


Kloves wrote the scene, which does not exist in the books, during filming of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, describing it as "strange", and was surprised the idea was well received by J.K. David Yates accompanied it to a scene developed by screenwriter Steve Kloves, where Harry and Hermione share a dance in their tent after Ron leaves, to capture their shared tension, friendship and love. Not included on the soundtrack is " O Children" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Those who love melodies, harmonies and emotions in their film scores should be pleased. All accompanied by the distinctive, definitely non-generic voice of Desplat. He added on his Facebook profile that "Harry flies, fights and conjures. Conrad Pope, one of the orchestrators on the first three Potter films and the supervising orchestrator on Deathly Hallows, commented that Desplat's music is "exciting and vigorous".

The recording sessions started on 14 August 2010. I alternate between themes by situation or location (the Ministry of Magic, the Sky Battle, the Burrows) themes by characters: Dobby, Dumbledore, Voldemort, Bathilda Bagshot, Lovegood, or several other characters the Oblivation theme, which conveys their loss of innocence, as well as the sense of danger, and will be the leading them through their exodus and themes for magical devices (the Detonators, the Locket, the Deathly Hallows)." We wanted to sort of fuck it up a bit." Desplat commented on the other various major themes that he developed for the soundtrack, saying, "Since Harry, Ron and Hermione are now on the road being chased by the dark forces of Voldemort, they are never twice in the same place. I'd say it has not sufficiently been used in the latest movies, so if I have the opportunity, and if the footage allows me, I'm going to arrange it.I shall make it with great honour and pleasure." Director David Yates also talked about the use of "Hedwig's Theme" in the film, stating that the theme would be present during "anything that felt like we were being nostalgic or in a way reflective of the past." He went on by saying that the tone of the theme was altered to be in line with the mood of the film, as he "wanted it to feel like it was all getting a bit distressed. I would take every opportunity to use the fabulous theme composed by John Williams. I will not have many holidays, but again, it's for good reason – for the soundtrack. He said, "We will start this summer it will take me all summer. In an interview, Desplat mentioned the inclusion of John Williams's Hedwig's Theme on the soundtrack. A three-disc Limited Edition Collector's Box Set was also released on 21 December 2010. Desplat stated that he would compose until September 2010, with the soundtrack being released on 16 November 2010, three days before the film. Williams composed the first three films, Doyle scored the fourth film, while Hooper worked on the soundtracks for the fifth and sixth films. Desplat follows John Williams, Patrick Doyle, and Nicholas Hooper in composing music for the Harry Potter series. The score for Deathly Hallows – Part 1 is composed by Golden Globe award-winning and Academy Award-winning film composer Alexandre Desplat.
