Birthday:
01-23-1962
(63 years)
Birthplace:
Luton, England, UK
Biography
David Arnold (born 23 January 1962) is a British film composer whose credits include scoring five James Bond films, as well as Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998) and the television series Little Britain and Sherlock. For Independence Day he received a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or for Television and for Sherlock he, and co-composer Michael Price, won a Creative Arts Emmy for the score of "His Last Vow", the final episode in the third series. Arnold scored the BBC / Amazon Prime series Good Omens (2019) adapted by Neil Gaiman from his book Good Omens, written with Terry Pratchett. Arnold is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
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Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond
Act like Self
event1997 star_border 7
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TV documentary exploring the musical world of James Bond through interviews with key figures and discussion of work of David Arnold.
The Kemps: All Gold
Act like Self
event2023
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Spandau Ballet brothers Martin and Gary Kemp return to the BBC for a New Year comedy documentary special. Rhys Thomas OBE has been given unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to their lives for a whole year, and what a momentous one it’s been - with Martin publishing an explosive biography, his two wives, Pepsi and Shirlie, wanting a divorce, and Gary writing Spandau: The Ballet.
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
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event2022 star_border 5.8
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Celebrates 60 years of the Bond film franchise. The concert is curated by the legendary Bond composer David Arnold and will feature special guest artists all putting their own interpretation on classic theme songs, backed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra. The date marks the anniversary of the premiere of the first 007 film, Dr. No.
The Sound of 007
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event2022 star_border 7.1
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Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing in No Time to Die.
Best Ever Bond
Act like Self
event2002 star_border 5
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Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Act like Self
event2017 star_border 7.1
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Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender
Act like Self
event2012 star_border 7.3
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Archive footage of interviews, concerts and personal material bring to light the solo performance work of Mercury, the lead singer of Queen.
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
Act like Self
event2000 star_border 6.5
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Documentary discussing the many songs featured in the James Bond films
Highly Classified: The World of 007
event1998 star_border 4
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His world is full of glamour, mystery and intrigue and now you get to be a part of it! Let gadget wizard Q (Desmond Llewelyn) be your guide to the ubiquitous lifestyle and thrilling adventures of the world's most notorious secret agent. The undercover team will take you behind-the-scenes as they infiltrate the highly classified worlds of the man everyone knows as Bond -- James Bond. Hosted by Desmond Llewelyn who plays Secret Service gadget master Q. Boasts rare behind-the-scenes footage of spectacular stunts and explosive action sequences. Reveals the special effects magic behind the remotely-driven BMW, the rooftop motorcycle chase and death-defying skysrcaper jump. Interviews with Tomorrow Never Dies' director Roger Spottiswoode and stars Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan Pryce, Michelle Yeoh, Teri Hatcher and Judi Dench.
Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue
Act like Self
event2011
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Blue have accepted the challenge to represent their country this May at the Eurovision Song Contest in Dusseldorf. In this special programme narrated by Graham Norton, the boys in Blue set out to turn their song into the perfect Eurovision entry.
The Matt Lucas Awards
(12 ep.)
event2012
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The Matt Lucas Awards is a British entertainment series hosted by comedian and television personality Matt Lucas.
Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies
Act like Self - Participant (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.5
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Series celebrating the art of the cinema soundtrack, as Neil Brand explores the work of the great movie composers and demonstrates their techniques.
Shaft
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 6
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New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
2 Fast 2 Furious
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2003 star_border 6.5
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It's a major double-cross when former police officer Brian O'Conner teams up with his ex-con buddy Roman Pearce to transport a shipment of "dirty" money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone. But the guys are actually working with undercover agent Monica Fuentes to bring Verone down.
Changing Lanes
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2002 star_border 6.3
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A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but their goals, ultimately, will be the same: Each will systematically try to dismantle the other's life in a reckless effort to reclaim something he has lost.
Independence Day
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event1996 star_border 6.9
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Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
Tomorrow Never Dies
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 6.4
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A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.
Wing Commander
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 4.8
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The Hollywood version of the popular video game series "Wing Commander". Unlike other video games to feature film transitions, series creator Chris Roberts was heavily involved in the film's creation. This is the story of Christopher Blair and Todd "Maniac" Marshall as they arrive at the Tiger Claw and are soon forced to stop a Kilrathi fleet heading towards Earth.
Godzilla
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 5.6
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French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2010 star_border 6.4
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This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.
Stargate
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7
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An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Hot Fuzz
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 7.6
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Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.
The Musketeer
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2001 star_border 5.3
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Young D'Artagnan seeks to join the legendary musketeer brigade and avenge his father's death - but he finds that the musketeers have been disbanded.
A Life Less Ordinary
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 6.1
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A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a spoiled rich girl who has just accidentally shot a suitor and, due to a misunderstanding, is kidnapped by janitor Robert. Although Celine quickly frees herself, she stays with Robert for thrills. O'Reilly and Jackson pursue, hoping to unite the prospective lovers.
Four Brothers
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 6.8
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Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and vow to exact revenge on the killers.
Zoolander
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2001 star_border 6.2
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Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6
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Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.
The Stepford Wives
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2004 star_border 5.7
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What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying little town.
The Counterfeiters
ADR Recordist (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 7.4
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The story of Jewish counterfeiter Salomon Sorowitsch, who was coerced into assisting the Nazi operation of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
Music (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 5.5
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Short behind the scenes making-of documentary about the filming of the sinking house palazzo and the Venetian piazza chase from the James Bond movie Casino Royale (2006).
Don't
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 7.1
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In 2007, Wright directed a fake trailer insert for Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse, called "Don't", it was a plotless trailer that mocked horror clichés.
The Young Americans
Music (1 ep.)
event1993 star_border 5.9
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Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fuelled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.
Little Britain Live
Music (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.3
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The many hilarious characters of Little Britain are taken to the stage in this brilliant live performance by Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
Strangers
Music (1 ep.)
event1990
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Two brothers are reunited under terrifying circumstances. John Reece has made a precarious living by selling cocaine to actors and bands, but now he owes his violent associates in the Los Angeles underworld $30,000 - and they don't care how they get it. His upstanding brother tries to rescue him, in turn exposing his wife and young son to danger.
Confess, Fletch
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2022 star_border 6.3
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The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to prove his innocence? Find out which of the long list of suspects is the culprit - from the eccentric art dealer and a missing playboy to a crazy neighbor and Fletch’s Italian girlfriend. Crime, in fact, has never been this disorganized.
James Bond: For Real
Music (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.7
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The stunts and action set pieces for the the 2006 James Bond adventure 'Casino Royale'.
The Inbetweeners 2
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2014 star_border 6.2
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Neil, Will and Simon receive an invite from Jay to join him in Australia whilst on his gap year, who promises them it’s ”the sex capital of the world”. With their lives now rather dull compared to their hedonistic school days and legendary lads holiday, it’s an offer they can’t refuse. Once again, they put growing up temporarily on-hold, and embark on a backpacking holiday of a lifetime in an awful car, inspired by Peter Andre’s ‘Mysterious Girl’. Will soon finds himself battling with the lads to do something cultural, whilst they focus their attention on drinking, girls, and annoying fellow travelers.
Paul
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2011 star_border 6.7
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For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind. But when he worries he’s outlived his usefulness and the dissection table is drawing uncomfortably close, Paul escapes on the first RV that passes by his compound in Area 51. Fortunately, it contains the two earthlings who are most likely to rescue and harbor an alien on the run.
The World Is Not Enough
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event1999 star_border 6.3
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Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.
Die Another Day
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2002 star_border 6
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James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Victory To The Mimers
Executive Producer (1 ep.)
event2024
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A satirical dramedy loosely inspired by the infamous UK Miners' strikes; however this time, the fight isn’t in the pits, but on the stage. With his beloved family trade targeted by a right-wing government with a long-standing hatred for the arts, a Mime performer desperately rallies the troops for a silent revolution, vowing to save the art form from facing the final curtain.
Changeling
Supervising Dialogue Editor (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 7.6
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Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.
Made in Dagenham
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2010 star_border 6.7
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A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Quantum of Solace
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6.3
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Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M interrogate Mr. White, who reveals that the organization that blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.
Casino Royale
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 7.6
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Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorists, is scheduled to participate in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro, where he intends to use his winnings to establish his financial grip on the terrorist market. M sends Bond—on his maiden mission as a 00 Agent—to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. With the help of Vesper Lynd and Felix Leiter, Bond enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career.
Amazing Grace
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 6.9
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The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
Stoned
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2005 star_border 5.2
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A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band.
Return to Paradise
Executive Producer (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 6.4
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Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis has been arrested for drug possession. With Lewis facing a death sentence, the friends are left with a difficult decision: return to Malaysia and split Lewis' sentence, or let him die.
Mr. Stink
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2012 star_border 6.3
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Chloe recedes into herself due to her family's uncaring attitude towards her. When she meets Mr. Stink, a smelly man, she invites him to live in her garden shed.
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2016 star_border 7.8
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
Grindhouse
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2007 star_border 7
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Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers before each segment.
Wild America
Music Producer (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 6.1
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Three brothers - Marshall, Marty and Mark dream of becoming naturalists and portraying animal life of America. One summer their dream comes true, they travel through America, filming alligators, bears and moose.
Morning Glory
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2010 star_border 6.3
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A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.
Enough
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2002 star_border 6.7
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Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.
Last of the Dogmen
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event1995 star_border 6.7
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A Montana bounty hunter is sent into the wilderness to track three escaped prisoners. Instead he sees something that puzzles him. Later with a female Native Indian history professor, he returns to find some answers.
Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree
Music (1 ep.)
event2003
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Almost 30 years ago, two scholars from Boston revealed the historical truth behind the legendary vampire known as Dracula. For the first time, their 15-year research demonstrated the link between Bram Stoker's infamous vampire and a 15th century prince named Vlad Tepes, or "Vlad the Impaler."
The Red Baron
ADR Recording Engineer (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6.6
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Richthofen goes off to war like thousands of other men. As fighter pilots, they become cult heroes for the soldiers on the battlefields. Marked by sportsmanlike conduct, technical exactitude and knightly propriety, they have their own code of honour. Before long he begins to understand that his hero status is deceptive. His love for Kate, a nurse, opens his eyes to the brutality of war.
Catch and Release
Dialogue Editor (1 ep.)
event2006 star_border 5.9
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For a grieving fiancée, learning to love again requires the help of her late love's three best friends.
Baby Boy
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2001 star_border 7.1
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The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.
Gangsta Granny
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 6.1
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A young boy is bored spending time with his dull grandma until he discovers she's an international Jewel thief.
James Bond Down River
Music (1 ep.)
event2000 star_border 5
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Promotional documentary filmed at the London East End Docklands area and River Thames for the filming of the opening boat chase for The World Is Not Enough (1999).
Enemy of the State
Sound Editor (1 ep.)
event1998 star_border 7.1
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The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday shopping. Unbeknownst to Dean, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the trail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious NSA official named Reynolds. Using satellite surveillance, bugs, and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Dean's existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves while also framing him for murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, he attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.
Agent Crush
Original Music Composer (1 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6
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To fight crime, a new hero is created but there are a few small glitches to iron out.
Good Omens
Original Music Composer (12 ep.)
event2019 star_border 8
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Aziraphale, an angel, and Crowley, a demon, join forces in order to prevent Armageddon. They attempt to raise the Antichrist in a balanced and human way, but are they focusing their efforts in the right direction?
Sherlock
Original Music Composer (12 ep.)
event2010 star_border 8.5
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A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
Dracula
Original Music Composer (3 ep.)
event2020 star_border 7
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Transylvania, 1897. The blood-drinking Count Dracula is drawing his plans against Victorian London. And be warned: the dead travel fast.
Crooked House
Music (3 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6.7
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A ghost story about a cursed house. The cursed house - Geap Manor - weaves together three ghost stories set during Georgian times, the 1920s and the present day.
Big School
Music (12 ep.)
event2013 star_border 6.9
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A comedy about a dysfunctional staff room, unrequited love and interactive whiteboards set in an urban secondary school. Chemistry teacher Mr. Church is hopelessly in love with the school's new French teacher, who in turn is being chased by a lothario gym teacher.
Little Britain USA
Original Music Composer (6 ep.)
event2008 star_border 6.7
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Lucas and David Walliams, the stars of the smash-hit BBC comedy Little Britain, bring their unique blend of scripted comedy and characterization to America.
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