News on David Arnold`s score, a few surprises in store

04-Oct-2002 • Die Another Day

Paul Tonks from Movie Poop Shoot has revealed some interesting information about David Arnold`s score for "Die Another Day".

What Iâm at liberty to tell you in advance is that the album will contain around 40 minutes of score comprised from the best of around 100 minutes written. The reason for such a small release is that the Warner Bros. disc is otherwise filled by the Madonna song, her music video, a Paul Oakenfold remix, and another interactive video element. Itâs not the best of situations for a Bond score, and David would like a second volume (as happened with TOMORROW NEVER DIES), but nothing`s guaranteed.

I can tell you that this score is very much an extension of David`s previous two. To paraphrase his own description: "This is as far as this style of music can go before there`ll need to be a radical change." This is in reference to what he began with "Backseat Driver" utilising The Propellerheads and culminates now in some seriously advanced channel mixing, samples and distortion. Expect the unexpected, including the first use of a choir in a Bond score and no single instance of any of the Bond Themes played in its entirety. The film opens November 22nd and the Warner album precedes it on the 19th.

Thanks to `Rumpole` for alert.