If Williams had never scored Harry Potter..........

[Ollie 859]

Just curious.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

Probably not.

[John Crichton 4]

I was a fan of the books, so yes. Williams scoring the first three films was a huge, unbelievable bonus.

[MrScratch 292]

I read the first two books just before the first HP soundtrack came out. I often read the books before going to see big Hollywood movies so I think I'd have fallen in love with the books with or without JW.

[Kendal_Ozzel 32]

I'd probably see them, but I wouldn't have nearly as much interest in them.

[King Mark 2,924]

If Williams hadn't scored them Potter would be just another franchise like X-Men or Spiderman.See the movie once,don't remember it 5 minutes after,that's it.

Also JW and this MB IS the reason I decided to read the books too to be more part of the discussions.

K.M.

[Henry B 49]

Yes, I like the books and the films. Music sure did help, though.

[Magnus 0]

Don't think I'd be that interested...

[Marian Schedenig 5,520]

Probably not. I would if I had still read them, but though several friends/family members had read the books, I didn't decide to give them a try until I heard JW was scoring the movie.

Marian - who still read all (back then) four books before the movie came out though.

[pixie_twinkle 44]

I was excited about the film before I knew Williams was doing the score. I love the books. Williams was an added bonus. And then that fateful day when I saw the preview and heard Hedwig's Theme for the first time. Pure Williams! Wonderful. Or should that be Wondrous?

[Danielle 0]

Williams involvement was a great bonus, but I'm a fan of the books so I would have been just as interested anyway.

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

Yes, because I was already a fan of the books, but the marriage of the films to JW's music was an incredible "bonus," as some have called it. I rememeber how excited I was when I read that Williams would be scoring it . . . kinda the opposite of how I felt reading the main page last Friday.

Ray Barnsbury

[Unlucky Bastard 7,765]

If Elfman or Goldsmith scored it, I probably would. I was never a fan of Harry Potter before I learned that Williams was scoring it and finally seeing the film. I didn't read the books until after seeing it.

[Docteur Qui 1,248]

Definitely. But I was a fan of the books after all.

And K.M., how can the score make it jut another franchise? It is just another franchise, at least the movies are. The books are a completely different entity. And that's how it should stay.

[Luke Skywalker 1,284]

I would be more happy.

It stuck me hard when i read Williams was doing those.

Afterall, I must say, it was great to have those scores

[Rogue_Leader 2]

Probably not.

[Morlock 9]

I'd probably seriously dislike the first two, and start getting interested with the third (this is not another criticism, but knowing me, this is how I'd realyl feel). Both because of the quality of the movies, and because that the music in the first two films is a much bigger part than the third.

[TheMaulMan 0]

Hi all. Been lurking here for years and finally getting around to posting. I love the site and the discussions, and now look forward to participating.

I voted no on the poll. The Harry Potter films still seem like kids movies to me. The feeling of childishness never leaves me as I watch them. Rather than them being movies that kids can enjoy, I feel like they are made FOR kids. Just my reaction. Of course, I love the music -- to me, Hedwig's Theme is a Williams classic -- but that's where my interest ends. POA was a great score...and I enjoyed the last 1/2 hour of the film...but I'm not particularly disappointed that he apparently won't be doing GOF.

King Mark...I've read many of your posts, and we agree on many, many things, but I've noticed a few negative comments regarding the Spider-Man franchise. I even recently saw you refer to it as a "CG fest." Hey, if you don't like it, you don't like it...but a CG fest, it's not! In fact, about the only criticism of Spider-Man 2 was that there wasn't ENOUGH superhero action in the first two thirds of the film. The few critics cite too much introspection and soul-searching.

I can't think of a summer blockbuster that is less of a CG fest, or one that has more characterization and heart. It genuinely attempts to be smart and really tell a story...and actually takes the time away from the CG action scenes to accomplish this. If it doesn't "do it" for you, I of course have no argument...but I think we would all be better off as film fans if half the summer blockbusters even tried to do what Spidey 1 and 2 does. In the future, I think we will agree on most things...but I don't think you give these two films enough credit

[King Mark 2,924]

Your right,Spider Man 2 was a very good movie and probably not the best for my example.It's the best of the current Superhero franchises.I should have said Van Helsing.

That said,I still feel a film series that has Williams as composer draws me in much more than any others.

K.M.

[SeekUYoda 0]

I'd read all the books before the films started but was thrilled to see Williams was going to score the series!

[TheMaulMan 0]

Yes K.M., now that's perfect example; Van Helsing is in the dictionary under "CG fest." And I obviously totally agree about Williams scores drawing you in. They are the only reason at all I went to see 2 HP films in the theater. I am looking forward to Episode III more than any score, ever. The one score that could conceivably have all the Star Wars themes in it...what could be better?

And I'm glad Williams did HP, regardless of my feelings for the films. Can't help but feel that we'd have more great Williams "film series," or epic type scores at least, if he wasn't attached to every little thing Spielberg puts out. The association bores me, and I honestly feel it's holding Williams back.