Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (soundtrack)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by
Released25 May 2004 (2004-05-25)
RecordedMarch 2004
StudioAbbey Road Studios
GenreSoundtrack
Length68:37
Label
ProducerJohn Williams
John Williams chronology
Catch Me If You Can
(2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2004)
The Terminal
(2004)
Wizarding World soundtrack chronology
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2004)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2005)
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the 2004 film of the same name, the third and final score in the series to be composed and conducted by John Williams. The soundtrack was performed at Abbey Road Studios in London with session musicians, with the London Voices and the London Oratory School Schola providing vocal performances. The score was orchestrated by Conrad Pope and Eddie Karam. The soundtrack is a significant departure from the previous two, since the director, Alfonso Cuarón, wanted the music to take a different approach. It introduced three major themes: "Window to the Past", "Double Trouble", and "Buckbeak's Flight". Other repeating new motifs were composed for the Time-Turner, Peter Pettigrew, and Sirius Black's hunt for Harry. It was released on 25 May 2004 and charted at No. 68 on the Billboard 200 and also charted at No. 3 on the Top Soundtracks Chart.[1]

The album was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media, and the World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year. In 2018, the soundtrack was released by La-La-Land Records as a 2-Disc CD set encompassing the complete score of the film as part of a limited-edition box set featuring the scores for the first three Harry Potter films.

  1. ^ Trust, Gary (24 November 2010). "Weekly Chart Notes: Rihanna, Gwyneth Paltrow, the Beatles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 25 November 2010.