The sweeping flight sequence in How to Train Your Dragon is accompanied by the musical cue “Test Drive.”
“Test Drive” was composed by John Powell for the 2010 film’s original score. It accompanies Hiccup’s first major flight with Toothless after Hiccup learns how to operate the replacement tail fin he designed for the injured dragon. The scene is one of the film’s best-known musical and visual moments.
The cue is instrumental, so it is not a conventional song with sung lyrics. Its title refers to Hiccup and Toothless testing their new flying arrangement, while the music expands as Hiccup gains confidence and experiences the sky from a new perspective.
Viewers sometimes mix it up with “Romantic Flight,” another John Powell cue from the franchise. “Test Drive” specifically identifies the first exhilarating flight sequence in the original film.