Soundtracks and Fan Music
Composer List and Their Official Websites
John Williams, Harry Potter 1, 2, 3.
Patrick Doyle, Harry Potter 4.
Nicholas Hooper, Harry Potter 5, 6 (no official website found).
Alexandre Desplat, Harry Potter 7-1, 7-2.
Wikipedia Material on HP Soundtracks
See the Wikipedia entry on the Philosopher’s Stone soundtrack, and check out the chart at the bottom of the page for links to film, game, and soundtrack entries for all seven books.
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s [Philosopher’s] Stone. Composer: John Williams. Released October 20, 2001.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Composers: John Williams and William Ross. Released November 12, 2002.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Composer: John Williams. Released May 25, 2004.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Composer: Patrick Doyle. Released November 15, 2005.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Composer: Nicholas Hooper. Released July 10, 2007. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Limited Edition Soundtrack (special packaging with a 20-page booklet).
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Composer: Nicholas Hooper. Released July 14, 2009.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Composer: Alexandre Desplat. Released November 16, 2010 (regular edition). Released December 21, 2010 (Limited Edition Collector’s Box).
Filmtracks Reviews of Harry Potter Soundtracks
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s [Philosopher’s] Stone.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [Part 1]. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows [Part 2].
Other Soundtrack Resources and Reviews
Film Score Monthly – The Trouble with Harry (Volume 9, Issue 5) includes music reviews on soundtracks for the first four films in the Harry Potter series.
Official website for Warner Brothers Shop ~ Harry Potter Soundtracks.
Fan-Made Music Sources
Wizard Rock EP of the Month Club released compilations of fan-made music from at least 2007-2009. Besides the Wizard Rock fan site, the CD compilations occasionally show up on eBay.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Music Composed by John Williams
Tracks
- Prologue
- Harry’s Wondrous World
- The Arrival of Baby Harry
- Visit to the Zoo and Letters from Hogwarts
- Diagon Alley and The Gringotts Vault
- Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters and The Journey to Hogwarts
- Entry into the Great Hall and The Banquet
- Mr. Longbottom Flies
- Hogwarts Forever! and The Moving Stairs
- The Norwegian Ridgeback and A Change of Season
- The Quidditch Match
- Christmas at Hogwarts
- The Invisibility Cloak and The Library Scene
- Fluffly’s Harp
- In the Devil’s Snare and The Flying Keys
- The Chess Game
- The Face of Voldemort
- Leaving Hogwrts
- Hedwig’s Theme
Special Edition CD-ROM
- Electronic Arts Harry Potter video game preview + screen saver
- Lego video game preview
- English-language film trailer
- French-language film trailer
- German-language film trailer
- Italian-language film trailer
- Korean-language film trailer (version 3)
- Thai-language filmtrailer (version 3)
- Harry Potter Poster Gallery
- Wallpaper
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Music Composed by John Williams
Tracks
- Prologue: Book II and The Escape from the Dursleys
- Fawkes the Phoenix
- The Chamber of Secrets
- Gilderoy Lockhart
- The Flying Car
- Knockturn Alley
- Introducing Clin
- The Dueling Club
- Dobby the House Elf
- The Spiders
- Moaning Myrtle
- Meeting Aragog
- Fawkes is Reborn
- Meeting Tom Riddle
- Cornish Pixies
- olyjuice Potion
- Cakes for Crabbe and Goyle
- Dueling the Basilisk
- Reunion of Friends
- Harry’s Wondrous World
Limited Edition CD-ROM (European Release)
- Features include:
- Exclusive Screensaver
- PC Wallpaper
- Downloadable Sheet Music
- 2 Film Trailers
- Collectible Covers
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Music Composed by John Williams
Tracks
- Lumos! (Hedwig’s Theme)
- Aunt Marge’s Waltz
- The Knight Bus
- Apparition on the Train
- Double Trouble
- Buckbeak’s Flight
- A Window to the Past
- The Whomping Willow and the Snowball Fight
- Secrets of the Castle
- The Portrait Gallery
- Hagrid the Professor
- Monster Books and Boggarts!
- Quidditch, Third Year
- Lupin’s Transformation and Chasing Scabbers
- The Patronus Light
- The Werewolf Scene
- Saving Buckbeak
- Forward to Time Past
- The Dementors Converge
- Finale
- Mischief Managed!
Special Enhanced Features
Exclusive screensaver, wallpaper and photo gallery
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Music Composed by Patrick Doyle, et al.
Track by Patrick Doyle
- The Story Continues
- Frank Dies
- The Quidditch World Cup
- The Dark Mark
- Foreign Visitors Arrive
- The Goblet of Fire
- Rita Skeeter
- Sirius Fire
- Harry Sees Dragons
- Golden Egg
- Neville’s Waltz
- Harry in Winter
- Potter Waltz
- Underwater Secrets
- The Black Lake
- Hogwarts’ March
- The Maze
- Voldemort
- Death of Decric
- Another Year Ends
- Hogwarts’ Hymn
- Do the Hippogriff*
- This is the Night*
- Magic Works*
*Tracks performed by “the unnamed band” – Jason Buckle, Steve Claydon, Jarvis Cocker, Jonny Greenwood, Steve Mackey and Phil Selway.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Music Composed by Nicholas Hooper
Tracks
- Fireworks
- Professor Umbridge
- Another Story
- Dementors in the Underpass
- Dumbledore’s Army
- Hall of Prophecy
- Possession
- The Room of Requirement
- The Kiss
- A Journey to Hogwarts
- The Sirius Deception
- Death of Sirius
- Umbridge Spoils a Beautiful Morning
- Darkness Takes Over
- The Ministry of Magic
- The Sacking of Trelawney
- Flight of the Order of the Phoenix
- Loved Ones and Leaving
There is a “special/limited edition” soundtrack available for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It has special packaging that includes the regular edition of the soundtrack inside the special blue velvet box with bubble glass front and artwork of Lord Voldemort underneath. I do not have a copy of this soundtrack yet to be able to provide images.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Music Composed by Nicholas Hooper
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Tracks
- Opening
- In Noctem
- The Story Begins
- Ginny
- Snape and The Unbreakable Vow
- Wizard Wheezes
- Dumbledore’s Speech
- Living Death
- Into The Pensieve
- The Book
- Ron’s Victory
- Harry and Hermoine
- School!
- Malfoy’s Mission
- The Slug Party
- Into The Rushes
- Farewell Aragog
- Dumbledore’s Foreboding
- Of Love and War
- When Ginny Kissed Harry
- Slughorn’s Confession
- Journey To The Cave
- The Drink Of Despair
- Inferi In The Firestorm
- The Killing Of Dumbledore
- Dumbledore’s Farewell
- The Friends
- The Weasley Stomp
This Enhanced CD includes a free digital download of the soundtrack in 5.1 Surround Sound plus exclusive content.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Music Composed by Alexandre Desplat
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. (Official soundtrack website; pre-release information.)
Limited Edition Collector’s Box Set
The Limited Edition Collector’s Set soundtrack for this film includes:
- The soundtrack CD (26 tracks from the film).
- Bonus CD (6 additional tracks of unreleased music).
- A 7″ vinyl picture disc (2 tracks).
- An exclusive poster.
- Original 35mm film cells with frame and easel.
- A digitally pre-print autograph sheet of music, “Detenators.”
- A DVD with 5.1 audio soundtrack plus a 7-minute documentary featurette on the scoring session, along with interviews with composer Alexandre Desplat and the Harry Potter series’ Producers David Heyman and David Barron. (An excerpt of several minutes is available on the official website.)
- A numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Tracks (Standard Soundtrack)
- Obliviate
- Snape To Malfoy Manor
- Polyjuice Potion
- Sky Battle
- At The Burrow
- Harry And Ginny
- The Will
- Death Eaters
- Dobby
- Ministry Of Magic
- Detonators
- The Locket
- Fireplaces Escape
- Ron Leaves
- The Exodus
- Godric’s hollow Graveyard
- Bathilda Bagshot
- Hermione’s Parents
- Destroying The Locket
- Ron’s Speech
- Lovegood
- The Deathly hallows
- Captured And Tortured
- Rescuing Hermione
- Farewell To Dobby
- The Elder Wand
The standard edition Enhanced CD includes a free digital download of the soundtrack in 5.1 Surround Sound.
Limited Edition Bonus CD Tracks
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), film score: Voldemort [Unreleased]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), film score: Grimmauld [Unreleased]
- Voldemort [Unreleased]
- Grimmauld [Unreleased]
- The Dumbledores [Unreleased]
- The Tale of the Three Brothers [Unreleased]
7″ Vinyl Disc
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), film score: The Deathly Hollows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1), film score: The Journey
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Music Composed by Alexandre Desplat
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Tracks
- Lily’s Theme
- The Tunnel
- Underworld
- Gringotts
- Dragon Flight
- Neville
- A New Headmaster
- Panic Inside Hogwarts
- Statues
- The Grey Lady
- In The Chamber Of Secrets
- Battlefield
- The Diadem
- Broomsticks And Fire
- Courtyard Apocalypse
- Snape’s Demise
- Severus And Lily
- Harry’s Sacrifice
- The Resurrection Stone
- Harry Surrenders
- Procession
- Neville The Hero
- Showdown
- Voldemort’s End
- A New Beginning
This Enhanced CD includes a free digital download of the soundtrack in 5.1 Surround Sound plus behind the scenes footage from the scoring sessions.






