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Jess Gillam with... David Arnold

Jess Gillam swaps favourite music with film composer David Arnold.

Jess Gillam swaps music choices with film composer David Arnold, the mind behind scores for films including Narnia, Hot Fuzz, Independence Day, and James Bond.

David's picks include the joyful Waltz from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty, Ennio Morricone's genre-defining score to The Good, The Bad And The Ugly, Queen's ambitious March of the Black Queen, and Mozart's Clarinet Quintet - reminding him of learning clarinet as a child. Jess brought along the iconic Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss, the timeless Stabat Mater by Poulenc, Luis Bacalov's score from Il Postino, and a track from jazz saxophonist and composer Emma Rawicz. David spoke about his approach to writing music for film, his upbringing, favourite collaborations and - of course - his work on 007.

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Music Played

  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Oboe Concerto in D minor, Op 9 No 2 (1st mvt, Allegro e non presto)

    Performer: Anthony Camden. Ensemble: London Virtuosi. Conductor: John Georgiadis.
    • Albinoni: Complete Oboe Concertos.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.

  • David Arnold

    City of Lovers (from 'Casino Royale')

    Performer: David Arnold. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Casino Royale.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 20.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty (Act 1, Waltz)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.
    • Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66.
    • EMI.
    • 7.

  • Emma Rawicz

    Time and Other Thieves

    Performer: Emma Rawicz. Performer: Gareth Lockrane. Performer: David Preston. Performer: Scottie Thompson. Performer: Jamie Murray. Singer: Kevin Glasgow.
    • Inkyra.
    • ACT.
    • 3.

  • Richard Strauss

    Also sprach Zarathustra (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Tod und Verklärung, Till Eulenspiegel & Salome.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Richard Strauss

    Also sprach Zarathustra (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Tod und Verklärung, Till Eulenspiegel & Salome.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major, K 581 (1st mvt, Allegro)

    Performer: Jörg Widmann. Ensemble: Arcanto Quartett.
    • Mozart: Clarinet Quintet K581 & String Quartet K421.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 1.

  • David Arnold

    The Game is On (from 'Sherlock')

    Composer: Michael Price. Performer: David Arnold. Performer: Michael Price.
    • Sherlock - Series 1.
    • Silva Screen.
    • 2.

  • David Arnold

    Come In 007, Your Time Is Up (from 'The World is Not Enough')

    Composer: Monty Norman.
    • The World Is Not Enough (Original Soundtrack).
    • Radioactive.
    • 3.

  • Luis Bacalov

    Il Postino

    Composer: Riccardo Del Turco. Composer: Paolo Margheri. Performer: Pietro Roffi. Performer: Alessandro Stella.
    • Extended Place.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Stabat Mater (1st mvt, Stabat mater dolorosa)

    Lyricist: Jacopone da Todi. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa. Choir: Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Conductor: John Oliver.
    • Poulenc: Gloria; Stabat Mater.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).

  • Ennio Morricone

    The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Main Title)

    Performer: Ennio Morricone. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • Queen

    The March Of The Black Queen

    Composer: Freddie Mercury. Performer: Queen.
    • Queen II.
    • Hollywood Records.
    • 9.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Krišs Russman.
    • Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Nocturne

    Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Julien Quentin.
    • LYS.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.

Broadcast

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    BBC Radio 3

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