![]() Actually it has been plaguing him for the past couple of years. This is not new for James Newton Howard fans. And sadly, most of the time, Catching Fire is hiding those goosebumps once again. Showing that filmmusic still (for me) needs to throw it in your face to get those emotional goosebumps we filmscore fans are looking for. In that moment, filmmusic suddenly stepped out of the background and created a moving and beautiful emotional response, a feeling that didn't need to hide it but actually reinforce it. It was effective yes, supportive for most of the time and just rarely, James got it right when he tackled the biggest emotional scene of the film, namely the sad goodbye of Rue. James Newton Howard returned as composer, after his so so effort on the first Hunger Games. Sadly, like the first I felt that emotionally it could have been even better, if we just received a much more engaging score instead. And I agree, as a film it's better and more engaging as the first, offering the expected emotional triggers. While the first seemed to divide people, Catching Fire is doing it universally right for everyone. The franchise is the next in line to follow the big SMART blockbusters of the recent years, offering the same ingredients of previous blockbusters but with enough intelligence and star power to capture a growing fanbase. Katniss and her friends might have to worry about that, but Lionsgate doesn't. And mere months later, 2 weekends after the international release date confirm that Lionsgate doesn't have to worry about the future. ![]() One teaser was all it took to confirm that the sequel to the Hunger Games, namely Catching Fire would become one of the top grossing films of the year.
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