A Very Potter Sequel (soundtrack)
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The A Very Potter Sequel soundtrack contains songs from the musical
A Very Potter Sequel
, sequel to the Harry Potter
parody
musical A Very Potter Musical
, produced by Team StarKid
with music and lyrics by Darren Criss
(who also starred in both musicals as Harry Potter
), and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden, that were not released on A Very StarKid Album
. The EP was released digitally
on July 31st, 2010, through the group's Bandcamp
site.
Band
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
A Very Potter Sequel
A Very Potter Sequel
A Very Potter Sequel is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss, and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden. The story is a parody based on several of the Harry Potter novels, particularly Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and...
, sequel to the Harry Potter
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The books chronicle the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, all of whom are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry...
parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
musical A Very Potter Musical
A Very Potter Musical
A Very Potter Musical is a musical with music and lyrics by Darren Criss and A.J. Holmes, and a book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden...
, produced by Team StarKid
Team StarKid
StarKid Productions, also known as Team StarKid, is a student-created theatre production troupe formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, founded in 2009 by theatre students at the University of Michigan...
with music and lyrics by Darren Criss
Darren Criss
Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and a founding member and co-owner of the theater company StarKid Productions. He currently portrays Blaine Anderson, an openly gay high school student, on the FOX television series Glee...
(who also starred in both musicals as Harry Potter
Harry Potter (character)
Harry James Potter is the title character and main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard...
), and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden, that were not released on A Very StarKid Album
A Very StarKid Album
A Very StarKid Album contains several songs from the musical A Very Potter Sequel, sequel to the Harry Potter parody musical A Very Potter Musical, produced by Team StarKid with music and lyrics by Darren Criss , and book by Matt Lang, Nick Lang, and Brian Holden...
. The EP was released digitally
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on July 31st, 2010, through the group's Bandcamp
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly for independent artists. Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads...
site.
Track listing
Personnel
Featured Performers| Actor/Actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Darren Criss Darren Criss Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer-songwriter, musician, composer, and a founding member and co-owner of the theater company StarKid Productions. He currently portrays Blaine Anderson, an openly gay high school student, on the FOX television series Glee... |
Harry Potter Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the title character and main protagonist of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. The majority of the books' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter who, on his eleventh birthday, learns he is a wizard... |
| Joey Richter Joey Richter Joseph Michael "Joey" Richter is an American actor, singer, and internet personality. Richter rose to fame co-starring as Ron Weasley in the fan-parody musicals, A Very Potter Musical and A Very Potter Sequel , created by University of Michigan theatre group, Team StarKid... |
Ron Weasley Ron Weasley Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. His first appearance was in the first book of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as the best friend of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger... |
| Bonnie Gruesen | Hermione Granger Hermione Granger Hermione Jean Granger is a fictional character and one of the three protagonists in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. She initially appears in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, as a new student on her way to Hogwarts... |
| Lauren Lopez | Draco Malfoy Draco Malfoy Draco Malfoy is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. He is a Slytherin student in Harry Potter's year. He is frequently accompanied by his two accomplices, Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Goyle, who act as henchmen... |
| Joe Walker | Dolores Umbridge |
| Joe Moses | Severus Snape Severus Snape Severus Snape is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J.K. Rowling. In the first novel of the series, he is hostile toward Harry and is built up to be the primary antagonist until the final chapters. As the series progresses, Snape's character becomes more layered and... |
| Brian Holden | Remus Lupin |
| Dylan Saunders | Albus Dumbledore Albus Dumbledore Professor Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore is a major character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. For most of the series, he is the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts... |
| Tyler Brunsman | Lucius Malfoy |
| Jim Povolo | Gregory Goyle Firenze Bill Weasley (uncredited) Past Draco (uncredited) |
| Jaime Lyn Beatty | Rita Skeeter Ginny Weasley (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Joseph Strauss-Matathia | Sirius Black |
| Corey Dorris | Yaxley |
| Devin Lytle | Cho Chang Charlie Weasley (uncredited) |
| Arielle Goldman | Lily Potter Luna Lovegood Hedwig Fred Weasley |
| Brian Rosenthal | Seamus Finnigan James Potter Past Ron King's Cross Person (uncredited) |
| Britney Coleman | Dean Thomas |
| Lily Marks | Molly Weasley |
| Richard Campbell | Neville Longbottom Past Hermione |
| Sango Tajima | Lavender Brown George Weasley Past Harry |
| Julia Albain | Vincent Crabbe Percy Weasley Candy Lady |
| Nick Lang | Arthur Weasley Sorty Scarfy Peter Pettigrew Mama Umbridge |
Band
- Bruce Keisling – pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Clark Baxtresser – keyboardMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
- Chris Lorentz – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Corey Richardson – lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Jack Stratton – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
External links
- Team StarKid official website
- StarKid Productions on YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....