There are definitely a few risks when bringing Alexandre Desplat onto a franchise like this. The man has had a wide variety of work, but never anything quite like this. The closest thing he's ever done would have to be The Golden Compass, which raised said film from mediocre status to being simply bad, and that is a complement. He hasn't dealt with anything on a scale the size of this franchise, so the one certain thing is that it's going to be like nothing that's hit the series to date. Now that we have our first full sampling of the soundtrack, we can get a grasp of what to expect.What we've heard so far of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 feels like something of a companion piece to his work one year ago on New Moon, and these are still complements. We know that Desplat has had his fingers in a good share of pathetic fantasy franchises, so it's a nice change that he's on a great one now. The samples have swells of emotions that we can't quite comprehend yet without hearing the entire tracks. There are some unorthodox tunes flying around in some tracks, which only adds to the pleasure. There are some haunting melodies building in some of these bits, most especially the 19th track, and I'm just counting the days until I get the chance to hear their climax's.
We still don't get much of an idea if his work on action scenes has improved, but there are flourishes of John Williams' work in parts. We have yet to hear Hedwig's theme, but it's got to be in there somewhere. What seems to be the sample that embodies the epic feeling I hope to get off the film is the 10th. I'm still eagerly awaiting hearing the full score, so these teasers have been a success to say the least. Listen to the bulk of the samples below, and let me know what you think. And I mean it this time! Stop playing with me and comment for once!
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