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Date: 2014 (Copyright)

Countries: USA, New Zealand

Director: Peter Jackson

Synopsis: Fantasy adventure. As the dragon Smaug attacks Laketown, Bilbo and his friends try to save the townsfolk. Thorin leads his dwarfs to shore up their return to the rich dwarf home of Erebor, but will his desire for gold lead him astray?

Genres:
Fantasy, Action and Adventure

Subjects:
Dwarves (mythical), Dragons, Gold, Treasures
Releases
Date: 12 December 2014Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 144 mins 16 secs - Dialogue (original): English
Date: 17 December 2014Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - Dolby Digital / DataSatAspect ratio: 2.35:1Runtime: 144 mins Dialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (1)
In: Music, sound, and the moving image v14 n2 Winter 2020  Pages: 93-117
Title: One does not simply walk into Mordor: sound and music as suture in the opening sequences of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth filmsAuthor: White, DanielArticle type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Offers a detailed analysis of the use of music and sound in the opening sequences of Peter Jackson’s 'Middle-Earth' trilogies 'The Lord of the Rings' (2001–2003) and 'The Hobbit' (2009–2011). Utilises the psychoanalytic concept of suture to explore how composer Howard Shore's music functions to both construct the world of the films and to draw audiences into that world.


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (3)
Title: Fantasy / animation: connections between media, mediums and genres
Author: Holliday, Christopher  Pages: x, 310 pages

Title: Middle-earth landscapes: locations in the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit film trilogies
Author: Brodie, Ian  Pages: 208 pages

Title: Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: chronicles: art & design
Author: Falconer, Daniel  Pages: 255 pages