David Arnold received the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from the Music Publishers Association yesterday (12th December 2024) at the 64th MPA Christmas Lunch for three decades of contribution to film and TV music. A huge congratulations to David from all of us at Bucks Music Group on his well-deserved award - we are very proud publishers! 
 
David is known for his iconic scores across five James Bond films, as well as his work on Independence Day, Godzilla, Stargate, Hot Fuzz and TV series such as Sherlock. He has been a leading figure in film and TV music for over 30 years. 

The award was presented by MPA CEO Paul Clements and singer-songwriter Paloma Faith, who performed Tomorrow Never Dies at the MPA’s 64th Christmas Lunch, held at the Intercontinental Hotel at The O2. The event was attended by more than 900 key figures from the music publishing community and wider music industry.

In his acceptance speech, David Arnold said: "Music Publishing is crucial to the health of our Music Industry. As musicians and composers, we rely on our Publisher partners to nurture talent and look after our interests in the hugely competitive and constantly changing landscape of copyright control and renumeration. I'd like to thank all those with whom I have been fortunate enough to work over the years. To be even considered by the MPA for this Award, never mind gifted it, is a huge honour and personally very touching as I still feel as if I’m just starting."...Read More