Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
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Free Music Notes for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
Free Music Review: Great music for a beautiful film
Hit: 5 Stars
Having seen this marvelous film now, one can be even more enthusiastic about Williams' score. Like many who have written here, there was a marked feeling of letdown in Chamber of Secrets, so the waterfall of new, varied, and deeply felt music that comes with this film is welcomed. By the way, anyone wondering whether to see this film is encouraged to go: Cuaron's work is among the best there is in film today, and his evocative, dramatic direction clearly inspired Williams. As to the music, it's every bit as breathtaking as some of Cuaron's shots. The Buckbeak music (especially while watching the magnificent flight scene over the lake) is sublime, and the juxtaposition of period-instrument pre-Baroque, Cantina jazz, and that Prokofiev-style orchestration of Williams is deeply nourishing (does the snowball fight scene remind anyone else of the Classical Symphony?). For Potter fans and simply lovers of art, this music and its film are both unreservedly recommended. They are exemplary of how artistic inspiration comes from the formless realm of consciousness and penetrates through a multiplicity of people and their artistic media--starting with Mrs. Rowling's writing and working through to Cuaron, Williams, and the splendid cast of this film. It all began, about 15 years ago, on a simple train ride from Manchester to London.
Free Music Review: Keeps getting better
Hit: 5 Stars
An important why I like John Williams' music so much is for its distinctive quality. When I hear a John Williams score, I know it could not have been composed by anyone else. It's highly colorful like Stravinsky, melodious as a Tchaikovsky score, and share many of the same traits one would find in Wagner (leitmotif). His Harry Potter scores share all of these qualities. Since, at its completion, this will be a 7 part saga, many of the Wagnerian qualities found in his "Ring" Cycle cn be applied here. The melodies are so memorable and original, and yet they just seem to roll of the tongue like any other tune.
I have a particular affinity for the Harry Potter scores...I think its among his most brilliant music. The Prisoner of Azkaban is no exception...he brings the color and melody from the previous movies to life here, but is also able to capture the dark nature of the movie without making the music itself dark, as well. Of particular note is his scoring for the scenes with the dementors...truly chilling, even if you hear it in the concert hall without knowledge of the books or movies.
As with the previous to soundtracks, this is definitely a score to add to your collection...looking forward to the next installment.
Free Music Review: John Williams' best since Star Wars.
Hit: 5 Stars
I won't lie, I am most definately a twenty-something Harry Potter fan. I have been a fan of the books for quite a few years now. I was planning on buying this soundtrack months before it came out. All that aside, I find this to be John William's best since Star Wars, if not better. The past two Star Wars films had beautiful music that really captured the movie's essence, but this captivates every single tiny emotion that the book is filled with. I have yet to see the movie, but I do have a sense of what music goes with what scene, and I am looking foward to seeing it on the screen. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban definately wouldn't be the same movie without this wonderful composer. If for nothing else, I would recommend this soundtrack for track 5 (A Window to the Past). If you enjoyed the first two films music, you will most definately enjoy this, but when I listened to this song, I thought to myself "Finally, Lily and James have a theme". I could give rave reviews for this soundtrack for hours and hours. I'm not much of a musician, but I know when music should be appreciated, and I give a standing ovation to John Williams for a spectacular arrangement.Free Music Review: Brilliance
Hit: 5 Stars
This is by far one of the best scores I have ever heard. Lumos! (Hedwig's Theme) is an older favorite, but a litte bit of an extra spin on it, making it even more enjoyable. "Aunt Marge's Waltz" is enough to make me laugh out loud, which says a lot considering it's only an orchestralsuite. "The Knight Bus" is eccentric and wild, but extremely fun. "Double Trouble" is most likely the most recognizable track, and has more of a medieval touch to it, but is a fantastic track. "Buckbeak's Flight" is tied for my favorite. It's sort of like the Fawkes number from the second movie to the third one, but less singable. It's simply beautiful. "A Window to the Past" is equally beautiful, and these two tracks alone were enough to make me want this CD. "The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight" is also very fun, and "The Portrait Gallery" and "Hagrid the Proffessor" are cute shorter pieces. The "Finale" and "Mischief Managed" are also spectacular pieces.Overall, this is an amazing soundtrack and highly reccommended to everyone!
Free Music Review: Soundtrack Perfection?
Hit: 5 Stars
After listening to this soundtrack again and again and again...I ask myself; How much better can it get?
Truth be told, there isn't much room between this and divinity. John Williams delivered a soundtrack that defies possibility (mysterious, emotional, dark, sweeping, epic, funny....)
He keeps some music from the first two, yet incorporates more themes and styles that add much more to the score. "Buckbeak's Flight" is beautiful, a perfect illustration of the scene in the film. "A Window to the Past" is a very good theme, and is incredibly effective when it is layered with the Patronus theme in "Finale."
And the underlying theme for me- the one that appears throughout the score, being played in different styles and by different instruments- is "Double Trouble." I don't know how many times I've found myself whistling or humming it because it's always in my head. Not because it's annoying (like "Its a Small World) but because it's so darn good.
So is it perfect? They say nothing is, so I'll suffice to say that this is about as close as it gets.