A Preview Of Howard Shore's Soundtrack For 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'

Warner Bros have released a preview of over 40 minutes of Howard Shore's score for 'The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug'.



And here's the full tracklist for the two disc special edition of the soundtrack.
DISC 1
1. The Quest for Erebor
2. Wilderland
3. A Necromancer (Bonus Track)
4. The House of Beorn (Extended Version)
5. Mirkwood (Extended Version)
6. Flies and Spiders (Extended Version)
7. The Woodland Realm (Extended Version)
8. Feast of Starlight
9. Barrels Out of Bond
10. The Forest River (Extended Version)
11. Bard, a Man of Lake-town (Extended Version)
12. The High Fells (Extended Version)
13. The Nature of Evil
14. Protector of the Common Folk

DISC 2
1. Thrice Welcome
2. Girion, Lord of Dale (Extended Version)
3. Durin's Folk (Extended Version)
4. In the Shadow of the Mountain
5. A Spell of Concealment (Extended Version)
6. On the Doorstep
7. The Courage of Hobbits
8. Inside Information
9. Kingsfoil
10. A Liar and a Thief
11. The Hunters (Extended Version)
12. Smaug (Extended Version)
13. My Armor Is Iron
14. “I See Fire” performed by Ed Sheeran
15. Beyond the Forest

Listen to the entire 'The Hobbit' musical score

The score, composed by Howard Shore, is housed over at Empire Magazine, and you can also listen to it embedded below.

Due to copyright, the widget only allows you to listen to the score in its entirety from start to finish and you cannot skip from track to track.

This soundtrack will be available to buy on December 10 in a regular and deluxe edition from all good retailers both physical and digital, and you can pre-order it at the link below. Enjoy!

The Hobbit Soundtrack Preview: 'Radagast The Brown'

One track has popped up online, 'Radagast The Brown' composed by Howard Shore.

Just over a month to go!

Release Date And Tracklist For The Hobbit Soundtrack Announced

The release date and tracklist for 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack has been announced.

The soundtrack will be available both digitally and as a 2 CD set from December 10. A Special Edition of the soundtrack featuring six exclusive bonus tracks, seven extended score cues, and deluxe liner notes will also be available.

Middle Earth will once again be scored by Academy Award® winner Howard Shore, who also composed The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, and was 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 Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey', the first of a trilogy of films from Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, will be released on December 14, 2012.

Hit the jump for the complete track listings for the soundtrack.
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