John Williams to Score "Half-Blood Prince?"
HBP Film
Posted by: Sue
May 18, 2008, 01:14 PM
The Boston Globe is reporting today that film score composer John Williams will be leading the Boston Pops in a concert series starting this Tuesday ,featuring new pieces of his score to the upcoming Indiana Jones film, as well as selections from his scores of Star Wars and the Harry Potter series. The paper notes “actress Lynn Redgrave will join in each night to narrate what’s being called the “Harry Potter Grande Suite.” Of interest, the article then goes on to mention that the legendary composer is not slowing down, as Mr. Williams has work remaining on “soundtracks for “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” “Jurassic Park IV,” and “Superman: Man of Steel” all scheduled for his touch.”
As readers will recall, in a formal press release issued in November of last year by Warner Brothers, it indicated the score for HBP was to be composed by Nicholas Hooper, who scored Order of the Phoenix. However we do not know if this new report (if accurate) just means John Williams will be contributing a few pieces to the overall score of HBP, or will now be handling the entire music for the sixth Harry Potter film. We are working to find out more about this, and will of course update with more when we can.
I agree, hazel! However, I think it would be really awsome if Mr Williams scored ‘Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows’, as well…..this is just too awsome!
I don’t know about that. For Hallows, I’d love him, but I think Mr. Hooper should definitely come back. I think his work was the best, certainly.
yay! We (me, myself, and I, and others as well) love you Mr. Williams! Can’t wait!
I sure would love to believe this! The nostalgic part of me would LOVE for Williams to come back, But I can’t help but wonder if that was a goof, because it really souned like Hooper was set to do HBP. I don’t know if the producers can override the director’s choice for composer, but maybe if Williams let them know his availability, they decided to use him instead. Or maybe they meant Deathly Hallows??? I remember reading something at one point where Williams said he was confident he would be doing Deathly Hallows. Cautiously optimistic! But still, most of the OotP score was great, especially the possession. So, either one will do a good job, I’m sure.
I think what the article wants to say is that themes created by Williams are still present in new scores.
Like Hedwige theme in HP.
Or the Superman and Jurassic Park themes in the sequels (JP3 and Superman Returns).
Yeah!!!