Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack accompanies the 2002 fantasy film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, directed by Chris Columbus. The original score was composed by John Williams, with conducting and additional adaptation by William Ross, who stepped in due to Williams’ scheduling conflicts and helped shape and record the score with the London Symphony Orchestra. Themes from the first film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone are referenced and expanded, while new material such as Fawkes the Phoenix and Meeting Tom Riddle enrich the sequel’s soundscape.
The soundtrack album was released 12 November 2002 via Atlantic Records / Warner Records Inc., recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London. It contains 20 original score tracks running approximately 70 minutes, and is available on CD and digital platforms including Apple Music. The release was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media in 2003 and charted on the Billboard 200 at #81, also reaching #5 on the Top Soundtracks chart. A later complete edition of the score appeared in the Harry Potter – The John Williams Soundtrack Collection set on La‑La Land Records.
The music blends orchestral grandeur and magical motifs, balancing youthful adventure with darker, suspenseful passages as Harry, Ron, and Hermione explore Hogwarts and confront the mysteries of the Chamber. Williams’ thematic language draws on established motifs such as Hedwig’s Theme from the first film while introducing distinctive cues unique to the sequel’s narrative.
Composer: John Williams (score)
Conducting/Adaptation: William Ross
Release Date: 12 November 2002
Label: Atlantic Records / Warner Records Inc.
Tracks: 20
Genre: Original Score
Music from Trailers, Teasers, and Promos
- John Williams – Prologue: Book II and the Escape from the Dursleys
Score Soundtrack
- John Williams – Prologue: Book II and the Escape from the Dursleys
- John Williams – Fawkes the Phoenix
- John Williams – The Chamber of Secrets
- John Williams – Gilderoy Lockhart
- John Williams – The Flying Car
- John Williams – Knockturn Alley
- John Williams – Introducing Colin
- John Williams – The Dueling Club
- John Williams – Dobby the House Elf
- John Williams – The Spiders
- John Williams – Moaning Myrtle
- John Williams – Meeting Aragog
- John Williams – Fawkes Is Reborn
- John Williams – Meeting Tom Riddle
- John Williams – Cornish Pixies
- John Williams – Polyjuice Potion
- John Williams – Cakes for Crabbe and Goyle
- John Williams – Dueling the Basilisk
- John Williams – Reunion of Friends
- John Williams – Harry’s Wondrous World
