Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

by Nicholas Hooper

Overview

Composer Nicholas Hooper infused the sixth film in the Harry Potter series with much of the same utilitarian weight and whimsy that drove his work on 2007's Order of the Phoenix. As the third composer to be brought in to the world of Hogwarts, Hooper deftly balanced John Williams' original themes with those of his own creation, a track he continued to stroll down for 2009's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Unlike its predecessor, the Half Blood Prince score is nearly bereft of any of Williams' or Patrick Doyle's themes. Hooper treats the transitory story to a rather transitory score, opting for atmosphere over memorable melodies, but while it may not be the most glamorous of Potter scores (that would belong to 2003's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), like the story itself, it certainly gets the job done. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/21/2009
Label:	Decca / Watertower Music
UPC:	0602527105123
Rank:	87724

Tracks

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Opening
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~In Noctem
3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~The Story Begins
4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Ginny
5. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Snape & the Unbreakable Vow
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Wizard Wheezes
7. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Dumbledore's Speech
8. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Living Death
9. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Into the Pensieve
10. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~The Book
11. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Ron's Victory
12. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Harry & Hermione
13. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~School!
14. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Malfoy's Mission
15. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~The Slug Party
16. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Into the Rushes
17. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Farewell Aragog
18. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Dubledore's Foreboding
19. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Of Love & War
20. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~When Ginny Kissed Harry
21. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Slughorn's Confession
22. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Journey to the Cave
23. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~The Drink of Despair
24. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Inferi in the Firestorm
25. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~The Killing of Dumbledore
26. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~Dumbledore's Farewell
27. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~The Friends
28. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince~The Weasley Stomp

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Nicholas Hooper   Primary Artist,Conductor
School Choir of Queen's College, Oxford   Choir/Chorus
Choir of the Queen's College, Oxford   Choir/Chorus
RSVP Voices   Choir/Chorus
Alastair King   Conductor
Chamber Orchestra of London   Ensemble,Orchestra
Marcia Crayford   Orchestra Leader
Allastair King   Conductor
School Choir of Queen's College   Ensemble

Technical Credits

Geoffrey Alexander   Arranger,Orchestration
David Yates   Liner Notes,Executive Producer,Audio Production
Jeff Atmajian   Orchestration
Lisa Margolis   Business Consultant
Keith Zajic   Business Consultant
Sandeep Sriram   Art Direction
David Heyman   Executive Producer,Audio Production
David Hage   Librarian,Music Copyist
Steve Kloves   Text,Composer,Lyricist
Doug Frank   Executive in Charge of Music,Audio Production
Ian Livingstone   MIDI Programming
Nicole Wilson   Assistant Music Supervisor
Daryl Griffith   Arranger,Orchestration
Debi Streeter   Music Administrator
Jamie Wolpert   Text Translation
Robert Sneddon   Librarian,Music Copyist
Simon Whiteside   Arranger,Orchestration
Alastair King   Orchestration
Allan Jenkins   Supervising Music Editor
Sam O'Kell   Audio Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Robert Houston   Music Editor
John Williams   Composer
Darrell Alexander   Score Producer
Peter Cobbin   Mixing,Recording,Audio Engineer,Compilation Producer
Nicholas Hooper   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Audio Production
David Barron   Audio Production,Executive Producer
Jason Linn   Executive,Audio Production
Allastair King   Arranger
Ian Livingston   Programming
Jeff Armajiam   Arranger