Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Suite for Orchestra) - Deluxe Score
Suite for Orchestra Deluxe Score
By John Williams

Just fantastic. Rich, interesting, very beautiful.Amazing.

The suite contains four pieces; 'Hedwig's Theme' (HT), 'The Sorcerer's [Philosopher's] stone', 'Nimbus 2000', and 'Harry's Wonderous World' (HWW). HT, and HWW are written in full note for note splender for me to observe and study as I listen to the soundtrack. These two made the...

score worth the pruchase. Unfortunately, the two other pieces are concert pieces (no surprises there), plus 'Nimbus 2000' is also in the 'Children's suite', but are not on the soundtrack, so therefore quite useless to the average consumer. It would have been nicer to include other pieces, such as the train ride, or the quiddich match, though, quidditch I suppose is adequately represented in HWW. Overall, though I would say it was worth the buy. I have to note, this was the movie in which I first found out about John Williams, almost simgle handedly influencing my later musical tastes, so it does have a bit of sentimental value to me as well.

John Williams, after the great success with E.T., condense in this suite a magic world with wizards and wands... During the first lecture the chords, in the first part of the Edwig's Theme, are so simply but in the second part, during the Quidditch Match change in a...

complicate and great anthem with trumpet, horn and trombone sections in the middle. The second mvt., The Sorcerer's Stone, is a "Lento" (Slow) passage in this Suite, and for me it isn't an important part... The third mvt., Nimbus 2000 is a Wind Himn for the Quidditch Match, a very good piece for a concert "Intermezzo". The last and most famous mvt. Harry's Wondrous World, was used for the End Titles of the film, resuming all the important themes in the movie John Williams create a big and Mahlerian medley to close this wonderful suite. Purchasing this book the magic world of John Williams have no secrets!!!

...material!!! I just got this score today and stuck in my soundtrack to follow along. It was so facinating to both see and hear William's use of orchestral colors!! Definately a great score to be studied by someone who is serious in composition or composing for movie music!!!!!

Great music that almost anyone will recognize. Fun to play. Also from a very good composer.