From and Inspired By: The Desolation of Smaug + The Fault In Our Stars

May 10, 2014

It’s the return of “From and Inspired By“, a feature where I turn the spotlight on the music from the movies.

Frankly, I just wanted an excuse to preach about Ed Sheeran. I was lucky to see him in concert this Friday and it was amazing! The 23 year-old musician from England is one of the finest and most talented performers I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing live: a virtuoso guitarist, owner of a flawless voice and even an accomplished rapper. Here’s the breathtakingly beautiful “I See Fire”, Sheeran’s contribution to the soundtrack of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (it sounds great live!)

Ed also sings over the end credits of the upcoming, much-anticipated The Fault in Our Stars, a romantic drama starring Shailene Woodley. This very Friday, his video “All of the Stars” premiered on YouTube. Here it is.

What did you think of the songs? Are you a fan of Ed Sheeran? Tell me in the comments!

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16 thoughts on “From and Inspired By: The Desolation of Smaug + The Fault In Our Stars”

Amonymous on May 11, 2014 at 12:45 am said:

CHOOOOOOOOOONE!

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fernandorafael on May 11, 2014 at 11:13 am said:

🙂

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Abbi on May 11, 2014 at 3:06 am said:

I do like a bit of Ed. His sound is quite twee but he has really gritty lyrics. Love the combination.

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fernandorafael on May 11, 2014 at 11:04 am said:

I know, right?

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le0pard13 on May 11, 2014 at 6:49 am said:

What Abbi said.

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Chicks with Accents on May 11, 2014 at 1:26 pm said:

Love love love Ed Sheeran! I think right now his album +/- is the one I listen most to on my iPod. So intense but also great lyrics. Very excited he’s done the TFIOS song.

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fernandorafael on May 11, 2014 at 1:44 pm said:

Glad you enjoy his music. He’s great. Really looking forward to his new album, which comes out on mu birthday!

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Mette M. Kowalski (@mettekowalski) on May 11, 2014 at 1:27 pm said:

That comment was from me… ooops.

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fernandorafael on May 11, 2014 at 1:44 pm said:

It’s fine 🙂 thanks for commenting

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ruth on May 12, 2014 at 2:50 pm said:

I’ve never heard of Ed before Fernando, but I heard The Fault of Our Stars does have a pretty good soundtrack.

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fernandorafael on May 12, 2014 at 4:27 pm said:

You should listen to him. I’m a fan but even more so after seeing him live.

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fernandorafael on May 12, 2014 at 4:29 pm said:

He’s marvelous; I really recommend listening to him.

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Terry Malloy's Pigeon Coop on May 14, 2014 at 1:23 am said:

Cool post man. The song on the credits of Smaug is pretty great.

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fernandorafael on May 14, 2014 at 10:32 am said:

I love it, and hearing it live was so awesome.

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elina on May 14, 2014 at 1:54 am said:

I love his music and I think he did /incredible/ with The Hobbit. Such a beautiful song. Not sure I’ll be able to hear the TFIOS end credits song after the film though, everyone’s gonna be sobbing so loud…

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