Lumos! (Hedwig’s Theme) by John Williams

With exactly a month to go before the sixth Harry Potter movie finally apparates in theaters, I thought a little magical sound-tripping would be a great idea.

One of my favorites among John Williams (Sorcerer’s Stone, Chamber Of Secrets, Prisoner Of Azkaban), Patrick Doyle (Goblet Of Fire) and Nicholas Hooper’s (Order Of The Phoenix) compositions, this piece by the great Wagnerian can be heard during the opening scene of Prisoner of Azkaban. In that scene, Harry is shown playing with his wand under his bed sheets, later bringing about a climactic explosion of wandlight. It is worth noting that the movie was directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who previously directed the risqué road trip movie, Y Tu Mama También. Double entendre, anyone?