Back Lot Music will release a digital version of the soundtrack album for Universal Epic Universe’s How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk in Orlando, Florida. The album features the original music from the theme park area based on DreamWorks Animation’s hit franchise composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (Wicked, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Solo: A […]
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John Powell’s Music from Universal Epic Universe’s ‘How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk’ to Be Released
Posted: May 20, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
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‘Shrek’ 25th Anniversary Edition Score Album Picture Disc Announced
Posted: May 14, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Andrew Adamson, Dreamworks Animation, Harry Gregson-Williams, John Powell, score, Shrek, Soundtrack, Vicky Jenson
Varèse Sarabande and Craft Recordings have announced a new picture disc release of the score album for DreamWorks Animation’s 2001 feature Shrek directed by Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson and starring Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz & John Lithgow. The album features the film’s original music composed by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Chronicles of Narnia, The […]
John Powell Scoring Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Minions & Monsters’
Posted: April 17, 2026 by filmmusicreporter in Film Scoring AssignmentsTags: Illumination Entertainment, John Powell, Minions, Minions & Monsters
John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Shrek, Happy Feet, Bolt, Don’t Worry Darling, X-Men: The Last Stand) is scoring Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated feature Minions & Monsters. The film is directed by Pierre Coffin who previously co-directed the first three Despicable Me films and the first Minions film. The movie tells […]
John Powell’s & Stephen Schwartz’s ‘A Wicked Good Finale’ Track from ‘Wicked: For Good’ Released
Posted: November 24, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Jon M. Chu, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked: For Good
Republic Records & Verve Label Group have released the first track from the score album for Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is A Wicked Good Finale written by the film’s composers John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, Solo: A Star Wars Story, The Bourne […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (November 21, 2025)
Posted: November 21, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music NewsTags: Alex Somers, Blair Mowat, John Powell, Jónsi, Juri Seppa, Rental Family, Sisu: Road to Revenge, Stephen Schwartz, The Age of Disclosure, Tuomas Wäinölä, Wicked: For Good
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the movie musical Wicked: For Good directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slate and Bowen Yang. The film’s original score is composed by John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Shrek, Happy Feet, Solo: […]
‘Wicked: For Good’ Score Album Details
Posted: November 17, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: John Powell, Jon M. Chu, score, Soundtrack, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked, Wicked: For Good
The details of the score album for the movie musical Wicked: For Good have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (How to Train Your Dragon, The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Don’t Worry Darling, Shrek, Happy Feet, Bolt, X-Men: The Last Stand) and Academy Award & Grammy Award […]
Weekly Film Music Roundup (June 13, 2025)
Posted: June 13, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Arli Liberman, Daniel Pemberton, Dascha Dauenhauer, Echo Valley, How To Train Your Dragon, In the Fire of War, Jed Kurzel, John Powell, Ka Whawhai Tonu, Marco Beltrami, Materialists, Prime Minister, Sofia degli Alessandri, Tatami, The Unholy Trinity, Tiki Taane, Tristan Beltrami
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend is the live-action remake of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon written and directed by Dean DeBlois and stars Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker, Julian Dennison, Nick Frost, Gabriel Howell, Ruth Codd, Harry Trevaldwyn and Bronwyn James. The film’s original music is composed by John Powell (The Bourne Identity, Solo: […]
‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Soundtrack Album Details
Posted: June 12, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dean DeBlois, How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell, score, Soundtrack
The full details of the soundtrack album for the live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s classic How to Train Your Dragon have been revealed. The album features the film’s music composed by Academy Award nominee John Powell (The Bourne Identity, Wicked, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Happy Feet, Don’t Worry Darling, Shrek, Bolt, X-Men: The Last Stand) based on his score from the […]
First Track from John Powell’s Score for ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Movie Released
Posted: May 26, 2025 by filmmusicreporter in Film Music AlbumsTags: Dean DeBlois, How To Train Your Dragon, John Powell
Back Lot Music has released the first track from the soundtrack for the live-action adaptation of DreamWorks Animation’s classic How to Train Your Dragon. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music platforms is Test Driving Toothless written by Academy Award nominee John Powell (The Bourne Identity, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Wicked, Happy Feet, Shrek, Bolt, […]
