The music of the ''Harry Potter'' film series was recorded and released in conjunction with the post-production and releases of each of the eight corresponding films. The scores were composed by John Williams,

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. Though Williams only scored the first three films, several motifs that he created have been reprised and incorporated into later scores; in particular '' Hedwig's Theme'', which can be heard in all eight films. Other musicians credited with writing source music include

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, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

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wrote the music for the ''Harry Potter'' video games.

Overview

Themes and motifs

Throughout the series, each composer created themes for particular characters, items, locations, and ideas. Several themes can be heard in films subsequent to the one they were written for, although very few lasted for the entire film series.

First appearance in ''The Philosopher's Stone''

First appearance in ''The Chamber of Secrets''

First appearance in ''The Prisoner of Azkaban''

First appearance in ''The Goblet of Fire''

First appearance in ''The Order of the Phoenix''

First appearance in ''The Half-Blood Prince''

First appearance in ''The Deathly Hallows – Part 1''

First appearance in ''The Deathly Hallows – Part 2''

References

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