"Entry Into the Great Hall" - Harry Potter (Score Analysis)

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[@bradfrey]

Just noticed something kind of cool five minutes after I posted this: At 0:43, when Malfoy sticks his hand out to Harry, Harry looks down at Malfoy's hand, accompanied by some descending notes in the horns. When Harry looks back up, the horn plays an _ascending_ note. Very subtle (maybe not even intended), but mildly interesting I guess 🤷‍♂️

[@bordeauxcolor]

You could make John Williams score reductions of Among The Clouds (from Always), Ballroom Scene (from The Witches of Eastwick) and Sugarland Express Theme. :)

[@timmyjones7609]

Please do "Reunion of Friends" from chamber of secrets. Some people think William Russo wrote it, but nevertheless, it's the most heartfelt ending

[@BundB393]

@@timmyjones7609 i also think it is one of the best ending one can hope to write

[@esMusicalus]

The more I listen and study the details, the more I consider The Philosopher's Stone to be one of the best of JW's career, maybe even top 5--between the musical and technical complexity and density, the appealingness of the listening experience to the "uneducated" listener, and the "world building" of the music within the franchise

[@zoltan902]

It's interesting to consider how positive the British influence is on JW's writing. This score has such a Romantic, stately grandeur to it, which I think is what makes it so superior. Imagine how different (and possibly worse) it would have been if Spielberg, with his highly Americanised idea for the film, had directed it. He would of course have had JW write the music, but it would have been very differently inspired.

[@jakegearhart]

It's by far #1 in my opinion. Not my favorite score, but I believe his objectively best score. Every single theme from the first two films is based off of one or more of the three themes he introduced in the suite he wrote for the promotional reel of the film.

[@bordeauxcolor]

Wondrous World is incredibly complex

[@lucas_bndr]

Iam glad you are back🙌🏼

[@ArmandoGarcia-ci7el]

I love the red spot to follow the music in the notes

[@maxsteel32]

Missing having new analysis. You spoiled us there for a bit. Hope you're doing well.

[@TOcheesehead]

Db Lydian melody over F major harmony... what a brilliant effect!

[@jsnell126]

Missed your videos! JW never ceases to amaze with the level of detail subtly orchestrated around very appealing, simple melodies.

[@birano]

Just wanted to let you know your reductions have been tremendously helpful in helping me arrange covers for some of my film score piano covers :) Keep up the great work!

[@nahpe6270]

I love how you included a deleted scene at the end,,,, I had never heard it before now 💕💕

[@MrWillDH]

This is one of my favorite tracks, thanks so much!

[@nikitofin]

Welcome back!!!! 🤩🤩🤩 absolutely marvelous cue

[@ConnorGriffinMusic]

Yay! Glad to see a new video! Would love to see the cue following this one next, so many great character themes 😊

[@arvinnguyen646]

I was starting to believe in the worst... So happy you're back!

[@filmmusicltd9704]

Amazing, love the effort put into these 👍

[@G-0]

You went all out for this analysis, fantastic work!

[@InsidetheScore]

Love this channel! Where do you get the scores? Or is it all by ear?

[@thecodshow5]

I think its by ear

[@syk6764]

@@thecodshow5 wow...

[@nahpe6270]

He probably has the scores so that making a reduction doesn’t take as much time

[@dlh7989]

@@thecodshow5 Complete conductor's scores from hundreds of films have been leaked online in PDF format for several years now, he's analyzing those

[@alexkarpenter2306]

@@thecodshow5 I also have scores from first three Harry Potter movies😊

[@adlfm]

Just THANK YOU for this fantastic job

[@DavidMcCaulley]

An epic analysis for an epic return!

[@user-kh2el2xg4m]

So happy you are back！

[@willmclean4461]

Finally back! Keep up the good work.

[@noc1211]

Missed these vids. Good to have you back, especially with another brilliant JW cue - tbh my favorite bit is the very end, how the “Great Hall” theme slowly dies off but keeps coming back in little tentative bits of clarinet, bassoon, flute, etc. Very colorful and fun, and a great segue. If I may make a suggestion for a future vid - how about “Whispering Winds” from ‘The Land Before Time’? (Just the first part, since the whole thing is like 9 minutes long.) James Horner does some really fun things with counterpoints, producing a sort of tear-jerking fugue-like texture that’d be interesting to analyze IMO. (I know the score’s rare, so I can send it your way if you don’t have it.)

[@kristofurban3066]

I'm so happy you're back 👏

[@s.j7423]

your channel is genuinely so wonderful

[@hannandu4479]

So so great! Nice work!

[@AlecSievern]

He's back! Would love to see "Quidditch Match" if you're continuing on with Philosopher's Stone. Keep up the good work

[@vivardio6504]

Please continue!!! this is sooo awesome!!!

[@TonyVBlue5]

The fact that you are back gives me immense joy !

[@Bruno311085]

Loved this analysis! Thank you a lot!

[@Blodir_]

incredible analysis as always!

[@herrsowieso4372]

Great work!

[@ivanmarques4790]

Miss you man

[@paigenewman7313]

This is such incredible work! I can't put into words how much I appreciate these! Have you ever looked into Alexandre Desplat's work, or done any score analysis for any of his movies? I would love to see your insight on them.

[@MR-vj8dn]

Nice hearing from you again 😊👍🏻

[@milz381]

Just awesome! Love your videos.

[@jessiebullock]

YAY! I want to be able to watch full movies like this. Thank you for your work!

[@bassoonplatoon3146]

Yay you’re back

[@lukehoudini]

Thank you so much for this analysis. I can play it correctly now.

[@benjaminrichter6078]

Welcome back!!!

[@jofamusic]

Molto interessante ed educativo seguire la partitura con la visione delle scene del film. Complimenti per il lavoro svolto.

[@luksivann]

Thank you!

[@alfalfa_art]

1:26 this part gave me goosebumps, it reminded me of the early Harry Potter PC game soundtracks by Jeremy Soule, who emulates Williams for the Great Hall motif and in other music in the first three games. Really fantastic and evocative compositions. Also I got a giggle from "McGonagall's Modulation," it gives me Harry Potter crackfic vibes

[@LukasLindner]

Thanks, especially for the end! :)

[@onateuss]

wov !! such a great work !! thanx

[@sebastianmorris4316]

Do a *Signs* set of videos by JNH. Great reduction

[@bichotvmusic6653]

Wow, this is amazing!! I’ve watched some of your videos and I’m just impressed how you can share too much about an orchestral piece. Would you like to make a reduction of Christophe Beck’s score? That would be amazing. Thanks for making these videos!

[@DoubleDomino]

I love it!

[@alirezayousefirad]

Your channel is so useful for me , please say where do you get these score?

[@apnmusic458]

I love John Williams' score to Harry Potter! Can you maybe do an analysis on Saving Private Ryan in the future?

[@zeroblizero]

Please, let the next one be Aunt Marge's Waltz from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Atzkaban! These analysis are the best ones a musician of any kind or level could ever ask.

[@python7275]

You are the real wizard.

[@w.a.m.6243]

Hi, I am glad that I have discovered your channel. Very informative and well done and layouted. Maybe you could tell me, which software or which bundle of softwares you use for your score, notation and sheet. Maybe you can give me an advice for a notation software. Anyway I would like to know, where you get these scores for analysing purpose. Greetings and keep it up!

[@federicoverdicchio]

Great content! Very useful. I'd advise to check the audio volumes first as it's sounds a little bit too quiet in my opinion.

[@SingaLife]

I was so sure you had some longer live streams on your channel where you were talking about how John Williams scores to dialogue for example. Did you take them down or am I just completely mistaken? xD I really enjoy the content on your channel, hope you team up with Mike again soon!

[@Agiyi]

Thank you so much for these videos! I appreciate all the work you're doing. The only problem i have is that I can't follow the score so easily because of the overlapping of instrument families... like in the 4th page.. reading from the bottom -> up, we have percussion, then strings, then strings again, then woods, then brass, then strings yet again (?), then double percussion then harp?? I guess you arrange the instruments like in what register and octave they're playing at that moment? Being used to read full scores in the usual orchestral order makes me really confused... I guess tho that this way is easier for people not so used to reading full scores (?). Would you consider making a video where you separate the staffs by instrument family? Like having 2 staffs for strings on the bottom, 2 (or 1) for percussion above, 2 for brass and 2 for woods? Either way, thank you for those videos, I'm in awe of the work you put on them!

[@chrzan6101]

In what notation software do you create these analysis? I really like how the music flow remains clear with all these comments. How do you do these pdfs?

[@zeroblizero]

I think they're made (and accurately hand-edited) in Sibelius

[@DaveDurango]

Excellent job! I just wish more of these analysis were not the same movies and composers over and over.

[@epiclauren4757]

I love this channel, where did you go:(

[@mitchlg531]

Have you ever thought to do something from the Adventures of TinTin? It is such an underrated score

[@avagreen2285]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO VIDEO FOR HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SOUNDTRACK. John Powell is a GENIUS, I'd love to see your thoughts on everything - especially the development of Toothless and Hiccup's motifs :)

[@rebeccaleek3852]

Hi Brad, I am so grateful for your work - it is so well done, thank you! I have a few niggly questions. How do you know that the time signature changes from 4/4 to 3/4 in measure 6? And where you mention that the music in the film actually comes in when Malfoy says, "I can help with that.." - where did you find the original music that Williams wrote that did not make it to the film? Also, have you transcribed this by ear or do you have an actual score? (I'm guessing by ear, as I don't think Williams has released his scores to the public, unless you know something I don't!). Thank you :)

[@conforzo]

There are details in this analysis that's pretty much impossible to know just by listening like the "Synth (bell-like)" is identical to the handdrawn score that is available. So he uses the score.

[@c-m-laurin-lenschow]

I was hoping you would continue to analyze the soundtrack of the Harry Potter films! :D

[@lucianhartt3123]

I think I'm slowly learning how to read sheet music by watching these XD I know it isn't Williams, but any chance of analyzing stuff from Goblet of Fire?

[@EverettCDavis]

Such an amazing score! I really wonder what would have happened if John Williams could have scored the second movie by himself.... Would that have given him more grounds to continue his themes he'd developed in on into the third movie? Would he then have stayed on beyond that point? I can't help but think that the Harry Potter themes (not just hedwig, but all the themes introduced in this film) could have become as timeless and recognized as Star Wars or Indiana Jones.

[@bordeauxcolor]

He scored the second and third films...

[@EverettCDavis]

@@bordeauxcolor You're right, but William Ross helped him write the second film. Ross used cues from the first film and adapted them to fit various scenes in the second film. Then in the third movie, almost all the themes from the first two movies are thrown out.

[@timonsteup2877]

Finally. Why the long wait?

[@loganlane]

1:03 gives me Home Alone vibes. John Williams is the bomb

[@UsernameGeri]

Hello there, I've seen some of your star wars "without music" videos, and I was wondering how did you achieve them? I'm working on a project in which I would need the Hoth battle sequence without music, and maybe you could help me with that. I have a 5.1 dolby surround version of the film, but even in that, pretty much all channels have music. Do you have any tips?

[@conforzo]

Will you do the Banquet? Have tried to transcribe the 3rd Trumpet voice but still can't xD

[@andreas.m5755]

Please do an analysis on the adventures of Tintin by John Williams!

[@sohankalirai8769]

Not a request or anything, but just generally I’d recommend ppl listen to tintins soundtrack, I rly love it personally. It’s amazing how far removed it is from this, and yet it still maintains that air of John Williams

[@zoltan902]

I love you!!!!

[@lexys1196]

One of my favorites. It is so delicious, skillful and tasteful.

[@loobey99]

Those first 3 string notes remind of Thinkin' Bout You by Frank Ocean

[@DocLitmus]

yep amazing, but can we have some Not-Williams too?

[@nicksipich1024]

IVE NEVER CLICKED SO FAST

[@rockwood70997]

You should do an analysis of the Marvel Studios logo opening. Its short, but full of epic moments

[@juleeez628]

Anyone know where this guy went?

[@tokitomrozmoron6057]

in which program are you editing the notes ?

[@VGMimix]

@FilmScoreAnalysis, Is there anyway you can do a film score analysis on Jung Jae Il's, The Belt of Faith from Parasite (2019)?

[@conforzo]

You think you'll ever do anything from Close Encounters?

[@geraldeenahgimmiskitty]

Where did you find the score to this? I can’t find this unreleased version anywhere to download

[@officialmaximummccorkle]

Could you please please please analyze some of the score from Titanic?

[@lostorsossi3510]

Finally

[@mems.]

We can talk about how amazing and gorgeous John Williams and his pieces are, but can we talk about the musicians that play it? 💀

[@TheLibrarianUU]

Ook!

[@TwilightZone13]

Why did John Williams only write the score for the first 3 films?

[@jaimerodriguez4635]

I know you've been asked this a lot but how do I find film scores? I'm trying to get Ratatouille but I know Pixar probably has a tight grip on their music. But any John Williams, Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, ect. would be more than enough

[@KevinHernandez-mp7ok]

If you go to "Hal Leonard", you can find some John Williams scores. They range from $50 to $85. It's called "John Williams Signature Edition". The title page should be dark blue.

[@ethan_nessler]

Please please please do Hocus Pocus soundtrack!! :))

[@spower_mon9512]

Can you plz make more video's Please

[@juwonnnnn]

👍

[@EdwinDPZ]

Sooo, what happened to this channel? It just stopped uploading a year ago and all the social media links have also been inactive or were scooped up by someone else.

[@user-nu7ks8ts7q]

完美

[@sanjay138]

I can even make this real.....👍

[@dfsoutherland]

Hey, Brad - not sure if you’re checking comments on KZbin BUT someone hacked your Facebook and has been chatting me up like crazy. You should probably change your password.

[@WolfikCZ]

Those analysis aren´t correct. You are analysing it from tonality viewpoint. Its not that F major is tonic, Tonic is Db major with bitonal C major. And the Bbm part is the vi of that key. The cadences in the end of each phrase are there just to escape cadences like IV>V>I motion. Thats what creates this piece.

[@user-kz8jl7mt3m]

Brad, i sent you a request in dm in instagram, please accept)

[@lucianhartt3123]

I think I'm slowly learning how to read sheet music by watching these XD I know it isn't Williams, but any chance of analyzing stuff from Goblet of Fire?