10 Reasons Why Chris Nolan Should Stay Away From James Bond

By Hamish Crawford /

4. Enough Already With Hans Zimmer

Don€™t get me wrong; I like Hans Zimmer a lot. In fact, I thoroughly recommend his €˜Dream is Collapsing€™ from Inception if, say, you€™re late finishing an article and need something to artificially induce a feeling of cool profundity (€˜Time€™ is also good for this, but only after the guitar kicks in). But rather like Danny Elfman, he€™s become so comprehensively overused lately that we€™re wise to his every trick. We already know he€™s jettisoning John Williams€™ €˜Superman March€™ for Man of Steel€”a move some consider sacrilege€”and I can imagine him tinkering with Monty Norman€™s James Bond theme a la Eric Serra in Goldeneye (you know, the version that sounds like a Belgian jazz number rather than the most-exciting-music-ever-composed-and-that€™s-a-fact). If introducing a new sound to 007 is your game, make it a genuinely new one rather than more Dolby-enhanced BWAAAAMMMMs.