Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [Original Soundtrack] [Picture Disc] [B&N Exclusive]

by John Williams

Overview

The soundtrack to Warner Brothers Pictures' HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS is a fairly run-of-the-mill offering from the great John Williams. In other words, it's better than most other soundtrack composers' best work. Like the classic scores from CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND or JAWS, the music here is rich and elegant, with heady doses of Williams's trademark charging string sections and thundering tympani. While it often recalls the composer's work on RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK and ET: THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL, the HARRY POTTER score also occasionally sports a certain cartoonish stop-and-start quality seemingly influenced by Danny Elfman. This style may seem slightly out of character for Williams (who's known more for his grand, sweeping statements and heart-stopping climaxes), but the effect is totally appropriate for what is, after all, a movie about a teenage wizard who rides around on a broom in a coat and tie. HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS provides a perfect reminder of the excitement, intrigue and light-hearted spirit of both the film and J.K. Rowling's novels.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/16/2018
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227933333

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Prologue: Book II And The Escape From The Dursleys
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Fawkes the Phoenix
3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~The Chamber of Secrets
4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Gilderoy Lockhart
5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~The Flying Car
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Knockturn Alley
7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Introducing Colin
8. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~The Dueling Club
9. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Dobby the House Elf
10. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~The Spiders
11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Moaning Myrtle

Disc 2

12. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Meeting Aragog
13. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Fawkes is Reborn
14. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Meeting Tom Riddle
15. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Cornish Pixies
16. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Polyjuice Potion
17. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Cakes for Crabbe and Goyle
18. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Dueling the Basilisk
19. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Reunion of Friends
20. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets~Harry's Wondrous World

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Williams   Primary Artist
London Voices   Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra   Primary Artist,Orchestra
William Ross   Primary Artist,Conductor
Terry Edwards   Choir Director
Randy Kerber   Celeste,Soloist

Technical Credits

John Williams   Producer,Producer,Composer
William Ross   Adaptation
Shawn Murphy   Mastering
Peter Myles   Supervising Editor,Supervising Music Editor
Patricia Sullivan Fourstar   Mastering
Pat Sullivan   Mastering
Dave Forty   Technical Support
Lisa Margolis   Album Administrator
Keith Zajic   Album Administrator
Benjamin Niles   Package Design
Doug Frank   Executive in Charge of Music
Chris Clark   Assistant Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Jim Harrison   Editing,Music Editor
Chip Dorsch   Product Manager
Debi Streeter   Music Administrator
Frank Douglas   Executive in Charge of Music
Simon Rhodes   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Gary LeMel   Executive in Charge of Music
Chris Bolster   Assistant Engineer