The talented composer John Williams returns to the world of Harry Potter in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, according to Hollywood News. Williams composed the scores to the first three Potter films and is responsible for Hedwig’s Theme, considered the main theme of the series and is heard in each film. He chose to score Memoirs of a Geisha instead of the fourth Potter film The Goblet of Fire and earned an Academy Award nomination for his efforts.
His last Academy Award win was for 1993’s Schindler’s List, directed by friend and primary collaborator Steven Spielberg. Williams’ music appears in some of the most popular films of all time, including Star Wars, Jaws, Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones. His music is some of the most recognizable ever produced.
Williams’ involvement will be a nice bookend for the Potter series. He started it in The Sorcerer’s Stone, and he is the one to finish it. His most recent project was 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, so fans are undoubtedly awaiting something new and exciting from the legendary composer. However, they must wait until July 15, 2011 for the second half of Deathly Hallows to be released.
The first part of Deathly Hallows will be composed by Alexandre Desplat, who scored Twilight: New Moon. Look for it in theaters November 19.
UPDATE: We’ve heard reports that our initial report has been proven false, but he news regarding Williams has been reported by the Leaky Cauldron: http://tiny.cc/715qm.
While they have updated the site to indicate they are still awaiting “official” confirmation, THEY received the news from Potterish.com (who reportedly received the info from WB in Brazil).
As far as we know, this story is still good and will continue to update you if that changes.