Quote of the day

I don't usually dedicate the entire post to one quote, but this one is so great, I couldn't resist.

It was said by Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) in "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", when Ron was unconscious after a chess play and she told Harry that he is a great wizard and can save the stone:

"- Me! Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery!"

P.S. Doesn't she look cute?

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (2001) - Posters

After 10 years since "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" has been released I thought there is nothing I haven't seen about it. But I was wrong. Some of its posters are very familiar to everyone (not just to fans of this series), still the main part of them I've seen for the first time. I like how they're made - the combination of dark blue and gold is really magical.

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Source - MoviePosterDB.com (visit to find more posters of your favorite movies on any language)

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (2001) - Soundtrack

While we are waiting for the last premiere of the movie about the boy who lived, I want to write about not less important part of every story - the soundtrack. Music helped to create a magical atmosphere and made "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" a wonderful fairy-tale. It was created by talented and one of my favorite composers, John Williams. He has written music for many great movies, for example, "Home Alone", "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (yes, he likes working with Chris Columbus, who is the director of first and second "Harry Potter"), "Schindler's List", "Saving Private Ryan", "The Patriot", "Catch Me if You Can" and others. And he always writes very powerful music, which makes movies perfectly finished. Especially, I love his Christmas tunes in family movies. 

As for this soundtrack, "Prologue" will be always the best composition for me. Why? It's simple. Because it is the beginning of great story, which I adore. 

Release date - October 30, 2001

The full soundtrack (with my favorites compositions):

1. "Prologue" 2:12



2. "Harry's Wondrous World" 5:21
3. "The Arrival of Baby Harry" 4:25
4. "Visit to the Zoo and Letters from Hogwarts" 3:23
5. "Diagon Alley and The Gringotts Vault" 4:06
6. "Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters and The Journey to Hogwarts" 3:14
7. "Entry into the Great Hall and The Banquet" 3:42



8. "Mr. Longbottom Flies" 3:35
9. "Hogwarts Forever! and The Moving Stairs" 3:47
10. "The Norwegian Ridgeback and A Change of Season" 2:47
11. "The Quidditch Match" 8:29
12. "Christmas At Hogwarts" 2:56



13. "The Invisibility Cloak and The Library Scene" 3:16
14. "Fluffy's Harp" 2:39
15. "In the Devil's Snare and The Flying Keys" 2:21
16. "The Chess Game" 3:49
17. "The Face of Voldemort" 6:10



18. "Leaving Hogwarts" 2:14



19. "Hedwig's Theme" 5:11