I was disappointed when I learned that John Williams wouldn't be composing the score for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (or any of the subsequent films [1]). However, Patrick Doyle and Nicholas Hooper did pretty well during their respective stints as Harry Potter composers. This time around the composer of the film music was the Frenchman, Alexandre Desplat, who will also be composing for Part II.
My verdict: There were a few interesting tracks in this album, including "Obliviate", "Snape to Malfoy Manner", "Sky Battle", "Bellatrix", and "The Elder Wand". However, I was unable to detect the now-iconic Harry Potter theme [2] at any point during the soundtrack, except briefly during the otherwise unremarkable tracks "Polyjuice Potion" and "The Will". Only track was reminiscent of John Williams' Harry Potter music, and that was "Detonators". There were also a few sad tracks that were handled well: "Harry and Ginny" and "Farewell to Dobby". However, in general this album seemed to take its musical cues from the latest Batman movies rather than its predecessors in the Harry Potter franchise. By itself it was still a great soundtrack, just not quite a great Harry Potter soundtrack.
Notes:
[1] John Williams expressed interest in returning for the final film (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II), but either due to scheduling conflicts or politics, that unfortunately didn't happen.
[2] It is named "Hedwig's Theme" and can be listened to here. Ironically, when Desplat was chosen to compose the final Harry Potter films, he promised fans that he intended to use "Hedwig's Theme" more, since he felt that Doyle and Hooper hadn't used it enough. See http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (soundtrack).
My verdict: There were a few interesting tracks in this album, including "Obliviate", "Snape to Malfoy Manner", "Sky Battle", "Bellatrix", and "The Elder Wand". However, I was unable to detect the now-iconic Harry Potter theme [2] at any point during the soundtrack, except briefly during the otherwise unremarkable tracks "Polyjuice Potion" and "The Will". Only track was reminiscent of John Williams' Harry Potter music, and that was "Detonators". There were also a few sad tracks that were handled well: "Harry and Ginny" and "Farewell to Dobby". However, in general this album seemed to take its musical cues from the latest Batman movies rather than its predecessors in the Harry Potter franchise. By itself it was still a great soundtrack, just not quite a great Harry Potter soundtrack.
Notes:
[1] John Williams expressed interest in returning for the final film (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II), but either due to scheduling conflicts or politics, that unfortunately didn't happen.
[2] It is named "Hedwig's Theme" and can be listened to here. Ironically, when Desplat was chosen to compose the final Harry Potter films, he promised fans that he intended to use "Hedwig's Theme" more, since he felt that Doyle and Hooper hadn't used it enough. See http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (soundtrack).
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