{"id":94565,"date":"2014-11-13T13:21:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T18:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=94565"},"modified":"2014-11-13T13:21:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T18:21:14","slug":"press-release-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-soundtracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/11\/13\/94565-press-release-the-hobbit-the-battle-of-the-five-armies-soundtracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies Soundtracks"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BOFAThanks to our friends at WaterTower Music, we are once again delighted to bring you exclusives on the soundtrack for the highly anticipated final film in The Hobbit<\/em> trilogy.<\/p>\n

First up, the official press release for The Hobbit – The Battle of the Five Armies 2-CD soundtrack set<\/strong> to be released December 9, 2014, to be followed by the release of the 2-CD Special Edition on December 16, 2014.<\/p>\n

And next, we are also happy to break that\u00a0when tickets go up for pre-sale Friday, fans who purchase tickets through\u00a0movietickets.com<\/a>\u00a0will receive a song from the soundtrack exclusively for their listening pleasure.<\/p>\n

Reviews and discussion will be most welcome on our message boards and chat rooms.<\/p>\n

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THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES 2 CD SOUNDTRACK SET
\n<\/em><\/strong>TO BE RELEASED DECEMBER 9TH<\/sup> BY WATERTOWER MUSIC<\/strong><\/p>\n

Featuring Original Music by Academy Award\u00ae<\/sup> Winner Howard Shore
\n<\/strong>With An Original Song \u201cThe Last Goodbye\u201d Performed by
\n<\/strong>The Lord Of The Rings<\/em><\/strong> Trilogy Star Billy Boyd<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special Edition Soundtrack Also Available<\/strong><\/p>\n

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November 13, 2014 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 WaterTower Music has announced the release of the soundtrack to The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies<\/em><\/strong>, with music composed by Academy Award\u00ae<\/sup> winner Howard Shore, one of film music\u2019s most respected, honored, and active composers and conductors. The soundtrack also contains an original song performed by Billy Boyd, who starred as Peregrin Took in The Lord Of The Rings<\/em> Trilogy. The soundtrack will be released in two configurations: a standard 2 CD set and a Special Edition set, also with 2 CDs, and featuring extended tracks, bonus tracks, and expanded liner notes. On December 9th<\/sup>, both versions of the soundtrack will be available digitally and on CD, except the 2CD Special Edition, which will be available for purchase on December 16. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson\u2019s The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies,<\/em> a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, is the third in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece\u00a0The Hobbit<\/em>,\u00a0by J.R.R. Tolkien.\u00a0 The film will be released in theaters worldwide on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, with select international territories releasing on December 10, 2014.<\/p>\n

The Battle Of The Five Armies<\/em><\/strong> is Howard Shore\u2019s final musical voyage to Middle-earth \u2013 concluding his work with director Peter Jackson on both The Lord of the Rings<\/em> and The Hobbit <\/em>trilogies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s been such an incredible experience and I’m very pleased to be able to finally release this last Hobbit<\/em> film score. The connection to nature is very important to me and I think that was also my connection to Tolkien\u2019s work,\u201d Shore noted. Shore\u2019s music for The Lord of the Rings <\/em>Trilogy stands as his most towering achievement to date, garnering three Academy Awards\u00ae for his music for those films, two for Best Original Score, and one for Best Original Song. His music for The Lord of the Rings<\/em> Trilogy has 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<\/em> in Wellington, New Zealand.\u00a0 Since then, the Symphony<\/em> and The Lord of the Rings – Live to Projection<\/em> concerts have been performed over 340 times by the world\u2019s most prestigious orchestras, and has been the subject of a book by Doug Adams, The Music of The Lord of the Rings Films: A Comprehensive Account of Howard Shore’s Scores.<\/em><\/p>\n

Also included on the soundtrack is \u201cThe Last Goodbye,\u201d performed by The Lord Of The Rings<\/em> Trilogy star Billy Boyd, which he co-wrote with filmmakers Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. \u201cBilly is not just a wonderful actor but also an extremely accomplished singer\/songwriter<\/em>\u2014we are so glad he agreed once again to share his talent with us,\u201d <\/em>the filmmakers said jointly. \u201cWe cannot imagine a more perfect voice to carry us away from the shores of Middle-earth\u2026one last time\u201d<\/p>\n

The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies Original Motion Picture Soundtrack<\/em><\/strong> on WaterTower Music will be available on December 9, 2014, and is currently available for pre-order at iTunes<\/a> and Amazon<\/a>. The track listings for the 2 CD Standard edition and 2 CD Special Edition are as follows:<\/p>\n

Disc 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Fire and Water
\n2. Shores of the Long Lake
\n3. Beyond Sorrow and Grief **
\n4. Guardians of the Three **
\n5. The Ruins of Dale
\n6. The Gathering of the Clouds **
\n7. Mithril
\n8. Bred for War
\n9. A Thief in the Night
\n10. The Clouds Burst
\n11. Battle for the Mountain<\/p>\n

Disc 2<\/strong>
\n1. The Darkest Hour
\n2. Sons of Durin
\n3. The Fallen
\n4. Ravenhill
\n5. To the Death **
\n6. Courage and Wisdom
\n7. The Return Journey
\n8. There and Back Again
\n9. The Last Goodbye performed by Billy Boyd<\/em>
\n10. Ironfoot **
\n11. Dragon-sickness *
\n12. Thrain from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition<\/em> *<\/p>\n

* Bonus track available on Special Edition Soundtrack only
\n** Extended Versions of these songs Available on Special Edition Soundtrack only<\/em><\/p>\n

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FILM SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

From\u00a0Academy Award-winning filmmaker\u00a0Peter Jackson comes The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/em>, the third in a\u00a0trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece\u00a0The Hobbit<\/em>,\u00a0by J.R.R. Tolkien.<\/p>\n

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/em> brings to\u00a0an epic\u00a0conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) and the Company of Dwarves.\u00a0 The Dwarves of Erebor have reclaimed the vast wealth of their homeland, but now must face the consequences of having unleashed the terrifying Dragon, Smaug<\/strong>, <\/strong>upon the defenseless men, women and children of Lake-town.<\/p>\n

As he succumbs to dragon-sickness, the King Under the Mountain, Thorin Oakenshield, sacrifices friendship and honor\u00a0in his search for the legendary Arkenstone.\u00a0 Unable to help Thorin see reason, Bilbo is driven to make a desperate and dangerous choice, not knowing that even greater perils lie ahead.\u00a0 An ancient enemy has returned to Middle-earth.\u00a0 Sauron, the Dark Lord, has sent forth legions of Orcs in a stealth attack upon the Lonely Mountain.\u00a0 As darkness converges on their escalating conflict, the races of Dwarves, Elves and Men must decide\u2014unite or be destroyed.\u00a0 Bilbo finds himself fighting for his life and the lives of his friends as five great armies go to war.<\/p>\n

Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, with Martin Freeman in the central role of Bilbo Baggins, and Richard Armitage as Thorin Oakenshield.\u00a0 The international ensemble cast is led by Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Billy Connolly,\u00a0James Nesbitt, Ken Stott, Aidan Turner, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish, Stephen Fry, and Ryan Gage.\u00a0\u00a0 The film also stars Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Orlando Bloom, Mikael Persbrandt, Sylvester McCoy, Peter Hambleton, John Callen, Mark Hadlow, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Adam Brown, John Bell, Manu Bennett and John Tui.<\/p>\n

Directed by Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/em> features a screenplay by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro, based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien.\u00a0 Jackson also produced the film, together with Carolynne Cunningham, Zane Weiner and Fran Walsh.\u00a0 The executive producers are Alan Horn, Toby Emmerich, Ken Kamins and Carolyn Blackwood, with Philippa Boyens and Eileen Moran serving as co-producers.<\/p>\n

New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Present a Wingnut Films Production, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies<\/em>.\u00a0 The film is a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM), with New Line managing production.\u00a0 The film will be released worldwide on December 17, 2014, with select international territories releasing on December 10, 2014.\u00a0 Warner Bros. Pictures is handling worldwide theatrical distribution, with select international territories as well as all international television distribution being handled by MGM.\u00a0 www.thehobbit.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0http:\/\/www.thehobbit.com\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information contact: Beth Krakower, CineMedia Promotions @ 310.439.1403, beth@cinemediapromotions.com<\/a>, or @cinemediapromo on Twitter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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