Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Free Music Review: Excellent Mood Contrasts
Hit: 5 Stars
I was highly impressed by the contrast between the light hearted and the dark in this soundtrack. That is part of the special magic of the Harry Potter books, of course, but I've never felt the movies, except for the first one, really captured it until now. The soundtrack for The Order of the Phoenix is relatively short, around 45 minutes in total. The tracks are arranged more by mood than by their placement within the movie, which can be a bit confusing at first, but I enjoyed the sprightly beginning of "Fireworks." I also found "Dumbledore's Army" and "The Room of Requirement" especially appealing. The tracks relating to Dolores Umbridge are interesting, too, in that they are able to convey her cloying surface charm and inner nastiness highly effectively. This is also true of "The Ministry of Magic".
The darker tracks, especially "The Death of Sirius" and "Possession," were well able to depict the tension and horror of those moments. I also enjoyed the forboding qualities of "Another Story" and "Journey to Hogwarts."
This CD well encapsulates the best qualities of the Harry Potter books and movies, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.
Free Music Review: Well done
Hit: 5 Stars
I thought it was fantastic. Hooper intigrated in music from the earlier movies, which were ignored by Doyle (not to say I disliked Doyle's). I felt the music really reflected the chaos and turmoil that surrounds Harry in this movie. The one thing I disliked was that the cd was not set up in a cohesive manner. However there is an easy fix to that, load it on an ipod.Free Music Review: Horrible
Hit: 2 Stars
All I can say is this. If the producers want the last two movies to do well, one of the main things they need to do is get a decent composer. Seriously, do absolutely whatever it takes to get John Williams back, or get James Horner, or Howard Shore, or Danny Elfman. Really, anyone that is a serious film score composer and knows how to write for an epic action adventure movie. Stop hiring people whose only credits are writing jingles for stupid TV shows.
Not related to the score, they need to also get a real director who has had experience with large film budgets. Get Spielberg or Bruckheimer to produce it. And please, please, PLEASE recast Dumbledore. Michael Gambon may be a great gangster, but he is a horrible Dumbledore.
Free Music Review: Disappointing
Hit: 1 Stars
The soundtrack from the Order of the Phoenix was terribly disappointing. It does not incorporate much of anything from the previous soundtracks, making one wonder if this was, in fact, music from the movie. Not worth the money. Free Music Review: A must have...
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a must have for any REAL HP fan.....had to have it! Along w/ the other ones available :)