The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2 disc album that features original score by Academy Award winner Howard Shore recorded at famed Abbey Road Studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Additionally it includes an original song, Song of the Lonely Mountain, written and performed by Neil Finn (Crowded House). One of today's most respected, honored, and active composers and music conductors, Howard Shore previously worked with director Peter Jackson on The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, which stands as his most towering achievement to date. He won three Academy Awards for his music for those films.