"Arrival at Hogwarts" - John Williams (Score Analysis & Reduction) 

0:53 - John Williams really knows how to build up to truly grand reveals, especially if the director knew what they were doing at the time. The orchestration and melody just match so perfectly here! Brilliant use of _Home Alone 2_ at the end, too.

John Williams power of harmonization is fantastic

it's brilliant.. it's all about the tempo and style: slow and grand. it's a showpiece cue...great visuals and zero important dialogue. i love how JW starts the cue . a normal train has a whistle, but a MAGIC train has echoing chimes. He nailed it with the choir, everything is so respelndent and grand. His music wraps itself around every inch of the frame, while the sounds fill up every inch of your brain.

1:07 the defining moment of the entire Harry Potter story, when Harry and his new friends first lay their very own eyes on Hogwarts. This is the greatest moment in the entire story IMO, and it's all thanks to William's genius. In the subsequent films there are many panning shots of Hogwarts in all weathers, very grandiose and doubtless cost millions to make, but it's always just to set a mood; we're used to Hogwarts by then, as are the characters. But here Hogwarts itself _is_ the mood. I have to also give Colombus great credit for that second look at the castle a few seconds later; hell I wouldn't have minded a third look, even closer, as the castle is looming up on you. Make the scene longer, and to hell with the suits who doubtless moaned about "indulging" and pressuring the Director to "move on already". You just know they tried to!

Words cannot describe how much I’d love to see an analysis of “Love Pledge and The Arena” from Attack of the Clones. Besides “Across the Stars,” that’s my favorite track from Episode II.

Ending your video with a custom/alternative version crafted with inspirational scores is really satisfying. I was about to search for those two afterwards and... Boom! There already there! Please continue to do so!!

williams is absolutely ridiculous the level of using motifs and foreshadoing and referencing is overwhelming

Always love that scene, and more that trumpets and strings motifs at 1:06, I think it's made to expose a idea of what kind of history Hogwarts had ! And since I was kid and non-musician I felt a lot this ! PS: LOVE U

If the 'Entry into the Great Hall' is next, then I'll love you forever. But that's redundant, since I already love you forever.

Good work, you're building up a solid body of scholarship on Williams' music.

I just started to learn about transcribing I never knew John used some Jazz Harmony in his compositions thats why he's so unique

This is better than I remember! And that's saying a lot

Sorting scene next! So many wonderful little motifs in that scene as each kid gets sorted...

wow, somebody's a Potterhead. I mean.. I am too, but, I still have a few other suggestions; Portals from Avengers Endgame Main on End from Avengers Endgame One Shot from Avengers Endgame Iron Man 3 Theme Marvel Cinematic Universe Opening Fanfare Jurrasic Park Theme Mission: Impossible Theme Star Wars Opening Fanfare

I LOVE your channel. and LOVE the Harry Potter score. this is everything XD

You are doing such amazing work! Thank you for such beautiful analysis of Harry Potter. I would love to see Memoirs Of A Geisha analyzed, which is also by John Williams. It's my favorite movie score.

Love this thank you so much

Fantastic analysis, as always! Would love to see you do some of the pieces from Deathly Hallows :)

Man that sounded like home alone 2 near the end there

good one brad!

Amazing. May I ask, where do you get the scores which you use for these reductions? Thanks

I liked the ambience in this scene pretty much

can you please repost the battle of hoth!! Please please please!! Love this channel for the last 5 years its been my favorite!

Hey I love your work and I don’t know if you read these, but the Star Wars main theme analysis is blocked in the United States

Hey Brad, beautiful work! My name is Joshua. I've been subscribed to you for a while and love your score reduction and analysis videos. I'm about to be a sophomore at Washington State University and am pursuing film scoring. I love that there is a RU-vid community dedicated to studying scores and sharing what they find. I'm hoping to join and contribute to that community, not just for my own growth as a musician and composer, but for others that want to learn from the greats. I recently bought some video editing software as well as Dorico (first notation software! yay) to write and also make score reductions. Is there any chance you have scores you'd be willing to share with me? It's okay if not. Just know, your channel has deeply inspired me. Wishing you the best!

Have you ever considered analyzing a score from Lord of The Rings? I would recommend "Riders of Rohan"

Fun fact: the first time we see Hogwarts was originally cut shorter but Chris Columbus thought John W’s score went perfectly with the scene

Muy interesante bro, dónde puedo obtener las partituras de John?

RIGHT, NOW! FIRST YEARS! FIRST YEARS, THIS WAY!

Do you make bthe notes or can you get them anywhere

The C major theme is positively sensational

Are you going to do "The Chess Game" and the Film version of Diagon Alley ?

Where did you get the original score pdfs from?

Man, I love your work and effort, sooo, what about Lord Of The Rings? I would love to see a Grey Havens analysis! :)

You could do a reduction and analysis of "First Attack" from the movie "Train to Busan"?!

Ook! [Are you planning to dissect the final scene from this movie? It has awesome music. Or Chamber of Secrets finale?]

I feel like you're going through all of HP1. 😜

Can you please do « the ministry of magic » from Harry Potter and the order of Phoenix, it think it is so fun to and it would be amazing to have it analyzed:) also keep up the good work you’re amazing 😁

Suggestion. I know doing these are probably a lot of work. But, there's a theme from Harry Potter called "Leaving Hogwarts". I really think you should do an analysis on it.

why train bell in score, mese dont getit

Where did you learn this stuff? Any resources?

Lily's theme please!!

Are you planning on uploading soon?

Where do you get the original scores?

What's next? Transylvanian Lullaby?

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The more i study Williams, the more i find that i don´t know. The only thing how to get going is to stop analysing him and start creating your own music, even its much worser.

I think John Williams is poaching ideas from Danny Elfman :)