Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)
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| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | |||||
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| Film score by John Williams | |||||
| Released | May 25, 2004 | ||||
| Genre | Soundtrack | ||||
| Length | 1:08:37 | ||||
| Label | Warner/Sunset | ||||
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The Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban original motion picture soundtrack was released on May 25, 2004. The film's score was composed and conducted by John Williams, as was the score for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It introduced two major themes: Window to the Past and Double Trouble, although neither have been in any other films as of yet. Other notable themes were the theme used to represent the Time-Turner and to represent Sirius Black's hunt for Harry. The soundtrack was performed at Abbey Road Studios in London.
The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score, the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media and the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Soundtrack.
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[edit] Track listing
- "Lumos! (Hedwig's Theme)" - 1:35
- "Aunt Marge's Waltz" - 2:13
- "The Knight Bus" - 2:49
- "Apparition on the Train" - 2:13
- "Double Trouble" - 1:35
- "Buckbeak's Flight" - 2:07
- "A Window to the Past" - 3:53
- "The Whomping Willow and The Snowball Fight" - 2:20
- "Secrets of the Castle" - 4:35
- "The Portrait Gallery" - 1:58
- "Hagrid the Professor" - 2:23
- "Monster Books and Boggarts!" - 3:44
- "Quidditch, Third Year" - 2:19
- "Lupin's Transformation and Chasing Scabbers" - 2:59
- "The Patronus Light" - 1:10
- "The Werewolf Scene" - 4:24
- "Saving Buckbeak" - 6:37
- "Forward to Time Past" - 2:31
- "The Dementors Converge" - 3:10
- "Finale" - 3:24
- "Mischief Managed" - 12:06
[edit] Track details
- Double Trouble
Double Trouble was composed by John Williams during the production of the film as he felt to be a warm welcome back to Hogwarts. The song was sung by the London Oratory School Schola. The lyrics to this song are taken directly from Shakespeare's Macbeth.
- Forward to Time Past
The track is heard when Hermione and Harry use the time turner and go back to time. During the whole track, clock ticking as a bomb is heard indicating that time is running out. The track is heard until the point when Harry and Hermione see Buckbeak alive; although the ticking is heard, until they come back to normal time. The name is possibly a play on the title Back to the Future, only reversed.
- The Dementors Converge
The music is heard when Harry is trying to save Sirius Black from the Dementors but fails, and then the Dementors hover around Harry. Harry drops to his knees in weakness and the music is heard in a low tune. Then the music again gets high as Harry sees a Patronus, and when the charm occurs high vocals are heard. The piece ends in a low tune as the charm saves both Harry and Sirius.
[edit] Responses and Ratings
The soundtrack for this album is the highest rated; moviemusicuk.us rated the soundtrack 5/5 with Goblet of Fire and The Chamber of Secrets. On Filmtracks.com it is rated 4/5. Allmusic.com rated it 4.5/5, also the highest Harry Potter album rated on the site.
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