Portrait of Malcolm Arnold

Sound

Malcolm Arnold

Career

Active from 1948 to 2000, with a break from 1978 to 1999, busiest in 1952 with 7 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Malcolm Arnold Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.6, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • World War II 5
  • Bleak Realism 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Nostalgic 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Claustrophobic Atmosphere 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

72
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

2 titles
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai'
The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (2000)

Original Music Composer

The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius
The Bridge on the River Kwai: An Appreciation by Filmmaker John Milius (2000)

Music

1970s

3 titles · average score 67
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show (1978)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show

The Reckoning
The Reckoning (1970)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra
Deep Purple: Concerto for Group and Orchestra (1970)

Director

1960s

14 titles · average score 65
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

The Chalk Garden
The Chalk Garden (1964)
GoodWatch score 60

Original Music Composer

The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (1964)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Music Composer

Nine Hours to Rama
Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

The Inspector
The Inspector (1962)
GoodWatch score 69

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Lion
The Lion (1962)
GoodWatch score 60

Conductor, Music

Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

On the Fiddle
On the Fiddle (1961)
GoodWatch score 52

Original Music Composer

Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

Original Music Composer

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
GoodWatch score 55

Original Music Composer

The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence (1960)
GoodWatch score 76

Original Music Composer

1950s

48 titles · average score 63
Suddenly, Last Summer
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
GoodWatch score 87

Original Music Composer

Dunkirk
Dunkirk (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
GoodWatch score 87

Original Music Composer

1984
1984 (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Music Composer

Trapeze
Trapeze (1956)
GoodWatch score 69

Original Music Composer

Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice (1954)
GoodWatch score 85

Original Music Composer

The Belles of St Trinian's
The Belles of St Trinian's (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

Original Music Composer

Curtain Up
Curtain Up (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

The Sound Barrier
The Sound Barrier (1952)
GoodWatch score 71

Original Music Composer

Home at Seven
Home at Seven (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

Original Music Composer

No Highway in the Sky
No Highway in the Sky (1951)
GoodWatch score 70

Original Music Composer

1940s

5 titles · average score 67
The Forbidden Street
The Forbidden Street (1949)
GoodWatch score 67

Original Music Composer

Badger's Green
Badger's Green (1949)

Music

Dollars and Sense
Dollars and Sense (1949)

Original Music Composer

Queen o’ the Border
Queen o’ the Border (1948)

Original Music Composer

Mining Review
Mining Review (1948)

Conductor, Music