The World of Harry Potter - Films 4-8

While John Williams set the stage and created the iconic themes for Harry Potter, each subsequent composer added to the breadth and depth of the musical world. Patrick Doyle added more Celtic flair with the Irish Quidditch team as well as creating music for all the schools, the dances, as well as dragons. Nicholas Hooper was the first to write music for the Ministry of Magic, the Order of the Phoenix, and continued with folk and Celtic tunes especially for the Weasley twins. Alexandre Desplat had the darker films with the last two, visiting familiar places like Gringott's Bank and the Ministry of Magic while also adding Middle Eastern instruments for the Elder Wand and older lore. This episode explores how each composer both reestablished familiarity from the sounds of John Williams but also created their own voice for this world.

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