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'''Nicholas Hooper''' is a [[Great Britain|British]] film composer.
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'''Nicholas Hooper''' is a British composer. Before his work on Harry Potter, he hadn't composed for a blockbuster film. He was nominated for World Soundtrack Award for his score for ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (soundtrack)|Order of the Phoenix soundtrack]]'' in 2007, as well as a Saturn Award for the same film in 2008. He will also be composing the score for ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''.
 
   
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==Biography==
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===Before ''Potter''===
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In the past, he has scored the award-winning BBC productions ''Land of the Tiger'' and ''Andes to Amazon'', as well as the TV movies ''My Family and Other Animals'', and ''The Girl in the Café'', amongst others. Hooper won a BAFTA Award for Original Score in 2004 for ''The Young Visitors'' and a BAFTA for Best Original Television Music in 2007 for ''Prime Suspect:The Final Act'': starring Helen Mirren.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coolmusicltd.com/Composers/Nicholas-Hooper/Nicholas-Hooper.html|title=Nicholas Hooper|publisher=COOL Music Limited|accessdate=2007-01-16}}</ref> Prime Suspect: The Final Act was an ITV and WGBH co-production. Before his work on [[Harry Potter films|Harry Potter]], he hadn't composed for a blockbuster film. <ref>{{cite web|author=Mikael Carlsson|url=http://www.filmmusicweekly.com/issues/FM_Weekly_050807.pdf|title=Hooper writes new themes for Potter film|publisher=Film Music Weekly}}</ref>
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===''Harry Potter'' films===
 
He was nominated for World Soundtrack Award for his [[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (soundtrack)|score]] for ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' in [[2007]], as well as a Saturn Award for the same film in [[2008]]. He most recently composed the [[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (soundtrack)|score]] for ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''.
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In July [[2009]], a week after the successful release of ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', [http://www.ifmagazine.com/feature.asp?article=3434 iF Magazine] released an interview with Hooper noting in his final words that he will not be composing the soundtracks for the final two films.<ref name="NichHooper">[http://harrypotterupdate.multiply.com/journal/item/754/Confirmed_Nicholas_Hooper_will_not_be_composing_the_music_for_Harry_Potter_the_Deathly_Hallows_films Confirmed: Nicholas Hooper will not be composing the music for Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows films]</ref>
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==Filmography==
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===Composer===
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*''Enid Blyton'' ([[2009]])
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' (2009)
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*''Einstein and Eddington'' ([[2008]])
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' ([[2007]])
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*''Prime Suspect: The Final Act'' ([[2006]])
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*''The Chatterley Affair'' (2006)
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*''The Best Man'' (2006)
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*''My Family and Other Animals'' ([[2000s|2005]])
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*''The Girl in the Café'' (2005)
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*''The Cost of Living'' (2005)
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*''Bloodlines'' (2005)
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*''Nature'' (6 episodes, [[1996]]-2005)
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*''Blue Murder'' (4 episodes, [[2000s|2004]])
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*''Messiah: The Promise'' (2004)
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*''The Young Visiters'' ([[2000s|2003]])
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*''State of Play'' (5 episodes, 2003)
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*''Loving You'' (2003)
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*''The Future Is Wild'' (7 episodes, 2003)
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*''The Heart of Me'' ([[2000s|2002]])
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*''The Secret'' (2002)
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*''The Way We Live Now'' (4 episodes, [[2000s|2001]])
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*''Tichborne Claimant'' ([[1998]])
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*''Punch'' ([[1996]])
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*''The Time Traveller'' ([[1993]])
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*''Good Looks'' ([[1992]])
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*''The Weaver's Wife'' ([[1991]])
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*''Land of the Tiger'' ([[1985]])
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==External links==
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*{{IMDb name|0393781|Nicholas Hooper}}
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* [http://www.scorenotes.com/interviews.html Interview with Nicholas Hooper]
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* http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/order_phoenix.html
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* http://www.harrypotterorderofthephoenix.com/
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* http://harrypotter.warnerbros.co.uk/site/index.html
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==Notes and references==
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|predecessor=[[Patrick Doyle]]
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|position=Composer
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|years=[[2007]]-[[2009]]
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|successor=[[Alexandre Desplat]]
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Nicholas Hooper is a British film composer.

Biography

Before Potter

In the past, he has scored the award-winning BBC productions Land of the Tiger and Andes to Amazon, as well as the TV movies My Family and Other Animals, and The Girl in the Café, amongst others. Hooper won a BAFTA Award for Original Score in 2004 for The Young Visitors and a BAFTA for Best Original Television Music in 2007 for Prime Suspect:The Final Act: starring Helen Mirren.[1] Prime Suspect: The Final Act was an ITV and WGBH co-production. Before his work on Harry Potter, he hadn't composed for a blockbuster film. [2]

Harry Potter films

He was nominated for World Soundtrack Award for his score for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in 2007, as well as a Saturn Award for the same film in 2008. He most recently composed the score for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

In July 2009, a week after the successful release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, iF Magazine released an interview with Hooper noting in his final words that he will not be composing the soundtracks for the final two films.[3]

Filmography

Composer

  • Enid Blyton (2009)
  • Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
  • Einstein and Eddington (2008)
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
  • Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006)
  • The Chatterley Affair (2006)
  • The Best Man (2006)
  • My Family and Other Animals (2005)
  • The Girl in the Café (2005)
  • The Cost of Living (2005)
  • Bloodlines (2005)
  • Nature (6 episodes, 1996-2005)
  • Blue Murder (4 episodes, 2004)
  • Messiah: The Promise (2004)
  • The Young Visiters (2003)
  • State of Play (5 episodes, 2003)
  • Loving You (2003)
  • The Future Is Wild (7 episodes, 2003)
  • The Heart of Me (2002)
  • The Secret (2002)
  • The Way We Live Now (4 episodes, 2001)
  • Tichborne Claimant (1998)
  • Punch (1996)
  • The Time Traveller (1993)
  • Good Looks (1992)
  • The Weaver's Wife (1991)
  • Land of the Tiger (1985)

External links

Notes and references