The Misty Mountains, a capella

Two of my favorite things, that I never thought of together before.  First, The Misty Mountains is a song from the new Hobbit movie (which I have not seen, and won't until it comes out on Blue-Ray).  Second, it's being sung a capella (voices only, no instruments) – by a very modern a capella artist who is cleverly using modern technology for this ancient art form.  Peter Hollens is the artist's name, and he's got quite a few songs available on YouTube and iTunes.  He uses modern audio editing, mixing, and recording systems to have himself singing all the a capella parts (normally a capella music is sung by groups of people singing different parts, often in different registers).  At the same time, he's using modern video recording and editing systems to create a music video, visually showing how he's singing multiple parts (or solos).

I find the result quite engaging, and the music is beautiful.  If you enjoy a capella music, you'll want to hear this (and perhaps explore some of his other songs).