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Hans Zimmer Plans Original Score for New Harry Potter Series
A new Harry Potter television series is being made for HBO.
Hans Zimmer will write its music.
John Williams wrote the famous music for the earlier Harry Potter movies.
Zimmer says he does not want to copy Williams.
Instead, he wants the new music to sound original.
The new show aims to follow the Harry Potter books more closely than the movies did.
Its first season will tell the story from the first book.
The series is planned to arrive on December 25.
Hans Zimmer says he will create an original score for HBO’s Harry Potter adaptation.
Zimmer says his music will stay as far away as possible from John Williams’s style.
John Williams scored the first three Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2004.
Williams’s Hedwig’s Theme became the signature melody across all eight films.
The new series will begin with the first book and is slated for December 25.
- Who
- Composer Hans Zimmer, with Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod involved in the series.
- What
- Zimmer plans to create an original score for HBO’s new Harry Potter adaptation.
- Where
- The series will be released on HBO.
- When
- The series is slated for Christmas Day, December 25; the article does not specify the year.
- Why
- Zimmer wants the music to be original rather than imitate John Williams’s celebrated Harry Potter score.
Key facts
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Original composer
- John Williams scored the first three Harry Potter films.
- Earlier films
- Williams’s films were released between 2001 and 2004.
- Signature melody
- Hedwig’s Theme appeared across all eight films.
- First season
- The first season will adapt Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
- Executive producer and writer
- Francesca Gardiner
- Release date
- Slated for Christmas Day, December 25; the year is not specified in the article.
Quotes
Hans Zimmer
Oscar-winning composer attached to HBO’s new Harry Potter series
“When I was doing Man of Steel, which, of course, is Superman, for three months I was running around going, ‘I don’t know. I can’t do this. I can’t do this because it’s John Williams. John Williams is — it’s brilliant! It’s brilliant!”
telegraphindia.com
“I can’t write like John Williams, but even if I could, I would try to stay away as far as possible and try to be original.”
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