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Mar 26, 2012 - 8:53 AM
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desplatfan1
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Liner notes from the digital booklet:
I’ve been wanting to work with James for years—ever since I met him on a film I wrote,
DAVE.
In the ensuing years, I was literally envious of other directors when I would hear
one of James’ brilliant scores. I couldn’t be more thrilled with his music for THE HUNGER
GAMES. Like all great scores, it sneaks up on you.
I loved it when I heard it but then as I began to mix the film I saw the subtle nuances of what James was doing:
“Oh, I see how he helped that moment… Wow, that is so subtle how he takes the cue to a darker place right
there… Gosh, that line never played that well before.” I think you experience great movie
music with your eyes—it makes the film better. And I owe James a huge debt of gratitude
for doing just that.
T Bone’s ability to capture the unique tone of this movie was indispensable in THE HUNGER
GAMES. From the Capitol Anthem by Arcade Fire, to his own haunting melody for
Katniss’ Lullaby, to his and Arcade Fire’s amazing end title song Abraham’s Daughter, T
Bone has elevated our film in ways that are hard to explain. I am grateful for his contribution
and his remarkable talents
On the booklet, there's the list of orchestra and choir performers (91 orchestra performers, and a 40 voices choir), very small compared with other JNH scores, and it mentions cimbalom, dulcimer, ehtnic flutes (including shakuhachi), guitar, cello, celtic fiddle, recorder and vocal soloist.
The score it's really diverse and ethnic.
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I was pleasantly surprised by the movie. A very captivating, well-made film.
James Newton Howard´s score was not very dominantly used in the film. Yet, it had some moments to really shine.
Why is the song album (with only one song in the film) already out when the real score gets released a week later? Do the labels think that people will not be able to read which is which?
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The song album is a marketing/tie-in device to get the kids to engage with the film and go see it.
The score album is more for nerds like us 
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I thought the score was solid considering the situation — some great vintage JNH atmospherics here. It's too bad the film doesn't rely more on the music, as great expanses go without it and as a result feel dry. I was expecting some kind of bloodbath in the second half, but the shaky, incomprehensible slaughter was over in twenty seconds and everyone split into the forest.
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Mar 26, 2012 - 9:25 PM
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desplatfan1
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There's lots of scenes where the music (source music, score or performed songs) shine through the film. Just because there's not a 100 orchestra fully playing on each cue, it doesn't mean that the music is not well used. The music was important since the starting of the shooting, with Elfman and Burnett trying to create the perfect sound for the movie. And JNH's score has lots of colours and styles on it.
The celtic fiddle, guitar, cello and dulcimer to represent the intimate scenes with Katniss, Peeta and the District 12. Shakuhachi, cimbalom and ethnic percussion to represent the coldness and brutality of the games. Full orchestra, choir, and synths as a blend of classical and modern for the Capitol. And full strings for the emotional scenes.
It's kind of like Desplat's DH1, where he brought lots of colours and styles and different instruments to the HP world, and it had a lot of freshness from the symphonic style of Williams and Doyle, and the minimalistic style of Hooper.
The sequel would be much more better since that the book is different from the first one and JNH is going to have room to expand the sound of the first movie, and bring more stuff to the table.
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