> I think in order to review this soundtrack, you need to have read the
> books. This reviewer seems to have no idea!! The ninth track
> "Hogwarts Forever" is supposed to sound like it does because the
> idea is that the school sings the words to the Hogwarts song to whatever
> tune they like! That's why it is like that! If this film weren't
> originally a book, then I could understand because the soundtrack has come
> out before the film - but if he'd read the book he'd know why!!!
> The Chess game, although similar to "The Droid invasion" in Star
> Wars: the Phantom Menace is not indistinguishable (spelling..!!?) Just
> because it has similar percussion it doesn't mean he's ripping himself
> off.
What an asshole!
> How can John Williams be accused of ripping himself off?? He's the same
> composer writing for a similar genre of score - so naturally he's going to
> fall back on the same sort of thing that he's done before because it's
> been successful.
> One more thing. The book is titled "Harry Potter and the Philosophers
> Stone"
It had to be retitled for the Americans because they
> didn't seem to know what a Philosopher was! At the end of the review it
> sounds as though, the Europeans don't know what a Sorcerer is - we do
> thank you!
> This is a great soundtrack although sometimes a little dischordant! But if
> you've read the books, you'd know why!! 8/10 !!