[2] In March and April 2007, Hooper, conductor Alastair King and a 90-piece of the Chamber Orchestra of London recorded nearly two hours of music at Abbey Road Studios in London with orchestrations provided by King, Geoff Alexander, Julian Kershaw, Bradley Miles and Simon Whiteside.

[3][2] Two new main themes were made to reflect the new character Dolores Umbridge and Lord Voldemort's invasion of Harry's mind.

[2] The trailer contains a track by X-Ray Dog, entitled "Divine Crusade", which first appeared on the album K-9 Empire before being licensed to Order of the Phoenix.

"[4] The soundtrack was also released in a special edition, with a custom hinged box with Navy velveteen fabric.

Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks awarding the score three stars out of five, saying "...it fails to provide continuity within either its own confines or those of the franchise as a whole".