David Arnold's Hot Fuzz In The Summertime

By: Randall Larson
Date: Monday, March 20, 2006

After he completes scoring the new James Bond film, CASINO ROYALE, for director Martin Campbell, David Arnold (who perfectly replicated and expanded the classic John Barry 007 sound for TOMORROW NEVER DIES, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH, and DIE ANOTHER DAY), will score an upcoming British action comedy entitled HOT FUZZ. That film is directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg, the men behind the popular cult comedy SHAUN OF THE DEAD. The film stars Pegg, Nick Frost and among others Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Paddy Considine, Timothy Dalton, Edward Woodward, Steve Coogan, Martin Freeman, Bill Bailey, and does for action/cop movies what SHAUN OF THE DEAD did for zombie movies. The film is scheduled to be released early next year. Apart from CASINO ROYALE and HOT FUZZ, David Arnold has also started on the score for Michael Apted's new film, AMAZING GRACE, about the Parliamentary reformer William Wilberforce, who virtually single handedly ended British involvement in the slave trade. The film is to be released in December 2006 by Walden Media.

According to Arnold's web site, he has also been working with rockers Massive Attack on their new single 'Live with Me.' Arnold conducted the string session for the single at Abbey road the music video has been shot by Jonathon Glazer. David has also completed writing and producing with Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage, for her new upcoming project.

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