Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on 15 November 2005. The film's score was not composed by John Williams

John Williams

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 as were the previous three films, but by Patrick Doyle

Patrick Doyle

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. This was done because Williams reported having certain schedule problems, as he scored music for 2005's

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 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

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, Memoirs of a Geisha

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, Munich

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, and Steven Spielberg's

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 remake of War of the Worlds.

The music was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra

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, and included three main new themes: one to represent the Triwizard Tournament, one to represent Lord Voldemort

Lord Voldemort

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, and one to represent Harry Potter

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's crush on Cho Chang. It also features an ominous reprisal of the familiar "Hedwig's Theme". A prominent minor theme is presented in "The Death of Cedric". The soundtrack entered the Billboard 200

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 at position eighty, and also charted at four on the Top Soundtracks Chart.

Track listing

1. "The Story Continues" - 1:31
2. "Frank Dies" - 2:12
3. "The Quidditch World Cup" - 1:52
4. "The Dark Mark" - 3:27
5. "Foreign Visitors Arrive" - 1:30
6. "The Goblet of Fire" - 3:23
7. "Rita Skeeter" - 1:42
8. "Sirius Fire" - 2:00
9. "Harry Sees Dragons" - 1:54
10. "Golden Egg" - 6:11
11. "Neville's Waltz" - 2:11
12. "Harry in Winter" - 2:56
13. "Potter Waltz" - 2:19
14. "Underwater Secrets" - 2:28
15. "The Black Lake" - 4:38
16. "Hogwarts' March" - 2:47
17. "The Maze" - 4:44
18. "Voldemort" - 9:39
19. "Death of Cedric" - 1:59
20. "Another Year Ends" - 2:21
21. "Hogwarts' Hymn" - 2:59
22. "Do the Hippogriff" - 3:39
23. "This Is the Night" - 3:24
24. "Magic Works" - 4:02

Critical reception

The soundtrack received highly positive reviews from critics, with some labeling it as one of the best soundtracks of 2005. It is known and recognizable for its darker tone compared to other films.