Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Score Session: Behind The Scenes

This is a video released by New Line Records as exclusive content viewable by individuals who have purchased a copy of the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince soundtrack.

[@rachel869]

I love watching scoring session :) I wish they had filmed the other HP's getting scored.

[@samuellopes4628]

2:06 this part is so incredible, many many practicing for doing that

[@CDB8939]

There is very little rehearsal for this. UK Musicians are incredible sight readers

[@samuellopes4628]

@@CDB8939 yeah! it's truth...I play sax soprano but I don't do a lot of thing like this yet haha... well, it's not my profession, I think it is their difference to mine...

[@rachelelfman2769]

This is way too cool! 🤧💗🎻

[@brunacinotti]

this is wonderful. amazing

[@iwcol51]

I love it

[@talianiwa]

so COOL

[@TheFlyingWelshman88]

The original video that I downloaded with my CD sounds great, however, as with all KZbin videos, details get lost during the format conversion. It's something that we can't control. This video was 119MB, and KZbin scrunched it down to 16MB. New Line Records provided the video at 480p, which is exactly what you are looking at if you are viewing in HQ mode. The audio in KZbin videos are compressed considerably at about 112kbps, even at HQ, which is a shame! D;

[@christianbarajas9644]

Hey, buddy! Do you have more videos about the recording session?

[@TheFlyingWelshman88]

@splitmaster3 I did a quick search and found the cimbasso, a brass instrument in the trombone family featuring three to five pistons or rotary valves. I can imagine that the shape of the cimbasso greatly eliminates fatigue during long scoring sessions. :)

[@noahlove1955]

TheFlyingWelshman88 it also makes it substantially easier for a trumpet player to swap over if really needed

[@CDB8939]

@@noahlove1955 Cimbasso's are played by Trombone or Tuba Players. Owen Slade nearest the camera is a Tuba Professor

[@TiagoNugentComposer]

How the hell do they sight read those runs so well?!

[@seoparse]

Usually there is some kind of preparation before the recording (they receiving the score by email days before the rehearsal). I also want to mention that only top-notch musicians would be for such kind of gig (score session, 20-30 years of experience, super-advanced level of playing, etc)) so I'm pretty much sure that they can read those runs and play it, but that's very important and complex recording, so they do rehearse.

[@maddiepeyton]

I'm sobbing

[@misterrabell]

THIS IS LIFE

[@CodyJMinor0620]

The way I see it, it doesn’t matter who is composing or conducting the score, Hedwig’s Theme is a John Williams piece, other composer have to adapt the theme to fit their needs, but, it still in spirit, through and through, a John Williams piece

[@TheFlyingWelshman88]

@rachel869 Indeed, and I second that! I haven't peeked around, but there might be dvds of scoring sessions... maybe, maybe not? idk, haha, but to watch an orchestra work on multiple pieces like this would be excellent!

[@TheFlyingWelshman88]

1234wildwater: Released publicly? I don't know, and I haven't looked around to find out. I was able to download this video when I inserted the Enhanced-CD version of the Half-Blood Prince Score Soundtrack into my computer. I had decided to share this video with the KZbin community.

[@emilygarrett2929]

if only theywould do a scoring session for dumbledores farewell. the whole thing

[@TheFlyingWelshman88]

Yes, @aryam578. Pure and unequivocal magic :D

[@noctur643]

Stream is low , Sorry :

[@splitmaster3]

What instrument are they playing at 2:22?

[@opinionpeace]

tuba or euphonium

[@CDB8939]

@@opinionpeace Cimbasso

[@CDB8939]

Cimbasso

[@jimhults2490]

Who that guy conducting on 2:12

[@paulybarr]

It says 'Nicholas Hooper, composer' on the screen, but I'm also curious; I thought this was a John Williams score.

[@jvil723]

@@paulybarr John Williams only composed the first three

[@paulybarr]

@@jvil723 Thanks Jorge.

[@RichardKleiner]

Nah, Williams, and Patrick Doyle even more FTW!