Spectacular score of epic proportions

Composer John Powell, one of the specialists for the dubbing of animation films is, with his score to the new 3D animated adventure "How to Train Your Dragon" again a movie musical highlight succeeded. At the very beginning of the film when the camera flight over the northern island of Berk unfolds with the track "This Is Berk" grand orchestrated, the lovingly designed rugged scenery wonderfully consistent untermalende and often epic sounding film music. The tradition arrested and unruly Vikings Clan The Dragon Hunt has written on the flag and the Powell brings ample opportunity to large-scale action sequences with powerful, sometimes a little bit bleak sounding sounds to accompany. However, the highlights of the scores probably are the tracks where the slowly developing friendship between the frail boy chief Hicks and the mysterious black dragon is musically reproduced. And if the bold, basic sympathetic teenager then takes the first flying lessons and slides on the wings of tamed monster in breakneck maneuvers over land and water, white with the track "Test Drive" also one of ohrwurmverdächtigsten main topics of the score in all its epic breadth to unfold. With significantly less Mickey Mousing than in his earlier scores, such as the Ice Age 3 - creates Dawn of the Dinosaurs, but usual imaginative variations of musical themes and motifs in combination with a varied, often celtic-inspired instrumentation, and many strings and percussion It Powell, wit, tempo and charmingly warm moments of the film a huge success reflect musically. All in all, a spectacular score for orchestra and choir with truly epic proportions.