Fantastic beasts and where to find them : original motion picture soundtrack

"Making his debut in the J.K. Rowling wizarding universe, composer James Newton Howard was tabbed to score Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, the first entry in a prequel series to the Harry Potter franchise ... Moving deftly through scenes of action, humor, and danger, he uses styles ranging from jazz combo ("Macusa Headquarters") to keyboard ballad ("Newt Says Goodbye to Tina") and soaring rhapsody ("Inside the Case"). Howard's themes may not be as memorable as Williams' (a tall order), but they do transport and entertain, even separate from the film".

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"James Newton Howard has written a lot of magnificent scores; he's one of the best composers to ever bless us with his music and yet he manages to outdo himself time and time again. For me "Fantastic beasts and where to find them" is one of his best scores ever and shows once again the incommensurable musical range he has".

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