1 |
Opening
|
2 |
In Noctem
|
3 |
The Story Begins
|
4 |
Ginny |
5 |
Snape
and the Unbreakable Vow
|
6 |
Wizard Weezes
|
| 7 |
Dumbledore's Speech
|
8 |
Living
Death
|
9 |
Into the Pensieve |
10 |
The
Book
|
11 |
Ron's
Victory
|
12 |
Harry
and Hermoine |
13 |
School! |
14 |
Malfoy's
Mission |
15 |
The
Slug Party |
16 |
Into
the Rushes |
17 |
Farewell
Aragog |
18 |
Dumbledore's
Foreboding |
19 |
Of
Love and War |
20 |
When
Ginny Kissed Harry |
21 |
Slughorn's
Confession |
22 |
Journey
to the Cave |
23 |
The
Drink of Despair |
24 |
Inferi
in the Firestorm |
25 |
The
Killing of Dumbledore |
26 |
Dumbledore's
Farewell |
27 |
The
Friends |
28 |
The
Weasley Stomp |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
Boy, how this boy wizard has grown over the last eight years.
In this sixth movie of the very marketable franchise, viewers
get to see lots of snogging and some really frighteningly
dark material. If you have been a fan of music from the Harry
Potter movies, you can almost track its dramatic change in
mood and style over the years too. John Williams’ popular
Hedwig theme is synonymous to the series, and you’d
expect composer Nicholas Hooper’s constant stress to
produce music that won’t leave the fans crying foul.
After his work for Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix two years back, the British film and TV composer
returns with this 62 minute soundtrack that showcases his
elegant and refined approach of scoring. Containing 28 tracks,
most of them are rather brief and it takes several listens
to enjoy the musicality of the album as a whole.
While it is only right that album opens with
“Opening”, a cue that contains Williams’
well known theme, it moves on to some sinister and shady sounds
in “In Noctem” and “Snape & the Unbreakable
Vow”. Strings and soprano chorals make create the required
atmosphere. There are fleeting moods, with the bouncy “Wizard
Wheezes” and “Living Death” interspersed
with the more somber “Dumbledore’s Speech”
and “Into the Pensieve”.
Fans of Quidditch will adore the action packed
“Ron’s Victory”, and imagine themselves
witnessing the engaging aerial match. “Harry & Hermione”
presents a bittersweet orchestration of melancholic harps
which is almost heartbreaking to listen to. “Farewell
Aragog” has a patriotic feel, and it pays tribute to
Hagrid’s dead pet in the movie.
The climatic portion of this album begins
with “Journey to the Cave”, a somewhat tragically
grandiose piece of music that chronicles Dumbledore’s
doomed journey. Following that track would be a series of
grave sounding cues: The striking “The Drink of Despair”,
the menacing “Inferi in the Firestorm”, the heartrending
“The Killing of Dumbledore”, the respectful “Dumbledore’s
Farewell” and the solemn “The Friends”.
The
album is rounded up by an upbeat “The Weasley Stomp”,
which will have no problem in having you sway cheerfully to
the beats. And amidst that cheer, you’d be anticipating
for the grand finale that is Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows.
ALBUM
RATING:
Recommended Track: (22) Journey to the Cave
Review
by John Li
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