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How to Train Your Dragon
John Powell (arr. Sean O'Loughlin)
Subtitle: Music from the Motion Picture
General Info
Year: 2010
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $65.00 | Score Only (print) - $15.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Chimes
- Crash Cymbals
- Field Drum
- Low Toms (3)
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
The film score for this hit movie features magnificent adventure themes along with hints of Celtic influences. Sean O'Loughlin's expertly scored arrangement include the themes Coming Back Around, Dragon Battle, Test Drive, and This Is Berk.
- Program Note from publisher
How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated action-fantasy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Loosely based on the British book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell, the film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, among others.
The story takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named Hiccup aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance at last of gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he no longer wants to kill the dragon and instead befriends it.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Embark on a vibrant adventure with John Powell's How to Train Your Dragon, a highly energetic and original score that will ensure you are treated to a fabulous listening experience.
“We looked at all the folk music from the Nordic areas. And I'm [Jon Powell] part Scottish and grew up with a lot of Scottish folk music, so that came into it a lot. And Celtic music was something that Jeffrey Katzenberg felt had this very attractive quality to it, and sweetness, that he thought would be wonderful for the film.”
This fantastic arrangement for band by Sean O’Loughlin recreates all the inspiration from the movie. Its sweeping melodies and bombastic fanfares transport its listeners to an ancient Viking village, swarmed with dragons! Featuring: This Is Berk and Coming Back Around.
- Program Note from University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire University Band concert program, 26 November 2018
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Coastal Communities Concert Band (San Diego, Calif.) (Tom Cole, conductor) – 23 May 2021
- St. Lawrence University (Canton, N.Y.) Wind Ensemble (Theresa Whitmer, conductor) – 16 April 2019
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire University Band (Randal C. Dickerson, conductor) – 26 November 2018
- Amador County Concert Band (Pine Grove, Calif.) (Steve Chambers, conductor) - 12 August 2018
- Brentwood (Calif.) Concert Band (Carey Hurst, conductor) – 10 June 2017
- Lower Moreland High School (Huntingdon Valley, Penn.) Symphonic Band (Erin Stroup, conductor) - 2017
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Chicken Run: Main Titles (with Gregson-Williams; arr. Murtha)
- Romantic Flight from "How to Train Your Dragon''
- How to Train Your Dragon (arr. O'Loughlin) (2010)
- How to Train Your Dragon (arr. Van Grevenbroek) (2010/2017)
- Kung Fu Panda (with Zimmer; arr. Hjortenhammar) (2008-11/2016)
- Selections from "Save El Dorado"
- "Shrek" Soundtrack Highlights (arr. Moss) (2001)
- Story of Mumble Happy Feet, The (arr. Bullock) (2007)
- Symphonic Suite from Rio (arr. Rozendom) (2011/2014)
Resources
- How to Train Your Dragon (film), Wikipedia Accessed 28 June 2017
- Powell, J.; O'Loughlin, S. (2010). How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.