How to Train Your Dragon - You Are My Homeward (MIDI Mockup / Cover)

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The new Homeward theme @johnpowellmusic and Dean DeBlois beautifully wrote for the new HTTYD has been stuck in my head for the longest time. And when I heard this cue play in the credits, I got chills all over. So I wanted to make an (ambitious) attempt to make a mockup of it!

I knew from the start that the choir was going to be the biggest challenge here, especially since samples can't really do lyrics well. Had to find the best workaround, which turned out to be so difficult haha.

So the choir was both the first and last thing I touched :) But it was worth the effort I think!

Was also super challenging trying to replicate John Michael Caldwell and Alec Lubin's mix! That fat bottom end in the original track is just unmatched.

Congrats once again to every single person on the music team. It was really inspiring to see so many familiar names in the credits!!

Btw if you wanna read along with Dean's beautiful lyrics:

Luck, how she favors me
Through cold and stormy seas,
To reach such wond'rous sights,
I travel always forward ho,
Where the dragons play,
No harm shall come our way,
We sail for another day,
Fare thee well, for you are my homeward.

Love you shall always be
The loving arms for me,
No treasure can compare,
No hardships make me falter yet,
Do not shed a tear,
Bid me farewell my dear,
Fear not for my heart lies here,
I return for you are my homeward,
You are bringing me homeward,
You are bringing me home!

Tried my best to replicate them using the samples I have!

Music composed by John Powell
MIDI mockup by yours truly :)

Image courtesy of DreamWorks/Universal

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Bara Matahari Pagi is a 16-year-old (at the time of posting) composer for film, TV, and games. He began his journey into film scoring at the age of 12 and quickly discovered a deep passion for it.

Bara has scored several short films, and has composed additional music for his first feature film in 2024 at the age of 15, making him one of the youngest composers to receive an additional music credit. He's currently working on more feature films as an additional composer. Bara has also collaborated with notable companies in the music industry such as Spitfire Audio, Cinesamples, Vienna Symphonic Library, etc. to create demo tracks for their sample libraries. As well as working with the Spanish theme park, Isla Mágica, to write music for teaser trailers.

His music has gained recognition in some composing and film scoring competitions, where he was chosen as one of the finalists and runner-ups.

In October 2022, Bara was invited to share his story during an inspiration session for Netflix's Youth Mentoring Connection program. And in December 2024, he had the opportunity to speak at TEDxSurabaya about his passion for film music.

He was also featured in the documentary Embers of Surabaya, Echoes in Hollywood, alongside Bleeding Fingers Music composer Laurentia Editha. The film was screened at the U.S. Consulate General in Surabaya, where Bara, Laurentia, and the production team were interviewed about their work and experiences.

Recently, Bara released a compilation album consisting of previously released tracks called Chapter One.

For more updates on his work and journey, you can check him out on social media!

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