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    This document provides information about the music composed by John Williams for the Harry Potter film series. It discusses Williams' background and how he composed themes like Hedwig's Theme that have been used throughout the 8 Harry Potter films. Hedwig's Theme is described as the most recognizable song from the series, representing the wizarding world. The document also explains the structure of Hedwig's Theme and includes other themes like The Stone Theme. Resources on the Harry Potter film scores are listed at the end.

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    Harry Potter
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    Composer

    Timeline

    Hedwig’s Theme

    The Stone Theme

    Resources

    Presentation title 2
    Composer
    John William wrote and conducted the music for “Harry Potter and
    Phisolopher’s Stone”. He also composed Star Wars, Jaws, Jurassic Park,
    Indiana Jones, and many more.
    Though Williams only scored the first three films (The Sorcerer’s
    Stone, The Chamber of Secrets, and the Prisoner of Azkaban), several
    motifs that he created have been reprised and incorporated into later
    scores; in particular
    Hedwig's Theme, which can be heard in all eight films.

    Presentation title 3
    Timeline

    incorporatethe use of leitmotifs to symbolize certain objects, settings, and ideas.

    Hedwig’s Theme Harry’s Family Theme Hedwig’s Theme


    The most recognizable song from Convey emotional feelings about The last piece of music in the
    the entire Harry Potter series having a home “Harry Potter and Philosopher's
    Stone” movie

    Harp and string accompaniment begin this track,


    Represents the most
    and the first theme heard is a reprise of the
    desired magical object
    ‘Family Theme’, which was heard when Harry.
    The Stone Theme learned about his family history in earlier scenes

    Leaving Hogwarts

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    Hedwig’s Theme
    Description
    • It is named after Harry’s elegant • One component uniquely intertwined
    snowy owl, Hedwig, the theme into the instrumentation is the sound of
    doesn’t just accompany her on-screen tinkling bells whose sound are found in
    moments and instead represents the all eight films within the theme itself and
    whole wizarding world of Harry in many other pieces.
    Potter throughout the eight films.
    • it is based in the key of E minor, and
    • Furthermore, the celesta is often used develops into a more chromatic melody.
    as the main instrument for this theme,
    a keyboard instrument whose keys
    strike metal bars that sound like small
    bells

    Presentation title 5
    Hedwig’s Theme

    Hedwig’s Theme breaks down into two closely related sections that repeat

    A – B – A – B – A (song form)

    • Section A
    E minor’s dominant seventh
    chord, B-D#-F#-A

    But with substituting F# with F,


    and A with A#

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    Hedwig’s Theme

    Section B
    • The B section of Hedwig’s Theme shares many of the musical features of the A section:
    it is exactly the same 16-bar length, it retains the same orchestration in the celeste, and it closes with virtually
    the same 6-bar passage.
    • The melody of the B section differs from that of the A section in that it does not sound the tonic of E
    minor until the very last note, instead hovering mainly around its dominant note.
    • Harmonies at the start of bars 20
    and 22 are from chords known as
    “augmented sixths”, which tend to
    have an unearthly sound when
    paired with a sustained tonic note
    in the bass, as here.
    • Saint-Saëns’ “Aquarium” is another
    Presentation title well known example of this. 7
    The Stone Motif
    This theme is based on striking and
    dramatic three-note melody that pierces
    through at dark or revelatory moments
    that are
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    key drivers in the plot

    – for example, at the climax of Harry’s


    discovering Gringotts Bank for the first
    time, when Hagrid’s ‘grubby little
    package’, the Philosopher’s Stone, is
    first seen.

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    Resources
    1.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_the_Harry_Potter_films

    Thank you
    2.
    https://www.musicnotes.com/now/omg/behind-the-music-of-ha
    rry-potter/

    3.
    https://filmmusicnotes.com/2013/04/13/john-williams-themes-p
    art-6-of-6-hedwigs-theme-from-harry-potter/

    4.
    https://classicalexburns.com/2020/02/14/john-williams-leaving-
    hogwarts-a-noble-exit/

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