Harry Potter Music

Composer John Williams handled the music for the first 3 Harry Potter films . I looked him up on wikipedia and found this: John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. In a career that spans six decades, Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in history, including those for Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, and Harry Potter. In addition, he has composed...Read Full Story

I really enjoyed this item.I liked the music arrangements, it had a lot of music selections and the playing level seemed pretty accurate.My only disappointment was that one of the pictures fell out and the book does not stay open very well on the music stand.A spiral binding would have been a better choice for a larger music book like this. Click Here to see more reviews about: Harry Potter Musical Magic -- The First Five Years: Music from Motion Pictures 1-5 (Piano Solos) [Sheet music...Read Full Story

This is a review of the motion picture score for Nim’s Island by Patrick Doyle. Adventure movies have so far been a hit and miss affair for Patrick Doyle. I didn’t care for his Eragon score too much, but I really enjoyed his Harry Potter score The Goblet of Fire. This time, it’s perhaps meant for a younger audience, but it’s still an adventure movie. Patrick Doyle, who is Scottish by the way, is a relatively new composer who scored for his first movie in 1989. This is the track list of...Read Full Story

GoFFilm Posted by: Sue February 11, 2009, 09:09 AM Last week we told you acclaimed Scottish composer Patrick Doyle ( Henry V , Gosford Park ) would be here in the US to hold a special screening of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire at Syracuse University in New York.  The Daily Orange has a report online of the event, where Patrick Doyle discussed his score for GoF, working with director Mike Newell, and becoming part of the Harry Potter world. The piece notes that Mr. Doyle felt...Read Full Story

Doyle Posted by: Edward April 03, 2009, 09:20 PM Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire film composer Patrick Doyle has given an interview to InTheNews.co.uk in which he briefly discusses his work on the fourth Harry Potter film.  Sitting down to talk about the upcoming concert highlighting the many film scores performed by the London Symphony Orchestra , which will feature the "Harry In Winter" song, Mr. Doyle relates his involvement in scoring the fourth film.  Quoteage: "My job [in...Read Full Story