Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack by James Newton Howard , Emmi

Publication
(s)

18th November 2016

Format (s)

CD , LP , download

Title (number)

17 (26)

The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Original Motion Picture Soundtrack contains the soundtrack to Fantastic Beasts and Where to find and was published on 18 November 2016th

production

The score was composed by James Newton Howard . The soundtrack includes 17 titles and 9 bonus tracks in the deluxe version. The titles include those that contain the names of characters in the film ( Tina Goldstein , Credence Barebone , Newt Scamander , Gnarlak and Jacob Kowalski ) , but also allude to the Fantastic Beasts shown in the film ( Niffler , Erumpent , Swooping Evil , Demiguise and Occamy , Thunderbird and Billywig ) . The main theme contains elements from the song Hedwig's Theme by John Williams , which was heard at the beginning of the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone . The song Blind Pig included in the bonus track was sung by the London-based singer Emmi .

publication

The release of the soundtrack by WaterTower Records on CD, vinyl and as a download took place on November 18, 2016. The main theme of the film was presented on October 7th on Pottermore , other tracks from November 2nd, 2016 by WaterTower Music on Youtube.

reception

Scott Feinberg of The Hollywood Reporter thinks James Newton Howard's score is Oscar-worthy. In December 2016, the soundtrack was included in the list of candidates (longlist) at the Academy Awards 2017 in the category Best Film Music , from which the members of the Academy will determine the official nominations. The song Blind Pig included on the soundtrack was included in the longlist for Best Movie Song . In February 2017, Howard's work was recognized as part of the 2016 International Film Music Critics Association Awards in the categories of Best Film Music of the Year and Best Music for a Fantasy, Science Fiction or Horror Film.

Title list of the soundtrack

The soundtrack includes 17 tracks.

  1. Main Titles - Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2:54)
  2. There Are Witches Among Us / The Bank / The Niffler (6:53)
  3. Tina Takes Newt In / Macusa Headquarters (1:56)
  4. Pie or Strudel / Escaping Queenie and Tina's Place (3:05)
  5. Credence Hands Out Leaflets (2:03)
  6. Inside the Case (9:08)
  7. The Erumpent (3:28)
  8. In the Cells (2:10)
  9. Tina and Newt Trial / Let's Get the Good Stuff Out / You're One of Us Now / Swooping Evil (7:59)
  10. Gnarlak Negotiations (2:57)
  11. The Demiguise and the Occamy (4:06)
  12. A Close Friend (1:51)
  13. The Obscurus / Rooftop Chase (3:48)
  14. He's Listening To You Tina (2:05)
  15. Relieve Him of His Wand / Newt Releases the Thunderbird / Jacob's Farewell (12:33)
  16. Newt Says Goodbye to Tina / Jacob's Bakery (3:26)
  17. End Titles - Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (2:21)

The deluxe version contains 9 bonus tracks

  1. A Man and His Beasts (8:31)
  2. Soup and Leaflets (2:19)
  3. Billywig (1:31)
  4. The Demiguise and the Lollipop (0:58)
  5. I'm Not Your Ma (2:04)
  6. Blind Pig (1:29)
  7. Newt Talks To Credence (2:13)
  8. End Titles Pt.2 - Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them (1:22)
  9. Kowalski Rag (5:12)

Singles and chart successes

The soundtrack went on 25 November 2016 5th in the soundtrack album charts in the UK and number 81 in the local download album charts. In the United States, the soundtrack also debuted at number 5 on the Soundtrack album charts and at number 192 on the Billboard 200 album charts .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. James Newton Howard to Compose In: fantasticbeastsmovies.com, April 7, 2016.
  2. 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Soundtrack Details In: filmmusicreporter.com, October 6, 2016.
  3. Georg Szalai: Pottermore Debuts 'Fantastic Beasts' Theme Tune In: The Hollywood Reporter, October 7, 2016.
  4. Mark Savage: Unsigned singer Emmi wins big break in Fantastic Beasts film In: bbc.com, November 15, 2016.
  5. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack In: watertowermusic.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  6. WaterTower Music to Release 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' Soundtrack In: filmmusicreporter.com, September 22, 2016.
  7. Spencer Perry: Listen to the Main Theme from the Fantastic Beasts Soundtrack! In: comingsoon.net, October 7, 2016.
  8. Full Soundtrack Released Online In: fantasticbeastsmovies.com, November 4, 2016.
  9. Scott Feinberg: Feinberg Forecast: The First Look at the 89th Oscar Race In: The Hollywood Reporter, September 9, 2016.
  10. 145 Original Scores In 2016 Oscar Race In: oscars.org, December 13, 2016.
  11. 91 Original Songs Vie for 2016 Oscar In: oscars.org, December 13, 2016.
  12. IFMCA Award Winners 2016 In: filmmusiccritics.org, February 23, 2017.
  13. Official Soundtrack Albums Chart Top 50. November 25, 2016 - December 1, 2016 In: officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  14. Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100. November 25, 2016 - December 1, 2016 In: officialcharts.com. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  15. The Week of December 10, 2016 In: billboard.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  16. The Week of December 10, 2016 In: billboard.com. Retrieved November 29, 2016.