Development
It was confirmed on the Warner Bros. website that ''Part 1'' composer Alexandre Desplat would return to score ''Part 2''. In an interview with ''Film Music Magazine'', Desplat stated that scoring ''Part 2'' is "a great challenge" and that he has "a lot of expectations to fulfil and a great deal of work" ahead of him. Desplat started writing the music in early 2011 and finished recording with orchestrators Conrad Pope, Jean-Pascal Beintus, Bill Newlin, Nan Schwartz, Clifford Tasner, Alejandro de la Llosa and a 105-piece ensemble of theCritical reception
The soundtrack received critical acclaim. Jorn Tillnes of Soundtrack Geek gave the soundtrack a 9/10 and noted, "Part 2 ends in anything but tears. It is a joy to listen to just like Part 1 and using the ''Hedwig's Theme'' by John Williams, which is the ultimate ''Harry Potter'' theme after all, is a brilliant touch." Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks gave the soundtrack an overall rating of 4/5, the music as heard on the album 3/5, and rated the score in the context of the film a 5/5, and commented, "Desplat finally proves that his style can transcend his obvious technical mastery of an orchestra and reach levels of tonal majesty that can be summed up in a single word: epic." Danny Graydon from Empire Online gave the soundtrack a 5/5 rating and said "Just as John Williams created ''Harry Potter'' musical language, Alexandre Desplat succeeds magnificently in completing it. Desplat crafts a highly emotional thematic anchor with its strings and solo vocalist." Another review came from Allmusic.com; James Christopher Monger gave the soundtrack a 3/5 and commented, "Bombastic, sinister, and triumphant, the appropriately dark and apocalyptic ''Deathly Hallows, Pt. 2'' may sit near the bottom of the Potter soundtrack pile, but it can hardly be called a failure." Later, a review came from Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK, who rated the score 5/5 stars, and commented, "I can't speak highly enough of Desplat's achievement in concluding the Harry Potter franchise the way he has..., Harry's story was always about death, and Desplat's decision to build his score around a musical motif representing those departed souls was a perfect one. This is one of the scores of the year." Evening Hour rated the soundtrack 4.5/5, commenting, "Desplat has proved to be a formidable force in the success of the Deathly Hallows films, seamlessly blending emotional nuance with action-packed grandeur. He has, in short, created a satisfying and richly layered aural landscape that I will always love coming back to."Release
The soundtrack was released on 12 July 2011. Previews of the tracks were released on 23 June 2011.Track listing
All tracks are composed, produced and conducted by Alexandre Desplat.Credits and personnel
Personnel adapted from the album liner notes. * Piers Adams – recorder * John Barrett – assistant engineer * David Barron – executive producer * Jean-Pascal Beintus – orchestration * Clive Bell – shakuhachi * Paul Broucek – executive in charge of music * Peter Clarke – music editor * Paul Clarvis – ethnic percussion * Peter Cobbin – mixing, producer, recording * Charles Cole – choir master * Alexandre Desplat – composer, conductor, flute, liner notes, orchestration, percussion, piano, producer * Ninon Desplat – score coordinator * Terry Edwards – choir master * Xavier Forcioli – score coordinator * Rebecca Gilliver – cello * Mark Graham – music preparation * David Heyman – executive producer * Robert Houston – score editor * Allan Jenkins – music editor * Lewis Jones – Pro-Tools * Jill Kemp – recorder * Gabriella Kitto – soprano (vocal) * Annabel Knight – recorder * Carmine Lauri – concert master * Jakob Lindberg – theorbo * Jason Linn – executive in charge of music * London Oratory – junior choir, chorus * London Symphony Orchestra – orchestra * London Voices – choir, chorus * Mai Fujisawa - solo vocalist * Sue Mallet – music contractor * Lisa Margolis – music business affairs * Gerard McCann – producer, supervising music editor * Eoghan McNelis – soprano (vocal) * David Miller – lute, theorbo * Stuart Morton – music editor * John Parricelli – guitar * Patrick Phillips – assistant engineer * Conrad Pope – producer, supervising orchestrator * Paul Pritchard – assistant engineer * Katie Reynolds – post production supervisor * Sam Okell – mixing, recording * Schola Cantorum of the Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School – choir, chorus * Nan Schwartz – orchestration * Sandeep Sriram – art direction * Alison Stephens – mandolin * Marc Stevens – music contractor * Clifford Jay Tasner – orchestration * Katie Trethewey – soprano (vocal) * David Walter – MIDI programming * Kirsty Whalley – score editor * Subodh Chikhalkar – score editor * Gaurav Nagarkatti – assistant score editor (assistant to Subodh Chikhalkar) * John Williams – original composer of " Hedwig's Theme" and additional themes, including the unreleased cue "Epilogue (19 Years Later)", originally "Leaving Hogwarts" from ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.'' * Nicholas Hooper - original composer of the cue "Dumbledore's Farewell" from ''Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'' * David Yates – executive producer, liner notesCharts
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