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I haven't heard the whole score yet, but the samples are disappointing. It seems that Howard was prevented from knocking this one out of the park by time constraints, the director's wishes, or the too-many-cooks going on with T-Bone.
Interesting to read people's reactions to the music, too. If this were a score for a no-name movie I think it would have been dismissed out of hand; seems like there's a "halo effect" from the movie's high quality (or high popularity) that has people being more forgiving.
No 'halo effect' here. In fact, I was pretty much thought it would be pretty boring to listen to when I heard it in the film. Hearing it on CD, away from the visuals (though I do recommend seeing the film) allows me to concentrate more on the music, and I liked it much better than I originally thought I would.
Same here. I´m beginning to love this score. One of Howard´s best in a long time.
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I just saw the film and I have to say I found the music functional but unmemorable.
It struck me as yet another one of those indistinct ambient sound scores, I'm afraid.
I'm sure if I played the CD repeatedly, I might pick up on some themes, but this didn't happen in the viewing of the film.
Cheers
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Sorry, I was editing as you replied.
Trouble is: should you have to buy the CD and repeatedly play it before you start to get it? Shouldn't it work as you watch the film?
Cheers
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It's been very interesting reading all of these comments about the score, and so far I've only heard a few clips posted here from youtube, but I'm very excited to hear the CD.
Today's the day! I figured what better place to listen to this score for the first time than in DuPont State Forest, 45 minutes from my house, where the majority of the forest and waterfall ("arena") scenes were shot. I'm really lucky to live near this beautiful, majestic wilderness, and even though I haven't seen the film either I think I'm going to enjoy the music today without question. The waterfalls of Dupont, particularly Triple Falls and it's surroundings, are also where parts of Last of the Mohicans were shot, and I've been there before. Stunning.
I've not yet seen the film, but apparently the scenes where Peeta hides after being injured were shot at Triple Falls, as well as a scene with Katniss running across the falls and a few other "arena" scenes. I can't be more specific until I see the film to confirm, I'm only getting this information from online news articles.
One of my biggest hobbies is hiking in Pisgah State Forest or surrounding state forests such as DuPont while listening to a personal selection of film score music. Nothing like listening to JNH's The Village, or MG's Lost music, or Horner's Journey of Natty Gann (just a few examples) while climbing rocks, traversing waterfalls, descending deep into isolated forest territory, and absorbing the natural beauty all around.
Today will be a lot of fun, and I'll be sure to post my first reaction to JNH's Hunger Games score! Time to grab the dog and leash and start the games!
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