Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

harry potter and the sorcerer's stone - original motion picture soundtrack [soundtrack]

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    Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone, film score
    Composed by John Williams
    Performed by Isobel Griffiths
    Conducted by John Williams

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com's Best of 2001
You needn't see the film of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to appreciate the wonder, magic, and fearful chills of J.K. Rowling's phenomenal bestseller in John Williams's outstanding score. Williams typically avoids the source material for the films he scores, but he reportedly derived great pleasure and inspiration from Rowling's first Harry Potter adventure, and created a perfect motif (fully expressed in "Hedwig's Theme") to dominate his score. It's first heard as a dreamy celesta waltz and embellished through myriad incarnations and moods, often with a sinister edge befitting the darker tones of Chris Columbus's direction. Evident are fantastical allusions to Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky (among others), and Williams's epic track is "Quidditch Match," a breathtaking frenzy to accompany the film's dazzling highlight. And while Williams occasionally flirts with self-plagiarism (with inevitable variants of his Hook and Star Wars themes), this is nevertheless a richly regal score that brilliantly evokes the mystery and magic of Harry Potter's world. --Jeff Shannon

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Soundtrack from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Movie
  • John Willams at his best!
  • It too cheerful....
  • Not entirely up to snuff, in retrospect
  • Cousin Harry Potter
 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
John Williams
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Similar Items:
  1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  2. Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
  3. Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  5. Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl

ASIN: B00005OWIU
Release Date: 2001-10-30

Tracks:

  1. Prologue
  2. The Arrival of Baby Harry
  3. Visit to the Zoo and Letters from Hogwarts
  4. Diagon Alley and The Gringotts Vault
  5. Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters and The Journey to Hogwarts
  6. Entry into the Great Hall and The Banquet
  7. Mr. Longbottom Flies
  8. Hogwarts Forever! and The Moving Stairs
  9. The Norwegian Ridgeback and A Change of Season
  10. The Quidditch Match
  11. Christmas at Hogwarts
  12. The Invisibility Cloak and The Library Scene
  13. Fluffy's Harp
  14. In the Devil's Snare and The Flying Keys
  15. The Chess Game
  16. The Face of Voldemort
  17. Leaving Hogwarts
  18. Harry's Wondrous World
  19. Hedwig's Theme

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

You needn't see the film of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to appreciate the wonder, magic, and fearful chills of J.K. Rowling's phenomenal bestseller in John Williams's outstanding score. Williams typically avoids the source material for the films he scores, but he reportedly derived great pleasure and inspiration from Rowling's first Harry Potter adventure, and created a perfect motif (fully expressed in "Hedwig's Theme") to dominate his score. It's first heard as a dreamy celesta waltz and embellished through myriad incarnations and moods, often with a sinister edge befitting the darker tones of Chris Columbus's direction. Evident are fantastical allusions to Saint-Saëns and Tchaikovsky (among others), and Williams's epic track is "Quidditch Match," a breathtaking frenzy to accompany the film's dazzling highlight. And while Williams occasionally flirts with self-plagiarism (with inevitable variants of his Hook and Star Wars themes), this is nevertheless a richly regal score that brilliantly evokes the mystery and magic of Harry Potter's world. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Soundtrack from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Movie.......2007-05-17

We love the music from this composer (John Williams - also composed Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Superman) to begin with and wanted this soundtrack. It doesn't disappoint. My children are so excited about the upcoming HP movie that we play this soundtrack on the way to school each morning.

5 out of 5 stars John Willams at his best!.......2007-02-20

This soundtrack is great. As you listen you can visualize what's happening just by the music! Lovely!

4 out of 5 stars It too cheerful...........2007-01-25

I thnk that the soundtrack is okay. I wish some that some of the music wasn't so cheerful. Harry Potter story is not really a cheerful one. That "Prologue" piece is going to be as famos as the "star wars" theme and "superman" theme. For my I would have put a little bit of mystery in the song. I wish they would have made music called "Harry theme". I also wish John Williams would have not stoped after the 2nd one. I would have love to here his "Volemorts theme"

3 out of 5 stars Not entirely up to snuff, in retrospect.......2006-12-30

It's obvious the man was still feeling out this Harry Potter thing with this first score. There is a lot of repetition, but by later soundtracks it seems to have been necessary. This soundtrack contains the original, lovely and full settings of the main Harry Potter themes.

5 out of 5 stars Cousin Harry Potter.......2006-12-14

The soundtrack for all of the Harry Potter movies has been done by classical maestro and 20th century genius John Williams.

Q; Does John WIlliams make any bad music?
A: No.

Q: Does the music capture the feeling of the movie, taking you back to parts of the story sequentially?
A: Yes


Q: What are the other advantages to buying the soundtrack?
A: Aestetically, you are not competing with the visual imagery of the movie, which was technically well done and highly engaging. This provides an opportunity to explore the nuances of the musical score, without being visually distracted.

This also provides a nice day dreaming interlude for youth, who are highly structured and overprogrammed nowadays.

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