Film Study, Part I (Music): Mood 2

Section 1: John Powell
The song for this article from 'that movie' is called "Test Drive." This is the scene where the boy and dragon have made friends and are just now trying to fly together - a stimulating and exciting song.
Anticipation, elation, and excitement are the moods generated by this song. The instruments are: Ocarina as main, violin as main & background, horns as main & background, drums as background, chimes as background, bagpipes as background, and electric guitar as background. The thing that struck me as unusual here was the electric guitar. It is only strumming for the sake of adding extra power to the drums, but considering the setting, it seems surprising. You hardly notice it, however, being so caught up in the power of the scene.
The drums pound away as a very imposing underscore throughout, as the violins create an air of awe and flight, and the brass adds grandeur and give a feeling of achievement.
I really love this song...

Section 2: Elliot Simons
I didn't know of a song that had the same feel as "Test Drive" from Howard Shore, so I looked at a royalty-free music website called Shockwave-sound*. It has professional music from all kinds of composers that you can buy and put in a movie. The song I picked from them is called "Defender of Time." It has not been used in a movie that I know of, so I can't give a scene description. It would work well for an action-adventure, sci-fi or spy movie trailer, with a modern feel and very prominent sound.
The instruments that I can pick out are: Strings, percussion, maracas or some kind of drum, and some variety of flute. I really can't tell was the most defined instrument is; maybe cello. The cello-thing pounds away - I don't know of another description - as an accompaniment or alternate theme almost. Violins almost play under it, with what could be the main tune. A military-sounding snare drum is barely heard, with occasional brass notes underneath. The maracas jump in and out, sometimes helping the snare drum, sometimes overpowering it.
Overall it is a powerful and intense song, not really with the same sound as "Test Drive," but close to it. I'm sure that there are other songs that sound more like the mood I was trying to study, but at least "Defender" was a very engaging song to pick apart.

* - Shockwave-sound is not a Christian website. There are some images, in obscure places, granted, that probably would not be deemed appropriate. Please have parents/guardians look it over before spending any time on it, and use with high caution.