Now this is exciting. Though we’ve been already been treated to teasers, trailers, posters and behind-the-scenes production videos, actually getting to see soundtrack artwork and a tracklisting really puts this whole thing into perspective: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey isn’t far off, people, and it’s going to be epic.
And it’s also great to see Howard Shore’s name again, given that he crafted one of the best soundtracks ever when he composed the music for the The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Below, anyway, you can check out the official artwork for both the regular and special editions of the soundtrack to the upcoming Peter Jackson movie. There’s also the list of tracks included on both versions of the soundtrack, which you can use to sneakily piece together the upcoming storylines (if, say, you’re a nerd).
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Special Edition Soundtrack
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 Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Standard Edition Soundtrack
Disc 1:
- My Dear Frodo
- Old Friends
- An Unexpected Party
- 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
- Roast Mutton
- A Troll-hoard
- The Hill of Sorcery
- Warg-scouts
Disc 2:
- The Hidden Valley
- Moon Runes
- The Defiler
- The White Council
- 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 performed by Neil Finn
- Dreaming of Bag End
What do you make of all this, then? Think Shore can pull it off again? Are you even more pumped to see the movie when it’s released on December 14th?
Source: Collider