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The soundtrack also charted at five on the Top Soundtracks Chart. Billboard 200, selling about 16,000 copies in its first week and has since sold a total of 356,000 copies in U.S.
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The soundtrack debuted at number 43 on the U.S. Archie Watt of MovieCues said "This isn’t a bad score by any means, but there can be little argument that it is the weakest of all the Harry Potter scores to date". Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks awarding the score three stars out of five, saying ".it fails to provide continuity within either its own confines or those of the franchise as a whole". Reception Ĭritical reaction to the score was fairly mixed compared to the previous scores in the series. Inside the box is a 20-page booklet with a foil-embossed front cover. The soundtrack was also released in a special edition, with a custom hinged box with Navy velveteen fabric. Hooper said he reviewed the previous soundtracks of the Harry Potter films by John Williams, particularly the third soundtrack, but ultimately "decided that it was best if I moved into my own way of composing rather than trying to emulate John Williams, which is impossible." Release The trailer contains a track by X-Ray Dog, entitled "Divine Crusade", which first appeared on the album K-9 Empire before being licensed to Order of the Phoenix. A Japanese Taiko drum was used for a deeper sound in the percussion. Two new main themes were made to reflect the new character Dolores Umbridge and Lord Voldemort's invasion of Harry's mind. In March and April 2007, Hooper and the Chamber Orchestra of London recorded nearly two hours of music at Abbey Road Studios in London. Hooper incorporated into the new score " Hedwig's Theme", the series' theme originally written by John Williams for the first film and heard in all the subsequent films.