Ed Sheeran has shared the music video for the intimate acoustic folk ballad "I See Fire," an original song he wrote for the soundtrack of Peter Jackson's upcoming Hobbit sequel film "The Desolation of Smaug," which is due out on December 13. The song is available to purchase on iTunes, while "The Desolation of Smaug" soundtrack is currently available for pre-order ahead of its December 10th release date. Sheeran has been hard at work on a follow-up to his massive debut LP, 2011's "+." In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, he claims to be planning three albums for the next three years.
The haunting track is right in line with Sheeran's trademark style, filled with dramatic crooning and quiet acoustic guitars. Sheeran penned the emotional ballad "I See Fire" for the end credits of the movie. His first solo track released in two years gave Sheeran the opportunity to produce the song and play all the instruments, including picking up a violin for the first time. "Managed to learn violin for a day," he tweeted earlier last week. "Hope you all dig it." The haunting a cappella open of the tune proves that Sheeran totally nailed the "Hobbit" sensibility. "Oh misty eye of the mountain below/Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls," he sings.
"And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke/Keep watching over Durin's son." A gently strummed acoustic guitar then comes in as Sheeran sings anew about fire and flames, grasping at ropes, raising glasses of wine and dying in unison. There are promises of more fire and flames, that is, until "Desolation comes upon the sky." The stark black-and-white video shows the British songwriter in the recording studio, laying down his vocal harmonies and guitar. Jackson captured the moment when a starry-eyed, hoodie-wearing Sheeran first walked into the studio, looking surprised by the camera and asking where he should set up his gear.
It's a fittingly intimate clip for Sheeran, who actually produced and recorded all the instruments himself (apart from the weepy cello line). The black-and-white performance footage of Sheeran is intercut with full-color scenes from the film, which, of course, also contain images of fire, so much fire. At one point, the studio scene switches to color and we see the singer sitting on the arm of a couch playing the song's melancholy violin solo and tweaking lyrics on this laptop. The nearly six-minute clip ends with a grinning Sheeran getting his photo taken with Jackson and some of the other essential soundtrack crew in the studio.
The haunting track is right in line with Sheeran's trademark style, filled with dramatic crooning and quiet acoustic guitars. Sheeran penned the emotional ballad "I See Fire" for the end credits of the movie. His first solo track released in two years gave Sheeran the opportunity to produce the song and play all the instruments, including picking up a violin for the first time. "Managed to learn violin for a day," he tweeted earlier last week. "Hope you all dig it." The haunting a cappella open of the tune proves that Sheeran totally nailed the "Hobbit" sensibility. "Oh misty eye of the mountain below/Keep careful watch of my brothers' souls," he sings.
"And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke/Keep watching over Durin's son." A gently strummed acoustic guitar then comes in as Sheeran sings anew about fire and flames, grasping at ropes, raising glasses of wine and dying in unison. There are promises of more fire and flames, that is, until "Desolation comes upon the sky." The stark black-and-white video shows the British songwriter in the recording studio, laying down his vocal harmonies and guitar. Jackson captured the moment when a starry-eyed, hoodie-wearing Sheeran first walked into the studio, looking surprised by the camera and asking where he should set up his gear.
It's a fittingly intimate clip for Sheeran, who actually produced and recorded all the instruments himself (apart from the weepy cello line). The black-and-white performance footage of Sheeran is intercut with full-color scenes from the film, which, of course, also contain images of fire, so much fire. At one point, the studio scene switches to color and we see the singer sitting on the arm of a couch playing the song's melancholy violin solo and tweaking lyrics on this laptop. The nearly six-minute clip ends with a grinning Sheeran getting his photo taken with Jackson and some of the other essential soundtrack crew in the studio.
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