The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey features two CDs of original score by Academy Award winner Howard Shore recorded at famed Abbey Road studios by the London Philharmonic Orchestra. One of today's most respected, honoured, and active composers and music conductors, Howard Shore previously worked with director Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Additionally, it includes an original song entitled Song of the Lonely Mountain, performed by Neil Finn (Crowded House).