

3) “Double Trouble”Rarely did actual songs find their way into the Harry Potter films, and it’s easy to see why. It’s a perfect arc for a saga that spanned a decade.Alexandre Desplat "Lily's Theme"The moment this track opened The Deathly Hallows Part 2, I knew immediately the final film was going have a completely different feel.

Finally Desplat, known for more intellectual, dramatic fare, elevates the last two films to maturity. Doyle and Hooper retain Williams’ wonder, but introduce the darkness that permeates the later books, guiding films four to six through their move out of the “kids” category, and into adulthood. Williams used his epic, magical touch to mold the soundscape of Rowling’s enchanted universe. Going back and listening to “Hedwig’s Theme” after watching the final films, you can really hear the difference between their scores. Fox) finished off the films, scoring both parts of The Deathly Hallows. Finally, Alexandre Desplat ( The King’s Speech, The Queen, Fantastic Mr. Patrick Doyle ( Thor, Nanny McPhee, Gosford Park) stepped in to do The Goblet of Fire, followed by Nick Hooper (The Girl in the Cafe) for The Order of The Phoenix and The Half-Blood Prince. "Hedwig's Theme" 2) Williams, Hooper, Doyle and DesplatIn addition to composing “Hedwig’s Theme,” Williams scored all of the first three movies - but none of the last four. The tune can be heard in all eight Harry Potter films, and it’s impossible to hear it and not be immediately transported to Hogwarts. 26 years later, and after multiple iconic themes for films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones, and Jurassic Parkto name a few, the legendary composer wrote “Hedwig’s Theme” for The Sorcerer’s Stone. 1) “Hedwig’s Theme”In 1975, John Williams introduced the unforgettable two-note motif for Jaws into pop culture. But what about the music? What does this fantastical world sound like? What sort of genres or artists would be surrounding the characters what would they listen to?Music has come to the forefront in many different ways throughout the series, some good and some.a bit misguided. Every element demonstrates such attention to detail, from the personalities of the paintings at Hogwarts, to the departments in the Ministry of Magic, committing them all to the screen must have been daunting to every single member of the production team.

Rowling creates is almost more precious to us than the characters themselves. I think I speak for many, if not all, fans of the books when I say that the world that J.K. Overall I left the theatre happy, with an uncontrollable urge to attack someone with a wand and a desire to re-read the seventh book for the third time.Forgive me for stating the obvious here, but bringing the Potter Universe to life could not have been an easy task. Considering that my religious views on Facebook are “Harry Potter and Power Yoga,” I’m downright embarrassed that I waited until the Tuesday after it premiered to see The Deathly Hallows Part 2.
