Soundtracks

News and opinions about the music of the Wizarding World.

⚡ Exclusive Patrick Doyle on composing magical music for ‘Goblet of Fire’
Patrick Doyle on composing magical music for ‘Goblet of Fire’ We chat to Scottish composer Patrick Doyle about his iconic ‘Goblet of Fire’ film score.
⚡ Exclusive Nicholas Hooper on writing music for the ‘Harry Potter’ films
Nicholas Hooper on writing music for the ‘Harry Potter’ films We talk to composer Nick Hooper about his two ‘Harry Potter’ film scores.
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ soundtrack details revealed
‘Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald’ soundtrack details revealed Listen to 5 pieces of music from the upcoming ‘Crimes of Grindelwald’ score.
Composer James Newton Howard confirms involvement with ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’
Composer James Newton Howard confirms involvement with ‘Fantastic Beasts 2’ Composer James Newton Howard will return to score the second ‘Fantastic Beasts’ film.
Ranking the top 5 ‘Harry Potter’ soundtrack songs (that aren’t ‘Hedwig’s Theme’)
Ranking the top 5 ‘Harry Potter’ soundtrack songs (that aren’t ‘Hedwig’s Theme’) We attempt to whittle (whistle?) down 10 hours of ‘Harry Potter’ music and rank the top 5 tracks.
First track from ‘Fantastic Beasts’ soundtrack revealed along with tracklisting, artwork
First track from ‘Fantastic Beasts’ soundtrack revealed along with tracklisting, artwork Artwork and a tracklist for James Newton Howard’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ score has been released.
⚡ Exclusive Composer Alexandre Desplat on writing ‘Harry Potter’ film music
Composer Alexandre Desplat on writing ‘Harry Potter’ film music We chat to French composer Alexandre Desplat about his two ‘Deathly Hallows’ film scores.
⚡ Exclusive Alexandre Desplat on ‘Hedwig’s Theme’, composing the music for ‘Deathly Hallows: Part 1’
Alexandre Desplat on ‘Hedwig’s Theme’, composing the music for ‘Deathly Hallows: Part 1’ We chat to composer Alexandre Desplat about his first ‘Harry Potter’ film score.

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