David Arnold - Should he stay or should he go?

As there's plenty of debate but (as far as I know) no poll elsewhere, i'll put it out here:

David Arnold - Should he stay or should he go?

David Arnold should stay because most of his work is brilliant and very suitable. He has produced a lot of tracks which I love, such as:

TND:
Surrender
Paris and Bond
Backseat Driver
Hamburg Break In
Station Break
The Last Goodbye
White Knight
Hamburg Break Out
A Tricky Spot for OO7
Helicopter Ride
Carver's Party
Kowloon Bay
Bike Chase
All in a Day's Work

TWINE
The World Is Not Enough
Only Myself to Blame
Come in OO7, Your Time Is Up
Welcome to Baku
Body Double
Elektra's Theme
Caviar Factory (Bond theme)
Christmas in Turkey
Casino
Torture Queen
Access Denied

DAD
Welcome to Cuba
A Touch of Frost
Iced Inc.
Wheelchair Access
Kiss of Life
Peaceful Fountains of Desire

CR
Vesper's Theme
Blunt Instrument
African Rundown
The Switch
City of Lovers
You Know My Name
Solange
Dinner Jackets
Aston Montenegro
Train to Montenegro
The Name's Bond, James Bond

QOS
Field Trip
Time to Get Out
Inside Man
I Never Left
DC3
Target Terminated
Bond in Haiti
Somebody wants to kill you
Camille's Story
Night At The Opera
Greene and Camille
Pursuit at Port Au Prince

Has he left yet, for god's sake?

Even he suggested to EON it was alright if they let him take a break

The only tracks of his I really like to be honest are Paris and Bond/The Last Goodbye, A Night At The Opera and Peaceful Fountains of Desire.

Actually, I don't mind his collaborations with Don Black (i.e. Surrender, The World Is Not Enough, No Good About Goodbye) if only for the fact that they're better than what most theme song artists are coming up with individually.

I do appreciate that in Quantum Of Solace, for all that films horrible flaws, he let the film breathe a little instead of drowning it out with noise. That might've been Forster's influence though.

Although I do like most of his work (except DAD), I think he should go now. He's just no Barry.

He should go to hell. James Bernard is waiting for him with a red hot poker.

I think there are bits from the soundtracks that redeem him, but it's only bits, so he should go. I'm no expert on film scores, but he clearly lacks subtlety a good deal of the time. There's something to be said for having noticeable, stand out themes in a film score, but if they're coming too often, it loses it's punch.

I see no wrong in him taking a mandated break for a film or two and then be given another chance. His QOS score was his most mature one, so perhaps by 2014 or so he'll be able to offer something significantly better.

He definitely needs to get booted, he has had his time in the seat, and imo has failed to deliver a really powerful score. He does have a few good cue's though( but thats not saying much).

His soundtracks have good tracks and are overall suitable enough, however it's nothing special and sometimes too generic. Every non-Arnold soundtrack provides the movie with a unique touch while Arnold's efforts are roughly the same.

Give someone else a go. The series' scores are stagnating.

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Not alot of love for Davey Arnold. Should he go? Hell yes. The way I look at it, has he done anything great since he became composer of the Bond films? The answer is a simple no. He's had what five chances to come up with something to redeem himself. Most of his work is indistinguishable from any other. Look at what the great John Barry gave us over the course of his Bond career.
Arnold is a Casio Keyboard and a synthesiser.
Barry was the full orchestra.

I have nothing against Arnold, but his scores lack punch. If you want a score that compliments the movie and fits the cue then he's your guy. But if you are looking for some remarkable tracks and a great title, memorable title song you need to find someone else.

20 or 30 years down the road, no one is going to be able to hum the melody of TND, TWINE, or DAD. They just aren't memorable.

I've found Arnold's work to be sufficient. Not a lot that's truly great, but only one score that I absolutely despise.

Really like his scores for Tomorrow Never Dies and Quantum of Solace. Loathe Die Another Day. The rest are just "meh."

That said, I'm up for a fresh face. Let some new blood in to shake things up.

He has outlived his uselessness, time to go. A time for change.

TND, TWINE, CR and QOS all have ome good tracks, but now it's time for a fresh approach.

It'd be great if the other people who voted for him to say would post their thoughts.... :)

David Arnold should go. It's time for something different. Get somebody else in who is fresh and innovative.