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Harry Potter Music
The music of the ''Harry Potter'' film series was recorded and released in conjunction with the post-production and releases of each of the eight corresponding films. The scores were composed by John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat. Though Williams only scored the first three films, several motifs that he created have been reprised and incorporated into later scores; in particular ''Hedwig's Theme'', which can be heard in all eight films. Other musicians credited with writing source music include Jarvis Cocker, The Ordinary Boys, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Jeremy Soule and James Hannigan James Hannigan (born 23 July 1971) is a British composer with credits in the ''Harry Potter'', ''The Lord of the Rings'', ''Command and Conquer'' (including Red Alert 3's well-known Soviet March), ''Dead Space'', ''Warhammer'', ''Cloudy With ... wrote the music for the ''Harry Potter'' video games. Overview Themes and motifs Throughout the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Williams Tux
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Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair Courage Jr. (December 10, 1919May 15, 2008) familiarly known as "Sandy" Courage, was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film. He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original ''Star Trek'' series. Early life Courage was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received a music degree from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, in 1941. He served in the United States Army Air Forces in the western United States during the Second World War. During that period, he also found the time to compose music for the radio. His credits in this medium include the programs ''Adventures of Sam Spade Detective'', ''Broadway Is My Beat'', ''Hollywood Soundstage'', and ''Romance''. Career Courage began as an orchestrator and arranger at MGM studios, which included work in such films as the 1951 ''Show Boat'' ("Life Upon the Wicked Stage" number); ''Hot Rod Rumble'' (1957 film); ''The Band Wagon'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich (2005 Film)
''Munich'' is a 2005 spy drama film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, co-written by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth. It is based on the 1984 book '' Vengeance'' by George Jonas, an account of Operation Wrath of God, the Israeli government's secret retaliation against the Palestine Liberation Organization after the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ''Munich'' was released by Universal Pictures in the United States and internationally by DreamWorks Pictures through United International Pictures on December 23, 2005, and received five Academy Awards, Oscar nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Best Editing, and Academy Award for Best Original Score, Best Score. The film made $131 million worldwide but just $47 million in the United States, making it one of Spielberg's lowest-grossing films domesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (soundtrack)
''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is a motion picture soundtrack to the 2011 film of the same name composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat. The soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy Award, Satellite Award, Houston Film Critics Society Award, Denver Film Critics Society Award, and an IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy Film. The soundtrack won the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Score. Development It was confirmed on the Warner Bros. website that ''Part 1'' composer Alexandre Desplat would return to score ''Part 2''. In an interview with ''Film Music Magazine'', Desplat stated that scoring ''Part 2'' is "a great challenge" and that he has "a lot of expectations to fulfil and a great deal of work" ahead of him. Desplat started writing the music in early 2011 and finished recording with orchestrators Conrad Pope, Jean-Pascal Beintus, Bill Newlin, Nan Schwartz, Clifford Tasner, Alejandro de la Llosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (soundtrack)
''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is a motion picture soundtrack to the 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, film of the same name, composed and conducted by Alexandre Desplat. The soundtrack was nominated for the 2010 International Film Music Critics Association, IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Fantasy Film and the 2010 Satellite Award for Best Original Score. Development The score for ''Deathly Hallows – Part 1'' was composed by Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe award-winning and Academy Award for Best Original Score, Academy Award-winning film composer Alexandre Desplat. Desplat followed John Williams, Patrick Doyle, and Nicholas Hooper in composing music for the ''Harry Potter'' series. Williams composed the first three films, Doyle scored the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (soundtrack), fourth film, while Hooper worked on the soundtracks for the Harry Potter and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Atmajian
Jeff Atmajian (born 1960 in Fresno, California) is an arranger and orchestrator for films. His steady clientele are composers such as James Newton Howard, Marc Shaiman, Rachel Portman, Mark Watters, John Debney and Gabriel Yared. He also has six composing credits, primarily for short films. In 2006, he scored the 90-minute documentary about the Armenian genocide called ''Screamers (2006 film), Screamers''. References External links * 1960 births Living people American male composers 21st-century American composers American people of Armenian descent 21st-century American male musicians {{US-composer-20thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince (soundtrack)
''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the soundtrack to the 2009 film of the same name, written and composed by Nicholas Hooper. The score was conducted by Hooper alongside Alastair King. It is the second ''Harry Potter'' film to be scored by Hooper, who also composed the score for the previous film in the series, ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. The soundtrack was released on 14 July 2009, a day before the film's release, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture. Marketing On the Harry Potter website a preview of one of the tracks (Ginny Weasley) is played in the background. On 17 June, a preview for three tracks was played in the background of film's updated official site. A 15-second audio preview for 13 tracks from the soundtrack was released on 19 June via Virgin Mobile's website. The soundtrack runs over 60 minutes in length. On 30 June, AOL Radio previewed the whole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair King
Alastair King (born 1967) is a British composer and conductor, perhaps best known for his musical contributions to film and television. He frequently collaborates with composers Charlie Mole, Geoff Zanelli, Nicholas Hooper and Rupert Gregson-Williams by either conducting for them or acting as an orchestrator or both. Biography King studied music at Bath College of Higher Education, graduating in 1991. He then undertook postgraduate study at Birmingham University and the University of Kansas. His work ''Hit the Ground (Running, Running, Running)'' was the only European entry in the final of the composing competition Masterprize 2001. In addition to his concert works, King has composed music for various films, including ''Shrek'', ''Chicken Run'', and ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' and television programmes, including the FIFA World Cup 2002, ''The Last Detective'', '' Second Nature'' and ''William and Mary''. King's most recent roles include conducting and orchest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (soundtrack)
''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the soundtrack to the 2007 film of the same name, based on the book by J. K. Rowling. Nicholas Hooper composed the film's score, following John Williams, who scored the first three films, and Patrick Doyle, who did the fourth. Though new to the series, Hooper had worked with director David Yates before. The soundtrack was released 10 July 2007, the day before the film's release. Development Hooper incorporated " Hedwig's Theme", the series' theme originally written by John Williams for the first film and heard in all subsequent entries, into the score. In March and April 2007, Hooper, conductor Alastair King and the Chamber Orchestra of London recorded nearly two hours of music at Abbey Road Studios in London with orchestrations provided by King, Geoff Alexander, Julian Kershaw, Bradley Miles and Simon Whiteside. Two new main themes were made to reflect the new character Dolores Umbridge and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shearman
James Shearman is an English conductor, orchestrator, and composer. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to film scores including those for '' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'', '' Aladdin'', ''Thor'', '' Manchester by the Sea'', ''Beauty and the Beast'', and numerous others. He has collaborated frequently with composer, Patrick Doyle. In addition to his conducting and orchestration, Shearman is also a songwriter, having co-written the title track from Charlotte Church's 2000 album, ''Dream a Dream'' (among other songs). He regularly conducts notable orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra. Early life and education Shearman was born and grew up in England. He attended the Royal Academy of Music where he was one of four students in the four-year BMus Commercial Music degree program, studying composition and conduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (soundtrack)
''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' was released on 15 November 2005. The film's score was composed by Patrick Doyle, conducted by James Shearman, recorded at Air Lyndhurst Studios and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with orchestrations provided by Doyle, Shearman, Lawrence Ashmore, John Bell and James McWilliam. The score included three main new themes: one representing the Triwizard Tournament, one representing Lord Voldemort, and one representing Harry Potter's crush on Cho Chang. Doyle incorporated an ominous reprise of ''Hedwig's Theme'' into the score. A prominent minor theme is presented in "The Death of Cedric". The soundtrack entered the ''Billboard'' 200 at position eighty for the Week Ending 3 December, and also charted at four on the Top Soundtracks Chart. Songs 22-24 are the songs playing during the Yule Ball scene when The Weird Sisters band came out and played. The Yule Ball theme ("Potter Waltz") is derived fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (soundtrack)
''Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the film score for the 2004 film of the same name, the third and final score in the series to be composed and conducted by John Williams. The score was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with orchestrations provided by Conrad Pope and Eddie Karam. The soundtrack is a significant departure from the previous two, since the director, Alfonso Cuarón, wanted the music to take a different approach. It introduced two major themes: "Window to the Past" and "Double Trouble". Two other notable themes were used to represent the Time-Turner and Sirius Black's hunt for Harry. The soundtrack was performed at Abbey Road Studios in London. It was released on 25 May 2004 and charted at No. 68 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and also charted at No. 3 on the Top Soundtracks Chart. The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |