I\u2019ve added a bunch of sound effects to the narration, where I think they contribute or where it\u2019s exceptionally fun to do so. :) I even have a few \u201cthemes\u201d (most notably the Headmasters Office Theme). But after some thought I decided to leave out the Phoenix\u2019s Song. It is magically beautiful, it touches everyone in a way that their most loved musical piece would, except more so. And it heals just to listen to it. Even if I chose what I thought was the most beautiful song in the world, that would only work for me \u2013 for most other people it wouldn\u2019t have the same significance, and they would just hear notes. It is literally impossible to do the Phoenix\u2019s Song justice with mere mortal music, and so I decided to leave it as described in the narration only, and let the listener\u2019s imagination fill in whatever they consider most aweing. \u00a0I could only interfere with that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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