On the heels of Varese Sarabande’s Deluxe Edition of How to Train Your Dragon (2010) comes this 2CD set of John Powell’s magnificent symphonic score to the 2014 sequel, How to Train Your Dragon 2.
Beloved by critics and audiences alike, the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy was produced by DreamWorks Animation, based on a book by Cressida Cowell. Written and directed by Dean DeBlois, the second film continues the story of a young dragon hunter, Hiccup, who befriends rather than kills a dragon, Toothless, by introducing Hiccup’s mother (voiced by Cate Blanchett) and a formidable villain, Drago (Djimon Hounsou).
John Powell created a glorious, Academy Award-nominated score for the first Dragon film, and continued his style for the sequel: gloriously symphonic, enhanced with Irish instrumentation, it is deep and rich in the classical tradition while conveying emotion and nuance for modern audiences, particularly around the joy of flight. As with the first film, Icelandic singer Jonsi collaborated with Powell and contributed vocals to selected tracks. New to the second film are performances by the Scottish bagpipe group, Red Hot Chili Pipers.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 was released as a single CD at the time of the film. Varese Sarabande’s Deluxe Edition expands the program to two discs, including several demo tracks, with new liner notes by Tim Greiving interviewing the director and composer.
Limited to 2,000 copies *レーベルより抜粋
トラックリスト
Disc 1:
1. Dragon Racing (1m1-INS) (Alternate Film Version) 1:04 2. Dragon Racing (1m1) (Original Opening Version) (4:40) 3. Where No One Goes (1m2s) (2:29) † 4. Together, We Map the World (1m3-4) (2:22) 5. Hiccup’s Gonna Be Chief (1m5) (3:20) 6. Eret Educates Hiccup (1m6) (1:45) 7. Drago’s Coming (2m7) (1:54) 8. Eret Has Visitors (2m8) (1:03) 9. Me Likey (2m9) (1:03 10. War is What He Wants (2m10) (1:53) 11. Hiccup and Toothless Attached (2m11) (2:34) 12. Dragon’s Lair (2m12) (1:34) 13. Should I Know You? (2m13) (1:57) 14. Valka’s Dragon Sanctuary (2m14) (0:55) 15. Hiccup & Valka Bond (2m15-16) (2:31) 16. Valka’s Flash - Good Alpha (3m17-18) (3:25) 17. I Grew Facial Hair For You (3m19) (1:20) 18. Flying With Mother (3m20) (2:50) 19. Can We Start Over? (3m21) (1:56) 20. Meet Drago (3m22) (4:28) 21. Stoick Finds Beauty (3m25-26) (2:43) 22. Get’ Em You Son of Eret (3m27) (1:43) 23. Courting Song (3m28s) (2:33) †† 24. Courting Song Instrumental (4m29) (0:54) 25. Battle of the Bewilderbeast (4m30) (6:29)
10. Dragon Racing (1m1) [DEMO] 4:36 11. Together, We Map the World (1m3-4) [DEMO] (2:37) 12. Valka’s Flash - Good Alpha (3m17-18) [DEMO] (3:26) 13. Flying with Mother (3m20) [DEMO] (2:50) 14. Off to Valhalla (4m33) [DEMO] (3:51) 15. Toothless Comes Back (5m38) [DEMO] (3:55)
Music Composed and Produced by John Powell
† John Powell & Jonsi †† Gerard Butler, Mary Jane Wells & Craig Ferguson
VARESE SARABANDE CD CLUBの限定盤！批評家からも観客からも愛された「ヒックとドラゴン」3部作の第二弾サウンドトラック盤が2枚組デラックスエディションとなって登場！音楽を担当したジョン・パウエルは、第1作でアカデミー賞にノミネートされた輝かしい音楽を生み出し、続編でもそのスタイルを踏襲している。アイルランド楽器を用いた華やかなシンフォニック音楽はクラシックの伝統に深く根ざしながら、友情のすばらしさ、空を飛ぶ喜びなど観客に感情やニュアンスを絶妙に伝えいる。「ヒックとドラゴン 2」のサントラ盤は、映画公開時に1枚組CDとしてリリースされたが、今回はいくつかのデモトラックを含む2枚のディスクに収録！監督と作曲家にインタビューしたTim Greivingによる新しいライナーノーツ付き。全世界2000枚完全限定盤！
トラックリストここは人間とドラゴンが共存する平和なバーク島―― ドラゴンレースがにぎやかに開催されているが、レースに参加しないヒックはドラゴンのトゥースに乗って空中散歩を楽しみながらまだ地図に載っていない場所を探検に行く。遠くに見慣れない島を見つけ近づいてみると、そこには見たこともないような超巨大ドラゴンを操るドラゴをリーダーとする悪の一味がいてバーク島を狙っていたのだった。島の仲間とドラゴンたちを守るためヒックは父親のストイックに平和的な解決ができないかと相談するのだが・・・。
監督：ディーン・デュボア、声の出演：ジェイ・バルシェル、ケイト・ブランシェット、ジェラルド・バトラー。2014年米。
On the heels of Varese Sarabande’s Deluxe Edition of How to Train Your Dragon (2010) comes this 2CD set of John Powell’s magnificent symphonic score to the 2014 sequel, How to Train Your Dragon 2.
Beloved by critics and audiences alike, the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy was produced by DreamWorks Animation, based on a book by Cressida Cowell. Written and directed by Dean DeBlois, the second film continues the story of a young dragon hunter, Hiccup, who befriends rather than kills a dragon, Toothless, by introducing Hiccup’s mother (voiced by Cate Blanchett) and a formidable villain, Drago (Djimon Hounsou).
John Powell created a glorious, Academy Award-nominated score for the first Dragon film, and continued his style for the sequel: gloriously symphonic, enhanced with Irish instrumentation, it is deep and rich in the classical tradition while conveying emotion and nuance for modern audiences, particularly around the joy of flight. As with the first film, Icelandic singer Jonsi collaborated with Powell and contributed vocals to selected tracks. New to the second film are performances by the Scottish bagpipe group, Red Hot Chili Pipers.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 was released as a single CD at the time of the film. Varese Sarabande’s Deluxe Edition expands the program to two discs, including several demo tracks, with new liner notes by Tim Greiving interviewing the director and composer.
Limited to 2,000 copies *レーベルより抜粋
Disc 1:
1. Dragon Racing (1m1-INS) (Alternate Film Version) 1:04
2. Dragon Racing (1m1) (Original Opening Version) (4:40)
3. Where No One Goes (1m2s) (2:29) †
4. Together, We Map the World (1m3-4) (2:22)
5. Hiccup’s Gonna Be Chief (1m5) (3:20)
6. Eret Educates Hiccup (1m6) (1:45)
7. Drago’s Coming (2m7) (1:54)
8. Eret Has Visitors (2m8) (1:03)
9. Me Likey (2m9) (1:03
10. War is What He Wants (2m10) (1:53)
11. Hiccup and Toothless Attached (2m11) (2:34)
12. Dragon’s Lair (2m12) (1:34)
13. Should I Know You? (2m13) (1:57)
14. Valka’s Dragon Sanctuary (2m14) (0:55)
15. Hiccup & Valka Bond (2m15-16) (2:31)
16. Valka’s Flash - Good Alpha (3m17-18) (3:25)
17. I Grew Facial Hair For You (3m19) (1:20)
18. Flying With Mother (3m20) (2:50)
19. Can We Start Over? (3m21) (1:56)
20. Meet Drago (3m22) (4:28)
21. Stoick Finds Beauty (3m25-26) (2:43)
22. Get’ Em You Son of Eret (3m27) (1:43)
23. Courting Song (3m28s) (2:33) ††
24. Courting Song Instrumental (4m29) (0:54)
25. Battle of the Bewilderbeast (4m30) (6:29)
Disc Two:
1. Hiccup Confronts Drago (4m31) (4:09)
2. Stoick Saves Hiccup (4m32) (2:23)
3. Off to Valhalla (4m33) (3:47)
4. Riding to Drago’s (4m35) (1:02)
5. Alpha Comes to Berk (4m36-37) (2:22)
6. Toothless Comes Back (5m38) (3:50)
7. Challenging the Alpha (5m39a) (3:00)
8. The Chief Has Come Home (5m39b) (3:26)
9. Where No One Goes Reprise (5m40) (3:52) †
Bonus Tracks:
10. Dragon Racing (1m1) [DEMO] 4:36
11. Together, We Map the World (1m3-4) [DEMO] (2:37)
12. Valka’s Flash - Good Alpha (3m17-18) [DEMO] (3:26)
13. Flying with Mother (3m20) [DEMO] (2:50)
14. Off to Valhalla (4m33) [DEMO] (3:51)
15. Toothless Comes Back (5m38) [DEMO] (3:55)
Music Composed and Produced by John Powell
† John Powell & Jonsi
†† Gerard Butler, Mary Jane Wells & Craig Ferguson