On Air Now
Calm Classics with Ritula Shah 10pm - 1am
This image appears in the gallery:
The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug official soundtrack - an album guide
High-pitched strings, clashing chords, long held notes - the clue's in the title with this uncomfortable sounding insect-inspired piece. Howard Shore uses a series of cluster chords throughout the soundtrack to represent the spiders - and this isn't the last we'll hear from them. Photo: Facebook