Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald Final Trailer Reaction: 8 Ups & 2 Downs

7. The Music Welcomes You Home

Fantastic Beasts Hogwarts
Warner Bros.

There is no music in the history of cinema - not the Star Wars fanfare or the tub-thumping Indiana Jones theme - that gets into your bones and your heart as effectively as the Harry Potter music.

It's the kind of thing that helps you feel like a franchise is truly home, which is what Harry Potter fans tend to say a lot about the Wizarding World. It stands as one of the most beloved forms of creative escapism ever, thanks to the popularity of the books and films, and a lot of that has to do with that sense of belonging it conjures up.

Even when the trailer uses different music (with little hints of the iconic Potter them woven in), you know where it's headed and that embrace of the theme right at the end (albeit with a more bombastic arrangement) is just wonderful.

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