Who scored Harry Potter?

All the Harry Potter film soundtracks are still available with new music for each one by Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper and Alexandre Desplat respectively. The final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, was also scored by Frenchman Desplat. London Symphony Orchestra; John Williams (conductor).
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Which Harry Potter movies did John Williams score?

John Williams composed the memorable music for the first three Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban for which he received many honors and nominations for his work on these excellent scores.
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Who scored Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?

The score for Deathly Hallows – Part 1 was composed by Golden Globe award-winning and Academy Award-winning film composer Alexandre Desplat. Desplat followed John Williams, Patrick Doyle, and Nicholas Hooper in composing music for the Harry Potter series.
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Who scored the first Harry Potter?

The soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States) was released on 30 October 2001. The film's score was composed and conducted by John Williams. The soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Score at the 74th Academy Awards.
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Did John Williams do Harry Potter 3?

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the 2004 film of the same name, the third and final score in the series to be composed and conducted by John Williams.
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"The Beautiful Music of the Harry Potter Series"



Who scored Lord of the Rings?

Howard Leslie Shore OC (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer and conductor noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies.
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Who was best Harry Potter director?

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Director Chris Columbus was not only responsible for putting together the incredible cast, but he also captured Rowling's wizarding world on film in a manner that felt relatable and wholly transfixing.
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Who was a better director of Harry Potter?

David Yates was absolutely the perfect choice to finish the series for all that he brought to the production. The 20th anniversary of the theatrical release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is November 16, 2021.
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Why didn't Chris Columbus direct all the Harry Potter movies?

According to a November 2011 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Columbus stepped down because he was “emotionally and physically exhausted.” “Sorcerer's Stone took 160 days of shooting, which is ridiculously long,” Columbus said.
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Who scored Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2?

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011) is the score to the motion picture of the same name. The bombastic, sinister and triumphant score is written and conducted by the French film composer Alexandre Desplat, famed for his work for blockbusters such as Godzilla and The Imitation Game (both on 180 gm vinyl).
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Why did Harry Potter stop using John Williams?

John Williams was asked back to score Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 by director David Yates; however, Williams's schedule and Yates's schedule "did not align" -- Yates would have had to have provided Williams with a raw cut of Deathly Hallows - Part 2 much sooner than was feasible if he were to compose ...
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Did Hans Zimmer do Harry Potter?

Legendary composer Hans Zimmer tells us the two things that make a legendary soundtrack. “Harry Potter,” “Titanic” and “Inception” have officially been named the top three most recognizable film scores of all time, according to new research.
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Did John Williams make the Harry Potter theme song?

John Williams, composer of the first three films and creator of Hedwig's Theme.
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What was the most successful Harry Potter movie?

1 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, Part Two

The Deathly Hallows, Part Two is a faithful adaptation to the book and was well-received by fans and critics alike. It should come as no surprise to people that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two is the highest-earning Harry Potter movie at the box office.
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Why did Harry Potter change directors so much?

However, the prospect of signing on to all the Harry Potter films was not the reason that the directors changed so many times. For the first director, Chris Columbus, it has been revealed that he opted out of directing the third film to spend more time with his family stateside.
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Why did Prisoner of Azkaban have a different director?

(The amount of money the Potter films brought in remains staggering) Directed by the great Alfonso Cuarón, Azkaban arrived amid several personnel changes in the movie franchise. There was, of course, the new director replacing Columbus after he reportedly made the personal choice to step away from the franchise.
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What is the scariest Harry Potter movie?

1 Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1

Deathly Hallows Part 1 gets a lot of flack for being too slow, but that's exactly what makes it so scary. Thanks to the film's gradual, tense buildup, viewers can feel the trio's growing frustration as they hunt for Horcruxes — as well as their horror when things go wrong.
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Is Emma Watson a director?

Emma Watson has been a Director of Kering since June 16, 2020.
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Which Harry Potter films made the most money?

The highest grossing Harry Potter movie is 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2', which generated over 1.34 billion dollars in global box office revenue.
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Who scored the Wizard of Oz?

Three guys brought us the wonderful score to the wonderful Wizard. Well, technically, it was one guy, composer Herbert Stothart, but he took his cues from Harold Arlen and E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, who wrote the songs.
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Who scored Star Wars?

John Williams, in full John Towner Williams, (born February 8, 1932, Queens, New York, U.S.), American composer who created some of the most iconic film scores of all time. He scored more than a hundred films, many of which were directed by Steven Spielberg.
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Who did the score for Hunger Games?

In the soundtrack

James Newton Howard composed the score of the 2012 film The Hunger Games. "The Hunger Games" was written to represent the Hunger Games, an annual fight to the death between 24 youths, which is central to the film's plot. The film's score was released on March 26, 2012.
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