Harry Potter

Today, take a journey into the magical world of Harry Potter. The Themes that you will hear are: 1. Prologue Theme 2. Fawkes the Phoenix 3. Buckbeak's Flight 4. Hedwig's Theme (The themes are not seperated...they run smoothly into each other) Different composers have been involved in writing the music for the Harry Potter films. The scores for the first, second and third movies were composed by John Williams. 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 and third movies were nominated for Academy Awards for best dramatic score. Various adaptations of the scores have been made, including jazz versions of the principal themes by the Mark Kramer Jazz Trio in 2005. About the Songs: Fawkes the Phoenix: A beautiful and heroic theme related to the bird, Fawkes. Buckbeak's Flight: A majestic, "soaring" theme largely using strings and Drums at the beginning. Hedwig's Theme: 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. Enjoy! Find out more at www.davidactonmusic.net click "podcast" Give us tips or suggestions: [email protected]