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.
In Noctem (
Nicholas Hooper Lyrics
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May the stars guide my way.
I glory in the sight
As darkness takes the day.
Ferte in noctem animam meam
Illustre stelle viam meam.
Aspectu illo glorior
Cantate vitae canticum
Sine dolore acte
Dicite eis quos amabam
Numquam obliviscar
Sing a song, a song of life
Made without regret
Tell the ones, the ones I loved
I never will forget
I never will forget.
The opening of Nicholas Hooper's song In Noctem combines a sense of hopefulness with an acceptance of the inevitability of darkness. The first two lines suggest a desire to find guidance in the stars and to embrace the visual beauty of night, a period that is often associated with negativity. The fact that the singer is seeking guidance from the stars suggests a spiritual or metaphysical yearning for direction.
The second couplet reveals an almost romantic attachment to the darkness, as the singer takes pleasure in the arrival of nightfall. This could be a reference to a particular moment in time or a symbolic acceptance of one’s own mortality, as night could be interpreted as a metaphor for the end of life. The phrase "As darkness takes the day" also suggests an acknowledgment of the cyclical nature of life.
The two verses are followed by a chorus that uses a comparison to emphasize the importance of the ones that we love. The lines "Sing a song, a song of life/ Made without regret" suggest that the singer wants to celebrate life as opposed to fearing death. The final lines of the chorus "Tell the ones, the ones I loved/ I never will forget/ I never will forget" highlight the importance of memories and how important it is to hold onto the love we have experienced in life.
Line by Line Meaning
Carry my soul into the night
Lead my essence into the darkness
May the stars guide my way.
May the twinkling lights guide my path.
I glory in the sight
I revel in the vision
As darkness takes the day.
As the night replaces the day.
Ferte in noctem animam meam
Carry my soul into the night
Illustre stelle viam meam.
Bright stars, illuminate my way.
Aspectu illo glorior
I am proud of this sight
Dumb capit nox diem.
When night falls, the day ends.
Cantate vitae canticum
Sing a song about life
Sine dolore acte
Without pain or remorse
Dicite eis quos amabam
Tell those I loved
Numquam obliviscar
I will never forget
I never will forget.
I will always remember them.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: NICHOLAS HOOPER, STEVEN KLOVES
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