"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" just hit DVD this week, but the cast is already pressing forward on the series' finale "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," an epic end that will be split across two films. "Deathly Hallows" is a profoundly intense story that will call for a tremendous performance from the able Daniel Radcliffe in the title role. But he's not doing it alone — in fact, Radcliffe told MTV News that he quite often uses music to prepare himself for particularly intense moments.
"I often come back to things like Radiohead and Hope of the States and things like that for those harder scenes," Radcliffe said. "I don't know what else I've been listening to ... Godspeed You Black Emperor! I've been listening to them loads, which kind of does get you to a place of deep fear and sadness and anger, which is helpful sometimes."
Radcliffe spinning Kid A would make perfect sense, as that album is heavy with paranoia and the burden of an inevitable future, two things Potter is constantly forced to carry around his neck. And Godspeed You Black Emperor! is a brilliant choice just for the reasons Radcliffe mentions. The album he mentions in the video below is excellent, but may we suggest he invest in a copy of Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven?
Knowing what Radcliffe likes, what sort of albums would you suggest to the "Harry Potter" star? Leave your suggestions in the comments. For what it's worth, he would probably be a big fan of the National (Boxer is best for melancholy scenes) and the self-titled album from the Big Pink (which combines romance and claustrophobia pretty exquisitely.)