David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is a Grammy Award-winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the cult television series Little Britain.
While attending the Centre of Arts in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Arnold became friends with director Danny Cannon. The two made their respective major film debuts with The Young Americans. The following year he scored St...
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David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is a Grammy Award-winning English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the cult television series Little Britain.
While attending the Centre of Arts in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, Arnold became friends with director Danny Cannon. The two made their respective major film debuts with The Young Americans. The following year he scored Stargate and Last of the Dogmen, with excerpts from the former ranking third in the most commonly-used soundtrack cues for film trailers.
Arnold would then go on to compose music for Stargate director Roland Emmerich's next two movies, Independence Day and Godzilla, as well as four movies for director John Singleton. In addition, he has also 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) and Little...
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