The orchestral elements only appear from time to time during the more obviously dramatic moments. Arnold's score is the sort that fills the dramatic voids between pop and rap songs that are available on another album (complete with explicit lyrics), but to that end, Arnold's score often a quite impressive effort.Īlthough a string orchestra is credited in the liner notes, the basis of the music is, for the most part, electric bass, Hammond organ, kit and electric keyboard. Not a film I know anything about, but appearing to be a black urban drama. Baby Boy is about as far away from the bombast of Independence Day as one could hope to find.
He is actually modestly well known in the UK as a pop record producer and arranger, but of course in film music he's the man who made ludicrously over the top orchestral scores popular again. As a composer, David Arnold is a curious beast.
