JOHN WILLIAMS AND BOSTON POPS - HARRY POTTER THEME

[GGbreizh]

John Williams often use the celesta (Star Wars, concertos...) But the celesta is playing with orchestra that's why we don't hear it clearly.

[fightcobra]

@GGbreizh very true. he very often uses celesta (like in Imperial march), but this song is the first time that he makes the celesta a leading instrument

[OldFashionedMama23]

@fightcobra Not true. This theme and the opening title for Home Alone are almost identical. It is obvious that Williams recycled a lot of that material for Harry Potter. But composers often self-borrow, and why wouldn't he? It's much easier to write something "new" by rearranging old ideas than to come up with something completely new altogether!

[YamiGraan07]

john williams, you've done it again! :D

[mizmaria]

this never gets old. sigh :)

[hobbitbuddy]

I wish Mr. Williams could score at least part of Deathly Hallows.

[zlgale1]

@hobbitbuddy He actually MIGHT do part 2.

Nothings been confirmed yet (I think).

[kook23123]

sooo amazing this man

[TheyCallMeWaffle]

Holy CRAP!!!! HE did Hary Potter too!!!!

How does he do it? Thats all I want to know. How does this genious think up these songs!?!

[ramzeysid]

My exact thought...u wouldn't believe how much this one man has done! i was like that with indiana jones, then star wars, then ET, Hook, Home Alone....ridiculous stuff! hugely talented man...i'm surprised not a lot of people learn from him which is what i'm doing =)

[c3po402]

@TheyCallMeWaffle he dosnt creat the songs he just conducts em

[c3po402]

@c3po402 but he still rocks

[wtbriann]

@c3po402 then what's the point of winning awards for music if all he does it conducts them. they should rename the acadamy awards best original score for the acadamy awards best original score performed by conductor. i'm pretty sure when a film credits it's soundtrack to j.w. it means he composed AND conducted them.

[thegoodgeneral]

@c3po402 Idiot, he writes them.

[Chaiina]

OMG!!! I was there when i was visiting Boston!!! It made me dreamy through the whole song! XD

[avadakedavra62442]

omg

im so jealous that you got to see this!

[Valonaren]

the sound in the beginning is it syntheziser?

[pakmanATL]

its probably a celeste

[musiccat]

oh yeah, orchestra's use synthsizers alll the time...

[tpmptplayer777]

no its a bell kit

[munchkin0518]

John Williams explained in a video that it was a celeste. It's here on Youtube, I don't know where, though.

[resi45]

I think its vibraphones..

[ThaSchwab]

No vibraphones, it's a celeste. I don't think there's any pitched percussion used in the score.

[resi45]

Yea, your right, haha i searched it up like a day after i posted this xD. Yea I dont think theres any percussion as well.

[mitipau95]

no it's called "celesta" in Italy.....=)

[sillychad18]

@mitipau95, but it's called celesta over here too.....non so di cosa gli altri stanno parlando ;D io vò comprare una celesta un giorno...l'amo molto =)

[cguard2010]

I saw this concert on 5/23/08 with my school's orchestra :]