The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition)

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Tracklist

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1The Quest for Erebor
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
The Quest for Erebor
1.753:24
2Wilderland
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Wilderland
1.754:56
3A Necromancer
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
choir vocals:
London Voices and Tiffin Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director), Ben Parry (British conductor) and Simon Toyne
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
A Necromancer
12:55
4The House of Beorn (extended version)
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
choir vocals:
London Voices and Tiffin Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director), Ben Parry (British conductor) and Simon Toyne
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
The House of Beorn
14:53
5Mirkwood (extended version)
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
choir vocals:
London Voices and Tiffin Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director), Ben Parry (British conductor) and Simon Toyne
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Mirkwood
15:31
6Flies and Spiders (extended version)
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
choir vocals:
London Voices and Tiffin Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director), Ben Parry (British conductor) and Simon Toyne
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Flies and Spiders
19:36
7The Woodland Realm (extended version)
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
choir vocals:
London Voices and Tiffin Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director), Ben Parry (British conductor) and Simon Toyne
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
The Woodland Realm
15:15
8Feast of Starlight
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Feast of Starlight
2.752:48
9Barrels Out of Bond
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Barrels Out of Bond
1.751:50
10The Forest River (extended version)
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
choir vocals:
London Voices and Tiffin Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director), Ben Parry (British conductor) and Simon Toyne
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
The Forest River
15:11
11Bard, a Man of Lake‐town (extended version)
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
choir vocals:
London Voices and Tiffin Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director), Ben Parry (British conductor) and Simon Toyne
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Bard, a Man of Lake‐town
13:18
12The High Fells (extended version)
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
choir vocals:
London Voices and Tiffin Boys’ Choir
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
chorus master:
Terry Edwards (British choir director), Ben Parry (British conductor) and Simon Toyne
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
The High Fells
13:39
13The Nature of Evil
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
The Nature of Evil
1.253:21
14Protector of the Common Folk
recording engineer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
mixer:
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios) and Kirsty Whalley (engineer and keyboardist)
orchestra:
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Conrad Pope
orchestrator:
Conrad Pope and James Sizemore (Composer and producer)
concertmaster:
Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violinist)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (choir vocals) and Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mixed at:
Park Road Post in Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
recording of:
Protector of the Common Folk
1.253:37
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