I have to say, they picked the PERFECT version.

@havok9001

Ай бұрын

also find that right tone to sing it in as will cuz sound good

@OUD4444

19 күн бұрын

It’s basically Robert ingles version from the audiobook

@annieberardino8732

19 күн бұрын

Agreed. The others were cool to hear but the chosen version gives you chills!

@katybyrd8674

19 күн бұрын

I dunno, the one in the last 20 seconds of this video is pretty convincing as well...

@vipe650r

19 күн бұрын

They really really did. It still gives me a chill. It's incredible.

That song was the highlight of all three Hobbit movies for me, still gives me goosebumps.

@vipe650r

19 күн бұрын

Indeed.

@johanna_na

18 күн бұрын

A true masterpiece and a proof of co operation.

@taraevans1108

18 күн бұрын

It makes me teary every time I see that scene.

@christinemalone

18 күн бұрын

My partner cringed and still does when this scene comes on

@vipe650r

18 күн бұрын

@@christinemalone Why?

"What a beautiful voice! I hate him." 😂 This piece is a true work of art. The tune writers are so skilled in what they do, and I love the dedication & love that clearly went into the making of this.

@joankwamboka700

17 күн бұрын

Hahah I eating and when he said that I almost spit out my food laughing.

I love the fact that Richard Armitage sang this song with such confidence that it inspired me to join choir

@MiddleEarthUpdates

Ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing.

That scene is literally my favorite moment in all of film.

"I immediately thought of Medieval Icelandic Sagas". These people know their Tolkien onions (and po-tay-toes). That's the difference between PJs team and those dolts on Rings of Power. Almost every detail is so well-considered, carefully thought out. The crew and most of the cast's knowledge and passion for Tolkien and his work genuinely comes through so often as well.

@seregrian5675

18 күн бұрын

The Jar-Jar Abrams acolytes at Amazon never stood a chance of creating anything as powerful - they were in it for a cash grab, and not art

@jedironin380

8 күн бұрын

I love hearing that the cast were allowed to suggest edits to the scripts and scenes, and that every change brought the movies back closer to the books and more into line with the story Tolkein wrote.

I bet every version they made was excellent, but they really nailed it with the one they ended up using in the final product. It’s such a haunting hymn, past glories gone but not forgotten.

@MartinTraXAA

17 күн бұрын

And that glimmer of hope at the end of the song so reminds me of my favorite part of the LotR books when Gimli sings the Song of Durin as they travel through the 'mines': The world is grey, the mountains old, The forge's fire is ashen-cold; No harp is wrung, no hammer falls: The darkness dwells in Durin's halls; The shadow lies upon his tomb In Moria, in Khazad-dûm. But still the sunken stars appear In dark and windless Mirrormere; There lies his crown in water deep, Till Durin wakes again from sleep. Tolkien was a poet of ages past.

I don’t know if anyone mentioned it but this song is a perfect baby silencer:) Whenever our baby would cry for no reason and we had nothing to do we would play this song and he would stop crying immediately:)

@IagreeY3pp

19 күн бұрын

True! I sing bass in a choir, and would sing this to my nephews to calm them down. Works like a charm.

@sorateal12

19 күн бұрын

Noted, for when I start a family some day!! ^_^

@bombay4797

17 күн бұрын

There is a group called Clamavi de Profundis who makes song like these. They have their own songs and compose songs from tolkiens poems. Really very beautiful songs in exactly the same style as in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings film, highly recommended.

@maryhrgm

17 күн бұрын

Careful, your baby will want to go on dangerous quests.

@Claud_AdderHive

16 күн бұрын

I hummed this to both my kids when trying to put them back to sleep on difficult nights

everyone's work was brilliant but they definitely picked the perfect version and it just sticks deep inside 👏🏻👌🏻🔥

@jogennotsuki

21 күн бұрын

that's what she said

I've been a Richard Armitage fan since 2006, but when I first heard him singing Misty Mountains, I was dead.

@DHDragon

6 ай бұрын

He really did absolutely nail it

@bardockmou

5 ай бұрын

Since i see him in Strike Back, i always wanted see him as James Bond. Such a good actor.

@carriecollins6697

5 ай бұрын

@@bardockmou Ooh, he'd be a wonderful James Bond.

@melaniekay3647

21 күн бұрын

Same. I loved him in North & South *swoon*

@carriecollins6697

21 күн бұрын

@@melaniekay3647 Yaaaaaas! I have a hard time deciding if I prefer Fitzwilliam Darcy or John Thornton!

They chose absolute perfection for this one. Same for pippin's song, and the burial song, I always forget who she is, that sings it.

@chicospencer

20 күн бұрын

Miranda Otto

@SwirlingSoul

12 күн бұрын

@@chicospencer Thank you!!

I love the marching sound they gave it. You feel as if you're marching along with the dwarfs as you go off to battle.

@pIayingwithmahwii

2 ай бұрын

i dunno. i see it more as a defeated march. almost a shameful march. a sorrowful retreat. but one with, as you say, an edge of menace, a promise to return

@darkcircle899

Ай бұрын

@@pIayingwithmahwii I agree. I's less like a war march and more like the march of refugees leaving their home to go to an unknown destination. I think they capture the sorrow that the dwarves would have had after their home was destroyed by Smaug perfectly.

@Scuzzlebutt142

21 күн бұрын

Would agree with the other two gentle people, more of a Dirge, a song of mourning for a lost home and Kin, than a march. It really doesn't hit the right beat for a March, if you think of something like The Imperial March from Star Wars, or the Raiders March from Indy, it generally hit a note on the beats for stepping.

@reneejett6509

10 күн бұрын

I see it more as a funeral march, it's a remorseful song of defeat

I sang it to all my kids, as a bedtime lullaby and til this day, it is still calming them when they are stressed... They picked the perfect version

I loved Rich as the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robinhood but he was so perfect as Thorin 😭😭😭 He is such a great actor 😭♥️

2:23 is also lovely! Those deep harmonies make you feel like you’re deep in a cavern…their deep voices echoing in that vast underground place. You can almost hear water dripping down stalactites. I love that they kept that in the final version 🥰

I think it's wild how well all the Actors and support Family got along so well!!! I think that's a huge testament to Peter Jackson being such a wonderfully warm, well respected, kid at heart Human !

Wow!! I've been singing this like almost several times a week since the film came out!! Amazing!! Also, I like that the version they went for sounds quite mournful, whereas the other ones sounded triumphant and proud.

Always goosebumps. ALWAYS .

Howard Shore picked up on this tune, let himself to be influenced, which set the overall theme for the movie.

Honestly, it's perfect for the movie, that scene is reminiscent of warriors from many ages, just after a fine meal, sitting and thinking of their next steps, and suddenly they mesh so perfectly that you just know, they are a force!

I was spiritually moved. One of my favorite scenes in my 50 years of loving movies. I wept knowing the message was one of profound loss and deep seated hurt.

I am happy it ended with this tune.

@MiddleEarthUpdates

2 ай бұрын

Totally! It was the best version!

@mindyschocolate

18 күн бұрын

Me too. I definitely don’t like the other renditions.

The moving fifths. Absolutely. Medieval. Chilling. Gripping. Resonant. Powerful. Haunting. Unreal. Nailed it!

goosebumps. the song in the film is the best i've heard

this song is *chefs kiss* like its literally perfect

Has to be one of the best songs in any film ever, it hits so hard an sets the story

gosh, so many years have passed since... these days i dont expect such movies and such inspiration

@markcruz359

20 күн бұрын

These days its less about the lore and more about DEI

@dagman85

13 күн бұрын

​@@markcruz359 - Tolkien's DEI is Dwarves, Elves, and... Isengard?

@markcruz359

13 күн бұрын

@@dagman85 thats not what i meant about DEI. Thats part of the lore and storytelling. DEI is when you feel the need to change the characters because you feel it doesn't suit the current political landscape.

@dagman85

13 күн бұрын

@markcruz359 - sorry, that was a poor attempt at humor on my part. Sadly, I'm familiar enough with the conventional meaning of DEI.

Great film, great song, love Richards voice and his films. Truly talented.

This is the song my baby daughter listens everyday to sleep... this means so much to us!

they did so well picking the tune and tempo of the song. for me i got goosebumps every time I could hear their pain and longing to just go home

Soooo cool that they picked the exact one they needed to for that moment in the movie.

This version is more in keeping with the Rankin Bass animated version. It's a lament, a dirge, a regret of what was lost.

Makes more sense than the '77 version of the hobbit. That one was wierd, even for 70's-80's animation, which was already weird enough

I am always fascinated by the creative process, and just how different artists use all their talent - voice, pen and instrument - to create the tunes and songs and stories we love. All praise to this video!

This is one of my favourite songs from the movie and to hear the different versions that could've been it are interesting. I'm really the with the one they picked, the most definitely made the right choice

does anybody else feel they can really pick out james nesbitt in the resonance? like I feel his accent adds to it.

I did not enjoy the hobbit movies as a whole. But not knowing anything about the movies or that they were even being made, i went to see a movie with my friend and trailers are playing and the screen goes black and i heard misty mountain and immediately recognized it and how it sounded uncannily like i had read it in my head so many times over the years

@rayannahorvath5259

19 күн бұрын

When comparing the movies to the book, they suck, yes. But as just regular movies, they are wonderful.

After all those years the film is around ... GOOSBUMPS, GOOSEBUMPS, GOOSEBUMPS!

and after being a lifelong Hobbit nerd yet again I learn something mind blowingly cool!!! My beloved Prose Edda was where the names came from is giving my Germanic-Gaelic background a boost of love!

Man I wish we can hear the full versions of the other ones they made

I love this song so much, the scene in the film is really adorable.

Love the final version, sounded ancient and mysterious ❤❤❤ Richard sang beautifully

As a long time fan of Tolkien’s work, I am definitely not fan of some adaptation choices made in the Hobbit and LOTR trilogies but music and visuals are just amazing in the 6 movies.

this song always puts me to sleep honestly its so calming i love that they chose to use this version.😄❤

And then Clamavi de Profundis came and turned it into a whole universe of beautiful music

I'm glad they picked that version. It is perfect for the scene. I remember watching the scene in the theater and the whole place become silent throughout the play.

4:09 Richard looked like he was ready to storm the mountain right then and there!

I'm glad they picked a version that was somewhat close to the Rankin/Bass version (which is still my preference of the versions I've heard).

@fingers5944

17 күн бұрын

yes , play them side by side. very close

To me it sounded like a sea shanty song but with a serious vibe rather than cheery, it was perfect!

I remember listening to this song while watching the movie in 48fps 3D (with a lovely sound system). One of those moments that completely sold me on the potential superiority of the movie theater experience over a home theater... if the theater has the good equipment

Imagine the dwarves popping out magic electric guitars and drumkits and just started rocking out like they do at the end .. would have made a great blooper reel

It's such a good song.

perfection achieved !!

absolutely fascinating thank you for sharing!

Beautiful! I pray they continue to make many more movies from this movie in my lifetime.

I've always loved that song.

shout-out to the bass singers who can sing this💪🏽

The other ones seemed too quick and almost lighter hearted. It's a sad telling and a lower tempo and legatos used makes more sense. That lower register and "from the core" as Richard said makes so much more sense. Love what they landed on.

You know, you can have the words and have various tunes to try but there is no mistaking the one that is 'right' once you hit it.

Back when directors, actors, musicians, and everyone else actually respected the authors work. And didn't see it as a project they could shoehorn in whatever they wanted with disregard to the lore and respect to the story the original author was trying to convey.

I was like a last rights prayer. The Dwarfs knew it was a final mission to reclaim their homeland.

I get chills every single time!!

Richard is so beautiful 😭

i've always loved the behind the scenes from my favourite films

Their version was brilliant, the 70’s cartoon version was good too

The version has a wonderful Gregorian chant quality. So much sacredness and history in the song

This song is magic

Reminds me of Pippin's incredibly haunting Edge of the Night song in LOTR.

I think it was a good choice, hearing the others i was just feeling like it was a nice song, then going back to the original, i just get chills.

It's Poetic Edda, for those wondering, not Eta.

I watched this in the theater and while I was enjoying the movie up till that point, I remember thinking it wasn’t very impressive compared to the LOTR trilogy… until they got the this song and the hair on the back of my neck stood up. It was really magical. I absolutely love the extended versions. Also Geoff Casteluchi’s (spelling) version is fantastic too

@montanalilac

19 күн бұрын

He’s great, but have you heard the Tim Foust & Peter Hollens version? Puts Geoff’s to shame, imo.

"we must away a break of day"? Come on caption writers. Do better.

What a beautiful song and so well dine

Funny the contrast compared to how they got us to sing in dwarvish for the first LoTR movie (the mines of moria bit). Shore kept directing us to sound more rough and loud with our voices and kept turning down the gain on the microphones to the point that we were almost shouting in tune. They even got in a kapa haka group in to help out 😅

While the Hobbit adaption was no LOTR I found it extremely entertaining and heartfelt performances!

MASTERPIECE!

Just beautifull ❤

Awesome!

Personally what i would love is if someone could get plan 9 back plus the crew and have them perform ALL the songs from the book. Then do the same with LotR. Because the movie just did one verse of the song.

god, I love this movie, there is so much art in every detail

goosebumps. the song is so good! 😀

Whats neat is that the Misty Mountains song has a Gregorian Chant feel and the song "Lamentations of Jeremiah 1:1-5" by Clamavi De Profundis has a similar cadence. Honestly, so much of what we love about LOTR and Medieval Fantasy in general is inspired by Christendom that was.

The song on the cartoon version of the Hobbit, was beautifully done

Absolute Gorgeousness 💛

Soothing song.

Thanks 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

5:14 I’m very disappointed that the dwarves didn’t whip out electric guitars & a drumset. This version would’ve been _PERFECT_ for the final film! 🙃

They created a masterpiece! 3:49 Wiiiww

This tune was already discovered in 1977

Ooo the Gregorian Chant one is so haunting.

Sounds quite a lot like "Dove Quando I Parte" by Premiata Forneria Marconi in their 1972 album Storia di un minuto

Very interesting 👌

They should have recorded it in a studio. The only version you can find is the set version.

@jbeck1234

21 күн бұрын

Clavadis de profundis does the full version very close to the movie.

Basically dwarves version of “country roads” you can even switch the lyrics.

I used to use this song to trick my baby girl into thinking I was still standing there singing to her. 😅❤ I would wait until she started drifting and then turn this song on silently, and start slowly raising it as my voice got quieter. 🥰

is there anywhere i can listen to the first version of the song??? wow just amazing

@MiddleEarthUpdates

Ай бұрын

Don’t know! I’d love to hear it too!

wonderful song. 0:31 is not a dwarf... it depicts Odin with his two ravens Huginn and Muninn.

The two dwarven songs in the Hobbit movie are a nod to the Rankin/Bass 1977 made for TV Cartoon The Hobbit. Both are directly taken from this TV Masterpiece. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit_(1977_film) kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4mMspqPdbu9fdY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/k4mMspqPdbu9fdY.html

Thought they just used the theme song from LOTR. Mental how perfect it fits.

Captivating sound! Unfortunately aside from that and the character designs, I don't recall anything else standing out from the Hobbit trilogy :/