Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban GBA - Complete Soundtrack (Remastered)

[@pearlescent_ftw]

When talking about underrated games, I always bring this gem up. Seriously, how is this game not brought up by anybody? It's amazing imo

[@michaelmyers9312]

I warmheartly Agree, this is a hidden gem of all gems, Since people like the console versions more than handhelds. They tend to gravitate towards them then hanhelds, to me? I hate the Ps2 HP:POA This is one of the best game on the GBA imo

[@emanuelshabo8594]

Indeed

[@nickjohnson2726]

It really is a fantastic game it'd be Hard to forget a game this good

[@Jibboe0214]

This game nailed the atmosphere. The music and sprites are so damn good! And it had just enough challenge to keep the gameplay interesting. The whomping Willow whooped my ass more than once. And if you went to a later area, you were screwed. Just a simple, fun game!

[@elovainn]

It is the very first game I completed to 100% ! My favorite track is the "Combat B (Hogwarts Grounds)"

[@PK1-ROG]

The most beautiful OST i ever heard for a GBA game. Nostalgia overload.

[@majortrain7601]

YOU made this AND Urbz?! Dude, you CARRIED Griptonite. Urbz and PoA are legitimately my favourite GBA games next to Golden Sun and the soundtracks are strongly responsible. I can't believe it took me over a decade to find this. Industry-defining stuff.

[@ErdrickHero]

A Series of Unfortunate Events too. That game wasn't nearly as good as this, but you wouldn't know it from the soundtrack.

[@ErdrickHero]

Wait, Griptonite made Golden Sun? I've never played it, but I saw some footage recently and thought, "this looks just like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in regards to the battle presentation.

[@majortrain7601]

@@ErdrickHero No, I was just saying that Prisoner of Azkaban is one of my favourite games AFTER Golden Sun. Both great games, play Golden Sun if you haven't.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

PoA really goes hard for a movie tie-in game. Jeremy Soule and Ian Stocker went all-in composing this beauty

[@ErdrickHero]

Putting this here so I (and others) can click on timestamps on mobile: 0:00 Hogwarts Halls 2:12 Hogwarts Grounds A 3:08 The Leaky Cauldron 5:14 Classrooms 7:05 Basement 9:23 Hogwarts Interior 12:01 Combat A (Hogwarts) 14:23 Victory 14:55 Care of Magical Creatures 18:36 Hagrid's Hut 20:20 Gryffindor Common Rooms 22:00 Combat B (Hogwarts Grounds) 23:23 Combat C 24:55 Maze to the Shrieking Shack 27:56 The Shrieking Shack 30:29 Divination Class 32:10 Boggarts 34:42 Train/Pause Menu 36:50 Potions Class 38:58 Secret Passage 42:05 Combat D 44:15 Hogwarts Express 47:32 Fred & George's Shop 51:37 Wizard Cracker Popit 53:04 Hedwig 54:01 Buckbeak 56:04 Duel 57:45 Expecto Patronus 57:59 Combat E 1:01:01 Epilogue 1:03:33 Main Title 1:06:09 (Ditties) 1:07:51 Dementors

[@camelat7228]

you should probably edit the last 4 since they're 60:00+ and don't have links

[@ErdrickHero]

@@camelat7228 Done!

[@reborilux]

I used to love this game as a kid, and now that i think about it, the music played a huge factor. The atmosphere it creates is indeed magical, like taken from the movies or while reading the books, becoming an immersive experience. I felt i was in that world, learning at Hogwarts, all through a Gameboy Advance.

[@thegameguy208]

I was *just* thinking the same thing and sought this soundtrack once again.

[@azumanguy]

So true

[@potterheadproductions5526]

@@azumanguy Yep :)

[@WatchDoggyDog]

Music lives up to the hype of your comment for sure. So good! I don't remember getting to hear this music, so I only played the first 2 on the gbc I reckon...awesome :)

[@aeron2675]

These battle themes hold a special place in my heart, I got choked up just listening to it ❤️

[@KISSbestfan]

One day I decided to look for the GBA games soundtracks, and found this channel. So I thought "ha, its good someone took care to preserve this stuff". Then Im realising its you who made this. What may be funny is the fact, I played most of the games you wrote soundtrack for, with my favourites being Sims/Urbz ones. Harry Potter 3 was the first game for the GBA I ever got, and until this very day I like to get back to this game. Maybe I'll even do the gameplay series in my native language. Anyways I want to thank you for the great work you put into making those tracks. Especially because this differs from the movie soundtrack (just like the PC/PS games), so it wasnt the easy peasy job to do. I hope one day I could invite you for a beer (or a few of them), and talk about the games and music. Cheers to you !

[@IanStocker]

Hit me up if you visit the SF bay area :-)

[@KISSbestfan]

@@IanStocker Ill be sure to let you know. Thanks !

[@haxorusimp2980]

*Myself as a kid playing this game.* *Me:* Oh, the train stopped? I got to find Neville's toad? Eh, no biggie! **Walks into the next train car** All I have to do is walk this- **The screen flashes and the Dementor theme starts up** **Suddenly craps pants**

[@risuenor3652]

Oh, boy. A chocolate frog! *character you already have four times* listen here you little shit

[@haxorusimp2980]

M-i Velasco That feeling...I know it well.

[@michah2033]

Haxorus Imp that lupin/Malfoy theme is the very best theme for a RPG too bad this game is not well known

[@haxorusimp2980]

Michah 20 Yeah. I find it to be a special treasure. I have two of them! :D

[@michah2033]

Haxorus Imp there is also trading and a owl kit by trade with two gbas or connecting on a game cube with a gba adaptor

[@viniciuskps]

I'm pretty sure no other GBA game came as close to a real sounding orchestra as this!

[@IanStocker]

Thank you! This recording does cheat a lot by using high quality mixing and mastering effects--though I am very happy with how it sounds on the GBA, distortion and all.

[@HydraSpectre1138]

The Finest Fantasy for Advance Trilogy (Final Fantasy IV Advance, Final Fantasy V Advance, Final Fantasy VI Advance) came really close. In some aspects, they sounded even better than the SNES soundtrack. But worse in some aspects too.

[@Sherkel]

I can hardly believe it! It's THE Ian Stocker!! I'm glad you care so much about your work and your fans to make a video like this. Is there a download link for this anywhere?

[@IanStocker]

+Sherkel I don't currently have any download links for these soundtracks, but some day I might get around to it. Making these OSTs was such a blur because I did so many games in a short amount of time. It was only recently that I went back to listen to them, and thought that there was actually some good stuff in here, might as well post it...

[@leopardbunny]

Do you have any other games you worked on? I'd love to hear more of your stuff if it's even half as good as this OST is!

[@ed9841]

So, you're the guy who composed the whole soundtrack? I gotta thank you for making this my dude. It's one of my few surviving GBA games and I still play it every once in a while. One of my absolute favorites. Thank you.

[@IanStocker]

Glad to hear!

[@PKspectre]

This game and Mother 3 have the highest quality sounding music out of the entire GBA library imo. It sounds so freaking good. Thank you for making my childhood so awesome, Ian sir

[@IanStocker]

high praise. i am very happy with how this one turned out. i remember building custom music conversion tools just so i could finish this one on schedule... orchestral is very fiddly and time consuming without a bit of help from software

[@JacOfArts]

On my personal list of "Game soundtracks that have no right going as hard as they do".

[@ATMurdoch97]

I have so many fond memories of playing this game as a child and I now realise some many of those memories are linked to the enchanting soundtrack. Thank you so much for uploading this to KZbin, I feel as if I have been transported back to a hazy Christmas some 15 years ago...

[@IanStocker]

That's why I posted it! Glad you have enjoyed the nostalgia

[@F.reeeje]

Thank you so so so SO much!! This was my favorite game in my childhood! I still have the GBA but i do enjoy hearing the sounds more clearly from my pc :-) Thank you!

[@IanStocker]

+Freja Pedersen You are very welcome!

[@Pidove727]

Ahh this was such a brilliant game with an amazing soundtrack! Thanks for remastering it 😄

[@x.oproductions.1207]

34:42 is my all time favorite

[@orrinwells6571]

Best track ever

[@ashwinhendrix]

makes me feel amazing, transports me to being 8, playing this all day long, not a worry or stress in the world, the good days

[@ashwinhendrix]

@@farabor7382 hey man it hurts... but at least we can be happy that we had those good times in the past, some people don't get any

[@holyiiileagueiii1530]

Recently there was a fight in germany

[@sniper9392]

that and 14:23

[@FIREWING760]

best one is the pause menu theme at 34:42 That and Hogwarts Express are my absolute favorite themes from this game, both GBA and Console/PC

[@15098D]

22:00 is just amazing

[@DalekEnclave123]

Hey Ian, I am sorry that the original remaster files are lost in time. It be lovely to get this soundtrack in Mp3 without any of the 8 bit hiss from the GBA. Regardless, I really love your work cheers!

[@traininginisolation-8728]

So you are the one who made the soundtrack? I just wanna say you, THANK YOU! You really made an awesome job that even today I still remember the soundtrack which reminds of my childhood. Music plays a big factor in almost everything, it is true what they say about music been the number one thing you always remember from a movie, video game, etc.

[@Retrotude]

Am I the only one who thinks the Dementor theme sounds more terrifying in the compressed version on the GBA hardware? It kinda seems to give off the feel that the hardware itself is in on the horror!

[@Wolfy4meh]

This game has stuck with me for so long and has a special place in my heart. This was my introduction to video game music and turn based style of gameplay!

[@rubeadame]

The battle themes for this game are SO GOOD.

[@captainflodus4223]

Yeah... mostly at 22:00 :D

[@rubeadame]

@@captainflodus4223 Definitely at 22:00

[@mattheweuqnicurzeid7154]

I'd do anything to go back to the 2000s 😫

[@guestyguest2534]

let's all be honest... The pause menu music is one of best songs ever made. - 1:07:50 For the people who want nightmares :D

[@royalnitehawk2517]

It did give me nightmares. Thanks

[@letsjustdirtbike]

I promise you. I first got this game when it first came out, I was 8 years old. The last time I played this back when I was 22, I was able to beat the game in a day. I’m 27 years old and I can still beat the whole thing in a day. I played this game like a thousand times in all the years I’ve had it. I have it memorized like the back of my hand. 😂 The soundtrack has always been one of my most favorite video game soundtracks. Still to this day! ❤

[@IanStocker]

thank you! it's great to hear that it's kept you coming back.... I have my own games like that from my childhood in the 80's

[@Jibboe0214]

7:05 is my favorite track out of the ost. Blows my mind that this came out of a gba game. So mysterious! I love it!

[@TheAngryHappyMaskSalesman]

I grew up playing GB, GBC and GBA games. During the 'GBA Era', I was already in my mid teens and I was giving much more attention to the games' soundtracks than the graphics. For my best taste of GBA soundtracks, I'd say Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is part of my top five definitely, along with the Golden Sun Duology, The Legend of Zelda : The Minish Cap, and Pokemon FireRed Version. You have truly remastered a gem of a GBA soundtrack man. I really love listening to it. It's useful for studying and thinking.

[@PreciousKittyxo]

@ 58:14 I LOVE THIS BATTLE MUSIC

[@Sedyon]

Wait... did you really compose the OST for this game?! That's amazing! I played it 6 years ago, I was 8 years old, and I liked the music so much that I listened to it on an MP3 player🤣 Listening to it again today I'm surprised to see that the sounds were pretty good quality for a GBA (even though I know you remastered it)! It would be so nice to have a real orchestra playing these tunes... What is your secret to have composed such good tracks?

[@IanStocker]

my secret weapon was a custom tool I wrote to convert IT format to S3M format, which let me work with the nice multi channel and volume envelope features IT provides that S3M does not. This soundtrack was the reason I wrote this software, it took me two weeks straight but I did it because it was the only way I could get the sound I wanted

[@davidbarroso1249]

Man, that OSTs were fantastic back then, but with your efforts, it turned in something really amazing! Thank you! It's very, very, very nostalgic to me.

[@IanStocker]

you're welcome! thanks for the kind words my friend

[@TashaAkaTachi]

My favorite is Potion's Class. I would make a separate save, just so I can hear it on a loop whenever I wanted.

[@orangexlightning]

I absolutely love the soundtrack for all versions of the games and as someone who's primary means of entertainment were the GBC and GBA as a kid, this is a massive nostalgia trip for me. Thanks for this. I am however curious if Combat B had an orchestral version of it or if it was a GBA original song.

[@IanStocker]

I think it was an original one, 90% sure

[@orangexlightning]

@@IanStocker Nice.

[@edgarbanuelos6472]

Okay, but this was the epitome of 2000s Gothic nostalgia.

[@gabrielcaro]

You should make individual KZbin videos for each remastered track, then put them on a playlist! That would be the most fun for everyone! 😄

[@IanStocker]

It's something I may do at some point, would be lots of effort though since I lost the remasters some years back in a HDD crash

[@gabrielcaro]

@@IanStocker​ oh no! I had no idea, that’s awful. :( Hopefully there’s a way to splice these tracks apart or something like that. These soundtracks are fantastic too, so that’s a real shame. :( But if there’s a will, there’s a way I’m sure!

[@sunriseparabellvm]

This really made my night. I remember being a kid (2004 still in my mind lmfao) playing this game on the Game Boy Advance, back when life seemed so much more simple and less stressful. Being an adult, I wish we could get soundtracks and games like the Prisoner of Azkaban. Are you still in the music making industry these days for games or no?

[@IanStocker]

I switched from contract composing to indie development around 2010. I have done a few random songs here and there since then, aside from the soundtracks to my own games. Recently I've been dealing with chronic fatigue that has put a halt to just about any output the past few years, unfortunately. Wish me luck with a recovery and triumphant return to music

[@Amalero3]

57:59 👌

[@johnnyshins511]

I gotta ask, for Combat A, C, and D did you take any inspiration from the works from Hitoshi Sakimoto? Those songs sound a lot like something that may have appeared in them, particularly the percussion in A and C which sounds like it could have straight up been a song from Vagrant Story's OST.

[@IanStocker]

I never played Vagrant Story, but FF Tactics was a huge influence on me, and you can hear it in several of these songs. Something about the violins in particular

[@MarkBlackMigo]

Nostalgia hitting hard..

[@mocacola]

when a movie video game is a much better turn-based RPG than any Pokemon game

[@Lightpaladin720]

Think of this rpg like final fantasy, Pokemon you don't have your whole team out it's only 1 and completely different

[@KB-im2dj]

You should probably have to update the description because the runtime isn't matching.

[@br0ly874]

If you have any of the source files for the music from the GBC Chamber of Secrets game, it would be absolutely amazing if you could upload them! That game was my childhood! I'd appreciate that more than I can say!

[@HuseynMemmedov]

That game uses different engine. (MusyX by Factor 5 I think)

[@BibaBoba2D]

Combat themes are so f. intense, but in reality there are just two pixels moving on damn screen... That's a definition of good music design!

[@ErdrickHero]

Years later I still get Hogwarts Halls and the various battle themes from this game stuck in my head. Sometimes The Leaky Cauldron's theme, too.

[@namcobandai4473]

To find the author of the best soundtracks on the GBA and DS platforms - that is a real Christmas gift. Thanks for all your work!

[@DoomMetalPrincess451]

Thank you so much for this, my childhood is revived.

[@rafalemos1]

I absolutely love your work on the Main Title song. The whole soundtrack is great!

[@creepycomputer]

This was a very good Nintendo Game Boy Advance port game of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. It had the controls of a role playing game and this marvellous and beautiful music. But the game was so short, i've completed it in two days! I still have this game and my other GBA games.

[@Xylphon]

Train is so nostalgic!!! There's an Hotel Dusk vibe to it that add to its epicness

[@IanStocker]

+Xylphon It's likely I was playing Hotel Dusk at the time...

[@IanStocker]

I can make GoF DS/GBA the next full soundtrack I post.

[@findifive1090]

What a game, this is part of my childhood

[@briggsgametime]

This game was amazing, it was the first one that my Uncle bought me for my first handheld console, my Gameboy Advance ;_; I just wish they remade this game so I could relive the experience all over again.

[@IanStocker]

great to hear it has this level of nostalgia for you!

[@briggsgametime]

Thank you for making my childhood amazing, your music was amazing to listen to. This game was the first one I received when I was a child. I was 5 and my Uncle gave me a Game Boy Advance and a copy of this game as a gift, I loved playing it as a child and I still have the same cartridge to this day, I have a few saves on there still and I do play it from time to time.

[@TheDutchArchivist]

what's the bpm of most of the songs? just asking

[@MagnetismR]

So many phenomenally catchy tunes! Were you expecting such love for your work so many years later? And PS, any chance we'll get the same treatment for Chamber on GBC? I'm dying to hear them in high-fidelity.

[@IanStocker]

Tragically I lost the source files for those in a backup failure years ago. Even lost the rom with the sound test. But someone else uploaded it at least. And no, when I first uploaded these years ago I had no idea they made such an impact!

[@alexandrejjbruneau]

Can't believe it's also you who did the soundtracks for this game. I really enjoyed the urbz on ds back in the day but was also playing this game and ... remember really enjoying both these game's soundrtacks, little did I know !

[@Maniafig]

This soundtrack brings back fond memories of this game! I always appreciated how the game had four regular battle themes as well as three boss battle themes.

[@m64mDS]

I liked the order you put the tracks in, it flows well! Most of the titles look good except for "Train". I remember that song being used for the pause menu, but I can't remember if it was used elsewhere.

[@IanStocker]

+Ehm 2k Thanks, I updated the track listing to note that as the pause menu music.

[@stl-xx5rq]

Can you do a remix soundtrack for the GBC Harry Potter games?

[@IanStocker]

Highly unlikely, I'll leave the remixes to others for the time being, if anyone is inclined

[@RyanHaney55]

34:42 The best pause menu song, ever.

[@Eclipsed972]

Such a great theme

[@lianfrancocoaProducciones]

22:00 I need a real life orchestal version of this glorious song

[@bkev93]

I know you've remastered this, but my god, you got the GBA sounding nearly as good as the n64! This is good stuff. I'm listening to it as I play Dragon Age: Inquisition. Thank you for holding on to your stuff and sharing it.

[@IanStocker]

I actually had some advantages compared with the N64, definitely more channels and sample memory than the average N64 game. The main disadvantage was the lower bitrate and samplerate, but recording at CD quality solves that

[@cyanrazorCel]

I remember EVERY SINGLE ONE of these tracks! Still not as good as your Chamber of Secrets (GBC) compositions, though!

[@kodered59]

The ost is so nostalgic.

[@royalnitehawk2517]

I grew up on the GBA and this game is one of my favorites. And yes, the soundtrack plays a big role in that.

[@RingsOfGeonosis]

The soundtrack of that game on console could have been dynamic depending on the spell you have. Like it changes the atmosphere and instruments of the track.

[@TheBreakingBenny]

Heh, this wasn't a LucasArts game with iMUSE, I bet it uses MusyX.

[@ErdrickHero]

I'd love to see this game remastered. SPECIFICALLY the GBA game.

[@ErdrickHero]

Then again, EA would just fill it with microtransactions.

[@emanuelshabo8594]

@@ErdrickHero yup

[@mikey.morano635]

All 3 GB HP RPG games bundled as a trilogy for Nintendo Switch

[@linkepo1]

The nostalgia... It was a great HP game, and playing it again recently brought back many memories, I would love to download the OST too. :3

[@thegameguy208]

I'd love to have a download with the distinct tracks so I can hear this on shuffle in my games playlist!

[@halfbaked-hope8097]

Rediscovering the combat themes gave tickles to my brain

[@MetalxLee]

So many hours was put into this game of my character just standing there and not doing anything just so I can listen to the music 😭 I visit this video every year or so and this whole soundtrack is 🔥 thank you !!!!

[@IanStocker]

Always great to hear this! Best wishes

[@ThePikkutyyppi]

I really wish you could relase hp2 ost to KZbin as Well

[@LuluDeluxes]

Oh my god... Memories!

[@jonathanmartensson8535]

Somehow every time I look up my favourite GBA soundtracks I just keep finding your videos and go, "whaaat this guy did the soundtrack for this game too?!". Absolutely amazing work man. Also love your work on The Sims and Urbz btw

[@agaifi]

This is beautiful! Please give us a download link! Regardless, thanks for making these!

[@SgtZaqq]

I'm one track in, and this sounds like old-school Final Fantasy music. Which I love ;)

[@IanStocker]

I grew up on Final Fantasy music, so it's forever in my DNA

[@chazpreston]

1: 03: 34, the title theme is my favorite song.

[@azumanguy]

What a great game! Childhood stuff. Currently replaying this on the big screen, aged fantastically!

[@TheHanako]

This soundtrack holds such a special place in my childhood. The battle themes especially have lived rent-free in my head for... Oh, nearly 20 years now! Such a crazy thing to think about, but I'm so glad this soundtrack has been preserved - by the composer no less. This and the PC version have always been some of my favourite OSTs in VGM ever, and I think it's a testament to your skills as a musician that this version in particular can stand so well on its own. Thank you for making and preserving this diamond of a soundtrack!

[@ryuushow2680]

18:36 and 56:04 is my favorite part

[@brandonsurowiec8789]

I don't think anyone will have a hissy-fit over the originals.. Thanks! :P

[@TheBreakingBenny]

Wow, good work on the rip that GBAMusRiper cannot do! Sappy's got nothin' on MusyX.

[@tamerkoh]

You did a fantastic job~ The OST was already wonderful, but this makes it sound like it could've been on the PS1 x3.

[@marcodesanta5325]

Best gamer ❤!

[@azumanguy]

Hogwarts Grounds A is such a bop and idk why

[@WatchDoggyDog]

Let's go 👐🙌

[@RingsOfGeonosis]

Hello, you know the Fred & George's shop theme from the second game and the first game on PS2? can you make an arrangement of this music please? Thanks

[@mocacola]

+「 TheMygoshi 」 I've seen your playlists on the other soundtracks...

[@jonathanlgill]

This was a surprisingly wonderful RPG on the GBA, and the music was a big reason for that.

[@violetsixx]

That Hogwarts interior theme hit different😤🔥

[@BELIAL_DARK]

Первая музыка это шедевр на века?

[@nimbusshooter]

The musical resources you used on the dementors OST are so clever and frightening.

[@RingsOfGeonosis]

Please download :(

[@bjornlycke8722]

Can you do a post with the original 8-bit sound?

[@urbosanyx2371]

I used to have nightmares as a kid and I would just turn on this game so it could help me sleep. I just thought of it randomly and now I’m getting super nostalgia flashbacks.

[@IanStocker]

I also struggled with sleep and nightmares when I was younger. This means a lot to me. Hope you are sleeping better these days.

[@disneysrecessextra1634]

The wizard cracker popit song brings me back. Sometimes I'd play this and just fall asleep to it.

[@francorekcah7]

Potions Class is my favorite one. Greetings.

[@IanStocker]

excellent choice! greetings to you

[@Poever]

If a Harry Potter game can’t use the John Williams theme, what are you doing here?

[@spyroG3]

1:03:33 Main Title

[@1upGaming1up]

IDKY but Hogwarts Halls kind of makes Me think of Final Fantasy for some reason

[@Zakzattak]

Combat B and E was HYPE

[@tokiets]

Do you remember which literature you used to understand music theory? I want to learn more about music.

[@IanStocker]

I learned about music by analyzing songs and trying to play them by ear. I probably could have learned faster if I had proper training, but I think that approach gave me a unique perspective on songwriting. I recommend going that route to see where it leads you.

[@victoriag-t3255]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR UPLOADING THIS, good memories are back

[@IanStocker]

You're welcome! I hope to upload more OST's soon

[@DriDriSTAR2]

56:05 it's best for me. She is very good for comeback of all for one with real face after death of bakugo...