WaterTower Music will release the original motion picture soundtrack for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, the latest installment of the Harry Potter film franchise on November 16. Featuring 26 compositions by Golden Globe winner and Oscar and Grammy Award-nominee, composer Alexandre Desplat, the soundtrack provides the listener with over 70 minutes of new music from the film. All fans who purchase the CD will also receive a free download of the entire soundtrack in 5.1 Surround Sound Audio.
Additionally, a special limited collector's edition of the soundtrack will be made available. Each numbered collector's set features the full soundtrack, a bonus CD with extra music, an exclusive poster, picture disc vinyl, a DVD including video interviews and the soundtrack in 5.1 Surround Sound Audio, original Harry Potter film cells, autographed sheet music, and a numbered certificate of authenticity. This special set will be made available at retail stores in time for Christmas and is available by pre-order now at online retail. Now you know what to get for the Harry Potter fan in your life.
Desplat composed the captivating score, which was recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, at the famed Abbey Road Studios. "I'm thrilled to be involved with the magical world of Harry Potter," declared the composer. "It's an extraordinary story of extraordinary people, which allows me to play with a world of extraordinary sounds."
The film opens November 19.
What is your favorite film score of all time? I have to go with JAWS personally.