Monday, October 25, 2010

Tracklist

The tracklist for the Part 1 soundtrack is out. All of the songs were composed by Alexandre Desplat. Take a look at the list below. If the track names are any indication, it seems like the bulk of final book will be included in the first part of the finale.

  1. Obliviate
  2. Snape to Malfoy Manor
  3. Polyjuice Potion
  4. Sky Battle
  5. At The Burrow
  6. Harry and Ginny
  7. The Will
  8. Death Eaters
  9. Dobby
  10. Ministry of Magic
  11. Detonators
  12. The Locket
  13. Fireplaces Escape
  14. Ron Leaves
  15. The Exodus
  16. Godric's Hollow Graveyard
  17. Bathilda Bagshot
  18. Hermione's Parents
  19. Destroying the Locket
  20. Ron's Speech
  21. Lovegood
  22. The Deathly Halllows
  23. Captured and Tortured
  24. Rescuing Hermione
  25. Farewell to Dobby
  26. The Elder Wand

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

One Month to Go!

We are just ONE month away from the release of Deathly Hallows, Part 1! Who's gettin' excited?! For millions of us who have journeyed with the boy wizard since Number 4 Privet Drive, this final face off with You Know Who will be extra special. AND, the finale is split into two, so there is some comfort in knowing that we can cherish each moment and say our goodbyes slowly.

For me, the next two months will be quite special. Not only will Part 1 finally hit theaters, but I will be heading to Orlando to visit the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in December (jealous?). I wholeheartedly believe that each of these experiences, the movie and vacation, will be something I value for years to come. They will certainly affect me in an almost life changing way. You roll your eyes, but seriously. They will. The Potter series has changed my life. It brings me a lot of comfort, joy, and laughs, and, while I hate to see it all come to an end, on screen at least, I am really looking forward to experiencing it with my fandom friends.

So, get excited y'all! One month to go! Eeek!

Monday, October 18, 2010

8 New 'Deathly Hallows' TV Spots

31 more days to go until Part 1 hits theaters! Today, Warner Brothers released EIGHT new TV spots for Part 1 and they include tons of new footage. Check them out here.

Here is my favorite! The Seven Potters scene is going to be absolutely hilarious!

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Posters! Posters! Posters!

New movie posters! Check out the second Part 1 "The End Begins" film poster along with three of the new character posters!




My Thoughts on Trailer Two

My apologies for not immediately posting my thoughts on the EPIC second trailer for Part 1, which debuted late last month. Epic, of course, doesn't even begin to describe how great the trailer is. There was a lot of new footage in this version and a whole bunch of stuff we've seen before. I'm pretty sure this is the last trailer we will get before the film hits theaters, so I'm glad they gave us a long one.

What were your favorite parts? Some highlights that I loved were:

Bill and Fleur's Wedding - We've heard this is just a quick scene in the film, but I'm glad that the trailer included the most important part of the scene. The sequence starts at 1:07, where the party is gathered in a tent, but it hits a chilling high point when Kingsley's Patronus lands in the center of the tent and whispers, "They're coming, they're coming." The Death Eaters' attack marks the steady spiral downward of Harry and his friends' luck. It's sure to be one of our favorite moments in the film.

Magic Is Might statue - There are plenty of overt comparisons in Deathly Hallows of Voldemort and his Death Eaters to Hitler and his Nazis, but none more visually obvious than the Ministry of Magic's "Magic Is Might" statue, which can be seen at 0:46. (In the books, the statue is described as wizards and witches standing on a platform held up by Muggles). The comparison is furthered by a red sash that all the Snatchers and Ministry officials wear on their arms with the Ministry logo. Thank you, Yates, for going there.

The Seven Potters - It's hilarious to watch Daniel Radcliffe act out seven different versions of himself at 1:04. This is going to be one of the comedic high points of a very dark film.

Voldemort kills Grindelwald - We don't actually see him deal the killing blow, but we can see a flash of Voldemort going after Grindelwald at 1:37 in his quest to find the Elder Wand.

Harry finds Godric Gryffindor's sword - Once again, it's only a brief flash, but at 1:54 you can see Harry diving below a pool of icy water, shirtless, to grasp Gryffindor's sword lying at the bottom. Now if only we could have seen the Patronus that had brought him to that point...