'How To Train Your Dragon' Battle Theme - Two Piano Transcription

[@colinyohn3817]

this is why Powell is one of my favorite composers

[@tomekkobialka]

@duttonmatter I might make some more in the future...I've been actually thinking about doing a 'solo piano concerto' based on the themes of Kung Fu Panda 2...:p

[@redMHgaming]

The boss part at the beginning is always so GOOD that’s why I like Httyd music so much

[@techviewstudios2699]

I don't know why this theme wasn't reused as a remix in the sequel you can really see the evil bewilderbeasts appearance and good bewilderbeasts death around the the time hiccup attempts to rescue toothless!

[@vapor_jem]

Because it didn’t need to be. Also, most of it was reused.

[@redMHgaming]

It hits so different

[@sameester]

Phenomenal. How was this not recommended to me until now?

[@tomekkobialka]

@SergeantMuffins I hope you're not suggesting that I have perfect pitch! I hate it when people assume that! (don't worry, it's not your fault though :)). I used the original orchestral score to 'guide' me. ;)

[@tomekkobialka]

Aaahhh...if only Cziffra were alive, Hamelin and Cziffra could play this!

[@tomekkobialka]

@SergeantMuffins I'm afraid I can't tell you the answer to the first question! :( I won't put up the score on my blog or Mediafire because I don't want people taking it and claiming it as their own (at least not this particular score).

[@shawndigeronimo2528]

i dont care im going to arrange it on my site

[@Motherofdragons4780]

Battling the green death is one of my all time favorite tracks besides for bidden friendship, romantic flight, see you tomorrow, and dragons den. Your arrangement of counter attack was amazing! Keep up the good work!

[@techviewstudios2699]

Meghan Schmidt. Do you mean the red-death the green-death was a dragon for game fiction and that purpose only. Not trying to be rude or anything

[@vapor_jem]

The score is specifically titled “Battling the Green Death” bro.

[@ohjiajun1]

I have the soundtrack from this movie and this score has combined both battling the green death and counter attack which is quite interesting. Well done playing it

[@PianoTricking]

Now you have to find 2 great pianists how could play that!!!

[@BioWolfProduuctions]

That was the most amazing piano song I have ever heard in my life. You're amazing!

[@Motherofdragons4780]

My three favorite parts of this arrangement are 3:31, 6:22, and 7:24-8:11. I LOVE what you did from 7:22 to 7:30! It sounds so cool! 😀

[@tomekkobialka]

@0530pianist Sure, we could get f1f1s to play this! He could double-track: record himself playing piano 1 then play piano 2, then put the two recordings together! :p

[@ReturnOfTheStienway]

my favorite part... improvise percussion with hands hehe

[@SergeantMuffins]

@GermanSeabass !! I'm sorry about that GS. It sucks that people would do that and I really don't understand what sort of gratification that would bring them. But in any case, thank you (both) for your HTTYD arrangements. I have enjoyed them immensely.

[@ThomasKubler]

Wow. Just amazing.

[@AvantsPianoScores]

It’ll take a while but I’m gonna make sheets for this, using your work as a reference >:) maybe we’ll see in a couple of years

[@robertfey833]

This is GOLD !!!!!!

[@based420]

@tomekkobialka What an answer

[@ikschrijflangenamen]

6:01 sounded like someone was hitting the piano keys with a sledgehammer :)

[@shawndigeronimo2528]

6:01

[@ReturnOfTheStienway]

i can't believe how good you are. that was really cool

[@Tunaan360]

Wow you are a brilliant transcriber. Must have took a lot of effort to pick out all the complex melodies and chords from an orchestral score.

[@smsrunner1862]

Absolutely love this! One question though: the link no longer works, is there a way I could get a copy of the sheet music? I really want to learn to play this.

[@samuellabrecque880]

Great arrangement! I only have one question: what's the use of the two silent bars (171-172) where there's the Much faster tempo indication? Wouldn't it have made sense to put a caesura on the previous bar to indicate the short break?

[@juliancolville6507]

It's there because that's how it's notated it the actual orchestral score, which this person used to create this arrangement. In film scores they have to notate things very precisely, using empty bars, time signature changes, and tempo markings like 123.8 to get it to match perfectly with the picture.

[@samuellabrecque880]

Julian Colville Yes I know how film scores are written and notated, I have seen many and wrote for a few independent films myself. My question is more that since this is a transcription for two pianos that could be performed in concert there is no use for those empty bars. I do appreciate how he sticks to the original though.

[@juliancolville6507]

Oh wow, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lecture you about your own area of expertise. My mistake.

[@samuellabrecque880]

Julian Colville No offense taken my friend! Have a good day!

[@tomekkobialka]

@Laudan08 Haha i don't earn anything, I go to this place called 'school' where I learn stuff but don't get paid. I got the QL Composers Collection from the Soundsonline website, because it's my birthday next week, and you get a lot of samples for relatively little money.

[@CaptainRG2]

Woot! My favorite John Powell theme! Do you have a MIDI for this? I love putting tracks in Synthesia and changing the instruments around :O is this you playing? I'm a by-ear piano player as well, and I am truly amazed at this!

[@SergeantMuffins]

@tomekkobialka That makes me even more intrigued as to who you are, but I think I know :) I know that you are afraid of people claiming it as their own, but in all my years of getting sheet music I've NEVER EVER seen that happen. I mean, i don't know what people will gain from putting their name on the score. Unless of course you are afraid of people sharing it on other forums/websites, then I can understand.

[@kaiplaysgames519]

What tempo I’d the original score. Do you know?

[@clustertoo]

At 5:55 MASSIVE CRESCENDO! LOL.

[@MrSchlange22]

VERY NICE :D

[@Anonie324]

Did it have the last section, after this part in the film/video ends? The one on that website I found didn't.

[@f1f1s]

Wow! Just have read the comments... Hahaha! But I'm not the one you're praising... Well, you have infected me with that idea. Et maintenant, je suis possédé de cette idée, mais vous savez, comment... Comment fainéant je suis et comment je toujours m'énerve quand quelqu'un m'enregistre sur vidéo. 00:07-00:16 were gifted to monsieur Powell by Bach's 1052 (English Concerto in Dm), that's an obvious coincidence. The transcription is talented, although few places seem void. Where's the score, huh?!

[@SergeantMuffins]

@tomekkobialka No, it's just a thought I always had. Like if I had perfect pitch/relative pitch, I would transcribe all day and all night. Actually, I looked on your blog and say the orchestral score when some questions popped into my mind. 1. How did you get the orchestral score? 2. Why won't you put the transcribed sheets up on your blog? I mean I know that the piece is property of Powell, but many people do transcriptions and post them online.

[@based420]

Is there any where that I can download the score of this?

[@valleyofsilverdreams]

So, let me get this straight, you mean, if i dig deep enough at internet pages, i may find the original score for all instruments for free? Ok, that will do...

[@tomekkobialka]

@saps0809 Well, I'm sorry, but that's the sad truth. :(

[@danadanone7043]

This song is better more than the real =D

[@kristyholt452]

Is this arrangement available for purchase?

[@黃雅榆-k7v]

Where can I download the score of this?

[@SergeantMuffins]

Of course the sheet music for the best piece of music from the soundtrack isn't available. Grrrrrr......if I had a musical ear, I would have transcribed "Battling the Green Death" and shared the rest with all HTTYD fans.

[@0530pianist]

@tomekkobialka Cziffra is dead,but what about Andrew from Russia?He has super rhythm!!

[@trolleybus77]

You have a great melodies, but can you play it's?

[@ikschrijflangenamen]

I think he has an inside man working at dreamworks ;-)

[@tomekkobialka]

@saps0809 Nope

[@DanielCharry1025]

What do you earn for a living? NICE VID!

[@BioWolfProduuctions]

My favorite part is between 0:00 and 9:11

[@danadanone7043]

Im not kidding ^-^

[@0530pianist]

So,sure it is MIDI!!

[@ikschrijflangenamen]

IMPROVISE PERCUSSION RHYTHM USING LEGS, HANDS, PIANO