“I Would Try to Stay Away,”- Hans Zimmer Charts His Approach for His 'Harry Potter' Series With Respect to John Williams’ Work on Films

13 Years Later, Harry Potter Officially Has a ‘Man of Steel’ Problem That’s Actually a Blessing

Hans Zimmer has one of the toughest jobs in Hollywood right now. Along with his fellow Bleeding Fingers composers Kara Talve and Anže Rozman, he is creating the music for HBO’s Harry Potter series, which premieres this Christmas. That means following John Williams, whose Hedwig’s Theme remains one of the most recognizable pieces of movie […] This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire

“I Would Try to Stay Away,”- Hans Zimmer Charts His Approach for His 'Harry Potter' Series With Respect to John Williams’ Work on Films

Hans Zimmer opens up about how he created music for Harry Potter series while appreciating the original work by John Williams.

HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Music Will Be ‘As Far Away as Possible’ From the Movies; Hans Zimmer Says ‘I Can’t Write Like John Williams’

While the trailers HBO has released for its upcoming “Harry Potter” reboot share a lot of similarities with the original movies, the music will be totally different. In an interview with Collider, Hans Zimmer spoke about the how intimidating it was to follow the footsteps of iconic composer John Williams. “Harry Potter” marks Zimmer’s second […]

HBO’s Harry Potter Music Will Be “As Far Away as Possible” From the Movies, Hans Zimmer Says

HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series will have one major connection to the original films that fans may not expect: its music is deliberately being developed in a very different direction. Composer Hans Zimmer has addressed the challenge of following John Williams’ celebrated work, making it clear that he does not intend to recreate the musical style that defined the first Harry Potter movies. Speaking with Collider, Zimmer explained that attempti…

Hans Zimmer Says HBO’s Harry Potter Will Sound Different

One of the most recognizable parts of Harry Potter is something you don’t actually see. A few notes of “Hedwig’s Theme” are enough to make you feel like you’re at Hogwarts almost instantly, which means Hans Zimmer and the team composing the music for HBO’s Harry Potter series have a difficult job ahead of them. How do you create […]