Audio clips of the soundtrack album for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies have been published online. The film’s music is composed by Howard Shore who previously scored the first two movies in the series, as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Visit the British Amazon store to listen to audio clips. The website also confirms the running time of each track and the extended versions of the tracks featured on the deluxe edition. Both versions of the soundtrack will be released domestically on December 16 by WaterTower Music and are available for pre-order on Amazon (standard edition) and here (deluxe edition). The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Orlando Bloom, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt and Hugo Weaving will be released on December 17, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack albums for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies have been revealed. The albums feature the film’s original music composed by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Aviator). Also included is the end titles song The Last Goodbye performed by actor Billy Boyd and written by Boyd and screenwriters/producers Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh. The soundtrack will be released in two editions: a standard edition, as well as a deluxe edition with additional tracks. Both albums are set to be released on December 16, 2014. Visit Amazon to pre-order the standard edition and click here to order the deluxe edition. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Hugo Weaving and Orlando Bloom will be released on December 17, 2014 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ to Feature End Credits Song Performed by Billy Boyd
Actor Billy Boyd and screenwriters/producers Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh have written an original end credits song for Peter Jackson’s upcoming fantasy adventure The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The track entitled The Last Goodbye is also performed by Boyd who played Peregrin “Pippin” Took in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. As previously reported, WaterTower Music will release the soundtrack album for the film, which features the song, as well as the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore. The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2014 and the 2CD special edition version is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Check back on this page for the full album details.
WaterTower Music to Release ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Soundtrack
WaterTower Music has announced the release date of the soundtrack album for Peter Jackson’s fantasy adventure The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The album features the film’s original music composed by Howard Shore (The Silence of the Lambs, Hugo, The Departed) who previously scored the first two films in The Hobbit series, as well as The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The soundtrack will be released on December 16, 2014. Check back on this page for the full album details. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies stars Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield, as well as Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving and Orlando Bloom.
Scoring ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Production Diary
Peter Jackson has published his final production diary of the year for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug focusing on the music for the fantasy epic. The video features interviews with composer Howard Shore who is joined at his writing studio by Doug Adams, author of the book The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films. Also interviewed are Jackson himself, conductor/orchestrator Conrad Pope and a number of musicians who performed on the score. The video also features footage from the score’s recording sessions, which fully took place at the Wellington Town Hall in New Zealand for the first time. Check out the full production diary after the jump. The soundtrack for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is now available on WaterTower Music and the movie is playing in theaters nationwide.
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Soundtrack Preview
WaterTower Music has published the official soundtrack preview for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The album features the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore. As previously announced, the label will release as a regular edition and deluxe edition on December 10, 2013. Click here to pre-order the soundtrack and visit our previous article for the full album details. Audio clips from all tracks on the regular edition are available after the jump. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell and Jed Brophy will be released nationwide on December 13, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ Soundtrack Details
The details of the soundtrack release for the fantasy adventure sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug have been revealed. The album features the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Aviator, Hugo), as well as the end credits song by Ed Sheeran. Visit Amazon to pre-order the regular edition and visit and click here to order the 2-CD special edition soundtrack. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is directed by Peter Jackson and stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell and Jed Brophy. The movie will be released nationwide on December 13, 2013 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
Ed Sheeran Performs End Credits Song for ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
Ed Sheeran has written and recorded the end credits song I See Fire for Peter Jackson’s upcoming fantasy adventure sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The Grammy-nominated and BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award-winning British singer/songwriter announced his involvement on his Twitter page today. Sheeran plays all the instruments on the track apart from the cello. I See Fire will be released as a single tomorrow, November 5 on iTunes (link will be added later tonight). WaterTower Music will release the official soundtrack album featuring the song, as well as the film’s original score composed by Howard Shore in two different versions on December 10, 2013. Click here to pre-order the regular edition and visit Amazon to order the 2-CD special edition soundtrack. Check back on this page for the full album details to be announced within the next couple of days. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug stars Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Evangeline Lilly, John Bell and Jed Brophy.
Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 14, 2012)
One movie is opening in wide release this weekend:
Expected to beat box office opening weekend records for the month of December is the fantasy movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey directed by Peter Jackson and starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Graham McTavish, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hugo Weaving, James Nesbitt, Orlando Bloom, Ian Holm and Elijah Wood. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Howard Shore who has previously scored The Lord of the Rings trilogy. WaterTower Music has released two soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score, including a standard and deluxe edition. Also featured on both albums is the original song Song of the Lonely Mountain written and performed by Neil Finn. To listen to audio clips and to check out the full details, visit our previous article. Also visit Classic FM for a recent interview with Shore about his music for the film and check out a video featurette on the score on EW.com.
‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Soundtrack Preview
Audio clips from the soundtrack for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have appeared online. The film’s music is composed and conducted by Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore. Check out fifteen minutes of music from the score (via Qubuz), as well as audio clips from all tracks on the standard edition embedded after the jump. The soundtrack will be released in two different editions on December 11, 2012 by WaterTower Music. For the full album details, visit our previous article and visit Amazon to pre-order the standard version and deluxe edition. In addition, you can now download the track Old Friends for free if you order a movie ticket for the film on Movietickets.com.