Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Hans Zimmer Promises Original Music for Harry Potter Series
HBO is making a new television series based on the Harry Potter books.
Hans Zimmer will write the music for the series.
The earlier Harry Potter movies used music by John Williams.
Williams created Hedwig’s Theme, a melody heard throughout all eight films.
Zimmer says he cannot write music exactly like Williams.
He also says he wants his own music to sound as different and original as possible.
The first season will tell the story from the first Harry Potter book.
The series is planned to arrive on December 25, although the article does not specify the year.
Hans Zimmer will compose the score for HBO’s new Harry Potter television series.
Zimmer says he cannot write like John Williams and will keep his music as original as possible.
Williams scored the first three Harry Potter films, released between 2001 and 2004.
Williams’s Hedwig’s Theme became the signature melody across all eight films.
HBO’s series will begin with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and is slated for December 25.
- Who
- Composer Hans Zimmer will create the music, with Francesca Gardiner and Mark Mylod involved in the series; John Williams composed music for the earlier films.
- What
- Hans Zimmer plans to write an original score for HBO’s new Harry Potter television adaptation.
- When
- The series is slated for Christmas Day, December 25; the year is not specified in the article.
- Where
- The series will be released on HBO.
- Why
- Zimmer wants to create an original musical identity rather than imitate John Williams’s celebrated score.
Original Musical Direction
Established Harry Potter Sound
How the new score should sound
Original Musical Direction
Hans Zimmer says he will make the music as original as possible and stay as far away as possible from John Williams’s style.
Established Harry Potter Sound
John Williams’s music, particularly Hedwig’s Theme, established the signature sound associated with the Harry Potter film franchise.
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer
- Earlier composer
- John Williams scored the first three Harry Potter films.
- Williams films
- The first three films were released between 2001 and 2004.
- Signature melody
- Williams’s Hedwig’s Theme became the franchise’s signature melody across all eight films.
- First season
- The series will adapt Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
- Series personnel
- Francesca Gardiner is writer and executive producer; Mark Mylod will executive produce and direct multiple episodes.
- Release timing
- The series is slated for December 25, with no year specified in the article.
