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Harry Potter Theme Song a Classic FM Favorite

Sun Nov 01 12:27:00 -0500 2009

Radio listeners in the UK have selected Hedwig's Theme by John Williams as the all time favorite in a new poll of children's classics for station Classic FM. The PA reports the iconic main theme song for the Harry Potter films was the winner,"with youngsters choosing it ahead of other movie scores such as Jurassic Park, Pirates of the Caribbean and E.T. But more traditional classical tunes by P...

John Williams to Lead CSO in Performance of Harry Potter Music Next Month

Sat Oct 24 21:34:00 -0400 2009

Attention music fans! The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will be hosting a special music event this Thanksgiving weekend as they present a John Williams Movie Music Spectacular. The legendary composer will be leading the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as they perform a grand suite of some of his wonderful music heard in the Harry Potter films. An additional treat is in store as there will also be a tri...

Half-Blood Prince Composer Nicholas Hooper Talks Style and Score in New Interview

Tue Jul 07 22:57:00 -0400 2009

The Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Blog recently spoke with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince soundtrack composer Nicholas Hooper, who spoke about his role and influence in creating the music for the sixth film. Having worked with film director David Yates on various other projects over the past nineteen years, Mr. Hooper discusses the process of putting his own stamp on the score for the...

John Williams to Score "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" Film?

Thu Aug 23 18:34:00 -0400 2007

There are reports online today stating that legendary composer John Williams would like to return to the Harry Potter films, and hopes to provide the score for the film version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. These reports stem from a recent appearance at The Berkshire Museum, where Mr. Williams gave a special lecture. Reports via FilmScore monthly and JWFan.com say Mr. Williams was a

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"Order of the Phoenix" Composer Nicholas Hooper Interviewed

Sat Jul 07 04:30:00 -0400 2007

ScoreNotes.com features an audio interview with Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix composer Nicholas Hooper. A longtime fan of the books, Mr. Hooper brought that knowledge to the table and worked closely with Order of the Phoenix director David Yates when composing the score. He goes on to speak about following in the footsteps of previous Harry Potter composer John Williams, whose ico

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ABC Family Harry Potter Weekend Again

Sat Apr 14 08:54:12 -0400 2007

Many of you let us know that cable channel ABC Family is running another "Harry Potter Weekend." Starting today, the popular family station is rebroadcasting Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets two times in a row starting at 3pm (EDT), then tomorrow they will do the same for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban starting at 5pm (EDT). These will include the deleted scenes that were not s

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Happy Birthday, John Williams

Thu Feb 08 09:39:21 -0500 2007

Today, noted composer John Williams is celebrating his 75th Birthday. Happy Birthday John!

John Williams Misses Scoring Potter Films

Wed Jan 24 10:57:20 -0500 2007

Earlier this month The Chronicle of Higher Education featured a new interview with composer John Williams where he discussed his involvement with scoring the music for the Harry Potter films. Asked why he was unable to score the music for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, John Williams said it due to prior commitments to other films and he also says he misses scoring the music for the Potter

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Dial 62442 for First Look at Arthur Weasley in Order of the Phoenix

Sun Oct 22 20:10:08 -0400 2006

RealMovieNews.com has the first look at Arthur Weasley (Mark Williams) with new photos taken at the filming for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Filming took place earlier today at a phone box near Scotland Yard in London for the scene when Harry (Dan Radcliffe) and Arthur Weasley go to town for the hearing before the Wizengamot, and they have to enter a magical number in a phone box

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Video Clips of Filming for "Phoenix" at King's Cross

Thu Sep 07 07:12:30 -0400 2006

Update: Links to these clips have been removed at the request of Warner Bros.

There are now four new video clips online of filming that took place last week at King's Cross Station in London for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. These video clips show a scene very clearly being filmed, including a purple- haired Tonks leading Harry, Ron, Hermione, Arthur Weasley, Kingsley Shacklebolt, a

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Prague Philharmonic Releases CD of Music From the Harry Potter Films

Wed Apr 26 21:15:21 -0400 2006

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by James Fitzpatrick, has released a new CD entitled "Music From the Harry Potter Films." The CD's fifteen tracks include selections composed by both John Williams and Patrick Doyle, and showcase music from all four films released to date. You can listen to samples and purchase this fantastic CD through Leaky's Cauldron Shop, here.

Potter Soundtrack voted 16th of All Time Greatest

Mon May 30 12:02:17 -0400 2005

Classic FM recently had listeners vote on the Greatest Movie Soundtrack of All Time. The results have been announced, and the soundtrack by John Williams for "Harry Potter" came in at number sixteen on the list of favorite soundtracks. The list did not specify which Potter film was chosen. The number one spot went to Howard Shore's wonderful score for The Lord of the Rings. John William's score

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John Williams Wins Classical Brit Award

Thu May 26 08:49:32 -0400 2005

Previously we told you that film composer John Williams had been nominated at the Classical Brit music awards. These awards were presented last night, and John Williams won the best soundtrack award for both his scores for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Terminal. Congratulations Mr. Williams!

John Williams Gets Classic Brit Nomination

Wed Apr 20 12:42:28 -0400 2005

Composer John Williams has been nominated for a Classical Brit Award for his score for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Mr. Williams was also nominated in the category of best "Soundtrack Composer" for his work for the motion picture The Terminal. Other film composers nominated are Nigel Hess for Ladies in Lavender, and Jocelyn Pook for The Merchant of Venice. The awards will be presen

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PoA Wins Soundtrack Award

Wed Mar 02 10:24:13 -0500 2005

The Prisoner of Azkaban soundtrack has nabbed the 2004 Soundtrack of the Year Award from StreamingSoundtracks.com. The award was nominated by SST and voted on by the station's users. Thanks Nico!