[larusso]

Yeah because they had to throw that scene in and they had no music for it. If I remember correctly it was 2 minutes of movie means 2 weeks of sound work. Or something like that. And the hobbit was plagued with issues from the very start. I still like the soundtrack from the hobbit but it didn’t follow the leitmotif as much. When listening to it while working I have no idea where in the story the music belongs to. That is different with Lord of the Rings.

[r2222]

Yes it sure feels like that too. I like Hobbit music too, like how Misty Mountains Cold song is sung by dwarves at the start and it then develops into a full-blown hero theme later. It’s just they kinda overuse in not-so-impactful scenes and it loses its … well, impact.

[larusso]

My favorite theme/tune is in the song the Forest River from the extended soundtrack of part two. It only plays very shortly and comes back every now and then later in another track. It wasn’t in the first movie so I assume it belongs to Legolas or his girlfriend ;) but I’m not sure.