The Hobbit is a 1977 animated musical television special created by Rankin/Bass, a studio known for their holiday specials, and animated by Topcraft, a precursor to Studio Ghibli, using lyrics adapted from the book. The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien and was first broadcast on NBC in the United States on Sunday, November 27, 1977.
Soundtrack and story LP
Jules Bass primarily adapted Tolkien’s original lyrics for the film’s musical interludes, drawn primarily from the songs that feature prominently in the book. He also assisted Maury Laws, Rankin/Bass’s composer / conductor-in-residence, in the composition of an original theme song, „The Greatest Adventure (The Ballad of the Hobbit)”, sung by Glenn Yarbrough as the sole original song written for the film. This folk ballad came to be associated with Yarbrough, who reprised it in the soundtrack to The Return of the King (1980).
The Hobbit first aired as an animated television special in 1977 with the goal of producing an accompanying tie-in storybook and song recordings for children, as in other Rankin/Bass productions.
The Hobbit was released on LP with the soundtrackand dialogue from the film was also released in 1977 by Disney through its Buena Vista Records label, and an edited version, along with accompanying „storyteller read-alongs”, was later issued for the Mouse Factory’s Disneyland Records imprint. A second music album by Glenn Yarbrough of music „inspired” by The Hobbit was also released.
The Greatest Adventure
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