How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | March 23, 2010 December 4, 2020 (Deluxe Edition) | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack | |||
Length | 72:12 105 minutes (Deluxe Edition) | |||
Label | Varèse Sarabande | |||
Producer | John Powell | |||
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Singles from How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture | ||||
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How to Train Your Dragon: Music from the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album composed by John Powell for the film of the same name and released by Varèse Sarabande on March 23, 2010. The score earned Powell his first Academy Award nomination and his third BAFTA nomination, which he lost to The Social Network and The King's Speech, respectively. The score also won the International Film Music Critics Association 2011 Awards for Best Original Score for an Animated Feature and Film Score of the Year, and was nominated twice for Film Music Composition of the Year for the tracks "Forbidden Friendship" and "Test Drive".[1][2] The soundtrack received wide acclaim from professional music critics.
The Japanese version uses a J-pop song called "Emerald" written by Becky.[3]