Breathtaking score, full of power, feeling and action!

John Powell has long been presented as an outstanding composer. His brilliant collaborations with Harry Gregson- Williams on "Antz," "Chicken Run," "Shrek" or "Kung Fu Panda", I look far as Powell's best score, are good examples! But with "How To Train Your Dragon", the former Media Venture pupil surpasses itself:
A score that is full of themes and creativity just so. There are incredible action passages that will blow up the handset. And with this score occurs Powell for me even in competition with "Kung Fu Panda".

The soundtrack can be no compromises arise in the 70 minutes and skin immediately with "This Is Berk" purely: The opening of the scores could not be more perfect, a wonderful overture that introduces all main issues and shows you why this music is a favorite with Oscars was, even though Powell has (unfortunately) won no golden trophy.
A full orchestra plays the music so wonderfully loving and with an incredible force that the goose bumps still persists minutes from the arm!

Characteristic Powell used many Celtic elements, especially the use of the bagpipes. But He remains true to his style. Who knows Powell's earlier works, which will instantly recognize who is the composer of this work. He is simply incomparable, this energetic passages, mixed with the delicate sensitivity to the quiet tones.

Back to Score: The first thing that strikes me again and again, is the high density of stunning and vibrant themes. Animation scores are often prime examples of massive and colorful music rollercoasters and "How to Train Your Dragon" is clearly there in the top league. Since there is a strotzendes ago courage slightly humorously flavored main theme for Hicks, a threatening and opulent motive for the dragon, a heroic melody for the Vikings and the island of Berk, the beautiful, slightly kitschy love theme and especially the epic, sweeping friendship theme for Hicks and "Toothless". Especially The latter offers the compelling drama, especially in "Test Drive", one of the many highlights in the score!
Besides dominating titles like "This Is Berk" which as we have said all the major topics at the beginning united or the beautiful "Forbidden Friendship", the dramatic "Ready The Ships" or the grande finale "Battling The Green Death", my personal favorite, because here the absolute highlight of the music takes place. Alas, in these moments I realize again how difficult it is to describe music and here it is not easy ...

The song at the end is a bit strange. He is not bad, but perhaps somewhat incongruous compared to the rest. This is the final track "The Vikings Have Their Tea" with the beautiful flute and bagpipe melody use the perfect title to decay.

Finally, I can only say that I was blown away by the music at the first time and not without reason, because probably we have the best score in 2010 and at the same time Powell's best work. Friends of large-scale soundtracks may be, this masterpiece not miss. Buy, listening, enjoying and loving, an energetic treasure in the world of film music!