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Different composers have been involved in writing the music for the Harry Potter films. The scores for the first and third movies were composed by John Williams, while the second featured adaptations of Williams' music by William Ross. Patrick Doyle composed the score for the fourth film. The composer for the fifth film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has officially been announced to be Nicholas Hooper

The first two movies utilise "leitmotif", a technique John Williams has used in earlier film series, where themes are introduced representing particular characters, objects or places. The third and fourth movies also introduce the audience to new themes specific to the action of those films. The only theme appearing in all four scores is Williams' "Hedwig's Theme".

The first and third movies were nominated for Academy Awards for best dramatic score.

Various adaptations of the scores have been made by others, including jazz versions of the principal themes.

Principal leitmotifs

First appearance in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PS)

• Hedwig's Theme (PS, CoS, PoA and GoF). This is the main theme of the Harry Potter movies. It is associated with Harry, Hedwig and magic. The first part is soft and melodic, while the second part is loud and rousing, bringing to mind some of Williams' Imperial motifs from Star Wars.
• Family Portrait (PS and CoS). This theme is heard when Harry is thinking of his parents or when he sees them (as in the Mirror of Erised sequence).
• Nimbus 2000 (PS, CoS and PoA). Theme associated with the Nimbus 2000 and flying.
• Voldemort's Theme (PS and CoS). A slow and dark theme which has similarities with the Emperor's Theme from Star Wars, this is associated with the character Voldemort.
• Diagon Alley (PS and CoS). Played in Diagon Alley.
• Hogwarts Motif (PS and CoS). Played at the end of the first film(When Neville is rewarded House Points).
• Christmas (PS CoS). Played when winter arrives.
• Forest Motif (PS CoS). Played whenever in the forest (Before Voldemort or Aragog).

First appearance in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (CoS)

• The Chamber of Secrets motif (CoS). Main theme of this movie.
• Fawkes the Phoenix (CoS). A beautiful and heroic theme related to the bird.
• Gilderoy Lockhart (CoS). Heard a few times in the movie when we see Gilderoy Lockhart. It is primarily played by strings.
• Dobby the House Elf (CoS).

First appearance in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PoA)

• Double Trouble (PoA).
• Buckbeak's theme (PoA).
• A Window to the Past (PoA).

The two most significant themes of the movie are Double Trouble (inspired by the infamous cauldron scene in Shakespeare's Macbeth) and A Window to the Past.

First appearance in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (GoF)

• Hogwart's March.(GoF) Heard before and after the Maze Sequence.
• Hogwart's Hymn. (GoF) Chorale for Strings.
• The Quidditch World Cup (GoF) Themes for the Irish / Bulgarian (also used for Durmstrang) Quidditch Teams
• Harry in Winter (GoF) The "Love" Theme heard when Harry is asking Cho Chang to the Yule Ball.
• The Goblet of Fire (GoF) Main motif of the Score.
• Golden Egg(GoF) Theme for the First Task. Heard during the First Task.

'Order of the Phoenix' film score

Nicholas Hooper will compose the original score for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Songs and minor melodies

• The Knight Bus (PoA). A jazzy theme heard in the Knight Bus.
• Double Trouble (PoA). Choir tune inspired by a scene from Shakespeare's Macbeth.
• This Is The Night (GoF). Rock tune inspired by the Yule Ball Dance.
• Do The Hippogriff (GoF). Rock tune inspired by the Yule Ball Dance.
• Magic Works (GoF). Soft Rock tune inspired by the Yule Ball Dance.
• Merpeople's Song (GoF). Black Lake clue inspired by the song from the Golden Egg.
• House Ghosts of Hogwarts Christmas Song (SS). A ghostly tune included on the soundtrack of the Sorcerer's Stone.
• Hagrid's Motif (SS). Heard in tracks 5 and 10, it represents the silliness of the giant Hagrid. It is a reworking of Jar Jar Binks' theme from .

The soundtracks

1. Prologue
2. The Arrival of Baby Harry
3. Visit to the Zoo and Letters from Hogwarts
4. Diagon Alley and The Gringotts Vault
5. Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters and The Journey to Hogwarts
6. Entry into the Great Hall and The Banquet
7. Mr. Longbottom Flies
8. Hogwarts Forever! and The Moving Stairs
9. The Norwegian Ridgeback and A Change of Season
10. The Quidditch Match
11. Christmas at Hogwarts
12. The Invisibility Cloak and The Library Scene
13. Fluffy's Harp
14. In the Devil's Snare and The Flying Keys
15. The Chess Game
16. The Face of Voldemort
17. Leaving Hogwarts
18. Harry's Wondrous World
19. Hedwig's Theme

1. Prologue: Book II And The Escape From The Dursleys
2. Fawkes The Phoenix
3. The Chamber Of Secrets
4. Gilderoy Lockhart
5. The Flying Car
6. Knockturn Alley
7. Introducing Colin
8. The Dueling Club
9. Dobby The House Elf
10. The Spiders
11. Moaning Myrtle
12. Meeting Aragog
13. Fawkes Is Reborn
14. Meeting Tom Riddle
15. Cornish Pixies
16. Polyjuice Potion
17. Cakes For Crabbe And Goyle
18. Dueling The Basilisk
19. Reunion Of Friends
20. Harry's Wondrous World

1. Lumos! (Hedwig's Theme)
2. Aunt Marge's Waltz
3. The Knight Bus
4. Apparition on the Train
5. Double Trouble
6. Buckbeak's Flight
7. A Window to the Past
8. The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight
9. Secrets of the Castle
10. The Portrait Gallery
11. Hagrid the Professor
12. Monster Books and Boggarts!
13. Quidditch, Third Year
14. Lupin's Transformation and Chasing Scabbers
15. The Patronus Light
16. The Werewolf Scene
17. Saving Buckbeak
18. Forward to Time Past
19. The Dementors Converge
20. Finale
21. Mischief Managed!

1. The Story Continues +
2. Frank Dies
3. The Quidditch World Cup
4. The Dark Mark
5. Foreign Visitors Arrive +
6. The Goblet Of Fire
7. Rita Skeeter
8. Sirius Fires
9. Harry Sees Dragons
10. Golden Egg
11. Neville's Waltz
12. Harry in Winter
13. Potter Waltz
14. Underwater Secrets
15. The Black Lake
16. Hogwarts March
17. The Maze
18. Voldemort
19. Death of Cedric
20. Another Year Ends
21. Hogwarts Hymn
22. Do The Hippogriff
23. This Is The Night
24. Magic Works

+ Hedwig's Theme (Used in Tracks 1 and 5) Written By John Williams

External links

• [A John Williams fansite]

 

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