‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ soundtrack details revealed

Warner Bros. has revealed details about the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald soundtrack, due for release next month. James Newton Howard, composer of the first Beasts film (and The Hunger Games franchise, among others), returns to his musical post.

Composer James Newton Howard returns to score ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’.

The score will feature 25 tracks, including three solo piano pieces (performed by Newton Howard) not heard in the film. Those piano pieces are “Dumbledores’s Theme”, “Fantastic Beasts Theme” and “Leta’s Theme”.

Of the opportunity to return to the Wizarding World, Newton Howard said, “to work on Fantastic Beasts is a wonderful musical opportunity … the movie is delightful, substantial, and complex; and [director] David Yates focuses very seriously on the music and is a truly passionate and enthusiastic collaborator.”

The score will be released digitally on 9 November, and on CD on 30 November (preorder it here). A vinyl release is scheduled for next month. Read on to see the track list (beware of plot spoilers!) and listen to the piano solo tracks.

Listen to the piano solo tracks

23. Dumbledore’s Theme (Solo Piano)
24. Fantastic Beasts Theme (Solo Piano)
25. Leta’s Theme (Solo Piano)

‘Crimes of Grindelwald’ tracklist

  1. The Thestral Chase
  2. Newt and Leta
  3. Dumbledore
  4. The Kelpie
  5. Newt and Jacob Pack for Paris
  6. Nagini
  7. Newt Tracks Tina
  8. Queenie Searches for Jacob
  9. Irma and the Obscurus
  10. Blood Pact
  11. Capturing the Zouwu
  12. Traveling to Hogwarts
  13. Leta’s Flashback
  14. Salamander Eyes
  15. Matagots
  16. Your Story is Our Story
  17. Leta’s Confession
  18. Vision of War
  19. Spread the Word
  20. Wands into the Earth
  21. Restoring Your Name
  22. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
  23. Dumbledore’s Theme (Solo Piano)
  24. Fantastic Beasts Theme (Solo Piano)
  25. Leta’s Theme (Solo Piano)

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