The trailer got me thinking about what Shore's score to this shorter film would sound like and how I could make a 2-Disk or 2 hour cut of highlights from the score. Like many people on the board, I like a lot of what Shore did with the Hobbit scores, but find the complete scores to be a bit bloated.
So, if you were to make a 2-Disk supercut extract from the three scores, what would your tracklist look like? This will be something I'll be experimenting with myself over the holidays.
Actually, I'd prefer someone did a single disc playlist for the Hobbit movies. Just like 3 movies are WAY too much for The Hobbit, 6 discs are too much of this music ( for me ).
Here's my quick idea for a 1 disc "Best Of" for all 3 Hobbit scores. No songs, just score, and without in-track edits (I'd make a very different compilation if I was allowed to do some actual editing).
1. A Very Respectable Hobbit (1:21) 2. The Adventure Begins (2:05) 3. The World Is Ahead (2:20) 4. Brass Buttons (7:38) 5. Mirkwood (4:28) 6. Flies And Spiders (7:51) 7. The Woodland Realm (4:27) 8. Barrels Out Of Bond (1:50) 9. The Forest River (4:54) 10. Thrice Welcome (3:33) 11. Inside Information (3:48) 12. Fire And Water (5:58) 13. Mithril (3:08) 14. Sons Of Durin (4:24) 15. To The Death (5:13) 16. The Return Journey (4:18) 17. Ironfoot (5:03) 18. Beyond the Forest (5:25) 19. Dreaming of Bag End (1:57) TOTAL TIME - 1:19:41
Here's my quick idea for a 1 disc "Best Of" for all 3 Hobbit scores. No songs, just score, and without in-track edits (I'd make a very different compilation if I was allowed to do some actual editing).
It was extremely difficult to cut it down to one disc, and I just realized that my playlist completely short-changes the House of Durin theme, which only shows up twice on that compilation. Woops!
I just realized the main post asked for a 2 disc version. That's much easier! Try this:
DISC 1: 1. A Very Respectable Hobbit (1:21) 2. Axe Or Sword (5:59) 3. The Adventure Begins (2:05) 4. The World Is Ahead (2:20) 5. Radagast The Brown (4:54) 6. Roast Mutton (4:03) 7. Moon Runes (3:20) 8. Under Hill (1:55) 9. Brass Buttons (7:38) 10. Out Of The Frying-Pan (5:55) 11. Mirkwood (4:28) 12. Flies And Spiders (7:51) 13. The Woodland Realm (4:27) 14. Feast Of Starlight (2:49) 15. Barrels Out Of Bond (1:50) 16. The Forest River (4:54)
TOTAL TIME - 1:05:49
DISC 2: 1. Thrice Welcome (3:33) 2. Girion, Lord Of Dale (3:33) 3. Durin's Folk (2:28) 4. In The Shadow Of The Mountain (2:15) 5. Inside Information (3:48) 6. Kingsfoil (2:25) 7. Fire And Water (5:58) 8. Beyond Sorrow And Grief (4:12) 9. The Ruins Of Dale (3:39) 10. Mithril (3:08) 11. Sons Of Durin (4:24) 12. Ravenhill (5:48) 13. To The Death (5:13) 14. The Return Journey (4:18) 15. Ironfoot (5:03) 16. Beyond the Forest (5:25) 17. Dreaming of Bag End (1:57)