John Williams's Soundtrack for Harry Potter

The soundtrack for Heaven is for Real consists of 6 songs. Todd Burpo’s son almost died of a ruptured appendix. During the surgery Colton Burpo says he visited heaven. The theme song of the movie is the song Hallelujah sung by Jeff Buckley, fifth on the soundtrack. Hallelujah really gives an assuring feeling that everything will be okay in the end. In Heaven is for Real everything seemed to go wrong but eventually with some trust in good doctors Colton, the son on the Burpo’s was healthy and survived. He also claimed to having a life changing experience visiting heaven and meeting Jesus.

2b. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, John Williams creates the mood of non-diegetic music which is when the source of the sound is not visible on

In 1999 Rowling sold the film rights of the first four Harry Potter books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million. The first film was released in London on the 14th of November in 2001. The plot of both the book and movie are very similar with subtle differences and follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage as he makes close friends and a few enemies in his first year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With the help of his friends, Harry faces an attempted resurgence of the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents, but failed to kill Harry when he was just a year old. This causes stories to be spread about Harry Potter being “The boy who lived.” People live in such fear of Lord Voldemort that they believe even uttering his name will cause him to

The book assigned to all incoming freshmen of the College of Charleston to read over the summer was a poignant look into the prejudice-scarred past of the American south. Named for those few months in 1964 that redefined freedom and equality in America, it included many noble and inspirational characters, and choosing one to write about was no easy task. However, reading Freedom Summer, I found myself drawn to one character in particular: Chris Williams. The youngest of those who ventured into the heart of bloody Mississippi that summer, this 18-year old boy grew into a man by the time that summer was through with him. I cheered him on as he left his comfortable home, his high school diploma, and even his hippie hairstyle in Massachusetts. I was in awe of

Sound within a film is divided into three categories; speech, music and noise. This scene begins with diegetic sound in the form of the cheering crowd, accompanied by the non-diegetic cheerful music which relates rhythmically to the scene and gives the audience the impression that it will now be a happy ending. The music is an example of a sound motif throughout the film, in that the tune ‘Merry Old Land of Oz’ has previously been featured in another scene. It was played during the scene where Dorothy is taken to see the wizard, therefore similarly to this scene, the music is hopeful that something good is going to happen. The tune is played in a slightly higher pitch which adds to the cheerful vibe. The director has included a sound bridge to carry the audience into the next scene. The tune from the next scene begins to play while the image is still lingering on the previous scene. The music then changes to a more solemn tune to signify the change in mood, which helps to emotionally condition the audience.

During the opening credits of “Edward Scissorhands” [1990] creepy music plays. The sinister part of the music, specifically the orchestra gives the sense that something is wrong, yet the music still has a whimsical Christmas undertone to it by using the Christmas melody on the piano, giving the music a sense to the audience that a story or fairytale is about to unfold or be told. Together it’s one unusual song and gives off Tim Burton’s signature ominous fairy tale mood. In ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” [2005] when they are in the room before entering the chocolate room. Music begins to play, the violin and the other stringed instruments add a creepy mood to that whole scene. Later in the same scene as he slowly opens the door and welcomes his visitors to eat anything and everything they like, the music becomes fairy tale like, for a brief moment. It then leads into sinister and suspenseful music using the fast violin and deep-toned instruments, as the kids reveal their ungrateful selves as they disrespect Willy Wonka, his candy, and his factory giving it it’s ominous yet fairy tale like mood. Finally “Big Fish” [2003], shows its example of Tim Burton’s reoccurring ominous yet fairy tale like mood. Unlike Tim Burton’s other films, the whimsical and the

Back in 1990, JK Rowling was inspired to write the Harry Potter series while on a delayed train ride to London’s King Cross (Bloomsbury). She began writing the first notes for the future series, amassing thousands of paper notes about the possible story. Finally, in 1997 Ms. Rowling released the first book in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone through Bloomsbury Publishers (Bloomsbury). The book soon became a bestseller and “the Harry Potter series is now published in 78 languages, with over 450 million copies sold across the world” (Bloomsbury). This popular series has also inspired eight movies, a play, and a themed amusement park.

Minsoo Park HUMN 104 Music Paper November 4, 2014 John Williams, “Theme from Superman” Following on the success of his scores for Jaws and Star Wars, John Williams produced another famous movie theme with Superman in 1978. At the first recording session for the film, the song made such an impact on director Richard Donner that he ruined the first take because he promptly exclaimed “Genius! Fantastic!” The song also leaves a lasting mark on the memories of many filmgoer, particularly in the way it accompanies the film’s main titles, which literally fly on and off screen like the Man of Steel himself. (Film Reference)

Music is featured in many different things, such as films, novels, and television. Music also plays a role in the development of the magical beings from The Hobbit. In the novel the dwarves, elves, and goblins sing a musical tune. It sets the tone in the chapter they are in ,but it also has different content and structure.The reader meets the dwarves, elves ,and the goblin that reveals something about each creature.

The song that I have chosen is “Where you are” by the movie Moana. The song is from the Moana soundtrack. The movie came in to theaters november 23, 2016. There are 11 songs on the soundtrack and is 69 minutes. The soundtrack came out november 18, 2016. The singers are Temuera Morrison as the chief and Moanas father, Nicole Scherzinger as Moanas mother, Dwayne Johnson as muai, and finally Auli’i Carvalho as Moana. Auli’i Carvalho got her big acting and singing break through Moana. She was born november 22, 2000, in Oahu, Honolulu, and is currently 16. In an interview she confesses she was not going to try out at all, but on the last day of drawing she entered and got the lead. This film was disney's 56th film and the only one basted in hawaii

In The Hobbit music plays a major role in expressing the how the magical beings feel. Also the tone, structure,and content are important to show how the author expresses himself in the book.

Folktales originate from every culture on Earth, and the values derived from them influence society many years after their inception. Usually told to individuals in their childhoods, these simple stories tend to revolve around certain narrative forms, one of which is the quest. A quest has received the definition of an act or instance of searching, and describes the actions of a character within such a story (Merriam-Webster). Such tales have impacted many areas of life, not excluding the wizarding world of Harry Potter. The Triwizard Tournament as presented in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire embodies the classic folklore quest narrative in several ways. For the sake of brevity, only the final tournament that took place in 1994 prior

First, all of the stores in Diagon Alley play music from the film scores as well as sound effects if relevant. For example, in Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes, guests can hear the cooing of Pygmy Puffs as well as fireworks. If the guests look at the ceiling, they can see brilliant fireworks exploding on a digital skylight window. Second, the storefronts feature moving displays as if the items are moving by magic, e.g., self-knitting needles. Third, Diagon Alley includes medieval elements as homage to themes in the novels.

Quidditch is big at Hogwarts. Each House fields a team, which includes the seven players and often one or two reserve players as well. The teams have a team captain who not only plays but also acts as coach. The captain leads practices, devises strategies, and sees to the induction of new players into the team. Quidditch tryouts are typically during the second week of the school year, although the exact day and time are up to the captain to determine; students who wish to play for their Houses are asked to talk to Madam Hooch. The Quidditch season at Hogwarts starts in October, with the first games early in November. Madam Hooch is the resident Quidditch expert. The Bludgers, Quaffles, and Snitch are stored securely in her office between games and she acts as referee for the matches. Team practices are scheduled by individual captains. Most teams practice almost every day, after school or in the evenings.

In the Harry Potter series the protagonist, Harry, is chosen to be on his school’s quidditch team. Harry’s quidditch team has most of the same rules as the modern teams but his are a little bit more