How John Williams Composed the Perfect Finale

Join the 5-Day Film Score Challenge → https://www.insidethescore.com/challenge In this video I reverse engineer the final cue from the first Harry Potter film, step by step. It’s how he uses melody, harmony, counterpoint, orchestration, and texture to make one of the most iconic endings in film music history. I hope you’ll learn exactly how this music works, and how to apply these techniques to your own writing. 0:00 – Introduction 0:42 – John Williams' Composing Method 1:54 – Step One: Melody 2:56 – Step Two: Harmony 5:06 – Step Three: Countermelody 10:09 – Step Four: Final Melody 11:40 – Step Five: Enhancing Energy 14:30 – Step Six: Heart of the Climax 15:14 – Textural Seasoning 17:15 – Train with Me