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"To the Sky" is a song by American electronica project Owl City from the 2010 film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole. It was released as a single on August 31, 2010 via Universal Records and WaterTower Music. "To the Sky" was also featured as a bonus track on the German and Japanese deluxe releases of Owl City's third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful.
On August 24, 2010, it was announced that Young had penned a new song to serve as the theme for the animated adaptation of Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole.
"To the Sky" was written and produced by Adam Young. He stated that it was an "incredible honor" working on the song for the film. Young also added, "As a fan of both the children's book series growing up, and Zack Snyder's work as a director, having my music included is pretty surreal. I've been waiting for someone to make a movie like this for some time now. I'm endlessly grateful to be involved." The track runs at 175 BPM and is in the key of B major.
A shortened rendition of the song is played at around 52 minutes into the film, first started by Twilight playing his lute. The song plays over a montage of Soren, Gylfie, Twilight, and Digger taking part in chaw practices, socializing, and getting to know the Great Tree. When the song ends, the scene cuts to The Beaks, where Metal Beak is addressing his Pure One soldiers. The song is played again in its entirety during the end credits.
The music video for "To the Sky" premiered on September 15, 2010 via VEVO and was directed by Danny Yourd. The music video shows Adam picking up an old film reel labeled "Legend of The Guardians" and loading it into an old movie projector, turning it on. The screen cuts to various clips from the movie. The video alternates between showing scenes from the film and showing scenes of Adam Young operating the camera equipment, writing down the lyrics to the song, recording the backing track and finally the vocals. At the end of the video, Adam appears to abruptly transform into an owl himself, with feathers flying through the air and an eagle owl left sitting on his stool.
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