| # | Title | Duration | |---|-------|----------| | 1 | This Is Berk [1m2alt] (Alternate Film Version) | 1:05 | | 2 | This Is Berk [1m2] (Original Opening Version) | 6:10 | | 3 | Anybody See That? [1m6] | 1:24 | | 4 | War Room [1m7a] | 0:44 | | 5 | Training Out There [1m7b-c] | 4:23 | | 6 | Hiccup Comes Home [2m8] | 0:23 | | 7 | Dragon Training [2m9] | 3:09 | | 8 | Wounded [2m10] | 1:27 | | 9 | The Dragon Book [2m11] | 2:24 | | 10 | Hiccup Focus [2m12] | 2:05 | | 11 | Offering [2m13] | 0:53 | | 12 | Forbidden Friendship [2m14] | 4:13 | | 13 | New Tail [2m15] | 2:48 | | 14 | Teamwork [3m16] | 0:44 | | 15 | Charming The Pziiffelback [3m17] | 0:28 | | 16 | See You Tomorrow [3m18] | 3:53 | | 17 | Test Drive [3m20] | 2:35 | | 18 | Not So Fireproof [3m21] | 1:13 | | 19 | This Time For Sure [3m22] | 0:46 | | 20 | Astrid Finds Toothless [3m23] | 0:39 | | 21 | Astrid Goes For A Spin [3m24] | 0:47 | | 22 | Romantic Flight [3m25] | 1:56 | | 23 | Dragon’s Den [3m26b] | 2:31 | | 24 | Let’s Find Dad [3m26c] | 1:12 | | 25 | Kill Ring/Stop The Fight [4m27-28] | 4:31 | | 26 | Not A Viking [4m30] | 1:34 | | 27 | Ready/Confront [4m31] | 5:19 | | 28 | Relax/Stroke/Hell [4m33-34] | 2:09 | | 29 | Over/Less Okay [4m35-37] | 6:19 | | 30 | Wings [4m38] | 1:19 | | 31 | Counter Attack [5m39] | 1:52 | | 32 | Where’s Hiccup? [5m40] | 2:54 | | 33 | Coming Back Around [5m41] | 2:50 | | 34 | Sticks & Stones (Written and Performed by Jónsi) | 4:17 | | 35 | The Vikings Have Their Tea [5m50] | 2:06 | | 36 | The Vikings Have Their Tea (Alternate Version) [5m50alt] | 2:02 | | 37 | This Is Berk (Demo) [1m2] | 6:11 | | 38 | New Tail (Demo) [2m15] | 2:54 |
The score for How to Train Your Dragon relies heavily on sudden shifts in volume. Tracks like Forbidden Friendship start with a quiet, delicate glockenspiel melody and gradually build into a lush, room-filling orchestral crescendo. Lossless FLAC preserves this dynamic range, allowing the quiet moments to breathe and ensuring the loud moments hit with maximum emotional impact without distorting. 2. Holographic Soundstage
To get the most "complete" experience, look for the following editions: Highlights FLAC / CD / Vinyl | # | Title | Duration | |---|-------|----------|
John Powell’s How to Train Your Dragon score is more than just background music; it is a symphonic triumph that deserves to be heard exactly as the composer and audio engineers intended in the studio. Upgrading your library to the Official Soundtrack in FLAC Extra Quality lifts a veil off the music, offering an immersive, spine-tingling auditory experience that brings the magic of Berk right into your living room.
Standard streaming formats like MP3 or basic AAC compress audio data to save file space. This compression cuts out "unnecessary" frequencies, which often results in: Tracks like Forbidden Friendship start with a quiet,
, for the live-action film. While it features a "fresh and vibrant" orchestral sound, some purists feel the brass in the new "Test Drive" lacks the "fire" and impact of the 2010 original. 2. The Deluxe Edition vs. Standard Release
This opening track serves as the perfect introduction to the score's dynamic range. It transitions rapidly from a whimsical, light woodwind melody to a thunderous, brass-heavy action theme. In FLAC quality, the sudden impact of the tympani drums should feel punchy and tight, without any digital distortion or clipping. 2. "Forbidden Friendship" In FLAC quality
Arguably the emotional pinnacle of the album, Test Drive accompanies Hiccup and Toothless's first successful flight. The track features a dizzying array of tempo changes, soaring brass, bagpipes, and frantic string arpeggios. High-quality FLAC keeps this chaotic mix perfectly separated, preventing the high-frequency violin runs from sounding harsh or piercing. "Battling the Green Death"