Rankin/Bass (or Rankin-Bass) was the studio that produced The Hobbit (1977 animated film) and The Return of the King (animated version). Both were made for TV, family oriented musicals, in an animesque style of illustration characteristic of their later work. An accompanying children's album/picture-book was produced for The Hobbit. With few exceptions, their library is currently owned by Entertainment Rights/Classic Media (for the pre-1974 material) and Warner Bros. (for the post-1974 material).