Music of The Hobbit film series
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
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| Soundtrack album by Howard Shore | ||
| Released | 11 December 2012 | |
| Recorded | 2012 | |
| Length | 1:48:49 (Standard Edition) 2:07:03 (Special Edition) |
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| Label | WaterTower Music, Decca Records | |
| Producer | Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens | |
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| Examiner.com | A+ |
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| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
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| Soundtrack album by Howard Shore | ||
| Released | 10 December 2013 | |
| Recorded | 2013 | |
| Length | 1:56:27 (Standard Edition) 2:09:17 (Special Edition) |
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| Label | WaterTower Music, Decca Records | |
| Producer | Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens | |
| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies |
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| Soundtrack album by Howard Shore | ||
| Released | 08 December 2014 | |
| Recorded | 2014 | |
| Length | 1:34:01 (Standard Edition) 1:48:12 (Special Edition) |
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| Label | WaterTower Music, Decca Records | |
| Producer | Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens | |
The music of The Hobbit film series is composed and produced by Howard Shore, who scored all three The Lord of the Rings films. The music for An Unexpected Journey was recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra as it was for The Lord of the Rings. However, the music for The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies was recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
The soundtrack album for An Unexpected Journey received nominations for various awards and peaked in the top ten album charts in multiple countries.
As with Lord of the Rings, many soloists performed music for the three films. These include Neil Finn who performed the "Song of the Lonely Mountain" in An Unexpected Journey and Richard Armitage as a cast performer. James Nesbitt also performs in the extended edition of An Unexpected Journey.
The soundtrack album for An Unexpected Journey was released on 11 December 2012. It has been released in both Standard Edition and Special Edition, with both coming in a 2-disc format. The Geeks of Doom commented that Shore, who recorded the soundtrack at Abbey Road Studios in London, re-used some of the "magisterial musical motifs" from his music for The Lord of the Rings soundtrack, but that he "uses his established themes to launch into a completely original sonic adventure with turns both optimistic and dark, true to the mutual visions of Jackson and Tolkien".
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