David Arnold was born January 23, 1962 in Luton in Bedfordshire, England is a Grammy Award-winning British film composer, best known for scoring four James Bond films and cult television show Little Britain.

Arnold was a Bond fan from an early age and also a fan of Bond composer John Barry. In 1997 Arnold produced Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project, an album featuring new versions of the themes from various James Bond films.

The album featured a variety of contemporary artists including Jarvis Cocker, Chrissie Hynde and Iggy Pop; a version of You Only Live Twice by Björk was recorded but not included on the album. John Barry, the composer of many of the themes on the album, was complimentary about Arnold's interpretation of his work.

He has scored the three subsequent films; The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day and Casino Royale. As well as the scores Arnold also co-wrote the themes for The World Is Not Enough, Casino Royale and the end title music for Tomorrow Never Dies.