I've never really disclosed how much of a fan I was of Peter Jackson, and his latest film, The Hobbit, easily lives up to the rest of his movies.
Aside from the action, the lovable characters, and the well-written story, one of the most memorable parts about the film was the use of the song "Misty Mountains", a direct adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's own lyrics. I'd imagine that the old scribe would be pleased with the justice Jackson has given it in the film. I don't know whether anyone else has tried (and I'm sure a few people have) to put his lyrics into song, but Jackson and his crew did a tremendous job with it.
You first hear the song when it's sung by a roomful of dwarves, while Bilbo Baggins listens on, apparently affected by the words and the sense of longing that the song seems to project. It's about how the dwarves were driven out of their home when the dragon Smaug decided to lay waste to it and turn it into his own domain. Singing about it is a way of never forgetting.
Today, vocalist Peter Hollens, whose works have previously graced YouTube, particularly his rendition of the Game of Thrones theme, sings the Misty Mountains song with him filling in all of the voices in acapella to achieve what sounds like a room full of dwarves.
Thanks Kotaku.
