Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II is one 97 original scores that are eligible to be nominated for an Academy Award. The score was by Alexandre Desplat who is also in the running with Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and The Ides of March. To be eligible, the original score must be a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer. Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.

The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

SOME other original scores in the running are:

• “The Adjustment Bureau,” Thomas Newman, composer
• “The Adventures of Tintin,” John Williams, composer [John composed the first 3 Harry Potter films]
• “African Cats,” Nicholas Hooper, composer [Nicholas composed the first Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix & Half-Blood Prince]
• “Anonymous,” Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser, composers
• “Another Earth,” Phil Mossman and Will Bates, composers
• “Captain America: The First Avenger,” Alan Silvestri, composer
• “Dolphin Tale,” Mark Isham, composer
• “Fast Five,” Brian Tyler, composer
• “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, composers
• “The Help,” Thomas Newman, composer
• “Hugo,” Howard Shore, composer
• “J. Edgar,” Clint Eastwood, composer
• “Jane Eyre,” Dario Marianelli, composer
• “Puss in Boots,” Henry Jackman, composer
• “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” Patrick Doyle, composer [Patrick also composed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]
• “The Rum Diary,” Christopher Young, composer
• “Super 8,” Michael Giacchino, composer
• “Thor,” Patrick Doyle, composer [Patrick also composed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]
• “War Horse,” John Williams, composer [John composed the first 3 Harry Potter films]
• “Water for Elephants,” James Newton Howard, composer
• “Winnie the Pooh,” Henry Jackman, composer
• “Young Adult,” Rolfe Kent, composer