John Williams - Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
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Track List: Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
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- Lumos! (Hedwig's Theme)Download & Buy
- Aunt Marge's WaltzDownload & Buy
- The Knight BusDownload & Buy
- Apparition On The TrainDownload & Buy
- Double TroubleDownload & Buy
- Buckbeak's FlightDownload & Buy
- A Window To The PastDownload & Buy
- The Whomping Willow And The Snowball FightDownload & Buy
- Secrets Of The CastleDownload & Buy
- The Portrait GalleryDownload & Buy
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- Saving BuckbeakDownload & Buy
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- FinaleDownload & Buy
- Mischief Managed!Download & Buy
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Album Details: Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
- Release Date:
- 05/25/2004
- Label:
- Atlantic Uk
- UPC:
- 075678371158
User Reviews: Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
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It is Azktraordinary:)
, June 1, 2004Reviewer: iluvhp4ever - See all iluvhp4ever's reviews -
great cd!
, June 2, 2004Reviewer: footy2t@sbcglobal.net - See all footy2t@sbcglobal.net's reviews0 of 1 Yahoo! Users found this Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban review helpfulPros: wonderful music
Cons: not alot of lyrics
this is the best of all the hp sound tracks. the music is just plain incredible! i listen to this cd all the time!
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Pro Reviews: Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews John Williams, when working within the realms of science fiction or fantasy, somehow manages to convey the same level of magic and whimsy inherent in Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. For the first two Harry Potter films he employed an instantly memorable theme augmented by a series of elegant, yet uninspired action motifs that while effortless were, like the films themselves, merely adequate. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban finds the Oscar winning composer swelled with a creative giddiness that hasn't been present for some time, resulting in a piece of work that' s both fully realized and endlessly unpredictable. Beginning with the familiar celesta cue that launches each installment, Williams seems poised to deliver a solid reworking of the previous scores, but that sentiment is abruptly quelled by the jazzy, big band onetwo punch of "Aunt Margie's Waltz" and "the Knight Bus"the latter borrows liberally from his outstanding Manciniesque work on Catch Me If You Can. What follows is an intoxicating fusion of medievalmeets Rossinimeets Arvo Part mayhem that recalls his Close Encounters of the Third Kind heydays. Director Alfonso Cuaron's youthful enthusiasm has had an effect on Williams, and nowhere is that more apparent than on "Double Trouble," a devious choral piece cleverly built around the prose of Shakespeare's Macbeth, and devilishly sung by the London Oratory School Schola Children's Choir. It's this melody, culled from bits and pieces of "Hedwig's Theme from the Sorcerer's Stone, that permeates the entire score, fluttering in and out of cues like the wizened old owl himself. Williams has a deep understanding of the orchestra, and his love of woodwinds is on glorious display throughout the work's entirety, but they never overplayas was often the case in the previous two filmseven the thunderous Kodo style tympanis that introduce the Gryphon "Buckbeak" are merely exclamation points announcing the arrival of one of the composer's most beautiful melodies. The Prisoner of Azkaban is thought by many to be the finest book in the series, and it would seem that both the director and the composer agree. Like Cuaron and Rowling, Williams meets his characterschildren especiallyon common ground, allowing them to laugh, suffer, fail and succeed on their own terms. He may be the author and director's emotional conduit, but he's a master storyteller as well. - James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide |
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Pros: It is Smashing
Cons: It should be Longer
I had the chance to listen to the whole CD at a listening party. It was amazing. The melody and the notes were on key. This CD is a little bit deeper than the other Harry Potter Soundtracks. This CD gives me chills. I highly recommend this cd to anyone who loves classical music.