David Arnold
British film composer · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Born 1962 · age 64
David Arnold is an English film composer whose credits include scoring five James Bond 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.
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Judi Dench David wrote Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace
Michael G. Wilson David wrote Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace
Madonna Produced Die Another Day - Music from the MGM Motion Picture (2002)
Simon Pegg David wrote The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Pierce Brosnan David wrote The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Kurt Russell David wrote Stargate, Death Proof and Grindhouse
Jeffrey Wright David wrote Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace
Colin Salmon David wrote The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Samantha Bond David wrote The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Michael Byrne David wrote Tomorrow Never Dies and Enough
Matt Malloy David wrote The Stepford Wives (2004)
Daniel Craig David wrote Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace
Samuel L. Jackson David wrote Shaft and Changing Lanes
Benedict Cumberbatch David wrote Sherlock and Amazing Grace
John Cleese David wrote The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Jeff Goldblum David wrote Independence Day and Morning Glory
Martin Freeman David wrote Sherlock and Hot Fuzz
Shirley Bassey David produced The Performance (2009)
Tyrese Gibson David wrote 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers
Rosario Dawson David wrote Death Proof and Grindhouse
Frank Welker David wrote Independence Day and Stargate
Desmond Llewelyn David wrote The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Erick Avari David wrote Independence Day and Stargate
Thom Barry David wrote Independence Day (1996)
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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 won a Creative Arts Emmy for the score of "His Last Vow", the final episode in the third series. Arnold scored the BBC / Amazon Prime series Good Omens (2019) adapted by Neil Gaiman from his book Good Omens, written with Terry Pratchett. Arnold is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
