Test Drive - from the album 'Music From The How To Train Your Dragon Trilogy'

from "Music From The How To Train Your Dragon Trilogy"
performed by The London Music Works
Recorded March 29th 2019
Conducted by Evan Jolly

The new album is out on the 19th July.

[JackMaslovCZLive]

This HAS to be played either at my funeral or my marriage. Whichever comes first.

[rocketraccoon]

I’m not crying my eyes are just watering

[obi-wankenobi]

This is Berk. It’s twelve days north of Hopeless and a few degrees south of Freezing to Death. It’s located solidly on the Meridian of Misery. My village. In a word? Sturdy. And it’s been here for seven generations, but every single building is new. We have fishing, hunting, and a charming view of the sunsets. The only problems are the pests. You see, most places have mice or mosquitoes, we have…dragons.

[nobody-tfok]

1:59 always gives me chills everytime i hear it

[Afow]

The whole part from 0:47 still gives me massive goosebumps

[KronoManiac]

This franchise was my childhood, i don’t want it to end

[rodneylikaku]

The entire time I thought the conductor was counting off beat until I realised there is literally two melodies going on at the same time. That is some massive counterpoint

[leonardomachado]

Play this song when you're playing fetch with your dog at the park to make the moment more epic.

[CentaurHooves]

Max volume and headphones = tears, goosebumps and big sincere smile.

John Powell is absolutely amazing.

[ryanhopps]

2:08 just hits the sweet spot, i dont know why just does

[immortaldeadfast]

If you haven't had a chance to see a full, professional orchestra yet, it's an astoundingly powerful experience in person that you should have at least once. The music feels alive in a way that no speaker on the planet can reproduce. You feel it from the bottoms of your feet to the very ends of your hair. There's a good reason these things were the original rock concerts.

[sirducksworth]

Every time I hear 2:08 I can’t help but smile from ear to ear, it brings back memories from when I was a 7 year old kid watching this in my living room and wishing I could ride toothless.

[victoremisho]

1:17 the smile on that guy at the back's face just makes you know this man is in love with HTTYD and it's music 😊😊😊❤️❤️❤️

[franzabananza]

Can you imagine being in the room as this is playing and hearing it raw 😭😭😭 girl

[thedisneynerd]

There will never be a more iconic and epic score in a Dreamworks animated film then this. No composer will ever create a better score for a Dreamworks film then this. This score is simply just one of the best of all time

[fenicearts]

The two dislikes are Drago and Grimmel.

[thomasjones]

The lows at 0:46 give me chills every single time

[gwenr]

Every single time I listen to this I hear something new. Today it was the very deep horn(tuba?) that goes down three(?) notes at around 2:11 after the other horns hold their note. Gave me chills when I heard it.

three months later edit: listening to this again, I realize that the horn does those same three notes frequently throughout the piece. Yet again I am in awe of all of the tiny, seemingly insignificant parts that make up this incredible music.

[ds]

Never have I heard such elation described in music as 2:08 just. the teary-eyed, breathless realisation of your own success, the victorious freedom, the weightlessness. It really does feel like I'm flying. And it's amazing how unanimous that feeling is while listening to that particular part. How did John Powell manage to capture that so powerfully? Nothing short of magic.

[rprill]

My God the Crescendo of the Brass section at 2:10 can bring a 40 year old man to tears. Probably one of the greatest sections of music I’ve ever heard. Chills