Cue No. 4

The Family theme comforts Harry as he picks up the now broken photo of his parents. As the strings fade, a vision appears of the battle in the graveyard from the end of Goblet of Fire. The 3-note motif is surrounded in a menu of different sounds, trying to make sense of this flashback. A choir emphasizes Cedric’s death, and horn rips with piccolo shrieks announce a very quick flash of Voldemort before Harry wakes up.

The music sits still for a moment. Harry then hears a noise, and the music becomes both cautious and curious. Different gestures show the events unfolding. As the key in the door slowly turns and drops, a blinding light throws the door open, and magical percussion decorate the visuals. A mysterious but familiar theme plays with uncertainty over the tremolo strings. This theme belongs to Mad-Eye Moody, and though it was all over the previous film, this is only the second time in the series it is heard with a not-so-sinister take accompanying the true character.

The first full shot of the Order of the Phoenix members standing in Harry’s doorway is accompanied by their theme. This new theme is a noble and nostalgic cousin of A Window to the Past, connecting the Order to Harry’s family, the first Wizarding War, and the feeling of home. The theme develops as they move outside and stand along the street. A woodwind variation plays over Tonks’ moment, and then the music becomes militaristic and full of the promise of a new unfolding adventure.

The horns play the Order theme over a pedal bassline, and the whole orchestra swoops upwards as Mrs. Figg gives one last look out her window at the group of wizards departing Privet Drive. Once in the air, a light, flighty, and quest-filled variation of the Order theme plays as they sail over London on their broomsticks. As it comes to the end of a full statement, it morphs into Buckbeak’s Flight, which has not been heard in the series since Harry and Hermione rescued Sirius on the back of the titular hippogriff. This echoes the sweeping flight and emotions of the third film as they fly to Sirius once more.