Someone who shares our passion for Tolkien, and somebody who is prepared to respect the film. It’s always tricky to think of the right person to create and performance these songs. The ending of this film requires a voice and sensibility that will allow an viewer to process what they have just experienced. It’s very important that the song feels right for the world of the movie – and also carries the emotional resonance of the end of that particular film. ‘We have a tradition in our Tolkien films of having a song over the closing credits. Behold, the latest initiate into the pantheon of Tolkien singers is… Ed Sheeran!Īnnounced by Jackson on his Facebook page, the director had this to say: Then the most perfect thing happened – Neil Finn’s Song Of The Lonely Mountain began to play and what a song it was! It triumphantly joined Enya’s May It Be, Emilíana Torrini’s Gollum’s Song and Annie Lennox’s Into The West as one of the mighty ending songs of Middle-Earth.ĭirector and deity Peter Jackson has taken it upon himself to personally reveal the song that will appear at the end of sequel THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG and, like the titular journey of the first film, it is rather unexpected. When the film finished (why would the eagles drop them there?), I sat motionless, stunned by the majesty of what I had just watched. When I saw THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY last December, I was blown away.
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