Hedwig’s Theme By: John Williams

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Hedwig’s Theme By: John Williams Alex Moyes

Composer History John Williams was born on February 8, 1932 in New York City. John Williams was an amazing pianist and he has received over 40 awards for his compositions. Williams moved around a lot, trying to find a good place to study and compose. He moved back to LA in the 1950’s and built his way up to the composer that we know and love today.

Song History Hedwig’s Theme is considered to be the main theme of the Harry Potter series. It was first featured in The Philosopher's Stone. Variations of this song is used throughout all of the Harry Potter movies, and it is very familiar to any fan. This song is also used “behind the scenes.” For example, in Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone, Hagrid is heard playing the tune on his flute just before Harry, Ron, and Hermione show up.

Listening Guide Time Musical Elements Instrumentation 0 - 45 Starts very soft and high pitch, towards the end starts getting faster and a little louder Xylophone, chimes 45 – 1:17 More instruments come in and it gets louder and more busy. Still soft though. Organ, violin 1:17 – 1:35 Gets a lot lower and a little bit louder Violin, cello

Listening Guide Time Musical Elements Instrumentation 1:35 – 2:33 Gets softer and not as busy. Gradually gets a little bit more busy. Goes back to the beginning, but faster tempo Violins, chimes, bells 2:33 – 2:45 A lot louder. More instruments and a lot more busy. Organ, violins, cello, shaker, base 2:45 – 2: 48 It gradually transitions into the main theme Organ, base, violin, cello

Listening Guide Time Musical Elements Instrumentation 2:48 – 3:06 The main theme comes back played with a lot more enthusiasm. Still very loud and busy. Organ, base, violin, cello 3:06 – 3:20 Gradually builds into the main theme again Trumpets, xylophone, base, violin, organ, horns 3:20 – 4:18 Descends a little bit into a different melody and a little softer. Then the horns pick up the main theme again. Transitions into another melody Trumpets, organ, violins, cello, horns

Listening Guide Time Musical Elements Instrumentation 4:18 – 5:10 Gets very busy. There are multiple melodies going at the same time. Builds up to a climax, then calms down, then builds up again and ends abruptly. Chimes, xylophone, horns, cello, violin, base, cymbal