Post by Serimon on Sept 4, 2012 9:59:29 GMT -5
As is well known, the official commercial HTTYD soundtrack was released by Varese Sarabande on one disc. It includes 25 tracks, one of them - the song "Stick & Stones" by Jonsi.
But apart from this commercial edition, there are three promotional editions called "For Your Consideration Best Original Score" (or just FYC Score). Some of these editions include more tracks (more music) compared to the commercial release, and they have several disks. And I immediately say that the so-called "Expanded Score" does not officially exist. In fact, "Expanded Score" was created by fans. For more information, please read here.
There are only three editions of FYC scores - 1 CD, 2 CD and 3 CD:
And more than a year ago I planned to get this soundtrack, 2 CD or 3 CD edition at eBay. I had several unsuccessful attempts to win it.
Finally I found 2 CD edition, but the seller could ship this item only to residents of the United States, and I live in Russia (sorry for my English, by the way). So I cooperate with super3dcow, who also very very loves the music in the movie as well as I do. We agreed that our maximum bid will be $210 - including $160 of my money. I gave him the money and we won the item for $162.5 dollars! Later he got the CDs.
Despite the fact that I spent about $130 for this soundtrack, I post this soundtrack for all the fans, so they can listen to it with the new songs, not included in the commercial release. Also, I wanted to prevent that monetary madness on eBay - FYC scores sold everywhere on eBay for $200-400. I hope that you will be happy. ^-^
I made rips of this HtTYD 2 CD FYC score in FLAC (lossless) and MP3 320kbps (lossy).
• Tracklist 2 CD edition:
CD 1:
01 - This Is Berk (6:10)
02 - Berk Intro (1:12)
03 - Did Anybody See That? (1:34)
04 - War Room (0:52)
05 - Training/Out There (4:36)
06 - Hiccup Comes Home (0:30)
07 - Dragon Training (3:20)
08 - Wounded (1:37)
09 - The Dragon Book (2:38)
10 - Focus, Hiccup! (2:12)
11 - Offering (1:05)
12 - Forbidden Friendship (4:21)
13 - The New Tail (2:57)
14 - Teamwork (0:56)
15 - Charming the Zippleback (0:31)
16 - See You Tomorrow (3:57)
17 - Test Drive (2:44)
CD 1 total: 41:12
CD 2:
18 - Not So Fireproof (1:19)
19 - This Time For Sure (0:53)
20 - Astrid Finds Toothless (0:45)
21 - Astrid Goes For A Spin (0:51)
22 - Romantic Flight (2:02)
23 - Dragons Den (2:42)
24 - Let's Find Dad (1:21)
25 - Kill Ring/Stop Fight (4:41)
26 - You're Not A Viking (1:46)
27 - Ready/Confront (5:31)
28 - Relax/Stroke Hell (2:13)
29 - Over/Less Okay (6:27)
30 - Wings! (1:26)
31 - Counter Attack (2:02)
32 - Where's Hiccup? (3:04)
33 - Coming Back Around (2:57)
34 - End Credits (2:07)
CD 2 total: 42:07
Total: 83:19
• Covers (this pictures I found on the eBay):
• Additional information:
- Some of the tracks in the album are called differently than track titles from the commercial edition soundtrack. The "~" means that the track is roughly equivalent to another track, but there are small differences.
List of matching the tracks of this FYC score to the tracks of commercial release:
- Unfortunaly, this FYC 2 CD score is studio upconvert (most likely MP3 320kbps). Here is a spectrogram of the track "Did Anybody See That?":
But since this is a promo, it is not surprising... But unpleasant, I was expecting lossless quality. New tracks from this album is not existed before in such quality at least. I decided to keep the existing audio quality in lossless and do not reduce it by encoding in lossy.
• Download links:
- How to Train Your Dragon - For Your Consideration Best Original Score [2 CD] FLAC (lossless) - Rar archive, 366 Mb
- How to Train Your Dragon - For Your Consideration Best Original Score [2 CD] MP3 320kbps - Rar archive, 179 Mb
Many thanks to super3dcow!
Also, recently, I won 1 CD edition FYC Score only for $32. Fortunately, this FYC 1 CD score is not upconvert. This is lossless. I made rips from it too. And also I scanned the covers.
• Tracklist 1 CD edition:
1 - This Is Berk (6:08)
2 - Forbidden Friendship (4:19)
3 - Test Drive (2:44)
4 - Romantic Flight (2:00)
5 - Battling The Green Death (6:25)
6 - Where's Hiccup? (3:02)
7 - Coming Back Around (2:55)
8 - Sticks & Stones (4:08)
Total: 31:41
• Cover scans (larger pictures (600dpi) are in the archive):
• Some of the tracks in 1 CD FYC score are different from the tracks of commercial edition soundtrack:
• Download links:
- How to Train Your Dragon - For Your Consideration Best Original Score & Best Original Song [1 CD] FLAC (lossless) with the scanned covers (600dpi) - Rar archive, 202 Mb
- How to Train Your Dragon - For Your Consideration Best Original Score & Best Original Song [1 CD] MP3 320kbps - Rar archive, 72 Mb
Acknowledgments are appreciated.
It remains only 3 CD edition FYC score. Here is how it looks.
The HtTYD soundtrack received critical acclaim, numerous awards and nominations. Here is list of accolades, that I created:
And here are some photos of John Powell:
- The Ivor Novello awards 2011
- International Film Music Critics Association Awards 2010
- Oscar 2011, Academy Awards
- John Powell and xylophone
But apart from this commercial edition, there are three promotional editions called "For Your Consideration Best Original Score" (or just FYC Score). Some of these editions include more tracks (more music) compared to the commercial release, and they have several disks. And I immediately say that the so-called "Expanded Score" does not officially exist. In fact, "Expanded Score" was created by fans. For more information, please read here.
There are only three editions of FYC scores - 1 CD, 2 CD and 3 CD:
- 1 CD edition (Best Original Score & Best Original Song) includes a total of 8 tracks, and the last 8 track is the song Stick & Stones.
- 2 CD edition (Best Original Score) includes all of the music from the movie written by John Powell (a total of 34 tracks, 17 per CD), but the track "Sticks & Stones" is missing.
- 3 CD edition (Best Original Score & Best Original Song) differs from the 2 CD edition - it already has the track "Sticks & Stones" on a separate the third CD.
And more than a year ago I planned to get this soundtrack, 2 CD or 3 CD edition at eBay. I had several unsuccessful attempts to win it.
Finally I found 2 CD edition, but the seller could ship this item only to residents of the United States, and I live in Russia (sorry for my English, by the way). So I cooperate with super3dcow, who also very very loves the music in the movie as well as I do. We agreed that our maximum bid will be $210 - including $160 of my money. I gave him the money and we won the item for $162.5 dollars! Later he got the CDs.
Despite the fact that I spent about $130 for this soundtrack, I post this soundtrack for all the fans, so they can listen to it with the new songs, not included in the commercial release. Also, I wanted to prevent that monetary madness on eBay - FYC scores sold everywhere on eBay for $200-400. I hope that you will be happy. ^-^
I made rips of this HtTYD 2 CD FYC score in FLAC (lossless) and MP3 320kbps (lossy).
• Tracklist 2 CD edition:
CD 1:
01 - This Is Berk (6:10)
02 - Berk Intro (1:12)
03 - Did Anybody See That? (1:34)
04 - War Room (0:52)
05 - Training/Out There (4:36)
06 - Hiccup Comes Home (0:30)
07 - Dragon Training (3:20)
08 - Wounded (1:37)
09 - The Dragon Book (2:38)
10 - Focus, Hiccup! (2:12)
11 - Offering (1:05)
12 - Forbidden Friendship (4:21)
13 - The New Tail (2:57)
14 - Teamwork (0:56)
15 - Charming the Zippleback (0:31)
16 - See You Tomorrow (3:57)
17 - Test Drive (2:44)
CD 1 total: 41:12
CD 2:
18 - Not So Fireproof (1:19)
19 - This Time For Sure (0:53)
20 - Astrid Finds Toothless (0:45)
21 - Astrid Goes For A Spin (0:51)
22 - Romantic Flight (2:02)
23 - Dragons Den (2:42)
24 - Let's Find Dad (1:21)
25 - Kill Ring/Stop Fight (4:41)
26 - You're Not A Viking (1:46)
27 - Ready/Confront (5:31)
28 - Relax/Stroke Hell (2:13)
29 - Over/Less Okay (6:27)
30 - Wings! (1:26)
31 - Counter Attack (2:02)
32 - Where's Hiccup? (3:04)
33 - Coming Back Around (2:57)
34 - End Credits (2:07)
CD 2 total: 42:07
Total: 83:19
• Covers (this pictures I found on the eBay):
• Additional information:
- Some of the tracks in the album are called differently than track titles from the commercial edition soundtrack. The "~" means that the track is roughly equivalent to another track, but there are small differences.
List of matching the tracks of this FYC score to the tracks of commercial release:
01. This Is Berk (6:08) ~ 01. This is Berk [Alternative opening in first part] (4:12) + 02. Dragon Battle (1:55)
02. Berk Intro (1:10) ~ 01. This is Berk [Original First Part]
05. Training/Out There = 03. The Downed Dragon
24. Let's Find Dad = 17. The Cove
25. Kill Ring/Stop Fight = 18. The Ring
27. Ready/Confront = 19. Ready the Ships
29. Over/Less Okay = 20. Battling with Green Death
30. Wings! (1:24) + 31. Counter Attack (2:00) ~ 21. Counter Attack (3:02)
32. Where's Hiccup? (3:02) ~ 22. Where's Hiccup? (2:43)
34. End Credits = 25. The Vikings have their Tea
- Unfortunaly, this FYC 2 CD score is studio upconvert (most likely MP3 320kbps). Here is a spectrogram of the track "Did Anybody See That?":
But since this is a promo, it is not surprising... But unpleasant, I was expecting lossless quality. New tracks from this album is not existed before in such quality at least. I decided to keep the existing audio quality in lossless and do not reduce it by encoding in lossy.
• Download links:
- How to Train Your Dragon - For Your Consideration Best Original Score [2 CD] FLAC (lossless) - Rar archive, 366 Mb
- How to Train Your Dragon - For Your Consideration Best Original Score [2 CD] MP3 320kbps - Rar archive, 179 Mb
Many thanks to super3dcow!
Also, recently, I won 1 CD edition FYC Score only for $32. Fortunately, this FYC 1 CD score is not upconvert. This is lossless. I made rips from it too. And also I scanned the covers.
• Tracklist 1 CD edition:
1 - This Is Berk (6:08)
2 - Forbidden Friendship (4:19)
3 - Test Drive (2:44)
4 - Romantic Flight (2:00)
5 - Battling The Green Death (6:25)
6 - Where's Hiccup? (3:02)
7 - Coming Back Around (2:55)
8 - Sticks & Stones (4:08)
Total: 31:41
• Cover scans (larger pictures (600dpi) are in the archive):
• Some of the tracks in 1 CD FYC score are different from the tracks of commercial edition soundtrack:
1. This Is Berk (6:08) ~ 01. This is Berk [Alternative opening in first part] (4:12) + 02. Dragon Battle (1:55)
6. Where's Hiccup? (3:02) ~ 22. Where's Hiccup? (2:43)
• Download links:
- How to Train Your Dragon - For Your Consideration Best Original Score & Best Original Song [1 CD] FLAC (lossless) with the scanned covers (600dpi) - Rar archive, 202 Mb
- How to Train Your Dragon - For Your Consideration Best Original Score & Best Original Song [1 CD] MP3 320kbps - Rar archive, 72 Mb
Acknowledgments are appreciated.
It remains only 3 CD edition FYC score. Here is how it looks.
The HtTYD soundtrack received critical acclaim, numerous awards and nominations. Here is list of accolades, that I created:
- Oscar 2011, Academy Awards
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score (John Powell) - Nominee - Annie Awards, 38th
- Music in a Feature Production - John Powell – Winner - British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2011
- Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music (John Powell ) - Nominee - World Soundtrack Awards 2010
- Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film - For the song "Sticks & Stones", Jonsi - Nominee
- Soundtrack Composer of the Year - John Powell - Nominee - International Film Music Critics Association Awards 2010
- Film Score of the Year - John Powell (all scores, not only HtTYD) - Winner
- Best Original Score for an Animated Feature - John Powell - Winner
- Film Composer of the Year - John Powell - Nominee
- Film Music Composition of the Year - "Forbidden Friendship" (John Powell) - Nominee
- Film Music Composition of the Year - "Test Drive" (John Powell) – Nominee - The Ivor Novello Awards 2011
- Best Original Film Score - John Powell - Winner - Saturn Awards 2010 - Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
- Best Music - John Powell - Nominee - Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2010
- Best Song - Sticks and Stones - Nominee - Matts Movie Reviews Awards 2011
- Best Score in an Animated Film - Winner
- Best Sound in an Animated Film - Winner - Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010
- Best Original Score - John Powell - Nominee - The Sinematic Sound Radio Show On Demand
- The Top 10 Scores Of 2010 - 1st place
- Best Scores Of The New Millennium – 11th place - Top Film Scores of 2010 (Collider): in Top Five, 1st place
And here are some photos of John Powell:
- The Ivor Novello awards 2011
- International Film Music Critics Association Awards 2010
- Oscar 2011, Academy Awards
- John Powell and xylophone
I have already posted it on the Sticks And Stones forum, but decided to post it here also. :3