He has scored the award-winning BBC productions Land of the Tiger and Andes to Amazon, as well as the TV movies The Tichborne Claimant, My Family and Other Animals, Prime Suspect: The Final Act and The Girl in the Café, among others.
Hooper won a BAFTA Award for Best Original Score in 2004 for The Young Visiters, also having been nominated for State of Play. In 2002 and 2006 he was nominated for a BAFTA for The Way We Live Now and The Girl in the Café, respectively.
Hooper also won the coveted Golden Panda award in 1998 for Land of the Tiger, as well as in 2000 for three other BBC documentaries: Warrior Monkeys, Elephants of the Sand River and Tiger Special.
His highest-profile score to date is for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Hooper has also scored Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which was also directed by David Yates with whom he has collaborated on past projects.
Dumbledore's Foreboding
Nicholas Hooper Lyrics
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Illustrent stellae viam meam
Aspectu illo glorior
Dum capit nox diem
Cantate vitae canticum
Sine dolore actae
Dicite eis quos amabam
The lyrics of Nicholas Hooper's song "Dumbledore's Speech" are in Latin and translate to "Bring my soul into the night, let the stars illuminate my way. I glory in that sight, as day surrenders to the night. Sing a song of life without the sorrow of death, tell them whom I loved that I will never forget them." These lyrics are believed to be inspired by the final moments of Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series, who died in the sixth book of the series.
The first two lines of the lyrics talk about bringing the soul into the night and how the stars illuminate the way, indicating a peaceful transition from life to death. The third line talks about glorying in that sight, which can be interpreted as Dumbledore's acceptance of his fate. The fourth line signifies the end of the day and the beginning of the night, suggesting that Dumbledore's passing is imminent.
The next two lines talk about singing a song of life without the sorrow of death, symbolizing Dumbledore's belief in the afterlife and his faith in a higher power. The final line talks about not forgetting those whom he loved, which is a poignant reminder that even after death, memories of loved ones continue to live on.
Line by Line Meaning
Ferte in noctem animam meam
Carry my soul into the night
Illustrent stellae viam meam
Let the stars light my way
Aspectu illo glorior
With that sight I am glorified
Dum capit nox diem
As night overtakes the day
Cantate vitae canticum
Sing a song of life
Sine dolore actae
Lived without pain
Dicite eis quos amabam
Tell those I loved
Me nunquam obliturum
That I will never forget them
Contributed by Peyton R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.