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Title: David Arnold is no John Barry!
Review: David Arnold (who is greatly over-rated in my opinion) gives us another uninspired knock-off of a John Barry score. If only Arnold had half the talent of John Barry this soundtrack might be worth a listen. I understand that David Arnold can't read music, and relies on a (better musically educated) co-worker to actually translate his "compositions" into a music score. Arnold's Bond scores are hackneyed and un-original. Adding contemporary bands like Garbage and Propellerheads (who are also as talentless as Mr Arnold) is a waste of time. Compare this garbage to Eric Serra's wonderful soundtrack for "GoldenEye" and you won't bother to buy this lack-lustre CD. Instead of using a poor-man's John Barry to score their movies, the Bond producers would do themselves (and the audience) a favor by hiring the real thing for their next 007 adventure.
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