Tip from The Hunger Games Score: Forward Momentum

While listening to James Newton Howard's score to Hunger Games, my ear caught a short section in the track Katniss Afoot that reminded me of a simple but useful technique.At about 1:19 the violins play a repeating ostinato pattern that rests on beats 1 and 3. By starting the pattern on the "and" of beats 1 and 3, the rhythm gives a sense of constantly pushing forward.A simple technique, but worth remember if your rhythm doesn't seem to have enough forward drive.