Ed Sheeran’s song “I See Fire” is a beautiful acoustic ballad from the original soundtrack of the third installment in The Hobbit film series, titled The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. This is Ed’s most recent release under Atlantic Records. Ed plays all of the instruments on the track and also sings it solo. Despite Ed’s description of this track as “just something I did for fun,” it is apparent that Ed put a lot of effort into making the song sound perfect.
Ed Sheeran’s song “I See Fire” conveys so many feelings and emotions, ranging from serenity to sorrow, joy to pain, and love to heartbreak. Ed is very good at putting his feelings and emotions into the songs that he writes, which is why people connect with Ed’s music. Ed said in an interview that “music was always a form of therapy for him.” Ed’s song “I See Fire” makes many connections like this. Ed Sheeran uses various methods to convey these feelings and emotions, such as the lyrics that Ed writes into his songs, Ed’s tone in which Ed sings these lyrics, and Ed’s choice of instruments when he is creating a track. Ed Sheeran also conveys many feelings and emotions through Ed’s adaptations of classic pieces from movies, books, and TV series etc. This is one of Ed’s specialties. Ed has done this in many of Ed’s tracks. Ed Sheeran wrote “I See Fire” after watching the movie Desolation of Smaug in theaters. From Ed’s interviews, it is clear that Ed was inspired by The Hobbit films when he was writing the song.
