New Composer for Bond in Skyfall

By
Thomas Willam Spychalski
– January 5, 2012Posted in: Film

Thomas Newman

 

The composer of Skyfall, the twenty-third James Bond film, will be American composer Thomas Newman, whose past film credits include American Beauty, Road to Perdition and The Help. Newman is a ten time nominee for an Academy Award, and has also won a BAFTA and two Grammy awards for his composing work.

David Arnold

Newman’s hiring for the film is due to five time Bond composer David Arnold being unable to work on the latest Bond movie due to his commitment to the 2012 London Olympics as the event’s musical director. Arnold had worked on the previous five Bond films, starting with Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997 and ending with the last Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, in 2008.

Skyfall will land in cinemas on the 26th of October of 2012.

(Via MI6)

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About Thomas Willam Spychalski

Besides co-editing and writing for Cult Britannia with Christian, Tom has written for sister site Kasterborous and various Doctor Who fanzines and websites since 2006, as well as being featured in kasterborous' first book Ultimate Regeneration. Tom is a regular contributor to the NBA blog Shatter the Backboard as well as being a correspondent for the Dolphin Talk newspaper in Port Lavaca Texas. Tom is also working on short fiction and a long term book project on the Amityville Horror.