Peter Hollens is a one-man a cappella vocalist, video producer, and YouTube star whose popular videos have amassed over 150-plus million views. He has just released his second album, “Misty Mountains: Songs Inspired by The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings”.
“This album has been requested thousands of times by my fans,” says Hollens. “It is so vital for me to always listen to the people who love and support my art. This is for you Hollensfamily!”
Hollens produced the album, which opens with “I See Fire,” Ed Sheeran’s hit theme for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The album then plays through a series of well-known songs from the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, crafted by Neil Finn, Enya, Annie Lennox, and Howard Shore. “Song of the Lonely Mountain,” “May It Be,” and “Into the West” are included on the new album (full tracklisting below). Misty Mountains also features contributions from guest artists like Tim Foust (title track) of a cappella group Home Free and a winner of NBC’s The Sing-Off, violinist and fellow YouTube star Taylor Davis (“I See Fire”, “May It Be”), plus musician and YouTube vlogger Hank Green, known for the his channel vlogbrothers (“Hobbit Drinking Medley”).
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Hollens has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and the Beacon Theatre in New York City. He has collaborated with YouTube artists including The Piano Guys, Lindsey Stirling, George Watsky and Tyler Ward, as well as with Jason Mraz and Hunter Hayes, and earned a seat on the YouTube creator advisory board. Hollens is also on the advisory board of tech companies like Patreon, Loudr, Tubular, which help creators in the industry.
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Tracklisting:
1. I See Fire (feat. Taylor Davis)
2. Song of the Lonely Mountain
3. In Dreams
4. Misty Mountains (feat. Tim Foust)
5. Edge of Night
6. Song of Durin
7. May It Be (feat. Taylor Davis)
8. Gollum’s Song
9. Arwen’s Song
10. Into the West
11. The Last Goodbye
12. Hobbit Drinking Medley; The Green Dragon / Hobbit Drinking Song / Blunt the Knives / Bofur’s Song – The Man in the Moon (feat. Hank Green)
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I am an Oregon Duck, love Peter Hollens
I would love to win this because we love new music to add to our collection but what better than music inspired by The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings!
I have been a subscriber to Peter Hollen’s channel on YouTube for a couple of years and thoroughly enjoy listening to him and his friends sing. Besides the singing, Peter is very talented in crafting his videos.
I am a huge Tolkien fan, and would love to hear some awesome music in that world.
I love The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings and I would love to win this.
I would like to win because I’ve never heard this.
He has such a fantastic voice that I just want to hear more
I love all of J.R.R. Tolkien’s books. I would love the experience of this music.
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I want to win to see how this was inspired by such other great books!
New music for my collection. This is refreshing!