How to Train Your Dragon 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] [Bonus Track]

by John Powell

Overview

English composer John Powell earned his first Academy Award nomination for best original score in 2010 for his imaginative work on the inaugural installment of the Dean DeBlois-directed animated fantasy franchise, so it should come as little surprise that he would return to helm How to Train Your Dragon 2. Recorded in London with the help of a 120-piece orchestra, a 100-voice choir, and the pipers from the appropriately named Scottish folk ensemble the Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Powell's second go-around works off of some of the previously established themes and cues, while simultaneously introducing entirely new melodies to the mythical Viking realm. Traditional folk and peasant music continues to serve as the foundation from which Powell bases his sonic world-building, and once again, Sigur Ros guitarist and vocalist Jonsi, working with the composer, provides the score's lone pop moment with the propulsive and soaring "Where No One Goes" -- actor Gerard Butler lends his voice to the mid-film, largely a cappella ballad "For the Dancing and the Dreaming." Once again, Powell has found the sweet spot between flat-out life-affirming adventure and folksy sentimentality, resulting in another effortless piece of work that bodes well for both awards season and the forthcoming final entry in the proposed trilogy. [The soundtrack was also released with a bonus track, "Into a Fantasy."] ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	07/25/2014
Label:	Sony Classical
UPC:	0888430716025
Rank:	114610

Tracks

1. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Dragon Racing
2. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Together We Map the World
3. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Hiccup the Chief / Drago's Coming
4. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Toothless Lost
5. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Should I Know You?
6. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Valka's Dragon Sanctuary
7. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Losing Mom / Meet the Good Alpha
8. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Meet Drago
9. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Stoick Finds Beauty
10. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Flying with Mother
11. For the Dancing and the Dreaming
12. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Battle of the Bewilderbeast
13. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Hiccup Confronts Drago
14. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Stoick Saves Hiccup
15. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Stoick's Ship
16. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Alpha Comes to Berk
17. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Toothless Found
18. How to Train Your Dragon 2~Two New Alphas
19. Where No One Goes
20. Into a Fantasy

Album Credits

Performance Credits

John Powell   Primary Artist
Jonsi   Primary Artist
Craig Ferguson   Primary Artist
Gerard Butler   Primary Artist
Mary Jane Wells   Primary Artist
Alexander Rybak   Primary Artist
John Barclay   Trumpet
Bruce White   Viola
Ian Burdge   Cello
Andrew Pask   Bass
Richard Pryce   Bass
Emlyn Singleton   Violin,Orchestra Leader
Richard Berry   French Horn
Mary Scully   Bass
Allen Walley   Bass
Richard Watkins   French Horn
Clare Finnimore   Viola
Martin Field   Bassoon
Philippa Ibbotson   Violin
Stephen Williams   Bass
Andrew Crowley   Trumpet
Laurence Davies   French Horn
Gordon Laing   Bassoon
Richard Skinner   Bassoon
Thomas Kemp   Violin
Samuli Kosminen   Drums,Percussion
Natalia Bonner   Violin
Gavin Greenaway   Piano,Conductor,Harmonium,Choir Conductor
Rachel Bolt   Viola
Nigel Black   French Horn
Adrian Bradbury   Cello
David Hartley   Piano,Celeste
John Bradbury   Violin
Mark Nightingale   Trombone (Tenor)
Helen Tunstall   Harp,Celtic Harp
Julian Leaper   Violin
Warren Zielinski   Violin
Anthony Pike   Clarinet
The Red Hot Chilli Pipers   Ensemble
Tony Lewis   Cello
Peter Lale   Viola
Paul Edmund-Davies   Flute
Paul Mounsey   MIDI
Skaila Kanga   Harp,Celtic Harp
Anna Noakes   Flute
Paul Kegg   Cello
Joely Koos   Cello
Helen Keen   Flute
Everton Nelson   Violin
Patrick Kiernan   Violin
Jane Marshall   Oboe
Paul Cassidy   Viola
Simon Chamberlain   Piano,Celeste
Paul Clarvis   Percussion
Martin Owen   French Horn
Garfield Jackson   Viola
Christian Jones   Trombone (Bass)
Stephen Henderson   Percussion
William Lockhart   Percussion
John Thurgood   French Horn
Stephen Maw   Bassoon
David Fuest   Clarinet
Edward Vanderspar   Viola
Alison Kelly   Violin
Rebecca Carrington   Viola
Tony Woollard   Cello
Lorraine McAslan   Violin
Roger Argente   Trombone (Bass)
Reiad Chibah   Viola
Perry Montague-Mason   Violin
Josephine Knight   Cello
Beth Caucci   Marimba
Maciej Rakowski   Violin
Mark Berrow   Violin
Nick Hitchens   Tuba,Euphonium
Andrew Parker   Viola
Owen Slade   Tuba
David Pyatt   French Horn
Emil Chakalov   Violin
Karen Jones   Flute
Gabrielle Lester   Violin
David Woodcock   Violin
James McLeod   Violin
Christopher Tombling   Violin
Max Baillie   Viola
Deborah Widdup   Violin
Frank Schaefer   Cello
Ralph Salmins   Percussion
Chris Worsey   Cello
Sonia Slany   Violin
Andy Wood   Euphonium,Trombone (Bass)
Kate Musker   Viola
Gary Kettel   Timpani,Percussion
Boguslav Kostecki   Violin
Metro Voices   Choir/Chorus
David Daniels   Cello
Andy Findon   Irish Flute,Penny Whistle
Ian Humphries   Violin
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
Roger Garland   Violin
Eric Rigler   Uillean Pipes
Rusen Gunes   Viola
Richard Edwards   Euphonium,Trombone (Tenor)
David Theodore   Oboe
Nick Cooper   Cello
Liz Edwards   Violin
Steve Wright   Viola
Dave Williams   Violin
Kieran Leonard   Bodhran
Timothy Gill   Cello
Christina Emanuel   Violin
Corrina Sylvester   Percussion
Jason Evans   Trumpet
Mark Wood   French Horn
Rachel Simms   Bassoon
Steve Morris   Violin
David Stewart   Trombone (Bass)
Germaine Franco   Marimba
Jon Carnac   Clarinet
Tom Pigott-Smith   Violin
Debbie Preece   Violin
Vivian Milanova   Guitar,Hammer Dulcimer
Leon Bosch   Bass
Stephen Mair   Bass
Glyn Matthews   Percussion
Steve Rossell   Bass
Ed Tarrant   Euphonium,Trombone (Tenor)
Oliver Langford   Violin
Paul Kimber   Bass
Sam Jacobs   French Horn
Byron Fulcher   Trombone (Tenor)
Keith McNicoll   Trombone (Bass)
Katy Woolley   French Horn
David Gordon   Bass
Siobhan Grealy   Flute
Dee Lewis Clay   Vocals
Kate Moore   Trumpet
Chris West   Bass
Julian Tear   Violin
Katherine Mayes   Violin
Paul Willey   Violin
Jacqueline Hartley   Violin
Peter Hanson   Violin
Richard Bissill   French Horn
Phillip Eastop   French Horn
Alastair Mackie   Trumpet
Jonathan Rees   Violin
Alison Dods   Violin
Joel Hunter   Viola
Michael Thompson   French Horn
Jonathan Williams   Cello
Anthony Willis   MIDI
Judith Busbridge   Viola
Caroline Dearnley   Cello

Technical Credits

Patricia Sullivan Fourstar   Mastering
Alison Burton   Studio Manager
Jeff Atmajian   Orchestration
Dave Metzger   Orchestration
Edie Lehmann Boddicker   Vocal Contractor
Colette Barber   Studio Manager
Pete Anthony   Orchestration
Kevin Breen   Music Business Affairs
John Powell   Composer,Producer
Paul Mounsey   Arranger,Programming,Orchestration,Additional Music
Randy Kerber   Orchestration
Chris Barrett   Digital Recording
Andrew Kinney   Orchestration
Andrew Jordan   Production Assistant
Julie Butchko   Music Clearance
Jason Markey   Executive Soundtrack Producer
Lucy Whalley   Assistant Contractor
John Barrett   Assistant Engineer
Beth Caucci   Score Producer
Alex Somers   Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Isobel Griffiths   Orchestra Contractor
David Channing   Score Editor
Shawn Murphy   Score Mixer
Bob Bowen   Executive Soundtrack Producer
Shane MacGowan   Composer,Lyricist
Nick Wollage   Engineer
Laurence Anslow   Assistant Engineer
Michael Nisbet   Production Assistant
Michael Christofi   Production Assistant
Dean Deblois   Liner Notes
Debbie Luner   Score Wrangler
Meredith McBee   Music Coordinator
Sebastien Christie   Production Assistant
Mark Graham   Music Preparation
Germaine Franco   Orchestration,Overdub Producer
Sunny Park   Executive in Charge of Music
Erik Swanson   Digital Mixing
Ryan Kavanaugh   Executive Soundtrack Producer
Ian Broucek   Music Coordinator
Jonsi   Producer
John Traunwieser   Mixing,Engineer
Tommy Laurence   Orchestration
Jon Þor Birgisson   Composer
Victor Chaga   Score Producer
Tori Fillat   Production Assistant
Matt Mysko   Assistant Engineer
David Hage   Librarian
Jordan Butcher   Package Design
John Ashton Thomas   Supervising Orchestrator
Charlene Ann Huang   Score Wrangler,Production Supervisor
Anthony Willis   Arranger,Programming,Orchestration,Additional Music
Michael Matthews   Production Assistant
Tom Carlson   Music Editor
Tom Kramer   Music Editor