1 |
Obliviate (3:02) |
2 |
Snape To Malfoy Manor (1:58) |
3 |
Polyjuice Potion (3:32) |
4 |
Sky Battle (3:48) |
5 |
At The Burrow (2:35) |
6 |
Harry And Ginny (1:43) |
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The Will (3:39)
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8 |
Death Eaters (3:14) |
9 |
Dobby (3:49) |
10 |
Ministry Of Magic (1:46) |
11 |
Detonators (2:23) |
12 |
The Locket (1:52) |
13 |
Fireplace Escapes (2:54) |
14 |
Ron Leaves (2:35) |
15 |
The Exodus (1:37) |
16 |
Godric's Hollow Graveyard (3:15) |
17 |
Bathilda Bagshot (3:54) |
18 |
Hermione's Parents (5:50) |
19 |
Destroying The Locket (1:11) |
20 |
Ron's Speech (2:16) |
21 |
Lovegood (3:27) |
22 |
The Deathly Hallows (3:17) |
23 |
Captured And Tortured (2:56) |
24 |
Rescuing Hermione (1:50) |
25 |
Farewell To Dobby (3:43) |
26 |
The Elder Wand (1:38) |
ALBUM REVIEW:
So, it has come to this. After a good nine years, we have seen how the boy wizard grown from an adorable lad to a fine young gentleman he is today. And the musical journey with Harry Potter and his friends is one that has evolved over the years too – with John Williams’ signature composition "Hedwig’s Theme" nicely etched in our minds. Composers Patrick Doyle and Nicholas Hooper has incorporated this iconic theme into the scores they conjured for the different installments of the popular series, and the duty of completing the journey for the last two parts of the beloved tale belongs to French composer Alexandre Desplat.
While we will not go into the specifics of how the acclaimed Oscar nominee (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Fantastic Mr. Fox) compare with his predecessors, let’s just say that the music written for this episode of the series is expectedly darker and evidently more sophisticatedly nuanced.
The 74 minute album begins with "Oblivate", a tune that sets the dimmed mood to come. Accentuated by heavy strings, this track starts off almost ominously before soaring to a melodious finale. In "Snape to Malfoy Manor", a sinister theme takes over and marks an early hint that things are not looking jolly for Harry and his friends.
Even the action cue on the finely recorded album bodes menace and threat – "Sky Battle" isn’t a track to accompany your family friendly chase sequence because there seems to be peril and danger around every rhythmic turn.
There is no particular standout track which rings in your mind on the soundtrack, and it does take repeated listens to fully appreciate the score performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. The renowned performing group displays its versatility with other varied cues like the portentous "Death Eaters", the suspense filled "Dobby" and the somewhat impish "Ministry of Magic".
Listen out for the emotionally heart wrenching "Ron Leaves", which serves as a poignant anchor in the album. The lengthiest track on the disc is "Hermione’s Parents", a composition which fragments several atmospheric moods together aptly.
Straight after the sorrowful "Farewell to Dobby", Desplat turns things around in "The Elder Wand", leaving us in cliffhanger suspense with a foreboding admonition. We have to wait more than half a year before the talented composer concludes the musical journey of this much adored series, and we are pretty sure that after the looming darkness, will come a triumphant finale.
ALBUM
RATING:
 
Recommended Track: (14) Ron Leaves
Review
by John Li
Posted
on 8 December 2010
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