Art of the Score
From Hedwig’s theme to Quidditch matches, the musica...
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Nov 13 2017 1h 30m
Chapter 1 3 mins
a brief history of the franchiseChapter 2 36 sec
Harry Potter, one of the largest franchises of the 21st centuryChapter 3 3 mins
John Williams on how he came to be involved with Harry PotterChapter 4 1 min
Hedwig’s ThemeChapter 5 1 min
the celeste and its use in other films and, famously, Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum FairyChapter 6 1 min
Andrew drops a bombshellChapter 7 6 mins
Breaking down Hedwig’s ThemeChapter 8 1 min
a recounting of the day the musicians first encountered the scoreChapter 9 3 mins
Hedwig’s Theme and its variationsChapter 10 1 min
is Hedwig’s Theme the last John Williams melody to enter pop culture?Chapter 11 11 mins
The Flying Theme or the Nimbus 2000 ThemeChapter 12 6 mins
Harry’s Theme or the Family ThemeChapter 13 2 mins
the appearance of the tri-toneChapter 14 7 mins
Harry’s Wondrous World ThemeChapter 15 1 min
the Hogwarts School SongChapter 16 2 mins
we apologise for what is about to happen…Chapter 17 3 mins
Philosopher’s vs Sorcerer’s (Stone) and some of the localisationsChapter 18 7 mins
The Stone motifChapter 19 6 mins
the Voldemort motifsChapter 20 8 mins
the music of Diagon AlleyChapter 21 5 mins
some banquet music from Harry Potter and other filmsChapter 22 3 mins
the Quidditch Fanfare and its similarity to other “arena” cuesChapter 23 2 mins
John Williams’ use of synthesizer for the Invisibility CloakChapter 24 3 mins
the diegetic (harp) music of Harry PotterChapter 25
the action music compositional style of early 2000s John Williams