> David Arnold? DAVID ARNOLD?

> He's work doesn't even hold a candle to John Powells Bourne soundtracks
> and Powell is a Media Ventures guy. None of David Arnolds Bond scores are
> anything anyone would like to listen for pure enjoyment. Bah!

Well, since it's obvious that you would prefer noise over intelligently integrated synths and a good dose of sophisticated writing, it won't have much sense going on.

Lawrence said Zimmer reinvented film scoring, to which I replied that David Arnold's manipulation of the orchestra goes far and beyond anything "revolutionary" Zimmer has ever done. I'm not forcing you to adore David Arnold, I'm just pointing a few things out.
Plus, Arnold is capable of composing (do you even grasp the full meaning of that term?) much more complex and intelligent music than Zimmer. Or John Powell, if you prefer. Although Powell impressed me with X3, he has yet to prove that he can constantly write on this niveau.
It's extremely hard to find enjoyment in a score that sounds like a gang of teenagers is fighting with a bunch of metal garbage cans (Bourne).