[Malte Müller]

I find the first Hobbit score is really a nice listen. Best in that trilogy.

I actually find some of the tracks of part 2 and 3 more interesting becuase of some dissonance probably. You can whittle it down to a good 2CD edition. I tried that back then. 1CD would be better but then tracks would have to be editied which I was too lazy for 😉

Probably also due to the extensive usage of the indeed best theme not by Shore.

Never understood why that isn’t used in the other two. The ocasions Shore adapts it are highlights of the first score IMHO.

Shore was never really very good with rhythms, IMO, and certainly not creative, odd-metered ones like with Goldsmith & co.

Yeah, I was surprised back then he was chosen being knwon for more subtle scores. Although the more dramatic THE FLY made me think it might work.

Just to mention I like his video game score “Soul Of The Utimate Nation” a lot which is basically a cousin of the LOTR scores.