Late views on the Trailer

[Annalisa Moretti]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, "junediamanti" 
<june.diamanti at b...> wrote:

> I've felt hugely uncomfortable ever since I heard the sickeningly 
> twee Richard Williams score for the movies and it isn't getting any 
> better.  I suspect Warners are behind this whole ethos, because 
> Williams has written some thunderingly good film scores.

Actually the "twee" (I think you must like that word a lot!) composer 
you're thinking of is John Williams. I'm not a big fan of his; I 
don't think he's put out an original score since the 70s. But 
personally I think the Macbeth choir piece for the trailer is a VAST 
improvement over the repetitive, trite, formulaic work he did for PS 
(and which was then copied over by someone else for COS). At least 
it's something a little different, and I find that very encouraging.

I think the choir is supposed to be one of the Christmas feast 
entertainments JKR describes in the books, or possibly something that 
goes along with Halloween during Black's rampage through Gryffindor 
Tower. However, in any case, if it is in the movie, I'm positive it 
will be in the background, offsetting some action or dialogue.

Cuaron's whole approach to the books seems entirely different than 
Columbus, and I am greatful for that at the very least, even if I 
find problems with his interpretation ultimately. We can't always get 
what we want; and I think anyone expecting to get what they want 
might be spending a little too much time in a dream world.

Maybe you should try watching the trailer with your speakers OFF? It 
might be beneficial.

- Annalisa.