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Listening to the Movies, Part 2: Fantasy and Fright

NPR

By Sheilah Kast,

Andy Trudeau

Published February 20, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Among the films nominated for best original score this year are two movies of fantasy and fright: The Village, with music composed by James Newton Howard and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with a score from John Williams. In part two of Weekend Edition Sunday's annual Oscar music series, NPR's movie music buff Andy Trudeau listens to the film scores of these veteran composers.

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