These are hosted by professor olsen and feature scholars john d. See, hear and readalong rankin bass the hobbit by readalong storybooks. Rankin bass the hobbit the original motion picture. Own the remastered deluxe editions of rankinbass animation. This is the whole 2 record set, from start to finish.
Its one of the things i look forward to all year but as time has gone on, abc family has been showing more and more of its own made for tv christmas movies and less of the classic rankin bass specials i. Rankin bass holiday specials 16 a year without a santa claus 1974 9 santa claus is coming to town 1970 6 frosty the snowman 1969 4 a miser brothers christmas 2008 3 stargate atlantis 2 rudolph the rednosed reindeer all media types 2 avatar. The last airbender 1 stargate sg1 1 include characters santa claus 12. The hobbit rankinbass complete original soundtrack record lp. Rudolph the rednosed reindeer the book coming to this website in the fall of 2001. First up, rankinbasss animated version of the hobbit, first released as a tv movie on nbc in november, 1977. The official rankinbass productions facebook page with all things rankinbass. Speaking of the 70s hobbit cartoon, check out one of the most horrible songs ever recorded, leonard nimoy singing ballad of bilbo baggins.
Rankinbass also produced the animated movie adaptations the hobbit and return of the king. Dec 12, 2008 rankinbass also produced the animated movie adaptations the hobbit and return of the king. See, hear and readalong rankinbass the hobbit by readalong storybooks. The hobbit is a 1977 japaneseamerican animated musical television special created by rankin bass, a studio known for their holiday specials, and animated by topcraft, a precursor to studio ghibli.
But the rankinbass legacy includes not just tv specials but tv series and theatrical release movies as well. And if you have children too young for the novel or the intense peter jackson films, the return of the king 80 is a great way to get them hooked on j. A homebody hobbit in middle earth gets talked into joining a quest with a group of dwarves to recover their treasure from a dragon. Deluxe 2 record set including special edition book. Rankinbass productions best loved holiday special still airs every year on network television at christmas time, making it the longest running holiday special of all time. Of flying reindeer, talking snowmen, and the worlds. Rankinbasss stopmotion features are recognizable by their visual style of dolllike characters with spheroid body parts, and ubiquitous. The hobbit, an illustrated edition, with clear dustjacket.
Well end the semester with a discussion of the rankinbass animated hobbit and a discussion of peter jacksons the hobbit films. What the publishing industry needs is a burgermeister meisterburgertype executive to pass an edict whereby no overzealous fans may write books about the subjects on which they obsess. This version has an alternate sleeve with a green disneyland records logo on the top right corner of the back. Get the best deals on rankin bass hobbit when you shop the largest. Rankinbass was a film production company founded by jules bass and arthur rankin, jr. For me the rankinbass return of the king was the beginning of falling in love with a great story, and for that i will ever thank it. The rankinbass production of the hobbit, based on the original. Vinyl 7 rankin bass the hobbit 1977, vinyl discogs. But they were presented to us originally in a haphazard fashion. Belle, a bookworm, favors intellectual pursuits and rebuffs gaston, the handsome and physically powerful. Get the latest news on rankinbass merchandise, productions, etc. The rankinbass production of the hobbit, based on the.
The art is beautifulits from the rankin bass cartoon production which is fantastic. Presented by rankinbass historian rick goldschmidt and mark sykora. A christmas tree is a bit of an oddity in the rankinbass library due to its nature as a christmas episode rather than a special. But the rankin bass legacy includes not just tv specials but tv series and theatrical release movies as well. Rankinbasss stopmotion features are recognizable by their visual style of dolllike. The rankinbass universe interconnected tales timeline we grew up with these specials. Rateliff, author of the history of the hobbit, and douglas a. The place to go for all info on the animated television specials, series, and films of arthur rankin, jr. The hobbit is a wondrous tale of adventure and heroism set in the fantasy realm of middleearth. It was followed in 1980 by an animated version of the return of the king, the final book of tolkiens lord of the rings trilogy. I put this bad boy in my player and lo and behold, its actually the sound track from the movie. Feb 11, 2020 the film was produced and directed by arthur rankin, jr. Play rankin bass quizzes on sporcle, the worlds largest quiz community.
Tolkeins classic about the magical world of middle earth and the adventures of lovable bilbo baggins. Almost everyone has seen at least one of rankinbass holiday specials, probably good old rudolph. The rankin bass production of the hobbit 1977 us only 2lp box set. Get the best deals on rankin bass hobbit in vinyl records when you shop the largest online selection at. Clarinet, bass clarinet easybeginner digital download composed by william gould tomer. Kings of the christmas special cavalcade of awesome. I thought this would be all the songs from the movie to fit nicely in my record collection. I read this to my 3 year old son and he likes to listen and look at the pictures.
Jul 23, 2014 a remastered version of bakshis the lord of the rings was released in 2010, and now finally rankin bass the hobbit and the return of the king have received the same treatment. Bilbo baggins, an unambitious hobbit is unwillingly recruited as a burglar by a party of dwarves and sent on a most extraordinary adventure. You may want to record your thoughts in your book of shadows or elsewhere. Songwriter johnny marks, who wrote rudolph in the late 40s, was a friend of arthur rankin and wrote many new songs holly jolly christmas, silver and gold, were a. The illustrations and cinematic sequence drawings are based on the animated film by arthur rankin, jr. The story of the hobbit takes place 60 years before the start of the story told in the lord of the rings and mainly concerns an adventure a hobbit named bilbo baggins takes with dwarves in search of. A remastered version of bakshis the lord of the rings was released in 2010, and now finally rankinbass the hobbit and the return of the king have received the same treatment. Ralph bakshi, the same guy behind the animated sword and sorcery movie fire and ice, worked on a planned twopart adaptation of the lord of the rings, but after weak ticket sales for the first. Dec 10, 2012 the fantasy elements of this story always resounded with me, and might be what caused me to become such a big fan of the rankin bass christmas tales, and these elements also makes it easy to see why rankin bass would later animate movies based on j. Deluxe edition of the rankinbass hobbit and return of the.
And for this story, the narrator is santa claus donkey. In the spirit of filmography, i still believe this site could be the best all others. These narrators usually were voiced by a well known celebrity, and often got to sing. This is the first fully illustrated deluxe edition with the original text of the classic.
While most of their output was nonholiday related, they did make easter, thanksgiving, and even new years stories. The hobbit rankin bass soundtrack set vinyl lp records poster. Double lp, box set, original recording, special edition, soundtrack. Rankin and bass 1978 adaptation of the hobbit is a fairly painful affair not just for fans of the book, but anyone new to the series in general. Rankinbass holiday specials 16 a year without a santa claus 1974 9 santa claus is coming to town 1970 6 frosty the snowman 1969 4 a miser brothers christmas 2008 3 stargate atlantis 2 rudolph the rednosed reindeer all media types 2 avatar. I think all official releases, across all formats, should be included with the current economy and the corporations rereleasing the same ole same ole, the older formats should be included. The hobbit first aired as an animated television special in 1977 with the goal of producing an accompanying tiein storybook and song recordings for children, as in other rankin bass productions. The enchanted world of rankinbass by rick goldschmidt. The rankinbass production of the hobbit 1977 us only 2lp box set. Rankinbasss the hobbit showed us the future of pop culture. See, hear and readalong rankinbass the hobbit youtube.
Rca introduced the 45 rpm single record in 1949 as a smaller, more durable, and higher fidelity replacement for earlier 78 rpm disks. May 07, 2018 well end the semester with a discussion of the rankinbass animated hobbit and a discussion of peter jacksons the hobbit films. Rankinbass retrospective a christmas tree twas the. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from rankin bass at the discogs marketplace. Santa claus is comin to town cd arrives for 30th anniversary celebration.
Every year abc family has 25 days of christmas where they show christmas themed shows and movies. There are 39 cartoons in this cartoon specials guide. Songs and dialogue from the original motion picture soundtrack. The hobbit, there and back again j r r tolkien unabridged audio bookworm full 2020 the hobbit, or there and back again is a childrens fantasy novel by english author j. See more ideas about the hobbit 1977, the hobbit and tolkien. In some ways it does feel very much like most of the other specials, theres a journey to save christmas like most of the specials and a villain who seeks to destroy it, though it also falls short in some. The hobbit is the 1977 animated adaption by arthur rankin jr. Rankin bass s stopmotion features are recognizable by their visual style of dolllike characters with spheroid body.
The film is an adaptation of the 1937 book of the same name by j. Rankin bass productions studio directory 1964 1999. In 1977 rankinbass produced an animated version of j. The complete illustrated history of rankinbass productions.
The hobbit was released on lp with the soundtrack and 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 readalongs, was later issued for the mouse factorys disneyland records imprint. May 21, 2011 the complete illustrated history of rankin bass productions. Nestor the long eared christmas donkey every rankin bass christmas special has a narrator. The time is long ago, when humans shared their days with elves, wizards, goblins, dragons, heroesand hobbits. The hobbit is a 1977 japaneseamerican animated musical television special created by rankinbass, a studio known. The rankin bass cartoon specials guide, which aired from 1964. Directed by jules bass, arthur rankin jr with orson bean, john huston, theodore gottlieb, cyril ritchard. The rankinbass production of the hobbit, based on the original version of the hobbit written by j. Rankin bass productions is most noted for their stopmotion animation specials, especially the rudolph and frosty christmas specials. However, rankin bass productions also made a fair amount of traditional animated films. Rankinbass holiday specials works archive of our own.
What i love is that they capture the essence of the entire story in just a few pages. Book to film adaptations have always been a sore spot with any fan of a popular novel that finally makes the transition, but few of these adaptations have had quite the distaste behind them that this. Its one of the things i look forward to all year but as time has gone on, abc family has been showing more and more of its own made for tv christmas movies and less of the classic rankin bass specials i loved as a child. Released with a 12page book of full color illustrations. Lets take a look back at the animation studios of rankinbass and some.