A new video interview from Cannes festival of Alexandre Desplat (by Cinézik)
In french (of course i'm french;) "Quand allez-vous travailler sur le HARRY POTTER ?
On va commencer cet été, ça va me prendre tout l'été, je ne vais pas avoir beaucoup de vacances, mais encore une fois c'est pour la bonne cause, pour la musique du film. Je prendrais toutes les opportunités pour me servir du fabuleux thème de John Williams, je trouve qu'on ne s'en est par suffisamment servi dans les derniers films, donc si j'en ai l'occassion et si les séquences me le permettent, je l'arrangerai, le détournerai... Voilà, ce n'est pas vraiment une obligation mais je le ferai avec grand honneur et un grand plaisir."
A translation by google, sorry !
When will you be working on HARRY POTTER?
«We will start this summer, it will take me all summer, I will not have many holidays, but again it's for good reason, for the soundtrack. I would take every opportunity to use the fabulous theme written by John Williams, I'd say it has not sufficiently used in the latest movies, so if I have the opportunity and if the footage allows me, I'm going to arrange it, to give it another meaning... Well, I have no obligation to use it but I shall make it with great honor and pleasure.»
Don't forget the other interview (translate by french fan site UHP) => https://harrypotterforum.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=1219&page=1#Item_0
Id say to make a really great soundtrack youd need moré time.But I like that hes using Williams theme as much as he can!Hes right,we need moré of the williams feel in the final potter movies.I just hope he doesnt skrew up because I buy and listen to the HP soundtracks.Hes gotta make something weve never heard of the HP theme!
I think this guy's music is what made New Moon better than Twilight. Otherwise the movie was just the same old, crappy stuff with new FX. But Desplat's emotional score is perfect for DH. I think he can make an amazing Hedwig's theme. His piano influences in all the themes will be perfect for the emotional parts.
Ah, okay.
I like that they've made the theme sound different each time, so I'm looking forward to what Desplat is going to do with it. As long as it's recognizable *lol*. The theme is my absolutely favorite piece out of all the music for the Potter films. I hope he doesn't disappoint. I'm not really familiar with any of his work, so I guess I should check out some of his stuff.
I liked Hooper on OOTP. Most of the tracks I like. I really liked 'Loved Ones and Leaving', and would love to hear that in DH somewhere in someway. I don't know where though. I think it would fit more with the epilogue or something. I don't know.
Listen to the last 2:00 minutes of the "reunion of friends" track of COS. Wen I hear it I feel like it belongs in the epilogue,it's just amazing! That would fit perfectly with the epilogue!!!
Listen to the last 2:00 minutes of the "reunion of friends" track of COS. Wen I hear it I feel like it belongs in the epilogue,it's just amazing! That would fit perfectly with the epilogue!!!
It definitely has an 'epic' feel to it, especially during the last 30 seconds of the song. I think it could work, because it's a decade of story telling coming to an end. It gives it a feeling of 'complete'. Does that make sense?
I think Alexandre Desplat is making the right choice. It will really tie up the series to have John Williams themes in it. I just hope he doesn't overuse them or make them sound exactly like in the first movie, because otherwise the movie would feel sorcerer's stone-ish and that would be a bad thing...