HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 looks to expand on the scope and heart of the original movie in every way without straying from what made the first movie one of the best animated films of the decade. Fast-forwarding to the teenage years of the main characters, the sequel's trailer promises some epic flying and battle sequences and what looks like cutting edge animation. I was also excited to see that alongside the returning composer, John Powell, musician Jonsi was contributing a new song for the soundtrack.
Jonsi, the lead singer for Icelandic band Sigur Ros, performed the song "Sticks and Stones" for the first film. The song played over the end credits and was just a moving and great song. For the sequel, Jonsi has recorded the track "Where No One Goes" which you can listen to in the embed below. Like the trailer for the film, this new song is grander than his track for the first film but still has all the same emotional impact.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 looks to be one of the better productions from Dreamworks Animation and should be a great time at the movies for both kids and adults. I highly recommend you check out the first movie if you haven't already. Check out both of Jonsi's songs below along with the full tracklist for the film's soundtrack.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 hits theaters on June 13th while the score is available on June 10th.
1. Dragon Racing (4:34)
2. Together We Map The World (2:19)
3. Hiccup The Chief – Drago’s Coming (4:44)
4. Toothless Lost (3:28)
5. Should I Know You (1:56)
6. Valka’s Dragon Sanctuary (3:19)
7. Losing Mom – Meet The Good Alpha (3:24)
8. Meet Drago (4:26)
9. Stoick Finds Beauty (2:33)
10. Flying With Mother (2:49)
11. For The Dancing And The Dreaming – Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson & Mary Jane Wells (3:06)
12. Battle Of The Bewilderbeast (6:26)
13. Hiccup Confronts Drago (4:06)
14. Stoick Saves Hiccup (2:23)
15. Stoick’s Ship (3:48)
16. Alpha Comes To Berk (2:20)
17. Toothless Found (3:46)
18. Two New Alphas (6:06)
19. Where No One Goes – Jónsi (2:44)