The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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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
1.753:23
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
3The House of Beorn
recording of:
The House of Beorn
23:43
4Mirkwood
recording of:
Mirkwood
24:28
5Flies and Spiders
recording of:
Flies and Spiders
2.57:52
6The Woodland Realm
recording of:
The Woodland Realm
2.54:27
7Feast 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
2.752:50
8Barrels 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
1.751:51
9The Forest River
recording of:
The Forest River
2.54:55
10Bard, a Man of Lake‐town
recording of:
Bard, a Man of Lake‐town
22:31
11The High Fells
recording of:
The High Fells
1.52:37
12The 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
1.253:20
13Protector 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
1.253:35
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