Episode 11

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11th Apr 2023

The World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Doyle, Hooper, and Desplat

In this second part of a two-part episode, we look at how Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hopper and Alexandre Desplat pick up the mantle from John Williams to continue the sounds and world of Harry Potter in films 4-8. From folk tunes, to new and unusual instruments, to new places such as the Ministry of Magic, as well as returning ideas from dragons to flying to magic in Hogwarts. Each composer has their own unique sound while still staying within the late romantic orchestral sound with a few quirky moments thrown in while the sounds of magic are continued in choir and celeste.

Host: Ruth Mudge

Music included in podcast:

"The Quidditch World Cup" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"Foreign Visitors Arrive" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"The Goblet of Fire" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"Golden Egg" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"Hogwarts' March" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"Harry Sees Dragons" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"Underwater Secrets" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"The Black Lake" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"Der Zigeunerbaron: Schatz-Walzer (Treasure Waltz), Op. 418" - Strauss II: Most Famous Waltzes, performed by Ondrej Lenard & Strauss Festival Orchestra, music by Johann Strauss, Jnr., 1988.

"Potter Waltz" - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Patrick Doyle, 2005

"Dementors in the Underpass" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007

"The Hall of Prophecies" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007

"The Ministry of Magic" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007

"Short Ride on a Fast Machine" - Adams: Short Ride on a Fast Machine, Grand Pianola Music, performed by Stephen Mosko & Netherlands Winds Ensemble, music by John Coolidge Adams, 1995

"The Room of Requirements" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007

"Fireworks" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007

"A Journey to Hogwarts" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007

"Flight of the Order of the Phoenix" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007

"The Sirius Deception" - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2007

"Ron's Victory" - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2009

"The Book" - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2009

"The Slug Party" - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2009

"Farewell Aragog" - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Nicholas Hooper, 2009

"Ministry of Magic" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"Detonators" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"Fireplaces Escape" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"Hermione's Parents" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"The Will" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"Godric's Hallow Graveyard" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"Lovegood" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"The Deathly Hallows" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"The Elder Wand" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 1, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2010

"Gringotts" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2011

"Dragon Flight" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2011

"Statues" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2011

"Panic Inside Hogwarts" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2011

"The Grey Lady" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2011

"Courtyard Apocalypse" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2011

"Neville the Hero" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2011

"A New Beginning" - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2, (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), music by Alexandre Desplat, 2011

"World of Soundtracks" - music by Edith Mudge, graphics by Lindsey Bergsma, 2022

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Ruth Mudge

Ruth Mudge, a former native of Connecticut, is a cello instructor and performer in the Western Suburbs of the Chicago area.  She grew up playing both the piano and cello in a musical household. The love and knowledge she received in that home and teachers she loves to share with others, whether through teaching a new generation of musicians to sharing her musical gifts to her community.
Ruth began teaching Soundtrack classes on Zoom in 2020 ranging from Star Wars to Harry Potter to Jane Austen adaptations. She presented a break-out session "The World of Jane Austen Soundtracks" at JASNA's AGM in 2021 as well as to local chapters around the country. She has also collaborated with YouTube channel "Jorah the Andal" on several videos focused on the TV show "Arrow."