It is precisely this nature, though — brains rather than brawn — that allows Hiccup to discover and even befriend an unthinkably-dangerous creature — the Nightwing, the mysterious dragon that’s never been seen.
During the scene in which Hiccup stumbles onto the wounded dragon’s stomping grounds, composer John Powell’s music accompanies the picture as the bond of friendship begins to form.
Numerous repetitions of a main theme appear, seen first in the transcription, in the dulcimer and celesta. Much of the latter half of this cue is simply the theme repeated over a slower chord progression. The melody reaches a high point as it transitions into the upper strings; female choir soars into life to provide the harmony.The final climax comes at the last line of the excerpt, where (curiously) rhythm almost completely ceases, and vox comes to the foreground. Hiccup, in a first for his people, has found and befriended a previously-thought monster.
The addition of choir, in all its uses, adds an element of humanness to this segment of the film. Forbidden Friendship, by John Powell, aptly captures the wonder and excitement of a new, profound relationship — one between two individuals who were otherwise quite lost in their own societies.
