Music from the Harry Potter Films [Soundtrack]

John [Film Composer] Williams (Composer), Patrick Doyle (Composer), James Fitzpatrick (Conductor), Nic Raine (Conductor), City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: James Fitzpatrick, Nic Raine
• Composer: John [Film Composer] Williams, Patrick Doyle
• Audio CD (March 7, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Silva America
• ASIN: B000E8N8RA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,040 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fabulous Compilation!!, October 15, 2006

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S. Nunes-ranchy "Aixoise" (wishing I could be reading) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music from the Harry Potter Films (Audio CD)

The first review pretty much says it all, we just wanted to add our stars. My family and I are big Harry Potter fans and when it was time for my daughter's birthday, she requested a CD of Harry Potter music. There were several different pieces of which she was particularly fond of and this was the only CD that seemed to have nearly all of them. If there's one thing that she misses, it's the song "Something Wicked This Way Comes" from the POA film. Some of the melody is included in the POA suite but she really wanted to sing along.

This CD plays almost constantly in our car's CD system and the kids have a great time remembering what parts of the movies each piece is from. If you're looking for a Harry Potter CD that represents a bit of the best from each of the first four movies, this is it. The quality is outstanding as well.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful music, terrible album, April 14, 2009

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J. Cardello - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Music from the Harry Potter Films (Audio CD)

The good news is that this album presents some of the best film music written in the last decade, as well as some that's merely good. The bad news is that, to be blunt, this re-recording is terrible. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra frequently does re-recordings of film score pieces for compilation albums like this one, and the quality of the performance is invariably unimpressive. The brass is extremely shrill and clumsy, the woodwinds are weak, the percussion just sounds weird, and the recording studio they use has a ridiculously high amount of reverb. Only the string section maintains a consistently high quality level.

This may seem nitpicky to someone who doesn't listen to much orchestral music, but trust me when I say that this recording does NOT give you the listening experience you should be getting from this music. Just cough up the cash and buy the original soundtracks, which largely feature vastly superior performances. I especially recommend the first and third scores. You'll get more music from each film, and there is simply no comparison as far as the quality of the recording goes. You won't regret it, I promise. =)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The pleasure of Harry Potter's Music, May 7, 2007

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Elizabeth Bennett "Lizzie" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Music from the Harry Potter Films (Audio CD)

If you want to visualize the scenes from a movie, then this is the CD for you.This is one of the best movie score selections that I have had the pleasure to purchase in quite a while. From the beginning strands of Harry's World to the hauntingly beautiful, Harry in Winter, you will find yourself smiling and playing this CD over and over.