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Smaug's Theme Music

Smaug’s Theme Music

By W. R. Miller on October 20, 2013

On October 19, 2013, The New Zealand Herald posted an interview with writer-director Peter Jackson discussing the music for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Yes, the notorious dragon has been given his own theme music, courtesy of Howard Shore and his All-Nurse Band the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Reporter Russell Baille describes the theme […]

Posted in Dragons, Music, News | Tagged Hobbit, Howard Shore, New Zealand, Peter Jackson, Smaug


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