The Dark Knight reviews and reactions. Caution, spoilers galore

[mjbethancourt]

Originally Posted by SlmShdy1

Actually, that's what I loved during most of the movie. I was so engrossed in the film because of the music. I especially love the music that starts right before the big chase scene. You can barely hear it at first but then it picks up.

James Newton Howard is a brilliant film composer. It's a shame he had to work within the constraints of Hans Zimmer's billionth retread of the exact same theme he uses for every movie. I think the lack of original music was a (minor) weakness in this film, it's mostly just the same stuff from Batman Begins. I would have really enjoyed hearing the use of new music to differentiate the mood of this film from the last one.