The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (soundtrack)

The Hobbit:
The Desolation of Smaug

Soundtrack album by Howard Shore

Released

10 December 2013

Recorded

2013

Length

1:56:27 (Standard Edition)
2:09:17 (Special Edition)

Label

WaterTower Music, Decca Records

Producer

Howard Shore, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens

Middle Earth film series soundtrack chronology

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(2012)

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(2013)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(2014)

Alternative cover

Special Edition cover

The soundtrack album for The Desolation of Smaug was released on 10 December 2013 in both Standard Edition and Special Edition. The cover of the Special Edition features the design used for the special edition of the soundtrack for An Unexpected Journey on a purple background.

Track listing

All music composed by Howard Shore except where noted.

Standard edition

Disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Quest for Erebor"	3:23
2.	"Wilderland"	4:56
3.	"The House of Beorn"	3:42
4.	"Mirkwood"	4:27
5.	"Flies and Spiders"	7:51
6.	"The Woodland Realm"	4:26
7.	"Feast of Starlight"	2:49
8.	"Barrels Out of Bond"	1:50
9.	"The Forest River"	4:54
10.	"Bard, a Man of Lake-Town"	2:30
11.	"The High Fells"	2:37
12.	"The Nature of Evil"	3:20
13.	"Protector of the Common Folk"	3:36

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
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.	"A Spell of Concealment"	2:51
6.	"On the Doorstep"	7:46
7.	"The Courage of Hobbits"	3:00
8.	"Inside Information"	3:48
9.	"Kingsfoil"	2:25
10.	"A Liar and a Thief"	3:40
11.	"The Hunters"	9:04
12.	"Smaug"	5:24
13.	"My Armor Is Iron"	5:16
14.	"I See Fire" (Written and performed by Ed Sheeran)	5:00
15.	"Beyond the Forest"	5:25

Special edition

The special edition contains one bonus track and twelve extended tracks.

Disc 1
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Quest for Erebor"	3:22
2.	"Wilderland"	4:56
3.	"A Necromancer" (Bonus Track)	2:54
4.	"The House of Beorn" (extended version)	4:52
5.	"Mirkwood" (extended version)	5:31
6.	"Flies and Spiders" (extended version)	9:35
7.	"The Woodland Realm" (extended version)	5:14
8.	"Feast of Starlight"	2:48
9.	"Barrels Out of Bond"	1:50
10.	"The Forest River" (extended version)	5:10
11.	"Bard, a Man of Lake-Town" (extended version)	3:18
12.	"The High Fells" (extended version)	3:38
13.	"The Nature of Evil"	3:20
14.	"Protector of the Common Folk"	3:35

Disc 2
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Thrice Welcome"	3:33
2.	"Girion, Lord of Dale" (extended version)	4:15
3.	"Durin's Folk" (extended version)	3:04
4.	"In the Shadow of the Mountain"	2:15
5.	"A Spell of Concealment" (extended version)	3:22
6.	"On the Doorstep"	7:46
7.	"The Courage of Hobbits"	3:00
8.	"Inside Information"	3:48
9.	"Kingsfoil"	2:25
10.	"A Liar and a Thief"	3:41
11.	"The Hunters" (extended version)	9:55
12.	"Smaug" (extended version)	6:29
13.	"My Armor Is Iron"	5:16
14.	"I See Fire" (Written and performed by Ed Sheeran)	5:00
15.	"Beyond the Forest"	5:25

Chart positions

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[1]	60
Australian Classical/Crossover Albums (ARIA)^[1]	2
scope="row"	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[2]	29
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[3]	44
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[4]	97
scope="row"	Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[5]	51
scope="row"	French Albums (SNEP)^[6]	103
scope="row"	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	25
Irish Classical Albums (IRMA)^[8]	7
scope="row"	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[9]	40
South Korean Albums (Gaon)^[10]	84
scope="row"	Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[11]	39
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	51
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	69
US Billboard 200^[14]	39
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[14]	4
US Top Current Albums (Billboard)^[15]	34
US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)^[14]	6

References

1 2 ARIA Report. ARIA Charts. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ TOP 10 CLASSICAL ALBUMS, WEEK ENDING 9 January 2014. chart-track.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
↑ GAON ALBUM CHART (in Korean). gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / Howard Shore – The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
↑ CHART: CLUK Update 21.12.2013 (wk50) (in German). zobbel.de Retrieved 20 January 2014.
1 2 3 "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Awards". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
↑ Top Current Albums : Dec 28, 2013. Billboard biz. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film series

Films

The Lord of the Rings	The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King

The Hobbit	An Unexpected Journey The Desolation of Smaug The Battle of the Five Armies

Production

The Lord of the Rings	Original characters (Figwit) Production design Principal photography Special effects

The Hobbit	Original characters (Tauriel)

Music

The Lord of the Rings	The Fellowship of the Ring The Two Towers The Return of the King "Aníron" "Concerning Hobbits" "Into the West" "May It Be" "A Walking Song"

The Hobbit	An Unexpected Journey The Desolation of Smaug The Battle of the Five Armies "I See Fire"

Video games

Miscellaneous

The Lord of the Rings	Accolades The Exhibition Gollum: How We Made Movie Magic The Long and Short of It

The Hobbit	Accolades

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