THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY SOUNDTRACK 2CD SET DUE DECEMBER 11TH

FROM WATERTOWER MUSIC



Featuring Original Music by Academy Award™ Winner Howard Shore

With An Original Song Performed by Neil Finn



2 CD Special Edition Soundtrack Also Available

THE HOBBIT SPECIAL EDITION TRACKLIST



DISC 1:



My Dear Frodo

Old Friends (Extended Version)

An Unexpected Party (Extended Version)

Blunt the Knives performed by The Dwarf Cast

Axe or Sword?

Misty Mountains performed by Richard Armitage and The Dwarf Cast

The Adventure Begins

The World is Ahead

An Ancient Enemy

Radagast the Brown (Extended Version)

The Trollshaws

Roast Mutton (Extended Version)

A Troll-hoard

The Hill of Sorcery

Warg-scouts



DISC 2:



The Hidden Valley

Moon Runes (Extended Version)

The Defiler

The White Council (Extended Version)

Over Hill

A Thunder Battle

Under Hill

Riddles in the Dark

Brass Buttons

Out of the Frying-Pan

A Good Omen

Song of the Lonely Mountain (Extended Version) performed by Neil Finn

Dreaming of Bag End



EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACKS



A Very Respectable Hobbit

Erebor

The Dwarf Lords

The Edge of the Wild

The adventure follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Giant Spiders, Shapeshifters and Sorcerers.



Although their goal lies to the East and the wastelands of the Lonely Mountain first they must escape the goblin tunnels, where Bilbo meets the creature that will change his life forever…Gollum.



Here, alone with Gollum, on the shores of an underground lake, the unassuming Bilbo Baggins not only discovers depths of guile and courage that surprise even him, he also gains possession of Gollum’s "precious" ring that holds unexpected and useful qualities … A simple, gold ring that is tied to the fate of all Middle-earth in ways Bilbo cannot begin to know.

STARRING:



Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins

Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey

Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield

Andy Serkis as Gollum

Hugo Weaving as Elrond

Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug

Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman

Christopher Lee as Saruman the White

Cate Blanchett as Galadriel

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins

Orlando Bloom as Legolas



RELEASE DATE: December 14th, 2012.

WaterTower Music has announced the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at all retailers on December 11th. The soundtrack will be available both digitally and as a 2 CD set. A Special Edition of the soundtrack featuring six exclusive bonus tracks, seven extended score cues, and deluxe liner notes will also be available December 11.features original score by Academy Award® winner Howard Shore recorded at famed Abbey Road studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally it includes an original song entitled "Song of the Lonely Mountain," written and performed by Neil Finn (Crowded House)., the first of a trilogy of films from Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson (), will be released in the U.S. on December 14, 2012.Shore’s music forhas been performed in concerts throughout the world. In 2003, Shore conducted the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Wellington, New Zealand. Since then, the work has had over 140 performances by the world’s most prestigious orchestras, and has even been the subject of a book,says Shore.stated WaterTower Music head Jason Linn,One of today’s most respected, honored, and active composers and music conductors, Howard Shore previously worked with director Peter Jackson on, which stands as his most towering achievement to date. He won three Academy Awards for his music for those films, two for Best Original Score, and one for Best Original Song. Shore has also won numerous other honors for his film work, including four Grammys and three Golden Globe Awards.on WaterTower Music in the United States and Decca Records outside the United States. It will be available on December 11, 2012. The track listings for the 2 CD Standard and 2CD Deluxe versions are as follows: