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HBO today announced that film composer and music producer Hans Zimmer and the collective Bleeding Fingers will compose the new score for the HBO Original Harry Potter series. The series will debut in 2027 on HBO and HBO Max.
“The musical legacy of Harry Potter is a touch point for composers everywhere and we are humbled to join such a remarkable team on a project of this magnitude. The responsibility is something that myself, Kara Talve and Anže Rozman do not take lightly. Magic is all around us, often just beyond reach, but as in the world of Harry Potter, you simply must look for it. With this score we hope to bring audiences that little bit closer to it whilst honoring what has come before,” Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, and Anže Rozman tell HBO.
Hans Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects across all mediums, cumulatively grossing more than $28 billion at the worldwide box office. Zimmer has been honored with two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, four Grammys, an American Music Award, seven Emmy nominations and a Tony nomination. His work highlights include Dune” Parts One and Two, Top Gun: Maverick, No Time to Die, Interstellar, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, The Last Samurai, Gladiator and Thelma & Louise. Most recently, he scored the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced Apple Original Film ,F1: The Movie. Beyond his award-winning compositions, Zimmer is a remarkably successful touring artist and will be completing the European leg of his Hans Zimmer Live tour in spring 2026.
Bleeding Fingers Music is an Emmy Award-winning and Grammy- and BAFTA-nominated collective of sonically diverse composers who create superlative original film, television and multimedia scores. Co-founded by Hans Zimmer, Russell Emanuel and Steven Kofsky, Bleeding Fingers is guided by the principle that collaboration is the catalyst for innovation, and extraordinary music results from empowering artists to be adventurous, experimental and creatively generous. With 25 state-of-the-art studios and its best-in-class production team, Bleeding Fingers enables the production of music at the highest standard, always challenging the status quo.
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