The "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" soundtrack will be released at all retailers on December 11.

"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" features an original score by Academy Award-winner Howard Shore and was recorded at famed Abbey Road studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Additionally it includes an original song, "Song of the Lonely Mountain," written and performed by Neil Finn of Crowded House.

The film will be released on Dec. 14.

Shore’s music for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy has been performed in concerts throughout the world. In 2003, Shore conducted the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the world premiere of "The Lord of the Rings Symphony" in Wellington, New Zealand. Since then, the work has had over 140 performances by the world’s most prestigious orchestras, and has even been the subject of a book, Music of The Lord of the Rings Films.

"I have looked forward to returning to the imaginative world of Middle-earth for quite a while," says Shore in a press release. "I read all of the books by Tolkien, including The Hobbit, when I was in my twenties, and his deep love of nature and all things green resonates deeply with me."

The track listings for the 2-CD Standard and 2-CD Deluxe versions are as follows:

THE HOBBIT SPECIAL EDITION TRACKLIST

DISC 1:

1. My Dear Frodo

2. Old Friends (Extended Version)

3. An Unexpected Party (Extended Version)

4. Blunt the Knives performed by The Dwarf Cast

5. Axe or Sword?

6. Misty Mountains performed by Richard Armitage and The Dwarf Cast

7. The Adventure Begins

8. The World is Ahead

9. An Ancient Enemy

10. Radagast the Brown (Extended Version)

11. The Trollshaws

12. Roast Mutton (Extended Version)

13. A Troll-hoard

14. The Hill of Sorcery

15. Warg-scouts

DISC 2:

1. The Hidden Valley

2. Moon Runes (Extended Version)

3. The Defiler

4. The White Council (Extended Version)

5. Over Hill

6. A Thunder Battle

7. Under Hill

8. Riddles in the Dark

9. Brass Buttons

10. Out of the Frying-Pan

11. A Good Omen

12. Song of the Lonely Mountain (Extended Version) performed by Neil Finn

13. Dreaming of Bag End

EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACKS

14. A Very Respectable Hobbit

15. Erebor

16. The Dwarf Lords

17. The Edge of the Wild

THE HOBBIT STANDARD EDITION TRACKLIST

Disc 1:

1. My Dear Frodo

2. Old Friends

3. An Unexpected Party

4. Axe or Sword?

5. Misty Mountains performed by Richard Armitage and The Dwarf Cast

6. The Adventure Begins

7. The World is Ahead

8. An Ancient Enemy

9. Radagast the Brown

10. Roast Mutton

11. A Troll-hoard

12. The Hill of Sorcery

13. Warg-scouts

Disc 2:

1. The Hidden Valley

2. Moon Runes

3. The Defiler

4. The White Council

5. Over Hill

6. A Thunder Battle

7. Under Hill

8. Riddles in the Dark

9. Brass Buttons

10. Out of the Frying-Pan

11. A Good Omen

12. Song of the Lonely Mountain performed by Neil Finn

13. Dreaming of Bag End