The Music of the Hobbit (Now with possible Spoilers)
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I think the dwarf history is likely to largely go in the second film. However, I would caution against reading too much into the fact that the first trace is "My Dear Frodo." There may still be a prologue that comes before that.Dave_LF wrote:I note a distinct lack of anything relating to dwarf-history, with the possible exception of two of the bonus tracks. I hope this at least means the film doesn't start that way. Let Thorin tell his story where he's supposed to, and let it be news to both Bilbo and the audience when he does.
(Do people think that having the track list behind spoiler tags is more helpful or more of a hindrance?)
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So looking forward to this!
So "Song of the Lonely Mountain" is Neil Finn's song for the Credits?
I don't notice anything that jumps out as The Great Goblin's supposed song, though... any guesses?
So "Song of the Lonely Mountain" is Neil Finn's song for the Credits?
I don't notice anything that jumps out as The Great Goblin's supposed song, though... any guesses?
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Some person at TORN named "Eleniel" speculated that it could be "the Defiler". I'm sure you don't agree with that, though.Elentári wrote:I don't notice anything that jumps out as The Great Goblin's supposed song, though... any guesses?
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That was kinda meant as a joke, V! As others have pointed out, Azog was described as "The Defiler" in the original German descriptions that were leaked. Perhaps that has now become Yazneg...who knows!Voronwë the Faithful wrote:Some person at TORN named "Eleniel" speculated that it could be "the Defiler". I'm sure you don't agree with that, though.Elentári wrote:I don't notice anything that jumps out as The Great Goblin's supposed song, though... any guesses?
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Doug Adams confirms that he did the liner notes for both editions
http://www.musicoflotr.com/2012/11/the- ... urney.html
http://www.musicoflotr.com/2012/11/the- ... urney.html
Someone who coincidentally looks just like you and somehow has the exact same username as you (;)) asked this question at Doug's site, but he said he didn't know.Alatar wrote:Cool. I hope the Special Edition is Leatherette and not just printed. Hard to tell from that pic!
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I would just like to say:
Very glad to see that second disc is more music(!), and not some sort of filler. (screensavers, techno re-mixes, disco re-mixes...whatever it is that's cool these days) It's not unprecedented, but is quite rare (WB/Decca/WaterTower Music did something similar for both Harry Potter 7:1 and the Dark Knight, but in both those cases it was only a much more expensive special edition that had two discs; whereas with TH:AUJ both versions have two discs, and the Special Edition is quite reasonably priced), and quite telling, I think, about the kind of audience Shore's music has; the music for the Trilogy is loved, and by a lot of people, and it is getting special treatment as a result.
Doug Adams has been actively answering questions in this thread at JWFan.com. Some of it has been along the lines of him saying that he's not really able to comment yet, but this is worth reposting:
Very glad to see that second disc is more music(!), and not some sort of filler. (screensavers, techno re-mixes, disco re-mixes...whatever it is that's cool these days) It's not unprecedented, but is quite rare (WB/Decca/WaterTower Music did something similar for both Harry Potter 7:1 and the Dark Knight, but in both those cases it was only a much more expensive special edition that had two discs; whereas with TH:AUJ both versions have two discs, and the Special Edition is quite reasonably priced), and quite telling, I think, about the kind of audience Shore's music has; the music for the Trilogy is loved, and by a lot of people, and it is getting special treatment as a result.
Doug Adams has been actively answering questions in this thread at JWFan.com. Some of it has been along the lines of him saying that he's not really able to comment yet, but this is worth reposting:
Doug Adams wrote:It's presented this way for a specific musical reason. It will all make perfectly logical sense.Doug, any idea why only 2 of the 6 "Special Edition-only" tracks were inserted into the flow of the main score, with 4 appearing at the end after the main presentation? Did Shore prefer it that way for a specific reason? Or was it a Water Tower Records decision?
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ttbk, great to see you (I figured if anything would bring you out of the woodwork this would). That is very interesting. I wonder what he means?
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I'll definitely be going for the leatherette special edition since that's what I have with the LotR recordings, and it sounds great value.
Al, do you know if we can pre-order anywhere in the UK yet? Couldn't see anything on Amazon UK when I checked earlier.
Al, do you know if we can pre-order anywhere in the UK yet? Couldn't see anything on Amazon UK when I checked earlier.
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Aha! Seek and ye shall find.....
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey OST 2 CD edition
(Ask and ye shall receive for Christmas?!?!? )
Hope Amazon UK get the Delux Special Edition too...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey OST 2 CD edition
(Ask and ye shall receive for Christmas?!?!? )
Hope Amazon UK get the Delux Special Edition too...
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