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Topic: Harry Potter: Sorcerer's Stone score question
Shire Bagginz
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First of all, amazing score, nuff said!!!!There's a lovely motif that is used twice in the film that does not appear on the album. It is used once when Harry and Hagrid walk through Diagon Alley and once more when Harry and all the other first years enter the Great Hall at Hogwarts. Does anybody know where to find a recording of this motif anywhere? I can't believe is wasn't inlcuded on the album.
[Message edited by Shire Bagginz on 07-25-2007]
posted 07-25-2007 02:37 PM PT (US) NeoVoyager
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It's especially interesting to me, since this motif seems to be an intentional and prescient foreshadowing of the future, more sinister motif that is "Double Trouble"! It appears to me that John Williams either knew he was going to develop this into a new motif later on, or else fashioned his DT motif to fit that template.Sorry; I can't answer your question though.
posted 07-25-2007 05:56 PM PT (US) Incanus
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That particular music was written for the Entry to the Great Hall scene but was tracked to the Diagon Alley scene. So there is no real thematic connection. I guess the director thought the Entry to the Great hall music sounded more grand and magical for introducing Diagon Alley compared to the version Williams had written and which is on the album.And I agree it is great music and was a real shame it did not get released. Of course there are so many great moments from the film that were left off the album. Examples are Ollivander's Shop music, various Voldemort's theme appearances and the Troll in the Dungeon scene.
[Message edited by Incanus on 07-25-2007]
posted 07-25-2007 10:30 PM PT (US) Shire Bagginz
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Incanus:
That particular music was written for the Entry to the Great Hall scene but was tracked to the Diagon Alley scene. So there is no real thematic connection. I guess the director thought the Entry to the Great hall music sounded more grand and magical for introducing Diagon Alley compared to the version Williams had written and which is on the album.And I agree it is great music and was a real shame it did not get released. Of course there are so many great moments from the film that were left off the album. Examples are Ollivander's Shop music, various Voldemort's theme appearances and the Troll in the Dungeon scene.
[Message edited by Incanus on 07-25-2007]<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>
Ahh, I see! Thanks for the info.
And yes Neo, I do see some definite similarities with the "Double Trouble" theme from Azkaban.
[Message edited by Shire Bagginz on 07-26-2007]
posted 07-26-2007 01:42 AM PT (US) Marian Schedenig
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quote:
Originally posted by Incanus:
That particular music was written for the Entry to the Great Hall scene but was tracked to the Diagon Alley scene. So there is no real thematic connection.There is a very brief variation on the theme in The Journey to Hogwarts though, which is why I consider it to be the Hogwarts theme, even if it doesn't appear elsewhere.
(After all, the theme called Hogwarts Forever quite clearly represents the Gryffindors).
posted 07-26-2007 10:40 AM PT (US) Shire Bagginz
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Just thought I'd bring the topic up once more to see if anyone has a descent recording of this music, maybe tracked from the dvd or something.
posted 08-14-2007 03:51 PM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB