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Nicholas Hooper bowing out of 'Harry Potter' finale  
Nicholas Hooper, composer of the last two "Harry Potter" film scores, is leaving the franchise, says a reliable member of JWFan's forums (a John Williams fan site) and contributor for Film Score Monthly. "He told me that the films have put too great a strain on his family life," said the contributor Maestro.
Source: JWFan
Posted by Cheeser on Jul 15, 2009 at 10:59 PM

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John Williams hopes to return for final 'Potter'    
In a lecture to fans recently, John Williams said "with confidence" that he thinks he will be back to score the final "Harry Potter" movie, according to a report. Nicholas Hooper will score David Yates' "Half-Blood Prince,", due out next year. "Deathly Hallows" is expected to be released in 2010.
Source: Harry Potter Fan Zone
Posted by Cheeser on Aug 24, 2007 at 1:18 PM

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Williams voted 'Film Composer of the Year'  
John Williams, "Harry Potter" alumni composer, has been voted 'Film Composer of the Year' for 2005 by the International Film Music Critics Association. Also, composer Patrick Doyle, won the 'Sci-Fi/Fantasy' award for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
Source: HPANA
Posted by Geri on Mar 8, 2006 at 5:14 PM

John Williams nominated for Classical Brit Award    
"Harry Potter" composer John Williams has been nominated for a Classical Brit Award for his work on "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."
Source: BBC
Posted by Geri on Apr 19, 2005 at 2:54 PM

'Prisoner' leads Saturn awards  
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films announced today that "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" leads the nominations in the 31st Annual Saturn Awards. The movie has been nominated in 9 categories including Best Picture (Fantasy), Best Director (Alfonso Cuarón) and Best Writer (Steve Kloves). Daniel Radcliffe received a nomination for Best Performance By A Younger Actor and Gary Oldman as Best Supporting Actor.
Source: Sci-fi.com via Yahoo! News
Posted by Geri on Feb 9, 2005 at 8:26 AM

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Potter composer receives Kennedy Center Honor  
Yesterday evening "Harry Potter" composer John Williams received a Kennedy Center Honor for being "one of the most influential American composers of the past four decades." Mr. Williams was given his award by director Steven Spielberg who commented that: "Sometimes I think the reason I make so many movies is just to keep John writing only for my films, pretending I have captured the lightning in my bottle."
Source: The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Geri on Dec 6, 2004 at 9:01 AM

Patrick Doyle

New composer for next Harry Potter movie    
John Williams Fan Network has received confirmation from Warner Bros. that John Williams will not be composing the music for "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." The new composer signed for the movie will be Patrick Doyle who has previously worked with director Mike Newell on "Donnie Brasko" and "Into the West."
Source: JWFan.net via TheSnitch.co.uk
Posted by Geri on Sep 22, 2004 at 12:04 AM

John Williams may not score 'Fire'    
The John Williams Fan Network is citing two "very reliable" sources in their report that the composer may not be able to score "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" due to scheduling conflicts.
Source: JWFan.net via MuggleNet
Posted by Cheeser on Jul 16, 2004 at 6:25 PM

Could 'Prisoner of Azkaban' get an Oscar?    
The Hollywood Reporter has a very interesting article discussing the upcoming award season in which they mention that it is not beyond belief that "Harry Potter and Prisoner of Azkaban" could be nominated for an Oscar for its new director as well as for music and writing.
Source: Hollywood Reporter via Wizard News
Posted by Geri on Jun 20, 2004 at 3:28 PM

AOL features full 'Azkaban' soundtrack online    
AOL has published a "listening party" for the complete soundtrack to "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." You can listen online in your choice of dial-up or broadband quality, but must install an AOL music player and have cookies enabled. Clarification: You do not need to be an AOL subscriber to listen.
Source: Harry Potter Xperts
Posted by Cheeser on May 14, 2004 at 11:58 AM

'Harry Potter 3' soundtrack to include CD-ROM features    
The John Williams Fan Network revealed today that the composer's score for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" would include multimedia that can be played on a computer, making it a so-called "enhanced CD." Play.com has listed the music titles as well. Warning: Song names might be construed as spoilers for the movie, so read at your own risk.
Source: Various via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Cheeser on Apr 22, 2004 at 10:33 PM

'Prisoner' soundtrack to arrive in May    
According to the John Williams Fan Network the soundtrack for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" will be released on CD in May - one month before the release of the movie.
Source: JWFan.net via iharrypotter.net
Posted by Geri on Feb 16, 2004 at 8:18 PM

New 'Prisoner of Azkaban' trailer in production    
The owners of Magic Box, a company that creates music for film and television, are pictured with John Williams on their site's news page. The team is working on a new trailer for "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." They previously contributed to the trailers for the first two Potter movies.
Source: Magic Box via The Leaky Cauldron
Posted by Cheeser on Feb 10, 2004 at 1:45 PM

Harry hailed with Grammy nominations  
The 46th annual Grammy Award nominations are out, and Harry Potter popped up in two categories: John Williams with Best Score Soundtrack for a Motion Picture ("Chamber of Secrets"), and Jim Dale with Best Spoken Word Album for Children ("Order of the Phoenix").
Source: Grammys via Wizard News
Posted by Cheeser on Dec 5, 2003 at 4:33 PM

'Potter' composer John Williams views first cut of 'Prisoner of Azkaban'    
John Williams, who is in Illinois to conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, told the Chicago Tribune's Terry Armor that he's just come from London, where he got to see the first cut of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban."
Source: Chicago Tribune via Wizard News
Posted by Cheeser on Nov 30, 2003 at 2:42 PM

Something Wicked This Way Comes    
Winky of Potter World Online has transcribed the melody of the latest "Harry Potter" tune, "Something Wicked This Way Comes." They also show you how to make your Nokia phone sing along.
Source: Potter World Online via iharrypotter.net
Posted by grae on Nov 19, 2003 at 10:29 AM

Update: No Harry and Hermione in Mexico  
Jenna from DanRadcliffe.com (a trustworthy source) says Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson will not be appearing in Mexico at a John Williams concert, as previously reported.
Source: DanRadcliffe.com
Posted by Cheeser on Oct 17, 2003 at 3:23 PM

Radcliffe, Watson to appear in Mexico with Williams    
Thanks to the barrage of e-mails we just received, we now understand the Associated Press in Mexico has confirmed Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson will be guests of honor at John Williams' Harry Potter-themed concert Dec. 19 through 21, 2003 in that country.
Source: AP via CNN Espanol
Posted by Cheeser on Oct 15, 2003 at 4:56 PM

John Williams named Rose Parade grand marshal  
John Williams, the composer of "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," was named to the honorary post of grand marshal of the Rose Parade on Wednesday.
Source: The Mercury News
Posted by Geri on Sep 24, 2003 at 4:34 PM

John Williams to fire up score for 'Goblet'  
A bit of news concerning master movie musician John Williams: He will score the soundtrack to "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" if his schedule allows it. Also, music from the popular series will be performed under Williams' conducting this weekend, and again in November and December.
Source: JohnWilliams.org via MuggleNet
Posted by Cheeser on Aug 26, 2003 at 10:37 PM