While attending a Sixth Form College in Luton, Arnold became friends with director Danny Cannon. Cannon initially created short films for which Arnold was asked to write the music. The two made their respective major film debuts with The Young Americans. "Play Dead", a song from the film with singer Björk, charted #12 in the UK. The following year he scored Stargate and Last of the Dogmen, with excerpts from the former ranking third in the most commonly used soundtrack cues for film trailers.
Arnold then composed music for Stargate director Roland Emmerich's next two movies, Independence Day and Godzilla, as well as four movies for director John Singleton. In addition, he has scored various comedies, dramas, and nineteenth-century period pieces, as well as providing music for several British television shows including the 2000 remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Little Britain. During film production, his compositions are conducted by Nicholas Dodd. In 2010, he composed the music for Come Fly With Me, a British television series from the producers of Little Britain.
He is a member of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA). On Thursday 29 November 2012, Arnold received an honorary degree from University of West London. Now a university honorary, he will work closely with the University in particular London College of Music, a faculty within the institute. In 2014, he appeared as himself in The Life of Rock with Brian Pern.
He has collaborated with such musical acts as Cast, Kaiser Chiefs, Massive Attack, and Pulp, and solo artists Natasha Bedingfield, Melanie C, Björk, Chris Cornell, Shirley Manson, Mark Morriss, Nina Persson and in 2009 produced Shirley Bassey's album The Performance.
In 2001, he provided a new arrangement of Ron Grainer's Doctor Who theme music for the Eighth Doctor audio dramas from Big Finish Productions. His version was used as the Eighth Doctor theme starting with 2001's Storm Warning until 2008, when it was replaced with a new version arranged by Nicholas Briggs starting with Dead London. Arnold's theme returned to the Eighth Doctor releases with the 2012 box set, Dark Eyes.
Arnold is the second cousin of Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice, and is an ambassador for aid agency CARE International in the UK. He has made minor appearances in two different episodes of Little Britain as separate characters.
In February 2011, it was announced that he was appointed Musical Director for the 2012 Olympic Games and the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.
In May 2011, he was part of the United Kingdom's jury for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
Arnold took part in a tribute to John Barry on 20 June 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, singing a song that was composed by Barry and playing the guitar part of the James Bond theme.
In 2014, Arnold teamed up with Richard Thomas, to write the music and lyrics for the new West End musical Made in Dagenham.
In October 2015 he collaborated with Lethal Bizzle and Sinead Harnett to create a song combining orchestral, grime and soul elements. The song, 'Come This Far', was performed live at a special event at One Mayfair, as part of Bulmers Cider's LiveColourful LIVE promotion, and made available as a free download from Bulmers' website. He and Sherlock co-composer Michael Price also composed the music for ITV's Jekyll and Hyde television series which premiered in October 2015.
In September 2016 the Royal Albert Hall hosted an orchestral performance of Independence Day with the score performed live to picture, David Arnold gave a pre-show talk.
We Have All The Time In The World
David Arnold Lyrics
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Time enough for life
To unfold
All the prescious things
Love has in store
We have all the love in the world
If that's all we have
We need nothing more
Every step of the way
Will find us
With the cares of the world
Far behind us
We have all the time in the world
Just for love
Nothing more
Nothing less
Only love
Every step of the way
Will find us
With the cares of the world
Far behind us
Yes
We have all the time in the world
Just for love
Nothing more
Nothing less
Only love
Only love
The song "We have all the time in the world" by David Arnold feat. Iggy Pop is a ballad about the power of love and the preciousness of time. The first stanza talks about the abundance of time that we all have in life, but also how it is essential to make the most of it through unfolding all the precious things that love has in store for us. The second stanza reinforces the idea that love is the most important thing in life, and if we have it, we don't need anything else. The song's chorus conveys the message that love is the only thing that truly matters and that we must cherish every step we take together with our loved ones as we leave the cares of the world behind.
The song's lyrics are a call to appreciate the time we have on this earth and to cultivate love and affection towards those who matter most to us. The slow, soothing melody complements the lyrics' message, making it clear that the song is meant to be a song about love and its transformative power. The song's overall message is one of positivity and encouragement, urging listeners to treasure each moment and make the most of the time we have with those we love.
Line by Line Meaning
We have all, the time in the world
We have an abundance of time available to us.
Time enough for life
We have enough time to live our lives in a fulfilling way.
To unfold
To discover and experience new things as time passes.
All the precocious things
All the valuable things.
Love has in store
The meaningful experiences that love can bring.
We have all the love in the world
We have an abundance of love.
If that's all we have
Love is all that is necessary.
You will find
It can be discovered through experience.
We need nothing more
Love is all that is necessary to lead a fulfilling life.
Every step of the way will find us
As we progress through life, we will continue to discover and experience new things.
With the cares of the world far behind us
We will be able to focus on these experiences without being weighed down by worries and concerns.
We have all the time in the world just for love
We have an abundance of time specifically to devote to love.
Nothing more, nothing less
Nothing else is needed or necessary for a fulfilling life.
Only love
Love is the most important thing and can lead to a fulfilling life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Hal David, John Barry
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