In Conversation with Nicholas Hooper

Описание: Nicholas Hooper, the composer of the film scores of Harry Potter 5 and 6,
kindly agreed to answer a few of my questions about his scores
for my bachelor thesis about the consistency of the Harry Potter film scores.
While some of my questions are specifically related to my thesis topic,
many also explore general aspects of his work process and creative insights.

This opportunity is one of the greatest honors for me so far. I grew up listening
to his music over and over again - his score for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
is one of my favorite scores. The fact that I was able to have a conversation
with him about his amazing and beautiful music still blows my mind.

Thank you for this opportunity, Nick!

Recorded on 7th of June 2024.

Additional Thank You to Prof. Andreas Grimm.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - First Reaction to Landing the Harry Potter Scoring Gig
02:02 - General Approach & Workflow
09:34 - Temp Tracks
13:10 - Spotting Sessions with David Yates
14:19 - MIDI, DAWs, Notation & Orchestration
15:45 - Conducting
18:43 - The Easiest & Hardest Cues
22:15 - Leitmotifs of Previous Composers
24:53 - Voldemort & Possession
28:50 - Malfoy's Mission / Investigation
30:20 - When Ginny Kissed Harry
31:33 - Harry & Hermione
32:09 - Ginny / The Burrow
33:24 - Why didn’t you come back for Harry Potter 7?
37:04 - Favorite Cues
37:36 - Scoring Sessions
44:01 - How many Meetings?
45:48 - Working Day, Shed, Gear & Sample Libraries
48:16 - Releasedate Delay & Unused Cues
49:12 - Deleted Scene "In Noctem"
51:10 - Screenplay
55:16 - Advice to Aspiring Film Composers

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