*Sigh* Would have been really great to have attended this were it at my own backyard so to speak. Such a talented person, how do they get this ability? Composing music is abstract to me.. Makes one wish to have an exceptional and distinctive talent of one's own. Lol. And if there's one reason I'd visit London, it's to watch and listen to the Royal Philaharmonic Orchestra perform in their turf if anyplace else isn't possible.
Below is someone's youtube post of music composer John Powell conducting the Royal Philharmonic with selected music of his creation for the animated film How to Train Your Dragon.
From 03:25 is my favorite. Amazing! Argh get me out of here. Lol! Makes me wish too that this was officially recorded with professional camera work, with nearer shots of the composer and orchestra performing. There's a part 1 to the video as well in youtube.
It might be illegal to post it so just as the original poster was advised to do, I am giving credit where credit is due: The concert was for charity, Concert for CARE at the Royal Albert Hall. By CARE International: If you enjoy this video, we kindly ask you to make a donation to CARE International. The idea of the concert was to raise money for the charity and all the composers gave a huge amount of time to help support us. Please contribute by donating online here: http://bit.ly/cs3cw6
I came across the above video after some online research on the soundtrack to the movie How to Train Your Dragon. I just finished watching it tonight. Gosh! It's among my favorites now. Beats Avatar, or even Toy Story 1, 2, or 3 I must say on the movie enjoyment scale. Lol. Too bad I didn't get to see it on IMAX.
And below is my favorite track in the film: Forbidden Friendship. It's the song that made me look for the sountrack initially, until I couldn't help but notice that the rest of the music in the film are quite outstanding as well while watching it. Incredible. hehe! Seeing the film makes me wanna have my own cute dragon. haha!
I also liked that they used Scottish actors/accents for some of the main characters. Despite the incongruity of it with the story supposedly about a Viking community, the accents were effective, the words very clear. One of them sounded so familiar, turns out it was the Spartan Leonidas (300's Gerard Butler) doing the voice for the Viking leader.
At certain angles, Toothless -- the protaganist's dragon (above) -- resembles Japanese animation characters like those in Pokemon/Pikachu. Lol! Cute.
I loved cinematographer Roger Deakins's work here too (especially the forest scenes, the aurora borealis, candle light cast on the characters, etc). Lucky cast, crew and tech whizzes for having this film in their portfolio. I'd be extremely proud if I were one of them. hehe!
And below is my favorite track in the film: Forbidden Friendship. It's the song that made me look for the sountrack initially, until I couldn't help but notice that the rest of the music in the film are quite outstanding as well while watching it. Incredible. hehe! Seeing the film makes me wanna have my own cute dragon. haha!
I also liked that they used Scottish actors/accents for some of the main characters. Despite the incongruity of it with the story supposedly about a Viking community, the accents were effective, the words very clear. One of them sounded so familiar, turns out it was the Spartan Leonidas (300's Gerard Butler) doing the voice for the Viking leader.
At certain angles, Toothless -- the protaganist's dragon (above) -- resembles Japanese animation characters like those in Pokemon/Pikachu. Lol! Cute.
I loved cinematographer Roger Deakins's work here too (especially the forest scenes, the aurora borealis, candle light cast on the characters, etc). Lucky cast, crew and tech whizzes for having this film in their portfolio. I'd be extremely proud if I were one of them. hehe!
Anyway, now you know which movie and CD are newly added to my wish list.
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