David Arnold

David Arnold is, to me, one of the great unsung architects of modern blockbuster sound. Scoring five James Bond films is a feat in itself, but add Independence Day, which won him a Grammy, plus the Sherlock theme, and you have a composer fluent in both spectacle and intimacy. I love how he can write a hook that lodges in your memory while still serving the scale of a giant screen. A kid from Luton growing up to command the world's cinemas through music is genuinely inspiring. Whenever his name rolls in the credits, I find myself grinning.

Name (English)

David Arnold

Name (Japanese)

デヴィッド・アーノルド

Reading

でゔぃっど・あーのるど

Born

January 23, 1962 (age 64)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Tiger

Origin

Luton, United Kingdom

Occupation

composer / film score composer / actor / musician

High school

Challney High School for Boys

University

Luton Sixth Form College

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
• 2007 World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film

• Official sitehttp://www.davidarnold.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/DavidGArnold
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Arnold
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q346285

Tags

• composer
• film score composer
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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