Dive into the second installment of the Harry Potter movies as we analyze the continued genius of John Williams' score. Discover how he both built on old themes and created new ones to continue illustrating the magical world of Harry Potter.

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Dobby’s Warning/Cake Catastrophe:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L22aq63aqg&list=PLZl6kadSlQJDn3g0OPJxyCXYbyNhbqpdX&index=2

Book II Opening:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjs_J8WVkNE&list=PLZl6kadSlQJDn3g0OPJxyCXYbyNhbqpdX&index=1

Prologue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3epoHSpaROs&list=PL4CFF7A181194E6DE

Quidditch theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5aFYIwjHJ8&list=PLnpIGDCblPQV5AoGlZFs5mttdiQWepw4B&index=5

Diagon Alley Renaissance music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtD45Oa_JM8&list=PLnpIGDCblPQV5AoGlZFs5mttdiQWepw4B&index=6

The Flying Car:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSeTqLTui_U&list=PLnpIGDCblPQV5AoGlZFs5mttdiQWepw4B&index=5

Voldemort theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu2UralMDWY&list=PLnpIGDCblPQV5AoGlZFs5mttdiQWepw4B&index=17

Moaning Myrtle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3dd349Hfq0&list=PLnpIGDCblPQV5AoGlZFs5mttdiQWepw4B&index=11

Tom Riddle Memory:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HjOQ3xhZoo

Harry Destroys Tom Riddle's Diary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed7KsSHY4U4

Fawkes theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyiaT1sLQc&list=PLnpIGDCblPQV5AoGlZFs5mttdiQWepw4B&index=2

One of the best scores of our generation comes from How To Train Your Dragon, but the score is so good it may as well be called How To Write An Epic Score. Join us as we discuss John Powell's masterpiece.

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References:

This is Berk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWr0hSKLcXY&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=1

The Downed Dragon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVp_KdNQaRU&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=3

Dragon Training:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCCMIruxDkY&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=4

Wounded:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ry4F9T4b4g&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=5

The Dragon Book:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_vrHhonb6M&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=6

Focus Hiccup!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI8jN5sTeY0&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=7

Forbidden Friendship:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6fX4wWR58Y&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=8

New Tail:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vwNjedYXuc&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=9

Astrid Goes for a Spin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YfgUgbzSLA&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=14

Romantic Flight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9D8pdDyw44&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=15

Battling the Green Death:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKLJpH2g5_k&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=20

Where's Hiccup?:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeNI8WnnrmI&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=22

Coming Back Around:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbbsCTafRNw&list=PL4D48F7B301C79783&index=23

Of the many renditions of Jane Austen's Emma, one of the best soundtracks is found in the 1996 Gwyneth Paltrow version, done by Rachel Portman. While Emma is not a great matchmaker, join us as we discuss how Portman's music does a great job of matching the story and the era.

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References:

IMDB page on diegetic songs:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116191/soundtrack/?ref_=tt_trv_snd

Silent Worship lyrics:

https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=18713

Virgins are like the fair flower lyrics:

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/english/currentstudents/undergraduate/modules/fulllist/third/en330/syllabus/2._gay_beggars_opera.pdf

Main theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2QWXJO43jo&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=3

Sewing and Archery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5P9RPouhtk&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=4

Harriet's Portrait:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWeOSLmhzCE&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=6

Frank Churchill Arrives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Matbd1TY88&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=8

Mr. Elton's Rejection:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gBM1zy88ho&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=10

The Cole's Party:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPuKTKSZxTM&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=12

The Picnic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90O6rvZa9OI&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=16

The Dance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv4ZandDj3c&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=15

Emma Insults Miss Bates:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=din564L3NNY&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=17

Emma Writes Her Diary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp_5Mqwe9V4&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=18

Mr. Knightley Returns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCeR3IjBUE4&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=19

Proposal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4ko9oTJ6qM&list=PLpvA6DjSsIzEvMjgxQbgxWIcAxX3k6hbx&index=20

Have you ever wondered about women composers and their apparent lack in the film scoring and music industry? Well wonder no longer, for we are covering the why and discussing the history and contributions of women in music and film music. Yay for women!

References:

Articles:

https://www.synchtank.com/blog/where-are-the-female-composers-in-film-tv-and-production-music-and-what-can-we-do-to-address-this/

https://theconversation.com/why-are-there-so-few-women-screen-composers-81689

Hildegard of Bingen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUMlhtoGTzY

Louise Farrenc:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Y7QNzipjU Fanny Mendelssohn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VvT5Yfhzig -

Clara Schumann:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHnYlORpL5Q

Maria Carreno:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCrmf7fyuTg

Amy Beach:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a90JHU2saSU

Rebecca Clarke:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BtrRCGEwQY

Joker (Hildur Guonadottir):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8M8YJqikqY

Encanto (Germaine Franco): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XU_L9xfHcg&list=PLCK1WqxQsFg5kC-q9wang5YKwPixmtzEU

Emma (Rachel Portman): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2QWXJO43jo&list=PL1jmIK0MfhmZ2E6e0bt_YkhTAsgsgOwji&index=1

Captain Marvel (Pinar Toprak): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdIIrxJyezE

The Marvels (Laura Karpman): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgz7khMB9eQ

Willard (Shirley Walker): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esn6yRqrt6Q

Loki (Natalie Holt): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=183tEhupiSQ

The full Monty (Anne Dudley):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMu9yjlSWBw

One of the most popular movies and movie scores from the last thirty years is Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Dive into the swashbuckling music that accompanies this creative story that went from a Disney ride to an amazing movie.

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The INSANE Story of Pirates of the Caribbean's Soundtrack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OplfRgWZ7Q&t=2s

Main theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuYf0taXoNw&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA&index=15

Actual Will and Elizabeth theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqE8deCknKY&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA&index=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc8QC9xLGuU&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA&index=13

Jack theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqE8deCknKY&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA&index=2

High cello theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfpOCF1L-Ig&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA

Barbossa/Pirates theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfpOCF1L-Ig&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA

When pirates realize they are mortal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc8QC9xLGuU&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA&index=13

Victory main theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc8QC9xLGuU&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA&index=13

Horror/zombie pirates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr2C5mtIPOM&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA&index=5

Sword Fight music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEPzBWJIRoc&list=OLAK5uy_ns_PbaVZMV6xQgFh-vEWeIlUvCGT_4FlA&index=4

One of the best Cinderella stories also has one of the best soundtracks. Dive into the score of the 1998 film Ever After and discover why this movie and soundtrack is so great.

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References:

George Fenton IMDB page:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006070/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr

Main title:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdi_3FFAwa0&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582

Cinderella:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHthr6Z6WGQ&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=2

Utopia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIV-R3tFE0&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=3

The Girls, the Prince, and the Painting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-e8ODRmLk&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=4

The Homecoming:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zwT4H0eDWA&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=6Walk on Water:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2syHS--dYm8&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=7

Your Highness - What A Surprise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS3-kAuE4DY&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=10

The First Kiss:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZfFOosNRs0&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=11

Marguerite:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X8JP-jWqqw&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=12

The Ruins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3MXmP0kf-w&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=13

Going to the Ball:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BufzYpA4-fA&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=14

The Prince's Decision:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOsx6zzeqxY&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=16

Danielle's Wings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbPTiQx2dGw&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=17

The Royal Wedding:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ud0jQN1dlg&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=18

The Proposal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vY7CG2zNgzY&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=19 Happily Ever After:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1rfj6LW5TA&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=21

Put Your Arms Around Me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6EN_JkL8Ok&list=PL6CCF29172FE3D582&index=22

Happy Star Wars Day! Enjoy our episode about the very first Star Wars film (Episode IV: A New Hope) and the music that altered film music and our culture as we know it. May the Fourth be with you all.

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References:

Main Title:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2J5Oifxp7w&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=2

Mars - Holst:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmk5frp6-3Q

Venus - Holst:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE6_PacCnRw

Kings Row- Korngold:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tysCiL1-24w

Tattooine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxMdImpj4mk&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=4

ROTLA - Marion’s Theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp9InE4oDAw

Leia’s Theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyHOUMWw5_M

Sand People Attack:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlkeUFKE8iM&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=7

Boba Fett - Main title:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3a0tH0fkvW8

Jedi knight/force theme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqUi2L7641I&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=8

Burning homestead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVlsuaQUSIU&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=9

Cantina Band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak0zy49qsHE&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=11

Falcon Pursuit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktmUs5-eruM&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=15

Detention Block:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuTLkt2wlUk&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=18

Shootout:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjoSgKgnbDE&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=19

Trash Compactor:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGeGhYZaTMI&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=20

Tractor Beam:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZWytKNv_pk&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=21

Ben’s Death:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_EkWBf7hy0&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=22

Death Star Battle:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVA4AxyT7T0&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=23

Throne Room:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1dXRe0Z1hw&list=PLeigbpMXUkYlKcypDJRIUDuyz2HtGGEk0&index=24