> You're right on that one. But apparently you missed a few examples. Hedwig
> is played over the titles, on the Hogwarts Express, when Ron's owl flies
> in bringing his dress robes, not to mention the lovely rendition in
> "Voldemort" that was cut from the movie, and the end titles.
> You may not have recognised those, but that's indeed what thematic
> variation means.

> Excuse me, which themes did Hooper quote? Tell me. I can answer for you:
> he quoted as much as Doyle, and that is NONE! He used Hedwig's theme, in
> almost the exact Williams rendition. That in itself doesn't do the music
> justice, since not even Williams himself would have quoted Hedwig's theme
> in exactly the same fashion as in Philosopher's Stone.

> He "remembered" the Quidditch brass motif because Prisoner Of
> Azkaban is the only Potter score Hooper listened to before writing for the
> series.
> And apparently, he didn't listen careful enough; or he simply doesn't have
> the musical wits for realising that this motif is actually a variant on
> Double Trouble, which is the main theme for PoA, and had therefor nothing
> to lose in Half-Blood Prince.

> Well, step into a corner and cry then.
> Calling people names has seldomly lead them to re-evaluate their point of
> view.

i don't remember calling anyone a name but good luck to you all with your Hooper hating, that is till the next Zimmer or one of his clones releases a score then you'll all pounce on that. or for the really pretentious ones wait for an Elfman score to come out with a theme then pretend there is no theme.

but i'm still a fan of yours Mr. Kroener, and i will always read your excellent reviews on amazon. later