Various film score recommendations.

Welcome to Jurassic Park, composed by John Williams, from Jurassic Park.

Ballad for Mathilda, composed by Eric Serra, from Leon: The Professional.


The Homecoming, composed by John Williams, from War Horse.


The Legend of Ashitaka, composed by Joe Hisaishi, from Princess Mononoke.

First Love Touch, composed by Angelo Badalamenti, from A Very Long Engagement.

They're Calling My Flight, composed by Cliff Martinez, from Contagion.

Gina and Elvira's Theme, composed by Giorgio Moroder, from Scarface.

Rango Suite, composed by Hans Zimmer, from Rango.

This Is My Choice, composed by Alan Silvestri, from Captain America: The First Avenger.

2PiR, composed by Clint Mansell, from Pi.

Fright Night, composed by Ramin Djawadi, from Fright Night (2011).

My favourite Harry Potter soundtrack tracks.

This past week has made me remember how much I love all the Harry Potter soundtracks, so I've compiled a list of my favourite tracks from them.  Click on each for a link to the track in a Youtube video.


If you're a big Harry Potter fan and have never listened to the soundtracks before, I'd like to think that this post is an "introduction" to them. Enjoy!

The Philosopher’s Stone (composed by John Williams)

• Harry’s Wondrous World
• The Arrival of Baby Harry
• Visit to the Zoo and Letters from Hogwarts
• Diagon Valley and The Gringotts Vault
• Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters and The Journey to Hogwarts
• Entry into the Great Hall and The Banquet
• Mr Longbottom Flies
• Christmas at Hogwarts
• Leaving Hogwarts

The Chamber of Secrets

• Prologue: Book II and the Escape from the Dursleys
• Fawkes The Phoenix
• The Flying Car
• Knockturn Alley
• Dobby the House Elf
• Fawkes Is Reborn
• Reunion of Friends

The Prisoner of Azkaban

• Buckbeak’s Flight
• A Window to the Past
• Secrets of the Castle
• Hagrid the Professor
• The Patronus Light
• Finale

The Goblet of Fire

• The Story Continues
• Neville’s Waltz
• Harry in Winter
• Potter Waltz
• Another Year Ends
• Hogwarts’ Hymn

The Order of the Phoenix

• Fireworks
• Another Story
• Dumbledore’s Army
• Possession
• The Kiss
• A Journey To Hogwarts
• The Sirius Deception
• The Ministry of Magic

The Half-Blood Prince

• Opening & Deatheater Attack
• The Story Begins
• Harry and Hermione
• Farewell Aragog
• When Ginny Kissed Harry
• Journey To The Cave
• Dumbledore’s Farewell
• The Friends
• The Weasley Stomp

The Deathly Hallows Part I

• Obliviate
• Snape to Malfoy Manor
• At The Burrow
• The Will
• Ron Leaves
• Destroying the Locket
• Ron's Speech
• Farewell to Dobby

The Deathly Hallows Part II

• Lily’s Theme
• Dragon Flight
• Statues
• The Grey Lady
• Courtyard Apocalypse
• Severus and Lily
• The Resurrection Stone
• Voldemort’s End

Considering that there are over 180 tracks overall, I think it's good to have narrowed it down to the 61 tracks here. Give them a listen!