The Album

The Birthdaiy Plan, from London UK, is made up of two friends who wanted to ensure their friendship and love of music never faded over time by coming together twice a year (on their birthdays) to write and record a song. Released on September 7, 2021, Harry Potter and the Birthdaiy Plan runs through all the juicy gossip that happens throughout every film. Sit back, get your wand out, and enjoy the magic.

The Tracks

The first track, is of course, The Philosopher’s Stone. I have to admit, I was not expected for the incredibly cool combination of sound clips taken directly from the movies plus the band’s very dope rock/rap vibe. I absolutely loved this and it made me really excited to listen to the rest of the album. This track made me laugh out loud, and I was obsessed with the rhymes prevalent throughout the song. This was an absolute banger, and my favorite song on the album.

The Chamber Of Secrets is up next. The beginning of the song has overlapping voice lines which reminds me of thoughts racing through young Harry’s head. Then for the chorus it has what is arguably one of my favorite lines from the books, spoken by Filch: “You murdered my cat. I’ll kill ya!” In the second half of the song, we are introduced to some excellent harmonies.

In The Prisoner of Azkaplan (get it?) there is an intense, almost strained feel to the song. I really got the impression that things in Harry’s world were heating up and getting out of control. The musicality of this track supported that idea really well.

Dumbledore introduces us to The Goblet Of Fire. This song has a slightly slower feel that starts us off with the Quidditch World Cup. We go naturally into the Triwizard Tournament, where we feel a strained tension between Harry and Ron. The music intensifies in volume and instrumentals as we learn that Voldemort is back.

Let’s go to the Room of Requirement in The Order Of The Pheonix. I liked the swaying feel of this song. We finally get to say “f*ck you” to Umbridge. This song is shorter than most of the other tracks on the album, but it’s still a bop.

The Half Blud Prince includes amazing harmonies and an instrumental background that makes me want to head bang. Dumbledore dies, and it ends with the prince.

Be prepared for an emotional introduction to The Deathly Hallows Pt1. Dobby dies, then the Golden Trio heads out to “catch ’em all” (a nice Pokemon reference) in regards to the horcruxes. Snatchers “gotta snatch ’em all” as well. Around the halfway point of the song, we get into an impressive rap part which segues into a spoken word section. Then we get a taste of metal in an emotional line: Such a nice place to be with friends.

The final track, The Deathly Hallows Pt2, provides us with a fast paced tempo that seems to speed us quickly toward the end of Harry’s saga. They tell Snape’s story with some great harmonies in the line “Always.” I was thrilled to hear that they included Voldemort’s “eh heh heh” laugh because it’s one of my favorite jokes from that movie.

In Summary

This was a masterpiece of art, incorporating sound clips from the movies intertwined with the band’s own words and music. I loved the harmonies, references, jokes, and serious lines that they included. The amount of musical talent and differing genres blew me away. Give this one a listen, folks, and tell me what your favorite track is!