Lac des Cygnes...

[~Helen ~]

Hi all,

Earlier I noticed that several people were accusing John Williams of
"directly copying" Swan Lake in his Harry Potter score. WHAT THE????

I'm a rather big fan of ballet, ballet music and particularly
Tchaikovsky's ballets. I have also listened to the Harry Potter score
over and over again, and even when I'm listening out for it, I cannot
hear any musical phrase that sounds (to me) like it is reminiscent of
any part of Swan Lake.

Please, can someone explain to me how people are making this
connection by telling me which part of the HP soundtrack this is, and
which piece from Swan Lake. I'm totally stumped (and excuse my
ignorance if it's really obvious. I must admit it's been a while since
I've listened to my Tchaikovsky CDs).

BTW, I have no complaints about the soundtrack. I think it is
melodious and atmospheric in all the right places. And it is not John
Williams' fault if it was too loud; that is something that is handled
in post-production. I actually found the whole movie a little too
loud, but I didn't complain about it. I love the recurring theme
throughout (very eerie), and I'm hoping that each film in the future
has its own little individual theme. 

"Da daaa da-da-daaa da-daa daaaa, daaaa da-da-daaa da-daaaa......" lol

Cheers,
Helen :o)


"She knows more about you than you do."
"Who doesn't?"
Ron and Harry, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

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