10 Ways That Bond 25 Can Improve On SPECTRE
8. A New Composer
Thomas Newman's distinctive sounds were a nice change of pace from the equally brilliant David Arnold's scores, but SPECTRE's soundtrack was not particularly well received, bar a few outstanding tracks. If Bond 25 is going to distance itself from what has come before, a new composer is desperately needed to provide a new soundscape and regain the iconic, bombastic Bond scores that have mostly been lacking since 2008.
Whilst Newman has provided some haunting and ethereal work in the last two films that reflect bond battling inner demons, that work so well in films like American Beauty and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, audiences clearly want a return to the scores of old that excite you and get your pulse racing.
The likes of Michael Giacchino or Murray Gold, whose work on The Incredibles and Doctor Who respectively contain distinctive Bond-like flares, would be an excellent replacement. Rather than just asking back David Arnold and trying to recapture his sound, a new composer with a similar sound but who would bring something original that we haven't heard before in a Bond film.
For a film that really needs to offer something that is not only new, but also different from Mendes' films, and hark back to previous films, either of these men would be an ideal choice. If you doubt this, have a listen to the tracks below: