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 Posted:   Aug 22, 2010 - 10:27 PM   
 By:   DavidCoscina   (Member)

Well, the studio screened a rough cut of Part One in Chicago. One reviewer said that several scenes, as well as the title cue, were temp-tracked with Zimmer cues.

I hope that doesn't 'influence' Desplat's final score. I'd hate to see a Zimmer-'influenced' Desplat score, especially in a Harry Potter film.


I wouldn't worry. Desplat is the polar opposite of Zimmer and I doubt he will use that style since he hasn't displayed any of that in his other scores.

 
 Posted:   Aug 23, 2010 - 12:38 AM   
 By:   Superman   (Member)

John Williams. Were waiting on you!

smile

 
 Posted:   Aug 23, 2010 - 1:25 PM   
 By:   Microceratops   (Member)


This is definetly very interesting. About the Zimmer tracking, it could be that they didn't track his typical stuff, and more of his actually good material (the one that was written by someone else. Just kidding razz).
Seriously though, I'm very intrigued to see what Desplat cooks up for this one. He definetly loves Williams work from the previous movies and I'm sure he'll homage that when necessary.

However, I still hold hopes for Williams returning for Part II. Just imagine... It could be a combination between Prisoner of Azkaban and Revenge of the Sith. You just won't get more awesome than that! And also some material closer to Socerer's Stone for the epilogue wink

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 23, 2010 - 2:25 PM   
 By:   John Mullin   (Member)

Well, doesn't it depend on which Zimmer cues we're talking about in addition to where and how they're used in the movie? I don't think you have anything to worry about.

And as much as I would love Williams to return for DEATHLY HALLOWS pt 2, I really do think that it should be one composer who does both movies.

 
 Posted:   Aug 23, 2010 - 2:34 PM   
 By:   petek66   (Member)

I wouldn't be surprised if they bring on Williams JUST for the epilogue... like he did for Return of the Jedi SE.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 23, 2010 - 7:37 PM   
 By:   MClayton   (Member)


However, I still hold hopes for Williams returning for Part II. Just imagine... It could be a combination between Prisoner of Azkaban and Revenge of the Sith. You just won't get more awesome than that! And also some material closer to Socerer's Stone for the epilogue wink


Well, let's not count the chickens before they're hatched now...

I also saw on JWFan.net that Conrad Pope posted on his Facebook page that he is orchestrating Part One with Desplat, and that they'll work on the score until October (rather than September as originally said). He says he has no idea if Williams will come back for Part Two.

I guess since the widely-publicized film split (which I won't post for you non-book/film fans), Desplat's scoring more scenes than he originally thought.

 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2010 - 7:02 PM   
 By:   Maleficio   (Member)

http://www.facebook.com/conrad.pope#!/conrad.pope?v=wall

100+ minute score. WOW!!!

 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2010 - 8:24 PM   
 By:   Mike Esssss   (Member)

http://www.facebook.com/conrad.pope#!/conrad.pope?v=wall

100+ minute score. WOW!!!


Interesting post by him if you scroll down a bit:

"As far as I know for certain, AD is signed only for the penultimate picture.
You may speculate, as I do, by whom the very last picture in this amazing series will be scored.
Sorry to be so vague, however I know only what I know and... what I know without any doubt is that Alexandre is scoring the next Harry Potter."

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2010 - 8:58 PM   
 By:   MClayton   (Member)

I don't know if Conrad Pope privately messaged MaurizioFranchetto (sp) regarding whether Desplat will incorporate any of John Williams' themes into his score, so I'll answer that. Desplat was interviewed at the Cannes Film Festival -- he said he was not obligated to use Williams' Hedwig's theme, but loved it. He says the previous movies didn't use it enough, and that he'll use Williams' theme as much as possible.

Interview link : http://www.rtl.fr/fiche/5940556611/rencontre-avec-alexandre-desplat-musicien-le-plus-en-vue-d-hollywood.html

If you understand French (I only know a little bit), click 'play' on the audio player. Fast-forward to 7:40. That's when the interviewer asks him about Harry Potter.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 26, 2010 - 11:42 PM   
 By:   Taylor Fenno   (Member)

100+ minutes? I want every second!!

Screw the "Thor" release... wink

And MClayton I posted that a few posts ago, what Desplat said translated to English.

 
 
 Posted:   Aug 27, 2010 - 7:45 AM   
 By:   MClayton   (Member)

Yeah, I was refreshing his memory since he asked Pope about it August 6th, which was after the Cannes Film Festival.

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 8, 2010 - 12:05 PM   
 By:   MClayton   (Member)

I was reading a few of Conrad Pope's previous wall posts. He mentions the place he's staying in London, which is near Abbey Road Studios. So Desplat continues the Potter tradition of recording the score there, like the other five were.

And what really gets me excited: "Working on Alexandre Desplat's new score for the next "Potter". Exciting, vigorous music! Harry flies, fights and conjures. All accompanied by the distinctive, definitely non-generic voice of Desplat. Those who love melodies, harmonies and emotions in their film scores should be pleased. Reminds one of the old days."

Nice.

 
 Posted:   Sep 22, 2010 - 11:31 AM   
 By:   Ravi Krishna   (Member)

The Deathly Hallows Part 1 soundtrack is available for pre-order on Amazon now - http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Part/dp/B0043URV8M/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1285175789&sr=1-1

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 22, 2010 - 6:48 PM   
 By:   Morricone   (Member)

I was reading a few of Conrad Pope's previous wall posts. He mentions the place he's staying in London, which is near Abbey Road Studios. So Desplat continues the Potter tradition of recording the score there, like the other five were.

And what really gets me excited: "Working on Alexandre Desplat's new score for the next "Potter". Exciting, vigorous music! Harry flies, fights and conjures. All accompanied by the distinctive, definitely non-generic voice of Desplat. Those who love melodies, harmonies and emotions in their film scores should be pleased. Reminds one of the old days."

Nice.


And I breath a sigh of relief. smile

 
 
 Posted:   Sep 23, 2010 - 12:50 AM   
 By:   Taylor Fenno   (Member)

The Deathly Hallows Part 1 soundtrack is available for pre-order on Amazon now - http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Deathly-Hallows-Part/dp/B0043URV8M/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1285175789&sr=1-1

Awesome!

 
 Posted:   Oct 10, 2010 - 6:47 PM   
 By:   MattyO   (Member)

According to Conrad Pope's latest Facebook update the score for Part 1 is complete, which means soundtrack details should emerge soon. Pope also said, rather intriguingly, that he cannot talk about the music until after the film's release as he promised the producers. Why would they be keeping music under wraps?

 
 
 Posted:   Oct 10, 2010 - 7:04 PM   
 By:   MClayton   (Member)

Pope also said, rather intriguingly, that he cannot talk about the music until after the film's release as he promised the producers. Why would they be keeping music under wraps?

It's like any non-disclosure agreement. Pope can talk loosely about the music, like about how different it is or how good it is. But he can't say specifics about it, like how many themes were composed for the film or whether Desplat incorporated more of Williams' themes (apart from "Hedwig's Theme") until after the film's release.

I had to agree to a similar verbal agreement. Coincidentally, it revolved around the novel version of Deathly Hallows three years ago. I preordered the book from DD, and it had shipped 3,000 copies of the book ahead of street date. I got the book on Tuesday, read it and received a call from Scholastic on a Wednesday. They couldn't prevent me from reading the book, but I had to promise not to discuss the book's ending until the Sunday after the book was officially released in stores.

 
 
 Posted:   Oct 10, 2010 - 7:06 PM   
 By:   John Mullin   (Member)

Studios like to keep everything about anticipated projects underwraps these days. Fox was cagey earlier this year about people knowing that John Debney reused Silvestri's PREDATOR theme quite a bit in his new score for PREDATORS. Why? That's a famous theme, and fans (like me) would have been really excited and pleased to hear that he's using it. Nevertheless, that's the business these days...

 
 Posted:   Oct 10, 2010 - 8:03 PM   
 By:   MattyO   (Member)

I suppose with a media juggernaut like Potter, even the music comes under close scrutiny. Either way there will be people who love the fact that Desplat returns to Williams themes (as suggested he has) and others who want the series to move on. I'd say this is one of the most anticipated soundtracks of the year (I'm certainly anticipating it much more than I did Hooper's Half-Blood Prince), which makes me wonder why Warner isn't trying to up the hype. With that said, it is only a month from release and there will likely be a lot of marketing geared towards the music as the release date draws closer.

 
 
 Posted:   Oct 10, 2010 - 9:01 PM   
 By:   MClayton   (Member)

I'd say this is one of the most anticipated soundtracks of the year (I'm certainly anticipating it much more than I did Hooper's Half-Blood Prince), which makes me wonder why Warner isn't trying to up the hype. With that said, it is only a month from release and there will likely be a lot of marketing geared towards the music as the release date draws closer.

I haven't heard any major advertisements for any of the Potter film soundtracks, as far as I remember. The only movie I remember WB doing any score promotion for was for Half-Blood Prince, with the scoring session video.

As far as WB is concerned, the soundtrack is going to sell well even if it isn't marketed. The main Potter fan sites have posted the preorder link to Desplat's score.

 
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