The Hobbit (1977) Soundtrack (OST) - 04. Roads
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- This is the rare original soundtrack from The Hobbit (1977) animated by Rankin/Bass. Music by Maury Laws, vocals by Glenn Yarbrough. Full track list:
01. The Greatest Adventure
02. In the Valley, Ha! Ha!
03. Old Fat Spider
04. Roads
05. Roads (Instrumental)
06. The Greatest Adventure (Instrumental)
07. That's What Bilbo Baggins Hates / Gandalf's Reflection
08. Down, Down to Goblin Town
09. Rollin' Down the Hole
10. Gollum's Riddle
11. Funny Little Things
12. In the Valley, Ha! Ha! (Reprise)
13. Misty Mountains Cold
_"And I suddenly wondered if I would ever see my snug, Hobbit-hole again. I wondered if I actually _*_wanted_*_ to."_
"Let go of the moment that life makes you hold"
Don’t make me cry more
I didn’t understand that live until I grew up and traveled
I remember after seeing this movie, my dad and I would play pretend, I would be Bilbo and he would be Gandalf and the dwarves, and we'd go on lots of adventures :)
If only we could go back, Icepelt. :)
Agreed, Frost, agreed.
Katie Shady
Yes... My best friend's oldest brother passed away very young, and he had always loved JRR Tolkien's work. When we were all very young, we would hike up to the woods wearing blankets as cloaks and carry sticks as swords. Her oldest brother would switch roles, sometimes playing the evil ork chasing us through the woods, or our grand protector from her second brother playing a great troll. This song and all of JRR Tolkien's work will always bring back bittersweet memories of days gone by, and of a friend and fellow brother who died too young - sad, but at the same time filled with happiness for the times we spent adventuring through middle earth. If only i could go back. But then...I guess that is the point of this song - "the road goes ever on and on" and now "I must follow if I can".
Katie Shady your dad is awesome!
Katie Shady That sounds like a lot of fun!
This year we've lost Christopher Tolkien, Orson Bean and Ian Holm, may they rest in peace
oi 😢 sad
Good lord. I loved both Bean and Holm’s renditions of Bilbo. The world is smaller without them.
@@JimmySteller Well said. The road does indeed go ever on.
This is not the end of their journey death is just a new beginning of the journey
@@JimmySteller I used to listen to Holm as Frodo on the BBC LOTR radio drama
I’m only 15, but this movie and it’s soundtrack was a huge part of my childhood.
Such a beautiful tale.
I’m glad to hear that.
I’m only 51 and used to listen to the animated movie audio (dialogue and songs) on my record player. The vinyl is still somewhere on my bookshelf and the song still sounds the same,
Good music is timeless.
Same
Hell yeah. I had this on VHS in the mid '90's as a kid, and I'm glad to see people are still making it a part of their lives.
18, same, watched the hobbit and lord of the rings VHS films when I was little
"Don't adventures ever have an end? I suppose not, Someone else always has to carry on the story."
-Bilbo Baggans
I don't think I ever wanted to hug a character in a movie as badly as i did when i saw then in the Ralph Bakshi film. 😢
Bilbo has so many inspirational quotes
@josaiahcin4176; WELL quoted
"The coward that helped you flush out Smaug; the coward that saved you time & time again?! THIS is madness; 13 against 10,000. Yet you carryon like you're on your way to another Tea Party?!" ~ Bilbo Baggins
Your kind will NEVER understand war Hobbit! This, is war....Warrrr!! ~ Thorin Oakenshield
Roads go ever, ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shown,
By streams that never find the sea.
Roads go ever, ever on,
Under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Will turn at last to home afar.
Over snow by winter sown,
And through the merry flowers of June,
Over grass and over stone,
Under the mountains in the moon.
Roads go ever, ever on,
Over rock and under tree,
By caves where never sun has shown,
By streams that never find the sea.
Thanks
Roads go ever, ever on,
to the lands beyond the sea.
On a white ship will I sail,
watching shadows part for me.
Leaving havens græy with rain,
now the years have slipped away.
Leaving friends with gentle pain,
as they start another day.
Roads I've traveled I must leave,
for I've turned the final bend.
Weep not empty tears, but grief,
as the road comes to an end.
Roads go ever ever on,
under cloud and under star,
yet feet that wandering have gone,
turn at last to Home afar.
Roads go ever ever on,
eyes that fire and sword have seen,
and horror in the halls of stone,
look at last on meadows green,
and trees and hills they long have known.
Roads go ever ever on,
over a rock and under tree,
by caves were never sun has shown,
by streams that never find the sea,
over snow by winter sown,
and through the merry flowers of June,
over grass and over stone,
and under mountains in the moon.
The road goes ever on and on,
down from the door where it began,
now far ahead the road has gone,
and I must follow if I can,
pursuing it with eager feet,
until the joins some larger way,
where many paths and errands meet,
and whither then I cannot say,
The road goes ever on and on,
out from the door where it began,
now far ahead the road has gone,
let others follow it who can,
let them a journey new begin,
but I am at last with weary feet,
will turn towards the lighted inn,
my evening rest and sleep to meet.
“The Olde Walking Song” by Bilbo Baggins.
thanks
Thank you
This song brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. This movie was a big impact on my childhood and my life as a whole.
Glenn Yarbrough truly sounds like an elf. Not like the people who sang in his place in Rivendell. He is the last true bard. When he leaves this world, the voices of beauty leave with him.
Well, sadly he died 3 and a half years ago but here I am enjoying him ;)
@@RoyArrowood a lot of people who voice acted in this gem are gone sadly
Alex Laxson as of writing this Jules Bass is the only living person involved in movie
@@darientyne826 yeah Orson Bean passed away a few months ago didn't he?
This is all sad
its so awesome to see how many other people were inspired by the hobbit from a young age
it has the most important lesson a kid could learn. it teaches you to see the beauty in this harsh, tough world without sheltering yourself from it and wasting your life. Bilbo sees life for what it really is and at first hes overhwelmed but by time he gets home hes changed forever. its good to et knocked down. it humbles you as Bilbo shows when he barely takes any of the gold that rightfully belonged to him and it made him more courageous and passionate about life.
the greatest adventure song and the scene where he stuck his head out of the canopy of mirkwood and saw the black emperors (as they are called in the book) which is when this song plays i think.
colin peters best comment here!😆👏🏾👍🏾
That scene always gets to me on such a deep level
"To Gandalf:
As per your instructions, I am keeping this log of our journey through Mirkwood Forest. I shall make good use of it someday as a basis for my memoirs, which I intend to call: _There and Back Again: A Hobbit's Holiday._
The days are terrible, and the nights are impossible, for we are hungry and thirsty; the berries which grow here are hideous. Everything about this forest is unpleasant.
One day we decided that someone should climb to the top of the tallest tree and have a look about. I couldn't argue--my contract is vague on several points.
There are moments which can change a person for all time, and I suddenly wondered if I would ever see my snug hobbit-hole again.
I wondered...if I actually _wanted_ to."
Throughout the journey through the forest Bilbo tries to keep his spirits up, and those of his friends, with limited success. Everything sucks with virtually no exceptions. But as soon as he peeks his head out of the canopy and sees the beauty of the world around him, *that* gives him reason enough to continue going. Gets me every time.
SonicDestroyer12
“for we are both hungry and thirsty” and again, “everything about these woods is unpleasant”
but close enough!
This os what peter jackson's movie failed to capture
and then SPIDERS!
"Through the merry flowers of June" Every June that line is with me every day.
Glenn Yarbrough has such a wonderful voice, it feels unbelievably timeless.
After all these decades this song keeps coming back to me at the oddest times--the roads do indeed go ever on.
I remember when i was a kid my dad read me the book and he did all these voices and then recently i watched this gem again and realised my dad did all the voices from this movie and it made me remember all the fun i used to have when i was younger
This song makes me want to enjoy life to the fullest. No matter what comes my way I'll keep on going till I can't no more.
If only everyone could feel this way, the world would be that much better.
+Peter Quinn Must agree with you there. We need to stop dwelling on the mistakes of our past, and move on with life. We spend all of our time trying to perfect ourselves, make ourselves perfect with good looks, or followers on some social media website, when all you really need to do is be kind, and friendly to everyone around you. People look at the bad things going on, the disease, and famine, wishing they could do something. They can, go donate in a canned food drive, or go help in an animal shelter. There are so many bad things that we dwell on, when that time could be spent doing much better things. We need to live life being the best people we can be, and living it to the fullest. I like to keep this mindset, and I hope people read this comment and be inspired. Peace to the world, Awesometotoro123
Too true. I think this song and Greatest adventure are the best songs in the movie. They always come to mind the moment I think of Tolkien's works
Peter Quinn you should always live life that way
Brian Wagner but merry or not. I must leave it now... shattered my heart into peices
Peter Quinn Amen to that, there is no one perfect
Thanks Arthur Rankin, Jr for bring us this jewel to our childhood RIP
Very touching interpretation of Tolkien's words and his love of Life. I love Glen Yarbrough.
rip
Never a better film, nor a better soundtrack. Curse of the one ring be upon all who disagree.
Tolkien's songs and poems are a huge part of the reason the Hobbit is my favorite book. I love the cartoon's soundtrack so much, it feels so perfectly fitting and bittersweet. Such a beautiful adaption of the book
Best version of this will always be this one
This song makes me feel both gleeful and sad at the same time
This played when Bilbo got to the top of the tree and saw how pretty everything was right?
Yep!
And in the book, Bilbo sings it at the end.
"I wondered if I would ever see my snug, little hobbit-hole again.. I wondered.. if I even wanted to."
Yes. That is also when he saw all the butterflies
Nickel The Wise Beat me to it.
I had this lp when I was a kid. I loved this soundtrack and cartoon….but this song. Everytime, this song came on….i had to pull the needle up off the lp. The feeling I got was of sadness and ending. It was as if the adventure was at its end. I wanted the adventure to keep going. At 5 years old ….I understood the message the song was trying to convey. Now I listen back….and am amazed that a song could convey so much feeling and message. I forgot about this till recently…..music is quite amazing…..thank you.❤
This one song has more heart in it than the live-action Hobbit movies
pixymae Freeman wishes he was this awesome
I enjoyed those films a lot. But I have a soft spot for older movies. They seem... better, for lack of a better word
I can't say they're nostalgic, bc I was born in 2000
I agree... 'course that's not saying much.
I don't care. I love both versions because they were clearly trying to accomplish different things.
Thats the truth
What a beautiful song thank mr Yarbrough for singing this lovely tune
It's really cool to hear the lyrical similarities between this and "The Last Goodbye."
Yeah! I thought I was the only person who noticed this, it's good to hear that somebody else did too. Sounds like The Last Goodbye was inspired by this!
Sitting in front of the TV, a 3-10 year old me, grandma and grandpa’s basement. They’re both gone now- how I wish I could go back to that Hobbit Hole.
Rest In Peace Orson Bean, the voice of Bilbo Baggins (1928-2020)
I was reading the hobbit, and I swear from reading the first line of this song I started crying
pearthicorn - same
Still brings me back. My son and I watch Hook as our movie together. But for me and my dad, it was The Hobbit.
Reminds me of when my grandmother would sing to me in castilian in her shaky, trembly and tender voice smiling at me with her bright blue eyes. I know it wasn't this exact song, but a very similar melody and style, but just brings me back when she used to sing to me
Inspite of everything in this world that makes me sad, because I know too many dark things, even so, I can only love God for making it possible for The Journey to exist, no matter how twisted everything has become here. Eventually we'll find the river that leads to the sea, but I hope no one has to go into Outer Darkness.
This song strangely enough reminded me of that.
There are moments which can change a person for all time. ANd I suddenly found myself wondering if I would ever see my snug hobbit hole again. I wondered if I actually wanted to.
Nostalgia is so real! I got a bit teary eyed listening to this!
In a mood right now where I needed to hear this again. Made me tear up not gonna lie 😌
I used to watch this as a kid (Im a gen z but my mom had it on VHS) and this is actually making me cry. I feel so old
This song brings a nostalgic tear to my eye.
Roads go ever, ever on... The theme of Tolkien and life.
I just found out that Sir Ian Holmes passed away, and I found myself listening to this song now.
The Nostalgia just keeps flowing back...
This is the soundtrack to my childhood
Hearing this now, I realize now that I am still going to get old whether I want to or not. And I hope my road to life continues to happen and never comes to an end.
A couple years ago, a very vivid memory of the scene where Thorin puts out the fire on Bilbo's butt suddenly popped into my head. I remembered sitting with my family and watching that scene as a kid, but I couldn't remember anything else about the movie to be able to pinpoint which movie it was (all I could remember was this scene, and not which film it was from). After some research, I began to suspect it was from this film. Today I watched the movie out of curiosity and lo and behold, there was the scene! A couple of other scenes started to ring bells too, and I am so relieved that after years of wondering, I finally know which movie my family watched that night when I was little. (I also have memories of my family watching Flight of Dragons around the same time. Guess we had a bit of a Rankin/Bass marathon, haha)
This film introduced me to Middle-Earth when I was a little kid, but I honestly didn't get into that world until I watched "The Lord of the Rings" movies one winter break in college. Truly a magical world full of adventure and magnificent creatures.
Absolutely wonderful. No truer words were ever spoken. Thanks.
Thanks for your beautiful folklike voice, Glenn Yarbrough. Rest well.
Glenn Yarbrough has a delightful masculine voice that is wonderfully suited for the soundtrack of this classic animated book by J.R.R.Tolkien! Thanks for posting this wonderful soundtrack!
Life's like a road that you travel on
When there's one day here and the next day gone
Sometimes you bend, sometimes you stand
Sometimes you turn your back to the wind
There's a world outside every darkened door
Where blues won't haunt you anymore
Where the brave are free and lovers soar
Come ride with me to the distant shore
We won't hesitate, break down the garden gate
There's not much time left today
This is "Life is a Highway", but it's also very Bilbo.
i could listen to this all day ... its just lovely , specially now spring has arrived a bit ...sunny and such , coffee and a smoke in my garden:D
this songs reminds me of how nothing stays the same forever. sooner or later, everything ends... just as it should. We can't change the past and now was only meant to be now. So let's look to the future for our new adventures. Courage friends
I used to play this song for my daughter when she was a baby she would always fall asleep to this. I hope one day she can share this song with her children.
As a fan of the book & this, the finest tolkien-inspired film, I'm perfectly at home here! My brothers and I watched this as kids
Now I'm 27 & I don't see much of em, so this is sort of emotional
Very similar to "It's so easy not to try" from The Return of the King(1980). I literally smiled when I hear this when watching the movie.
That's because this is literally just an adaption of the "Roads go ever, ever on" from return of the king, of which" it's so easy not to try" is actually the chorus.
It seems to me that Billy Boyd has been inspired by this when he made The Last Goodbye (The end credit song for The Battle of Five Armies). At least the lyrics are pretty similar...
The lyrics were written by Tolkien, so the inspiration may have come from there.
Marek Zeman
And i think Billy's beautiful sing voice was also derived from Glenn Yarbrough himself. They sound so similar its very uncanny. 😊
The poem is by Tolkien, Bilbo sings it at different points in the books
Mxyzptlksac there are versions of the song, on pages 302 (The Hobbit), and 35, 72, 965, and 1005 (the Lord of the Rings). Still it’s a very beautiful song.
I have never heard a singer with as much vibrato as this singer
My Heart! Listening to these bring back such amazing memories watching this with my dad when I was little
I love how this was adapted from the novel. Really cool stuff.
It's a literal crime these two movies don't have soundtracks available.
I know all the words to this song ;n; Best movie ever!
"And through the merry flowers of doom..." I love that line ;v; Thanks so much for posting!
June not Doom.
This is a very beautiful song!
This was such a great film... This takes me back so long ago, even though I never saw this film until I was an adult, This reminds me of everything I went through in life and how It all worked out... This song just makes everything feel all right. Thank you for posting this!
Why didn't they include this track in the Peter Jackson triology, this sound track completely catches the essence of Tolkien's story
Bilbo and gandalf both sing portions in the fellowship
“You’re a very fine person, Mr. Baggins, and I am very fond of you. But you’re only quite a little fellow in a wide world, after all.”
“Thank goodness!”
Thank you SO much for putting this up~ I ham so happy that I could cry.. I have always loved this movie truly one of the best there is~!!! ;v;
I remember this from being a young boy. Back in this days where children were actually allowed to explore and experience their world. Now that’s a Book of Lost Tails.
Memories. I'm still technically a kid (I'm 16) but I can remember like a 10 year old me grabbing the video and saying to my sis "We are watching the Hobbit" then popping it in and watching.
My uncle from new hamshire would come over bringing maps and reading the books to me as i grew up. Built in me a fondness for good fantasy literature and an active imagination
Thank you.
It's so beautiful!
straight up crying. thank you for this.
This is the definite version of the poem for me
I loved both the book and this movie as a kid, and re-experiencing them now (in order to introduce my young niece), the most surprising thing was that there were so many songs in the book. I love the Rankin & Bass soundtrack, of course, but at least from that snippet it seems that the new Hobbit may do an even better job.
Aaa this brings back memories. We still have this on vhs!
Thank you I watched this when I was a kid.
Rest in Peace American director, producer, composer, lyricist, and author Jules Bass (September 16, 1935 - October 25, 2022), who co-founded Rankin/Bass Productions, with his friend, Arthur Rankin Jr. (July 19, 1924 - January 30, 2014). Their productions include Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), Mad Monster Party? (1967), The Little Drummer Boy (1968), Frosty the Snowman (1969), The Hobbit (1977), Jack Frost (1979), and The Last Unicorn (1982).
I can't stop myself from becoming 30, but if I could, I would remain that way forever as long as I live.
No offense to that kid on tik Tok but this is so much better than his version, I hate that people are just now starting to listen to Glenn, he's amazing.
Apparently this is straight out of the book.
It cuts out half of the last verse but yes it’s Bilbo’s song when he sees Hobbiton again at the end of the story
1:40 The seEeEeEeeeEeEEeeEeeEEeeEeeeeEeEEeEEEeeeEEeeeeEea
😂 fr though😂
Though shortened, still 1000 times better than Howard Shore’s adaptation of the song! Straight forward and gets the song’s heart!
this song makes me feel good.
@Marek Zeman Both songs are based on "The Road Goes Ever On", a song Tolkien himself made for Bilbo. There's several versions of it in the books, the one in this video is almost word for word the one in the book "The Hobbit".
:'D OMFG I LOVE THIS SONG!!! its thanks to costco i even knw about this movie...
For some reason, I've always thought Orson Bean and Glenn Yarborough's voices sounded very similar.
i have the V H S movie,,love it
Best version.
I love you Dad
I miss you.
omg this twists my heart to hear.
Rewritten as "It's So Easy Not to Try" for 1980's follow-up THE RETURN OF THE KING.
r.i.p. brittany pitt. I will love you forever, my hobbit, my Britbo Baggins.
Well, it sounds without doubt like a folk song from the 70s, that's for sure.
my childhood is in this movie 😭😭😭
I want these lyrics on my headstone, with a Tree of Gondor and the Seven Stars overhead. And a road that winds all over. Until it reaches a ship at sea.
Goodbye old friend.
I can't wait for the live action version to come out, and return once again to Middle Earth. Also, this song deserves to be in it, this song is definitely something this version got right, to this day I still find it touching.
hell yeah.
Not only was the creator of this song J.R.R Tolkien a genius with words but who else but Ralph bakshi could have made a movie of this brilliant writers creation. Truly with such brilliant masters of their craft we could not have gotten anything but a masterpiece. A shame that the live action films come nowhere close to these beautiful cartoons.
Nostalgiagasm!
R.I.P. Ian Holm
There is an eldritch potency to this musick.