Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | ||
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| 01 The Story Continues (1:32) 02 Frank Dies (2:12) 03 Quidditch World Cup (1:52) 04 The Dark Mark (3:27) 05 Foreign Visitors Arrive (1:30) 06 The Goblet of Fire (3:23) 07 Rita Skeeter (1:42) 08 Sirius Fire (2:00) 09 Harry Sees Dragons (1:54) 10 Golden Egg (6:11) 11 Neville's Waltz (2:11) 12 Harry in Winter (2:56) 13 Potter Waltz (2:19) 14 Underwater Secrets (2:28) 15 Black Lake (4:37) 16 Hogwarts' March (2:46) 17 Maze (4:44) 18 Voldemort (9:39) 19 Death of Cedric (1:59) 20 Another Year Ends (2:21) 21 Hogwarts Hymn (2:59) 22 Do the Hippocriff (3:39) 23 This Is the Night (3:24) 24 Magic Works (4:01) Total Length: 1:15:58 | |||||||||||
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Reviewed by - Grade: I must first admit before I begin the review of this score, that I am not a fan of Harry Potter. I have never understood the fascination with the story, the worlds, the characters that have been created. Honestly, I have never read the books, nor seen any of the movies. I will give props to JK Rowling for creating an empire for herself and a world that millions of people around the globe in dozens of different languages love to escape their everyday lives for a little dose of Harry's world.
This being said, I recently saw the Goblet of Fire trailer and thought the movie looked rather intriguing. It seemed like a dark film, not the light hearted romp around of mischievous child magicians prancing to and fro flying around on broomsticks. This seemed a darker film, set with a more mature tone and targeted to a much older audience. Perhaps all the kids that have loved Harry for so many years are finally being exposed to the darker side of life as they grow and learn about the world around them. Perhaps just as Harry is. I have yet to see this movie, but I will revisit the review of this score once I do. It seems to open very dark and very strong with a menacing presence felt of some dark evil force that will be scourging the land. I like what Doyle has done here as he has borrowed a few themes from other films and woven an enchanting little tale in the music itself. You are seemingly introduced to a Spider Man movie, setting a comic tale in your mind of a fantastic journey to come, and are quickly led astray by a flight of flutes and thrust quickly into the track 'Frank Dies'. You know something bad is going down...and right away, your sent into the Quidditch World Cup (and yes, not being a fan, I have know idea what Quidditch means). This track is a pleasant Irish style jig that just lifts you up...and just as quickly throws you back down into a dramatic bombastic course of heavy strings, a dark choir chanting, and drums (some of which sound synthesized). Overall, the score takes off from there and it never dulls down. The thing I like about Doyle's work here is that he has kept it interesting and spices things up from time to time with varying degrees of the main theme. Interesting to note, I heard echoes of Grusin's Goonies mixed into 'The Dark Mark' though, I might be the only soul on earth that thinks that. (listen to that track then play the song from the Goonies where they are sliding down the waterfall at the end...even the trumpet cues are in there) If it is lifted, then shame on Doyle. If it is an ode, then it is brilliant. Doyle mixes in a lot of different music and it always keeps you entertained. It is a big score, it is bold, and he wants the movie to be larger than life itself. I am sure when I see the film, I will be able to appreciate the individual themes that he has created. One thing to note actually, is a friend of mine has seen the movie and read the book and said that the character development is weak in the film because the book is so large. I can appreciate what Doyle had to do...create so many themes for so many aspects of the book. I like how he did it, and it works pretty well. Although I am not a big fan of the sweeping patriotic marches near the eof the Hogwarts at the end, and the songs by the Weird Sisters have to go (huh?), the score overall holds up very well on its own. One final note, I especially liked the track 'Harry in Winter'. It was very pleasant to listen to and reminded me of the golden era of Hollywood with larger strings bringing out the emotions of audiences...kind of like a Dr. Zhivago when 'Lara Says Goodbye to Yuri'. The strings really tell the story. I can only imagine the celluloid of Harry for this scene. Good job Patrick! More Movie Soundtracks
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