two concerts of his music in Dublin, at the [[Bord Gáis Energy Theatre]] on 19 and 20 May 2017, with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. The first concert showcased his career in writing music for film and television,<ref name="Dublin2017DAsignature">{{cite web | url=http://bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/index.php/artist/rte-concert-orchestra-signature-series-david-arnold | title=RTÉ Concert Orchestra Signature Series: David Arnold | publisher=Bord Gáis Energy Theatre | access-date=30 April 2017 | archive-date=19 May 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519030610/http://bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/index.php/artist/rte-concert-orchestra-signature-series-david-arnold | url-status=dead }}</ref> the second was ''Independence Day'' Live with the film screened as the orchestra played the score alongside.<ref name="Dublin2017ID4Live">{{cite web | url=http://bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/index.php/artist/rte-concert-orchestra-presents-independence-day | title=RTÉ Concert Orchestra Presents Independence Day | publisher=Bord Gáis Energy Theatre | access-date=30 April 2017 | archive-date=17 May 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517024026/http://bordgaisenergytheatre.ie/index.php/artist/rte-concert-orchestra-presents-independence-day | url-status=dead }}</ref> The first James Bond film ever to be screened with a live orchestra was ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale in Concert]]'' which took place at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 30 September 2017; David Arnold held a pre-concert question and answer session.<ref name="CasinoRoyaleInConcert">{{cite web | url=http://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2017/casino-royale-in-concert/ | title=Royal Albert Hall presents Casino Royale in Concert World Premiere | publisher=Royal Albert Hall | date=17 May 2017 | access-date=21 May 2017}}</ref>

===James Bond===
[[File:Sound007RAH041022 (65 of 69) (52405937776).jpg|thumb|Arnold at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London in October 2022 with the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]. He curated ''The Sound of 007 in Concert'', marking 60 years of the Bond film series.]]

Arnold was a Bond fan from an early age and also a fan of Bond composer [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]]. In 1997, Arnold produced ''[[Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project]]'', an album featuring new versions of the themes from various James Bond films. The album featured a variety of contemporary artists including [[Jarvis Cocker]], [[Chrissie Hynde]], [[David McAlmont]], [[Propellerheads]] and [[Iggy Pop]]; a version of ''You Only Live Twice'' by [[Björk]] was recorded but not included on the album. John Barry, the composer of many of the themes on the album, was complimentary about Arnold's interpretation of his work; "He was very faithful to the melodic and harmonic content, but he's added a whole other rhythmic freshness and some interesting casting in terms of the artists chosen to do the songs. I think it's a terrific album. I'm very flattered."<ref>{{cite news | first = Jon | last = Burlingame | title = Bonding with the Score: David Arnold blends the traditional with the modern in music for 'Tomorrow Never Dies' | work = Los Angeles Times | date = 18 December 1997}}</ref> Barry contacted [[Barbara Broccoli]], producer of the then-upcoming ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'', to recommend Arnold as the film's composer.<ref>{{cite video | people =Macnee, Patrick (Narrator) | title =The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 | medium = DVD (Documentary) }}</ref> Arnold was hired to score the instalment and, returning the compliment to the man he refers to as "The guvnor",<ref name="guvnor">{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/home/brits2011/posthumous-award-for-john-barry-6400451.html | title=Posthumous award for John Barry | work=Evening Standard | date=11 May 2011 | access-date=22 February 2015 | author=Hocknell, Tom}}</ref> included musical references to Barry's score for ''[[From Russia with Love (soundtrack)|From Russia with Love]],'' as well as, of course, the ''[[James Bond Theme]]'' composed by [[Monty Norman]] with Barry's arrangement.

Arnold scored the 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 (soundtrack)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]''), ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' and ''[[Quantum of Solace]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commanderbond.net/article/4582|title=David Arnold Back For 'Bond 22'|publisher=commanderbond.net|access-date=8 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012225010/http://commanderbond.net/article/4582|archive-date=12 October 2007}}</ref> Arnold did not score the 23rd James Bond film, ''[[Skyfall]]'', with [[Thomas Newman]] taking his place.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=4 January 2012 |title=Exclusive: Thomas Newman to compose 'Skyfall' score |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=9922 |access-date=22 April 2012 |publisher=Mi6-hq.com}}</ref> Arnold commented that Newman had been selected by the film's director, [[Sam Mendes]], because of their history of working together, rather than because of Arnold's commitment to working with director [[Danny Boyle]] as composer for the Opening Ceremony of the [[2012 Summer Olympics]]. However, a part of Arnold's composition work on [[Casino Royale (2006 film)|''Casino Royale'']] was reused, with a credit, in ''[[Skyfall]]'' and again in ''[[Spectre (2015 film)|SPECTRE]]''.

Arnold also co-wrote the main theme songs for ''The World Is Not Enough'' ("[[The World Is Not Enough (song)|The World Is Not Enough]]" by [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]]) and ''Casino Royale'' ("[[You Know My Name]]" by [[Chris Cornell]]), as well as "Surrender" by [[k.d. lang]] which appears during the end credits of ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' having been originally proposed as the opening theme. Arnold also contributed the main themes to Kevin Kiner's score for Activision's ''[[GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]'', the remake of the 1997 game of the same name.

In 2017, a part of a track entitled "Vesper" from Arnold's composition work on the [[Casino Royale (2006 film)|''Casino Royale'']] [[Casino Royale (2006 soundtrack)|soundtrack]] was reused in a ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' episode entitled "[[The Final Problem (Sherlock)|The Final Problem]]", the third episode of the fourth series, in a track entitled "Pick Up" composed by Arnold himself<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/djteilchen/status/838418970365607936|title=MsQuarmby on Twitter|via=Twitter|access-date=11 May 2017|language=en}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=September 2021}} and [[Michael Price (composer)|Michael Price]].

==Other work==
Arnold has collaborated with such musical acts as [[Cast (band)|Cast]], [[Kaiser Chiefs]], [[Massive Attack]], and [[Pulp (band)|Pulp]], and solo artists [[Natasha Bedingfield]], [[Melanie C]], [[Björk]], [[Chris Cornell]], [[Shirley Manson]], [[Mark Morriss]], [[Nina Persson]] and in 2009 produced [[Shirley Bassey]]'s album ''[[The Performance]]''.

In 2001, he provided a new arrangement of [[Ron Grainer]]'s ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Doctor Who theme music|theme music]] for the [[Eighth Doctor]] audio dramas from [[Big Finish Productions]]. His version was used as the Eighth Doctor theme starting with 2001's ''[[Storm Warning (audio drama)|Storm Warning]]'' until 2008, when it was replaced with a new version arranged by [[Nicholas Briggs]] starting with ''[[Dead London]]''. Arnold's theme returned to the Eighth Doctor releases with the 2012 box set, ''[[Dark Eyes (audio drama)|Dark Eyes]]''.

Arnold is the second cousin of Irish singer-songwriter [[Damien Rice]], and is an ambassador for aid agency [[CARE International]] in the UK. He has made minor appearances in two different episodes of ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]'' as separate characters.

In February 2011, it was announced that he had been appointed Musical Director for the [[2012 Olympic Games]] and the [[2012 Paralympic Games]] in London.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/cultural-olympiad/8332882/James-Bond-composer-David-Arnold-will-be-2012-musical-director.html/ |title=James Bond composer David Arnold will be 2012 musical director |date=18 February 2011 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=22 February 2011 |location=London |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221093625/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/cultural-olympiad/8332882/James-Bond-composer-David-Arnold-will-be-2012-musical-director.html |archive-date=21 February 2011 }}</ref>

In May 2011, he was part of the United Kingdom's jury for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2011]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/eurovision/2011/05/uk-reveals-names-of-its-jury.shtml |title=UK Reveals Names Of Its Jury |access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref>

Arnold took part in a tribute to [[John Barry (composer)|John Barry]] on 20 June 2011 at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London, singing a song that was composed by Barry and playing the guitar part of the James Bond theme.<ref name=entertainmentartsbbc>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13777242 |title=Composer John Barry remembered at memorial concert |publisher=BBC |date= 21 June 2011 |access-date=21 June 2011}}</ref>

In 2014, Arnold teamed up with [[Richard Thomas (musician)|Richard Thomas]], to write the music and lyrics for the new [[West End theatre|West End]] musical ''[[Made in Dagenham (musical)|Made in Dagenham]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/03/gemma-arterton-made-in-dagenham-musical | title=Gemma Arterton strikes out for Made in Dagenham musical in the West End | work=The Guardian | date=3 March 2014 | access-date=3 March 2014}}</ref>

In October 2015 he collaborated with [[Lethal Bizzle]] and [[Sinead Harnett]] to create a song combining orchestral, [[Grime (music genre)|grime]] and soul elements. The song, 'Come This Far', was performed live<ref name="LiveColourful Live event">{{cite web | url=http://www.eventmagazine.co.uk/bulmers-combines-grime-soul-orchestal-music-live-colourful-live/brands/article/1368433 | title=Bulmers combines grime, soul and orchestal music for #Live Colourful Live | work=Event Magazine | date=14 October 2015 | access-date=8 November 2015 | author=Carter, Brea}}</ref> at a special event at One Mayfair, as part of [[Bulmers]] Cider's LiveColourful LIVE promotion, and made available as a free download from Bulmers' website. He and ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' co-composer [[Michael Price (composer)|Michael Price]] also composed the music for ITV's Jekyll and Hyde television series which premiered in October 2015.<ref name="Jekyll">{{cite web | url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2015/08/10/michael-price-co-scoring-itvs-jekyll-hyde/ | title=Michael Price Co-Scoring ITV's 'Jekyll & Hyde' | publisher=Film Music Reporter | date=10 August 2015 | access-date=20 December 2015}}</ref>

In September 2016 the Royal Albert Hall hosted an orchestral performance of ''Independence Day'' with the score performed live to picture, David Arnold gave a pre-show talk.<ref name="#ID4LiveSFB">{{cite web | url=http://scifibulletin.com/2016/02/08/independence-day-live-at-the-royal-albert-hall/ | title=Independence Day live at the Royal Albert Hall! | publisher=Sci-Fi Bulletin | date=8 February 2016 | access-date=9 February 2016}}</ref>

In 2019, David Arnold provided additional production for [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]]'s orchestral album, ''[[The Song Diaries]]''. Later in 2020, he co-produced an orchestral cover of '[[My Favorite Things (song)|My Favourite Things]]' (from ''[[The Sound of Music]]'') along with [[Richard Jones (The Feeling)|Richard Jones]] (of [[The Feeling]]) for Sophie's 2020 compilation album ''[[Songs From The Kitchen Disco]]''.

In July 2023, it was announced that Arnold and Ellis-Bextor would collaborate with lyricist [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] for the track to [[Channel 4]] and [[Universal Pictures]] film, "Mog's Christmas", based upon [[Mog (Judith Kerr)|the children's book series]] by [[Judith Kerr]]. The track, titled "As Long As I Belong", is about "the importance of belonging". The film is slated for a Q4 2023 release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sophie Ellis-Bextor teams up with 007 theme writing team for Christmas ballad about 'importance of belonging' |url=https://www.floydct.com/lifestyles/entertainment/sophie-ellis-bextor-teams-up-with-007-theme-writing-team-for-christmas-ballad-about-importance/article_42467422-c54f-5011-942e-e4409d6794b5.html |website=Floyd County Chronicle |access-date=24 October 2023 |date=24 July 2023 |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103090037/https://www.floydct.com/lifestyles/entertainment/sophie-ellis-bextor-teams-up-with-007-theme-writing-team-for-christmas-ballad-about-importance/article_42467422-c54f-5011-942e-e4409d6794b5.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Acting filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[The Young Americans (film)|The Young Americans]]''
| Wedding Band
| Also composed the score
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The League of Gentlemen]]''
| Victorian Gentleman with Fox
| TV series (1 episode: "The League of Gentlemen Christmas Special")
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]''
| Minicab Controller / Politician
| TV series (2 episodes)
|}

==Discography==

===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Studio(s)
! Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[The Young Americans (film)|The Young Americans]]''
| [[Danny Cannon]]
! [[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]]<br />[[Working Title Films]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]''
| [[Roland Emmerich]]
! [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />[[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]<br />[[Centropolis Entertainment|Centropolis Film Productions]]<br />[[Carolco Pictures]]
|  {{N/A}}
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Last of the Dogmen]]''
| [[Tab Murphy]]
! [[Savoy Pictures]]<br />{{small|(North America)}}<br />[[Pathé]]<br />{{small|(International)}}<br />[[Carolco Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]''
| [[Roland Emmerich]]
! [[20th Century Fox]]<br />[[Centropolis Entertainment]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |1997
| ''[[A Life Less Ordinary]]''
| [[Danny Boyle]]
! [[20th Century Fox]]<br />{{small|(United States)}}<br />[[PolyGram Filmed Entertainment]]<br />{{small|(International)}}<br />[[Channel Four Films]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]''
| [[Roger Spottiswoode]]
! [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />[[Eon Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]''
| [[Roland Emmerich]]
! [[TriStar Pictures]]<br />[[Centropolis Entertainment]]
|  {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |1999
| ''[[Wing Commander (film)|Wing Commander]]''
| [[Chris Roberts (game developer)|Chris Roberts]]
! [[20th Century Fox]]<br />[[Digital Anvil]]
| Main theme only<br />Composed with Kevin Kiner
|-
| ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''
| [[Michael Apted]]
! [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />[[Eon Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Shaft (2000 film)|Shaft]]''
| [[John Singleton]]
! [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />[[Scott Rudin]] Productions
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=3 |2001
| ''[[Baby Boy (film)|Baby Boy]]''
| [[John Singleton]]
! [[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Musketeer]]''
| [[Peter Hyams]]
! [[Universal Pictures]]<br />[[Miramax Films]]<br />MDP Worldwide<br />Crystal Sky Worldwide
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Zoolander]]''
| [[Ben Stiller]]
! [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />[[Village Roadshow Pictures]]<br /><br />[[VH1]] Films<br />NPV Entertainment<br />[[Scott Rudin]] Productions
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=4 |2002
| ''[[Changing Lanes]]''
| [[Roger Michell]]
! [[Paramount Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Hollywood Ending]]''
| [[Woody Allen]]
! [[DreamWorks Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Enough (film)|Enough]]''
| [[Michael Apted]]
! [[Columbia Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Die Another Day]]''
| [[Lee Tamahori]]
! [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />[[Eon Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2003
| ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]''
| [[John Singleton]]
! [[Universal Pictures]]<br />[[Original Film]]
|  {{N/A}}
|-
| 2004
| ''[[The Stepford Wives (2004 film)|The Stepford Wives]]''
| [[Frank Oz]]
! [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />{{small|(United States)}}<br />[[DreamWorks Pictures]]<br />{{small|(International)}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |2005
| ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]''
| [[John Singleton]]
! [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />[[Lorenzo di Bonaventura|Di Bonaventura Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Stoned (film)|Stoned]]''
| [[Stephen Woolley]]
! [[Screen Media Films]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |2006
| ''[[Amazing Grace (2006 film)|Amazing Grace]]''
| [[Michael Apted]]
! [[Momentum Pictures]]<br />{{small|(United Kingdom)}}<br />[[Samuel Goldwyn Films]]<br />{{small|(United States)}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''
| [[Martin Campbell]]
! [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]<br />[[Eon Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |2007
| ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''
| [[Edgar Wright]]
! [[Rogue Pictures]]<br />{{small|(United States)}}<br />[[Universal Pictures]]<br />{{small|(International)}}<br />[[StudioCanal]]<br />[[Working Title Films]]<br />[[Big Talk Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Grindhouse (film)#Don.27t|Don't]]''
| [[Edgar Wright]]
! [[Dimension Films]]<br />[[Vivendi Entertainment]]<br />[[Troublemaker Studios]]<br />[[The Weinstein Company]]
| Fake trailer segment from ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]''
|-
| rowspan=3 |2008
| ''Agent Crush''
| Sean Robinson
! Fantastic Films International
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)|How to Lose Friends & Alienate People]]''
| [[Robert B. Weide]]
! [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />{{small|(United Kingdom)}}<br />[[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />{{small|(United States)}}<br />[[Film4]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Quantum of Solace]]''
| [[Marc Forster]]
! [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br />[[Columbia Pictures]]<br />[[Eon Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| rowspan=3 |2010
| ''[[Made in Dagenham]]''
| [[Nigel Cole]]
! [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />[[BBC Films]]<br />[[HanWay Films]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[Morning Glory (2010 film)|Morning Glory]]''
| [[Roger Michell]]
! [[Paramount Pictures]]<br />[[Bad Robot]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]''
| [[Michael Apted]]
! [[20th Century Fox]]<br />[[Walden Media]]
| Contains themes composed by [[Harry Gregson-Williams]]
|-
| rowspan=2 |2011
| ''[[Paul (2011 film)|Paul]]''
| [[Greg Mottola]]
! [[Universal Pictures]]<br />[[Relativity Media]]<br />[[Working Title Films]]<br />[[Big Talk Productions#Big Talk Pictures|Big Talk Pictures]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| ''Unwatchable''
| Marc Hawker
! {{N/A}}
| Short film
|-
| rowspan=2 |2012
| ''The Book of Fire''
| Mike Christie
! {{N/A}}
| As part of the [[2012 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony]]<br />Short film
|-
| ''[[Mr Stink (film)|Mr Stink]]''
| [[Declan Lowney]]
! {{N/A}}
| Television film
|-
|2022
| ''[[Confess, Fletch]]''
| [[Greg Mottola]]
! [[Miramax]]
| {{N/A}}
|}

===Television=== <!-- Excluding television films -->
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Studio(s)
! Notes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Visitor (TV series)|The Visitor]]''
! [[Centropolis Entertainment|Centropolis Television]]<br />[[20th Century Fox Television]]
| Main theme on pilot episode only<br />Rest of score composed by Kevin Kiner
|-
| 2000–2001
| ''[[Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)]]''
! [[Working Title Films]]
| Main theme only (composed with [[Tim Simenon]]).<br />Single release by David Arnold and [[Nina Persson]] reached No. 48 (UK).
|-
| 2001–2002
| ''[[UC: Undercover]]''
! [[20th Century Fox Television]]
| Main theme only<br />Composed with Kevin Kiner
|-
| 2003
| ''Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree''
! {{N/A}}
| Documentary
|-
| 2003–2006
| ''[[Little Britain (sketch show)|Little Britain]]''
! [[BBC]]
| 
|-
| rowspan=2 |2008
| ''[[Little Britain USA]]''
! [[19 Entertainment]]<br />[[Reveille Productions]]<br />[[HBO Original Programming]]
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Crooked House (TV series)|Crooked House]]''
! [[Tiger Aspect Productions]]
| TV miniseries
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Free Agents]]''
! [[Big Talk Productions]]<br />[[Bwark Productions]]
| {{N/A}}
|-
| 2010–2017
| ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]''
! [[Hartswood Films]]<br />[[BBC Wales]]<br />[[WGBH-TV|WGBH]]
| Composed with [[Michael Price (composer)|Michael Price]]<br />[[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)]] {{small|(2014)}}<br />[[British Academy Television Award]] for Best Original Television Music<br />Nominated — [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score)]] {{small|(2010, 2011)}}
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Come Fly with Me (2010 TV series)|Come Fly with Me]]''
! [[BBC]]<br />Little Britain Productions
| 
|-
| 2012
| ''[[The Matt Lucas Awards]]''
! John Stanley Productions
| 
|-
| rowspan=2 |2019
| ''[[Good Omens (TV series)|Good Omens]]''
! [[Amazon Studios]]<br />[[BBC Studios]]
| TV miniseries
|-
| ''[[The Tiger Who Came to Tea#Television adaptation|The Tiger Who Came To Tea]]''
! [[Channel 4]]
| Animation narrated by [[David Walliams]], score by David Arnold, song 'Hey Tiger' co-written with [[Don Black (lyricist)|Don Black]] and sung by [[Robbie Williams]]
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Dracula (2020 TV series)|Dracula]]''
! 
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Mog (Judith Kerr)#Adaptations|Mog's Christmas]]''
! [[Channel 4]]
|Animation starring [[Benedict Cumberbatch]] and [[Claire Foy]], score by David Arnold and the theme song “As Long as I Belong” is composed by David Arnold with lyrics by Don Black and performed by [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]]
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! width=50 | Developer
! width=50 | Publisher
! Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game)|GoldenEye 007]]''
! [[Eurocom]]<br />{{small|([[Wii]]/[[PS3]]/[[Xbox 360]])}}<br />[[n-Space]]<br />{{small|(DS)}}
! rowspan=2|[[Activision]]<br />[[Nintendo]]<br />{{small|(Wii)}}
| Re-arranged the [[GoldenEye (song)|main title song]] only<br>The soundtrack is composed by Kevin Kiner
|-
| 2012
| ''[[007 Legends]]''
! Eurocom
| Wrote and composed the main title theme tune only<br>The soundtrack is composed by Kevin Kiner
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Studio(s)
! Notes
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''Stiller & Meara''
! [[Red Hour Productions|Red Hour Digital]]
| {{N/A}}
|}

===Singles in charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album / Film
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| <small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1910/DAVID-ARNOLD/|title=David Arnold – UK Chart |publisher=The Official Charts Company |access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref>
! width="35"| <small>[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]</small>
! width="35"| <small>[[Dutch Singles Chart|NED]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=david%20arnold&cat=s |title=David Arnold – Dutch chart |date=20 January 2015|publisher=dutchcharts.nl}}</ref>
! width="35"| <small>[[Ultratop|BEL<br>(FLA)]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=david%20arnold&cat=s |title=David Arnold – Belgian Chart |publisher=ultratop.be |access-date=20 January 2015}}</ref>
! width="35"| <small>[[Media Control Charts|GER]]</small>
! width="35"| <small>[[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Bj%F6rk+%2F+David+Arnold&artist_search=starts&title=play+dead&title_search=starts |title=Swedish chart – David Arnold|date=20 January 2015|publisher=swedishcharts.com}}</ref>
! width="35"| <small>[[VG-lista|NOR]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&artist=Bj%F6rk+%2F+David+Arnold&artist_search=starts&title=play+dead&title_search=starts |title=Norwegian chart – David Arnold|date=20 January 2015|publisher=norwegiancharts.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1993
! scope="row"| "[[Play Dead (song)|Play Dead]]" <small>(with [[Björk]])</small>
| 12 || 18 || 11 || 33 || 41 || 7 || 10
| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''[[The Young Americans (film)|The Young Americans]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1997
! scope="row"| "[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Propellerheads song)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]" <small>(with [[Propellerheads]])</small>
| 7 || — || — || — || — || — || —
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''[[Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project|Shaken & Stirred]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"Diamonds Are Forever" <small>(with [[David McAlmont]])</small>
| 39 || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| rowspan="1"| 1999
! scope="row"| "[[One Brief Moment]]" <small>(with [[Natacha Atlas]])</small>
| 125 || — || — || — || — || — || —
| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''[[Gedida]]''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2000
! scope="row"| "Theme From Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)" <small>(with [[Nina Persson]])</small>
| 49 || — || — || — || — || — || —
| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series)|Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)]]''
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2012
! scope="row"| "[[Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd song)|Wish You Were Here]]" <small>(with [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Richard Jones (bassist)|Richard Jones]], [[Nick Mason]] & [[Mike Rutherford]])</small>
| 34 || 59 || — || — || — || — || —
| align="left" rowspan="1"| ''[[A Symphony of British Music (album)|A Symphony of British Music]]''
|-
| align="center" colspan="16" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
|}

==Awards==
* Won: [[Grammy Award]] – [[Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television]] – ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]''
* Won: [[Ivor Novello Awards]] – Best International Film Score for ''[[The World Is Not Enough]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/764027.stm | title=Ivor Novello awards: The winners | work=BBC News | date=25 May 2000 | access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref>
* Won: [[Ivor Novello Awards]] – BASCA Fellowship (2005)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/bond-scorer-arnolds-ivor-novello-honour/ | title=Bond scorer Arnold's Ivor Novello honour | work=The Stage | date=25 January 2005 | access-date=16 March 2014 | author=Gillespie, Ruth}}</ref>
* Nominated: [[BAFTA Award]] – Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]''
* Nominated: [[Grammy Award]] – [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] – ''You Know My Name'' from ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (songwriter)
* Won: BBC Radio Awards – Best music production – ''The Sound of Cinema with David Arnold''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/ariel/26548817 | title=Rawlings the hero at Radio Awards | work=BBC Ariel | date=13 March 2013 | access-date=16 March 2014 | author=Barrett, Claire}}</ref>
* Won: [[Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy Award]] - [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special|Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special]] – ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' ("[[His Last Vow]]") (with [[Michael Price (composer)|Michael Price]])<ref>{{cite web | url=http://filmmusicreporter.com/2014/08/16/alan-silvestri-david-arnold-michael-price-win-emmy-awards/ | title=Alan Silvestri, David Arnold & Michael Price Win Emmy Awards | publisher=Film Music Reporter | date=16 August 2014 | access-date=17 August 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3417}}
* {{twitter|davidgarnold}}
* [http://www.reviewgraveyard.com/00_interviews/10-11-26_david-arnold.html David Arnold Interview] at www.reviewgraveyard.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090927022554/http://www.bafta.org/learning/webcasts/david-arnold,809,BA.html BAFTA Video Masterclass with David Arnold]
* {{YouTube|id=s_uHw7GR8-0|title=John Barry Memorial Concert – The James Bond Theme}}
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