A Very Potter Musical (soundtrack)
Encyclopedia
The A Very Potter Musical soundtrack contains the songs from the Harry Potter
parody
musical
A Very Potter Musical
, produced by Team StarKid
with music and lyrics by Darren Criss
(who also starred in the musical as Harry Potter
) and A.J. Holmes (who played piano in the band), and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden. It was recorded by the musical's cast and was released digitally through Team StarKid's official site in 2009 and later on their Bandcamp
site on July 29th, 2010.
Band
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
A Very Potter Musical
A Very Potter Musical
A Very Potter Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and A.J. Holmes, and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden...
, produced by Team StarKid
Team StarKid
StarKid Productions, also known as Team StarKid, is a student-created theatre production troupe formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2009 by theatre students at the University of Michigan...
with music and lyrics by Darren Criss
Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and a founding member and co-owner of the theater company StarKid Productions. He currently portrays Blaine Anderson, an openly gay high school student, on the FOX television series Glee...
(who also starred in the musical as Harry Potter
Harry Potter (character)
Harry James Potter is the title character and main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard...
) and A.J. Holmes (who played piano in the band), and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden. It was recorded by the musical's cast and was released digitally through Team StarKid's official site in 2009 and later on their Bandcamp
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly for independent artists. Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads...
site on July 29th, 2010.
Track listing
Writing creditsPersonnel
Featured Performers| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Darren Criss Darren Criss Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and a founding member and co-owner of the theater company StarKid Productions. He currently portrays Blaine Anderson, an openly gay high school student, on the FOX television series Glee... |
Harry Potter Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the title character and main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard... |
| Joey Richter Joey Richter Joseph Michael "Joey" Richter is an American actor, singer, and internet personality. Richter rose to fame co-starring as Ron Weasley in the fan-parody musicals, A Very Potter Musical and A Very Potter Sequel , created by University of Michigan theatre group, Team StarKid... |
Ron Weasley Ron Weasley Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. His first appearance was in the first book of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger... |
| Bonnie Gruesen | Hermione Granger Hermione Granger Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. She initially appears in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as a new student on her way to Hogwarts... |
| Lauren Lopez | Draco Malfoy Draco Malfoy Draco Malfoy is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a Slytherin student in Harry Potter's year. He is frequently accompanied by his two accomplices, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen... |
| Jaime Lyn Beatty | Ginny Weasley |
| Joe Walker | Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort Lord Voldemort is the main antagonist of the Harry Potter series written by British author J. K. Rowling. Voldemort first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which was released in 1997... |
| Dylan Saunders | Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a major character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts... |
| Brian Rosenthal | Quirinus Quirrell |
| Joe Moses | Severus Snape Severus Snape Severus Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J.K. Rowling. In the first novel of the series, he is hostile toward Harry and is built up to be the primary antagonist until the final chapters. As the series progresses, Snape's character becomes more layered and... |
| Britney Coleman | Bellatrix Lestrange |
| Tyler Brunsman | Cedric Diggory Cornelius Fudge |
| Devin Lytle | Cho Chang |
| Richard Campbell | Neville Longbottom |
| Julia Albain | Vincent Crabbe |
| Sango Tajima | Lavender Brown |
| Jim Povolo | Gregory Goyle RumbleRoar |
| Lily Marks | Pansy Parkinson Molly Weasley |
Band
- A.J. Holmes – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Carlos Valdes – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Joe Carroll – drums, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Release history
| Website | Date |
|---|---|
| Team StarKid Team StarKid StarKid Productions, also known as Team StarKid, is a student-created theatre production troupe formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2009 by theatre students at the University of Michigan... official site |
September 9, 2009 |
| Bandcamp Bandcamp Bandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly for independent artists. Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads... |
July 29, 2010 |
Other appearances
- The song "Harry" was previously released as "Sami" for the web-series Little White LieLittle White Lie (web series)Little White Lie is an American web series created by members of what would eventually become Team StarKid. The series follows Sami and Duder Reese who steal a friend's music to turn their go-nowhere band, Reeses Pieces, into the next sensation, Little White Lie...
(2009), and was later re-recorded for Darren Criss' Human EPHuman (EP)-Personnel:* Darren Criss - vocals, guitar* Chris Lorentz - producer, mixing, mastering* Forest Casey - CD & cover photography* Frank Franco III - CD & cover layout design-Chart performance:-Other appearances:...
and A Very StarKid AlbumA Very StarKid AlbumA Very StarKid Album contains several songs from the musical A Very Potter Sequel, sequel to the Harry Potter parody musical A Very Potter Musical, produced by Team StarKid with music and lyrics by Darren Criss , and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden...
, once again as "Sami." - Darren Criss also re-recorded "Not Alone" for his Human EP and A Very StarKid Album.
External links
- Team StarKid official website
- Star Kid Productions on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....