![]() ![]() Honestly, it’s pretty impressive how much Peter Jackson and company were able to affect the tone/mood of this scene by changing only a couple words of the song. The book’s song says that sorrow and sadness will go away with the king’s return, while the movie’s prophecy says that everything will fail and sadness will return when the king does. ![]() In the book, the second to last line reads “ and sorrow fail and sadness”, while in the movie, the line reads “ and all shall fail in sadness.” A small change with pretty significant consequences. Most importantly, a single line has been altered a bit in the movie version to create this more ominous tone. But he preferred the Elvenking to the King under the Mountain. Within this context, the “shining and burning” seems to refer more to light - like the golden rivers - than anything else. It works to appease Thorin, but Bilbo finds the song, and the attitudes behind it. There’s no reference to the dragon, and it’s actually focused on how the return of the king under the mountain will mark a beginning of happy times for Laketown. Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold is a song sung by Thorin II Oakenshield and Company in J.R.R. First off, they aren’t a prophecy at all, but rather part of a longer happy welcoming song that the men of Laketown sing for the dwarves after the Master decides to help them: Now, in the book these verses are pretty different. (The “shining and burning” of the lake is meant to refer to the dragon’s fire, I think.) The ending is definitely treated as very ominous, and explains Bard’s fears about letting Thorin and the dwarves enter the mountain. And the bells shall ring in gladness, at the Mountain King’s return, But all shall fail in sadness, and the Lake will shine and burn. Dwarven values of reclaiming what is rightfully theirs are shown. Dain is more generous with his birthright than Thorin was he sends Bard one-fourteenth of the treasure, which Bard uses to help his people rebuild. All of Thorin’s original dwarves except for Fili and Kili survive. The Lord of Silver Fountains, the King of Carven Stone, the King Beneath the Mountain, shall come into his own. They sing that The King beneath the mountains. The Eagles depart after intervening in battle, and Dain replaces Thorin as King Under the Mountain. In the Desolation of Smaug movie, Bard recites a poem (that is referred to as a prophecy, actually) about the return of the King Under the Moutnain. ![]() Thorin was now the rightful King and heir of the treasure of Lonely. To please Thorin and gentle his mood, the Dwarves sing this song that Bilbo finds too warlike.There’s really no specific knowledge of the fountains referred to in the song - it’s just another description of Erebor’s wealth, I think, that they have fountains made of silver. But let’s talk about the song in general for a minute, because it was changed a bit for the movie and that’s always important to point out. With the dwarves was Thorin son of Thrain King under the Mountain, as he was known. According to an interview with Rolling Stones, Neil Finn wrote the song and recorded it with his two sons, Elroy and Liam. Neil Finn performed the original version named 'Song of the Lonely Mountain'. The song is composed and conducted by Plan 9 and David Long. The tune of the song is crafted into Thorin and Company's main musical theme. The news of Smaug’s death reaches Thorin and his companions, but their joy is brief, because they see an army of Lake-men and Elves approaching Erebor, with the intent of claiming a part of the treasure. The news of Smaugs death reaches Thorin and his companions, but their joy. The song is featured on the film's soundtrack, titled 'Misty Mountains'. The Hobbit, ‘The Gathering of the Clouds’. ![]()
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