Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Composer: John Williams
Label: Atlantic / Wea
Liner Notes and Details
Track Listing
| 1. | Prologue | 02:12 |
| 2. | Harry's Wondrous World | 05:21 |
| 3. | The Arrival of Baby Harry | 04:25 |
| 4. | Visit to the Zoo and Letters from Hogwarts | 03:22 |
| 5. | Diagon Alley and the Gringotts Vault | 04:06 |
| 6. | Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters and the Journey to Hogwarts | 03:14 |
| 7. | Entry into the Great Hall and the Banquet | 03:42 |
| 8. | Mr. Longbottom Flies | 03:35 |
| 9. | Hogwarts Forever! and the Moving Stairs | 03:46 |
| 10. | The Norwegian Ridgeback and a Change of Season | 02:47 |
| 11. | The Quidditch Match | 08:28 |
| 12. | Christmas at Hogwarts | 02:56 |
| 13. | The Invisibility Cloak and the Library Scene | 03:15 |
| 14. | Fluffy's Harp | 02:38 |
| 15. | In the Devil's Snare and the Flying Keys | 02:20 |
| 16. | The Chess Game | 03:48 |
| 17. | The Face of Voldemort | 06:10 |
| 18. | Leaving Hogwarts | 02:13 |
| 19. | Hedwig's Theme | 05:09 |
| Total Time: | 73:27 |
Ratings
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User Average Rating:
5 Stars
Review Average Rating:
4 Stars
Reviews
4 StarsDan Goldwasser (SoundtrackNet)
"Williams delivered the goods, exactly as I had hoped. While the themes are strong, they get a bit repetitive after a while. Thankfully, though, there is enough variety in their presentation and the general underscore to keep the album interesting. Filled with the classic 'Williams touch', Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a worthy addition to your film score collection."
Christian Clemmensen (Filmtracks)
"[Williams'] Harry Potter music has all the same elements: a intricately woven score of immense complexity, a large performing group recorded in crisp digital sound, a chorus with adult male and female voices, a collection of varied themes repeated throughout, and that 'trademark' Williams orchestration that can recognized by even lay fans on the street. But when you've heard it all and thought about it for a while... and even listened to it again... it just doesn't leave the same lasting impression as some of Williams' earlier works."
Christopher Coleman (Tracksounds)
"If one applies the same measure by which other composers have earned the official ranking of Musical-Hack, then John Williams most recent work, among others of his (if we were to be really honest) would certainly get him 'nominated' for such a title. While it could be argued that Williams doesn\'t come close to the alleged level of 'borrowing,' 'stealing,' 'reusing,' that a James Horner has been accused of, even a little objectivity will cause one to admit that John Williams score for Harry Potter is guilty of such things as well."
Soundtrack Express
"Given the quality of his more serious works of late, I wonder if Williams is just a little burned out on fantasy. However, whatever one says, I doubt there are many composers around today who would have written such a rich and interesting score - even less than perfect John Williams is still ten times better than most contemporary film composer's works."
John Mansell (Music from the Movies
"Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone contains one of John Williams's strongest scores of late and is a fusing of styles and sounds that can be easily identified as the work of the composer. Its the adventure of Hook, its the foreboding of The Fury, its the naughtiness of The Witches of Eastwick, its the playfulness of Home Alone, or is it just the genius of John Williams!"
Ryan Keaveney (Cinemusic.net)
"While I don't feel that Harry Potter is an exceptional score, it still is very good. Giving this album a negative review is as useless as... Well, I'll let you insert your own example. It features more then enough good stuff, musical magic and thematic content to satisfy any heardened heart - but this album falls short of blowing me away because it's just too long."
James Southall (Movie Wave)
"Expectations for his music for the first Harry Potter movie were vast and the hype surrounding every aspect of the movie certainly extended to the music. Unfortunately, it's the one element of the project that failed in a big way. I'm not convinced these days that Williams pays that much attention to how his music is going to sound in the movie, he writes music for music's sake - great for albums, not so great for films."