The Harry Potter Theme You Forgot About

igor stravi- i mean john williams is a genius and wrote some incredible music for the harry potter movies, and in particular the prisoner of azkaban. this is my analysis of one of the themes he wrote for the movie which i think is a masterclass in melody writing and film scoring

belkin's composition book: https://www.amazon.com/Musical-Composition-Craft-Alan-Belkin/dp/0300218990/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2HQXG5RS4Y6SV&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kFUPn2zvX2g9nFJRI73pLaI4DaBLD_DccHy_ip_11Cwao_GbmKOeYvDi9BHlIa_KotKCcAIEDcotZd_c5ReDr0YhIO1Ts6LT8a6_f6YOL7WJdLgxvtB69Bg8tndMu_yoeP7Y5_YTT-HAMi0mjYCqBQ0J-yjOmTL_llLswpi88sjsVC1fg2KK6QOOFhH4CeTZrwEB9IBiSwHvEyxGvKGATXcSSGlTB-gjii6zeCkhR-M.huCIevKfFy9Respg7OBqx1AIYMdSz07PnVK6Z9f67Ho&dib_tag=se&keywords=musical+composition&qid=1728980439&sprefix=musical+compo%2Caps%2C251&sr=8-1

belkin's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alanbelkin9272

the gear i use to make these videos happen:
Microphone: Audio-Technica AT4050: https://guitar-center.pxf.io/9gqOxe
Mixing Headphones: Beyerdynamic DT 990 Open Back: https://guitar-center.pxf.io/NkEeBb
Audio Interface: Scarlet 2i2 USB: https://guitar-center.pxf.io/rQWOeB
Sound Editing: Logic Pro X: https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/
Motion Graphics and Video Editing: Adobe Creative Cloud: https://www.adobe.com/?sdid=49F59KY6
Piano Keyboard: Yamaha P45 Keyboard: https://guitar-center.pxf.io/5gzYmn

some good books i like for learning composition/orchestration:
The Cambridge Guide to Orchestration by Ertuğrul Sevsay
Behind Bars by Elaine Gould
Tchaikovsky's Treatise on Harmony

0:00 Intro
0:20 Williams Brings HP To Life
1:47 The Prisoner of Azkaban
5:40 What Makes It Great
7:45 Melodic Analysis
9:57 Outro