The Hobbit desolation of smaug: Soundtrack analysis

The music of The Hobbit film trilogy is being composed, orchestrated, conducted and produced by Howard Shore. He was the obvious choice for the soundtrack as not only did he work on the original Lord of the Rings trilogy but her also worked on The Hobbit and unexpected journey.

Howard shore has made a big name for himself in the film soundtrack world having worked on other films such as the twilight saga, Eastern promises and the departed. This repertoire and a need to replicate the feel of the original LOTR trilogy means that his place on the crew was almost ensured.

A surprise addition to the soundtrack was Ed Sheeran and his song "I see fire". Written specifically for the Hobbit 2 it created buzz within the Ed Sheeran fandom and also gave the film something to promote that wasn't so fantasy heavy. This synergy benefited both The Hobbit and Ed Sheeran with their fan bases crossing over.