The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score)
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) is the orchestral film soundtrack by Howard Shore that musically underscores the first installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy with themes that expand on his earlier Middle-earth compositions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) Context triple: [Howard Shore, composed, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score)]
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (score)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (score) is Howard Shore’s orchestral film soundtrack for the second installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, expanding on his Middle-earth musical themes with darker, more menacing motifs.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, serving as the first installment in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit and a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson that continues Bilbo Baggins’ journey with Thorin Oakenshield’s company as they confront the dragon Smaug in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson that concludes the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit with a large-scale climactic war for control of the Lonely Mountain.
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The Hobbit film trilogy
The Hobbit film trilogy is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel as a cinematic prequel to The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) Target entity description: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) is the orchestral film soundtrack by Howard Shore that musically underscores the first installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy with themes that expand on his earlier Middle-earth compositions.
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A.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (score)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (score) is Howard Shore’s orchestral film soundtrack for the second installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, expanding on his Middle-earth musical themes with darker, more menacing motifs.
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B.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, serving as the first installment in the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel The Hobbit and a prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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C.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson that continues Bilbo Baggins’ journey with Thorin Oakenshield’s company as they confront the dragon Smaug in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.
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D.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson that concludes the cinematic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit with a large-scale climactic war for control of the Lonely Mountain.
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E.
The Hobbit film trilogy
The Hobbit film trilogy is a series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson, adapting J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel as a cinematic prequel to The Lord of the Rings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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soundtrack album ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Middle-earth film series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (film)
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linked to:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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| composer | Howard Shore ⓘ |
| composerOfThemesAlsoFor | The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
New Zealand
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| expandsOn |
The Lord of the Rings film scores
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linked to:
The Lord of the Rings film score
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| featuresPerformer |
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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London Voices ⓘ Neil Finn ⓘ Tait Choir ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
Azog motif
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Baggins/Took duality motif ⓘ Bilbo Baggins motif ⓘ Company of Thorin theme ⓘ
linked to:
Company of Thorin
Dol Guldur theme ⓘ Dwarf themes ⓘ Dwarrowdelf material ⓘ Erebor theme ⓘ Gandalf theme ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings film score
Gollum motif ⓘ History of the Ring motif ⓘ Lothlórien material ⓘ Misty Mountains theme ⓘ
linked to:
Misty Mountains
Mordor material ⓘ Nature’s Reclamation motif ⓘ Necromancer motif ⓘ Radagast theme ⓘ
linked to:
Radagast
Rivendell theme ⓘ
linked to:
Rivendell scenes (film)
Shire theme ⓘ The One Ring motif ⓘ
linked to:
The One Ring
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| follows |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (score)
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linked to:
The Lord of the Rings film score
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| genre |
film music
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| includesSong |
Misty Mountains (dwarf song)
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linked to:
Misty Mountains
Song of the Lonely Mountain ⓘ |
| language | non-lexical vocals ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuation of thematic material from The Lord of the Rings scores
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extensive use of leitmotifs ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Howard Shore ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Hobbit film trilogy (Peter Jackson)
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linked to:
The Hobbit film trilogy
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| precedes | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (score) ⓘ |
| producer | Howard Shore ⓘ |
| recordedFor |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (film)
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linked to:
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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| recordLabel |
WaterTower Music
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linked to:
WaterTower Music (Warner Bros. label)
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| setInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) Description of subject: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score) is the orchestral film soundtrack by Howard Shore that musically underscores the first installment of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy with themes that expand on his earlier Middle-earth compositions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (score)
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reusesThemesFrom
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score)
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (score)
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connectsToWork
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (score)
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