James Newton Howard: Peter Pan
Orchestra (ORCH)
James Newton Howard: Peter Pan
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The enchanting world of Neverland comes to life through James Newton Howard’s masterful score for P.J. Hogan’s Peter Pan. This premium full score edition offers musicians, students, and conductors a rare opportunity to study one of the most beloved cinematic compositions of the early twenty-first century in extraordinary detail. Howard’s work is characterized by a magical blend of breezy woodwinds and glistening celesta that evokes the sparkle of fairy dust throughout the entire orchestration. Recorded with an ensemble of over one hundred musicians and fifty singers, the score captures the exhilarating danger of piracy through bold brass and the tender romance of childhood through soaring strings. Unique elements like pan flutes, mandolins, and a pop-infused rhythm section provide the iconic flying sequences with a distinctive vitality. Carefully reproduced and edited from the composer’s original manuscripts, this durable edition serves as an essential resource for those looking to explore modern orchestration and thematic development. Whether for academic study or personal passion, this score invites every music lover to rediscover the timeless tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up through its rich and complex musical landscape.
Contents
- Main Title
- Peter Watches
- Michael Takes a Bath
- Is That a Kiss?
- Peter’s Shadow Is Captured
- A Note from the Teacher
- Dreams in a Drawer
- Tinkerbell
- Shadow Is Freed
- Wendy Meets Peter
- Learning to Fly
- Flying
- The Parrot
- Captain Hook
- Spying on the Jolly Roger
- Fetch Long Tom
- Lost Boys Shoot Wendy
- Wendy Lives
- Build a House around Her
- Come Meet Father
- Capturing Michael and John
- Mermaids
- Children on Rock
- Set Them Free
- Castle Swordfight
- Croc
- The Warrior Is Healed
- Fairy Dance
- Peter Visits Darlings
- Pirates Kidnap Wendy
- Wendy Meets Hook
- Wendy Returns To
- Boys Want to Go Home
- Parrot Frees Tink
- Hook Captures the Boys
- Tink Drinks Poison
- Please Don’t Die
- I Do Believe in Fairies
- Wendy Walks the Plank
- Into the Rigging
- He’s Mine
- Peter Falls
- The Hidden Kiss
- Old, Alone, Done For
- Hook Is Dead
- Flying Ship
- Returning Home
- Adopting the Lost Boys
- Peter Returns
