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Howard Shore again supplies the musical complement to Peter Jackson's film work in this soundtrack for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. As with The Lord of the Rings films, the music is lush and richly orchestral -- with the occasional choir -- utilizing similarly pastoral themes for the hobbits and rhythmic, suspenseful ones for the threatening creatures and characters. Undoubtedly, some of these motifs will be heard in the soundtracks for the other two films in Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. The overall scope of Shore's music isn't quite as sweeping and epic as that for The Lord of the Rings, perhaps a natural reflection of the smaller scale of Bilbo's adventures with the ring when compared to its fuller story as laid out in Lord of the Rings. Yet, it still has some grandeur and hits all the right emotional notes, lest you forget that this is an adventure story about the eternal struggle between the forces of dark and light. The requisite end credits song is by Neil Finn of New Zealand's Crowded House.
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Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
David Donaldson, Writer - David Long, Writer - Janet Roddick, Writer - Richard Armitage, MainArtist - J.R.R. Tolkein, Writer - Steve Roche, Writer - The Dwarf Cast, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
David Donaldson, Writer - Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist - David Long, Writer - Janet Roddick, Writer - Steve Roche, Writer - Donald Donaldson, Writer
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
David Donaldson, Writer - Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist - David Long, Writer - Janet Roddick, Writer - Steve Roche, Writer - Donald Donaldson, Writer
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
David Donaldson, Writer - Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist - David Long, Writer - Janet Roddick, Writer - Steve Roche, Writer - Donald Donaldson, Writer
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
David Donaldson, Writer - Neil Finn, Writer, MainArtist - David Long, Writer - Janet Roddick, Writer - Steve Roche, Writer
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc.
Howard Shore, Writer, MainArtist
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Album review
Howard Shore again supplies the musical complement to Peter Jackson's film work in this soundtrack for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. As with The Lord of the Rings films, the music is lush and richly orchestral -- with the occasional choir -- utilizing similarly pastoral themes for the hobbits and rhythmic, suspenseful ones for the threatening creatures and characters. Undoubtedly, some of these motifs will be heard in the soundtracks for the other two films in Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. The overall scope of Shore's music isn't quite as sweeping and epic as that for The Lord of the Rings, perhaps a natural reflection of the smaller scale of Bilbo's adventures with the ring when compared to its fuller story as laid out in Lord of the Rings. Yet, it still has some grandeur and hits all the right emotional notes, lest you forget that this is an adventure story about the eternal struggle between the forces of dark and light. The requisite end credits song is by Neil Finn of New Zealand's Crowded House.
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About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:47:57
- Main artists: Howard Shore
- Label: WaterTower Music
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2012 Motion Picture Artwork © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Motion Picture Photography © 2012 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. (US, Canada & New Line Foreign Territories) © 2012 Metro-Gold ℗ 2012 This compilation WaterTower Music as licensee for Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
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