Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald

Like a happy niffler, James Newton Howard’s second wizarding whirl is a busy beast, pouch stuffed with frisky, fearsome, fully felt riches. After dashing opener ‘The Thestral Chase’, Dumbledore’s choral theme, Nagini’s coiled cue and Leta’s love theme are keepers. Binding thrust is lacking, but character colour and grand climaxes are not: ‘Restoring Your Name’ swells lovingly.