Composer David Arnold reveals OHMSS instrumental is template for new Bond theme, but will not feature (updated)

James Bond composer David Arnold has revealed in a magazine interview that the instrumental theme to the classic 1969 film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is the most similar comparison to how the new Bond score for "Casino Royale" will sound.

Arnold, who scored the last three Brosnan outings, has co-written the theme song "You Know My Name" with singer/songwriter Chris Cornell for the new movie starring Daniel Craig as 007.

He confimed via his official website davidarnold.com that the theme song has been written in collaboration with Chris Cornell and recorded at Air Studios in London. The song is now being remixed in LA.



Arnold revealed a tidbit regarding OHMSS in an interview with Hotdog magazine about his five favourite 007 soundtracks. OHMSS ranked top.

To clear up confusion about the misquote, Arold said that the "Casino Royale" soundtrack is similiar to OHMSS in the sense that it does not rely on the Bond theme, and has its own themes throughout, managing to create a Bond sound without the famous notes. OHMSS will not feature in the score.

Cornell said in a recent interview about his work on the theme song, "This isn't anything like any other James Bond film, so we don't really want that song, either. So go do whatever you want" and describes it as "more uptempo and a little more aggressive than any other Bond theme has been, maybe since Paul McCartney ['Live and Let Die']. It has an orchestra, but it also has some angry sounding guitar, and it's got feedback."

Thanks to `Col. Sun` for the alert.

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