Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score, the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media and the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Soundtrack.

Track listing[]

1. "Lumos! (Hedwig'sTheme)" - 1:35
2. "Aunt Marge's Waltz" - 2:13
3. "TheKnight Bus" - 2:49
4. "Apparition on theTrain" - 2:13
5. "Double Trouble" - 1:35
6. "Buckbeak's Flight" - 2:07
7. "AWindow to the Past" - 3:53
8. "TheWhomping Willow and the Snowball Fight" - 2:20
9. "Secrets of theCastle" - 4:35
10. "ThePortrait Gallery" - 1:58
11. "Hagrid theProfessor" - 2:23
12. "Monster Books andBoggarts!" - 3:44
13. "Quidditch,Third Year" - 2:19
14. "Lupin'sTransformation and ChasingScabbers" - 2:59
15. "ThePatronus Light" - 1:10
16. "TheWerewolf Scene" - 4:24
17. "SavingBuckbeak" - 6:37
18. "Forward to Time Past" - 2:31
19. "TheDementors Converge" - 3:10
20. "Finale" - 3:24
21. "Mischief Managed!" - 12:06

Track details[]

Lumos! Hedwig's Theme[]

This is the final movie in the Harry Potter series to use Hedwig's Theme in its original, gradually building form during the opening (until the credits ofDeathly Hallows: Part 2). This includes a slightly more ominous celeste melody, and retains the flute melody, but features a short harp motif at the end.

Double Trouble

Double Trouble was composed byJohn Williams during the production of the film as he felt to be a warm welcome back to Hogwarts. The song was sung by the London Oratory School Schola. The lyrics to this song are taken directly from Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Forward to Time Past[]

The track is heard when Hermione and Harry use the time turner to go back in time. During the whole piece a ticking sound is heard, indicating that time is running out. Loads of flourishing strings over-lap the four note motif that the brass repeat rhythmically, and lastly the little bursts of woodwind throughout enforce the sensation of movement.

The Dementors Converge[]

This music is heard whenHarry is attempting to saveSirius Black from theDementors. The piece mainly consists of discordant, wavering strings at the beginning, but as it progresses, Williams weaves punctuating piccolos and long notes of brass that gradually build up the menacing tension. This rises to a climax where thunderous clusters of timpani and hair-raising choir are introduced only to die back down, followed by an atmospheric flutter from the harp. The strings then lead into another extremity which uses bits and pieces fromJohn Williams' "The Patronus Light", interjected by harsh, grating brass. The music appears to die off again instantly, however the familiar sound of lush strings and celesta (so prominent in Williams' earlier scores for these films) subdue the tension afore.

Responses and ratings[]

The soundtrack for this album is the highest rated; moviemusicuk.us rated the soundtrack 5/5 with Goblet of Fire and The Chamber of Secrets. On Filmtracks.com it is rated 4/5. Allmusic.com rated it 4.5/5, also the highest Harry Potter album rated on the site.

See also[]

• Harry Potter soundtracks
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)