Episode #54 - The Hobbit: A Game of Themes Author Doug Adams returns to the SoundCast to talk about Howard Shore's score for part one of THE HOBBIT trilogy. Find out which Tracksounds staffer has yet to see the film, how the presentation format of the film effected our experience, how the score caused some headscratching, and how this whole thing is just a huge "game of themes." Episode Highlights 00:00 Blunt the Opening and Doug Adams Intro 05:46 What we were expecting from this film 19:58 General reactions and comparing to Lord of the Rings 11:45 Reacting to the film and it's music (spoilers) 31:21 Headscratching: Reacting to the score 49:56 A Game of Themes? 78:50 Wrapping it up Music Selections 00:00 "Blunt the Knives" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore 00:40 "The Adventure Begins" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore 05:23 "The World is Ahead" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore 19:25 "Warg-Scouts" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore 31:04 "A Thunder Battle" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore 50:40 "The Crack of Doom"(LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring) by Howard Shore 57:41 "Out of the Frying-Pan" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore 59:40 "The Breaking of the Fellowship" (LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring) by Howard Shore 72:47 "02_Old Friends (Extended)" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore 76:58 "Radagast the Brown (Extended)" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore 83:29 "Dreaming of Bag End" (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey SE) by Howard Shore Download the episode here Subscribe and more info here