[HPFGU-Movie] Re: Future Soundtracks

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davisaacs wrote:

> --- In HPFGU-Movie at y..., "heathernmoore" <heathernmoore at y...> wrote:
>
> >   I'm actually rather hoping that as the films get darker, the
> >franchise will swap out composers and we'll get Hans Zimmer for the
> >latter films. That man can create some *really* emotionally raw ?
> >pieces of music.
>
> YES! I was so dissapointed when I heard that John Williams was
> writing the music, and not Hans Zimmer. I think Williams is a great
> composer, but I just really didn't think his music was right for the
> books. The first book, perhaps, but not the second, and certainly not
> the 3rd and 4th. He just can't get dark enough, but I suppose he's
> signed a 3 film contract, like most of the rest of the cast and crew.
>
> I thought the PS score had its moments, but on the whole I found it
> to emotionless and kitsch for Harry Potter. If Hans Zimmer had done
> it, there's no doubt that we *would* have had a better film (IMHO, it
> was his score that made the difference of Gladiator being a very good
> film and a fantastically special film).
>
> Dave

I enjoy the soundtrack actually. I think Williams did a wonderful job. The 1st movie is much ligheter compared to
the other books, so I thought the music fit well. Williams did a good job with the emotion for Saving Private Ryan,
so I think he can invoke emotion if he *wants* to. Though I have to agree that Hans Zimmer would be excellent for
book 4. I'd be willing to suggest James horner as well. He creates such haunting music...though I feel more emotion
with Zimmer.

-Kristin