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Editorial Review:
For its fifth cinematic installment, the Harry Potter franchise gets a new composer as England's Nicholas Hooper (a usual collaborator of new director David Yates) succeeds Patrick Doyle and John Williams. The screeching electric guitar that suddenly errupts on the very first track, "Fireworks," lets the listener know that all is not quiet on the Hogwarts front. The kiddies are growing up, evil is spreading: which is worse?! But actually this modern sonic touch is deceiving: Hooper works within an old-school format and mostly sticks to tried-and-true effects. His score is best when it goes for tension and unease, particularly in its use of low, rumbling tones: A choir starts by humming in a menacing manner in "Dementors in the Underpass"; the sound at the beginning of "The Death of Sirius" feels as if it's being belched out from some deep, dark, scary place, creating an effective atmosphere of dread. Elsewhere, the beginning of "Possession" feels as if it belongs in a J-horror movie, and then the track becomes deceptively calm before the storm hits again. Keen listeners will recognize Williams' "Hedwig's Theme" in "Another Story," but mostly Hooper is his own man. Just like the overall series, which gets darker and darker as it goes along, this CD makes for a rather brooding listening experience--the pizzicato violins on "Umbridge Spoils a Beautiful Morning" provide one of the few jaunty touches. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
Under-rated I'll be honest with you: I still believe that it would have been very interesting, compositionally, to hear what John Williams would have done had he had the opportunity to score all of the Harry Potter films. It may be that he'll return for the 6th or the 7th film, or both; but with that said, the fact remains that despite my initial misgivings and apprehensions, Patrick Doyle's score for The Goblet of Fire and Nicholas Hooper's work on The Order of the Phoenix are both excellent in their own right. I... more info
Love it! This is, for me, perhaps the best HP soundtrack released to date! Different in feel yet with familiar themes running through it (i.e. Hedwig's Theme) this soundtrack mirrors Harry's journey into darker territory and towards adulthood. The Order of the Phoenix is a darker story in the Harry Potter series and the music reflects that. Whilst Hooper weaves Hedwig's Theme into the tapestry of his soundtrack, he introduces new colour and depth through a range of subtle devices and new themes. The palette is... more info
Magic but not for every muggle it seems Lucky for me, my copy of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix OST was the subject of a portus spell as it readily whisks me away in my mind's eye to the magical world of Hogwarts, with wizards, witches, broomsticks and spells aplenty. I found this soundtrack to be the best in the series to date as I've never grown tired of listening to it but it is possible I have been befuddled into reaching that view through over exposure! My theory is that some copies of this soundtrack have been tampered with by... more info
SHORT CHANGED , YET AGAIN I feel alot of empathy with reviewers here but what i think they have failed to pick up on is the length of the soundtracks, and also a clever ploy by warner bros is not to put the length of any track on the back cover so you canot see the timing of each track , i find this more and more from companies who are greedy for success in monetary terms, shame on you warner bros.
I have found the timings for the tracks on ONE site only which is itunes , just ask yourself why no other site shows the timings.... more info
