NICHOLAS HOOPER

I haven´t heard the fifth score in ages (which says nothing, I haven´t listened to the others, too), so I can´t tell. I thought the score in the Inferi scene served its purpose. Overall, I find VI to be very nice. I´m just listening to it now for the first time as a stand-alone. Yeah, it´s not Williams. But I still can´t understand the bashing. It´s a very subtle score that fits the Calm-before-the-storm setting perfectly.

Why don't you just buy the soundtrack?

I've done that in the past too, it's not a very uncommon thing among us film music nerds i guess

Don't know about India, here they're between 7 to 9 euros according to the day you'll go to the cinema, weekends are always more expensive; but i've done it 3-4 times all these years, don't worry.

(although personally i'd not have paid to see harry crapper even for the first time )

Probably because it's one of the best welfare states in the world! (we get SOMETHING back from the steep taxes, after all!).

That's quite impossible here in my country. I am not that much privileged person like you all. In fact, right now, i am in hunting for that soundtrack. Usually, score will be released after a year or 8 months. You should know one thing that i bought The Dark Knight very recently, which released in India just a month ago. But a very strange thing that they released Angels & Demons very quickly. Sometimes, some unusual thing happen in India, especially towards score albums. I never thought that i would see LOTR The fellowship of the ring complete recordings. I and my friend was totally shocked and surprised. We consider it as a MIRACLE. Am i over exaggerating?

Daniel Schweiger's new interview with Nicholas Hooper - http://ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=3434

Why do people want John Williams to return final part of Harry Potter?

There are many people in the world would certainly wonder about the above question. Does his return will make any change?.

This weekend i dedicated myself to listening to Harry Potter scores (from 1 to 5). And also i saw the Half Blood Prince for second time, especially for the sake of score. Now, i certainly realize that why millions of fans around the world expect Maestro to return for the final Potter film and why people are dissatisfied with Hooper's music.

As i said before, i saw the movie for second time and observed the score, even though score worked really well in the movie, Hooper failed to deliver powerful and strong theme in Order of the Phoenix and Half Blood Prince. Yes, of course, i can realise the lot of differences between Order of the Phoenix and Half Blood Prince. In Order of the Phoenix, his score worked well in the CD, but failed in the movie. His score was totally immatured. But in HBP, he showed his maturity in composing and learned to improvise the musical composition little bit. Apart from that, Hooper failed to deliver most memorable and unforgettable themes. This is the biggest problem with Hooper.

Whereas, John Williams delivered some great themes in his first three movies, let me recollect those wonderful and powerful themes he wrote for the first three potter movies.

1. Harry Wondrous World - The Sorcerer's Stone
2. The Quidditch Match - The Sorcerer's Stone ( very powerful action cue )
3. Hedwig's Theme - The Sorcerer's stone ( very strong indeed )
4. Fawkes the Phoenix - The Chamber of Secrets ( one of the best cue ever written for HP movies, in fact, nobody can argue against this one. This is completely strong and emotional one.)
5. The Chamber of Secrets - The Chamber of Secrets ( very dark indeed)
6. The Spiders - The Chamber of Secrets ( great action cue indeed )
7. Dueling the Basilisk - The Chamber of Secrets ( good action cue )
8. Reunion of Friends - The Chamber of Secrets ( how beautifully forwarded the themes from previous movie and improvised on it. Simply brilliant)
9. Buckbeat's flight - The Prisoner of Azkaban
10. A Windows to the Past - The Prisoner of Azkaban ( this is very very powerful and emotional theme ever composed. This one cue speaks of Maestro's composing qualities. This proves why his return is highly important for the final part of the Harry Potter)
11. The Quidditch Third Year - The Prisoner of Azkaban( This is another dark action cue, when Dementors attack Harry Potter. This is really great action cue indeed. I noticed that in HBP, Hooper tried to develop this particular cue in Quidditch match 6th year, when Ron shows his heroic efforts. I realised that Hooper made sincere and honest attempt to improvise this particular cue but not impressive. Have you anyone noticed? )
12. Mischief Managed - The Prisoner of Azkaban ( Great closing credits)

Apart from this, i don't find any problem with Nicholas Hooper's composing style. He is really good composer. But he should learn lot from Maestro.

Meh! Only 4 minutes of that 12 minute suite is newly composed music. The rest is edited from previously existing cues. While it's a well edited suite it's a waste of disc space that could have been used for cues that didn't make the album.

-Erik-

Maybe, but you see most of the closing credits in the movies are like that. POA is not exceptional from that. But the thing is this one well edited closing credits. I really liked this. According to me, this is one of the best closing credits in Harry Potter movies. I think you can't argue against this.

They're showing only Hindi dubbed versions here. I guess I'll wait and buy the DVD later.

No no, I am living in Lucknow. I think one hall does have an English version but from previous experience I don't prefer going there. The DVD comes out this December I heard.