Lord Of The Rings Trilogy (2004)
| Artist: Soundtrack |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Prophecy, The ~ Original Soundtrack
2. Concerning Hobbits ~ Original Soundtrack
3. Shadow Of The Past, The ~ Original Soundtrack
4. Treason Of Isengard, The ~ Original Soundtrack
5. Black Rider, The ~ Original Soundtrack
6. At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony ~ Original Soundtrack
7. Knife In The Dark, A ~ Original Soundtrack
8. Many Meetings ~ Original Soundtrack
9. Ring Goes South, The ~ Original Soundtrack
10. Bridge Of Khazad Dum, The ~ Original Soundtrack
11. Breaking Of The Fellowship, The ~ Original Soundtrack
12. Lothlorien ~ Original Soundtrack
13. Flight To The Ford ~ Original Soundtrack
Disc 2
Song Title
1. Foundations Of Stone ~ Original Soundtrack
2. Samwise The Brave ~ Original Soundtrack
3. Evenstar ~ Original Soundtrack
4. Black Gate Is Closed, The ~ Original Soundtrack
5. Leave Taking, The ~ Original Soundtrack
6. Taming Of Smeagol, The ~ Original Soundtrack
7. King Of The Golden Hall, The ~ Original Soundtrack
8. Passage Of The Marshes, The ~ Original Soundtrack
9. Riders Of Rohan, The ~ Original Soundtrack
10. Treebeard ~ Original Soundtrack
11. Hornburg, The ~ Original Soundtrack
12. Uruk-hai, The ~ Original Soundtrack
13. Forbidden Pool, The ~ Original Soundtrack
Disc 3
Song Title
1. Into The West ~ Original Soundtrack
2. Storm Is Coming, A ~ Original Soundtrack
3. Hope And Memory ~ Original Soundtrack
4. Minas Tirith ~ Original Soundtrack
5. White Tree, The ~ Original Soundtrack
6. Steward Of Gondor, The ~ Original Soundtrack
7. Minas Morgul ~ Original Soundtrack
8. Ride Of The Rohirrin, The ~ Original Soundtrack
9. Cirith Ungol ~ Original Soundtrack
10. Grey Havens, The ~ Original Soundtrack
11. Return Of The King, The ~ Original Soundtrack
12. Into The West ~ Original Soundtrack
| This trilogy of soundtracks from the Lord Of The Rings movies is the essential musical companion to the greatest movie trilogy of our time. As sweepingly expansive and magnificent as the visual feast of the movies, Howard Shore brilliantly evokes the imagery of Middle Earth by his intelligent interpretation of the huge variety of themes within the movie. Tracks include: "The Prophecy", "Concerning Hobbits", "The Shadow Of The Past", "The Treason Of Isengard", "The Black Rider", "At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony", "A Knife In The Dark", "Many Meetings", "The Ring Goes South", "The Bridge Of Khazad Dum", "The Breaking Of The Fellowship", "Lothlorien", "Flight To The Ford", "Foundations Of Stone", 'Samwise The Brave", "Evenstar", "The Black Gate Is Closed", "The Leave Taking', "The Taming Of Smeagol", "The King Of The Golden Hall", "The Passage Of Marshes", "The Riders Of Rohan", "Treebeard", "The Hornburg", "The Uruk-hai", "The Forbidden Pool", "Into The West", "A Storm Is Coming", "Hope And Memory", "Minas Tirith", "The White Tree", "The Steard Of Gondor", "Minas Morgul", "The Ride Of Rohirrin", "Cirith Ungol", "The Grey Havens", "The Return Of The King", "Into The West". |
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Original score composed by Howard Shore, Frank Walsh, and Annie Lennox. |
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It is not surprising that when awards season rolls around, commercially successful films nominated for major awards also manage to attract nominations for their music, and that may help explain why composer Howard Shore won three Academy Awards for the trilogy of films based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, although it does not explain the distribution of those awards: Shore won the scoring award for the first film, The Fellowship of the Ring, wasn't nominated at all for the second film, The Two Towers, then won the scoring award and shared the song award for the third film, The Return of the King. Of course, the films generated soundtrack albums released by Warner Bros. Records, and others have also taken up their own versions of the music, notably the New World Orchestra, which made an album of the score for The Fellowship of the Ring in 2002, and the low-rent Hollywood Studio Orchestra and Singers, which addressed the three scores for the budget label LaserLight. Reynold DaSilva's Silva imprint specializes in new versions of film scores for which soundtrack albums were never attempted, but he too has jumped in with a version of the Shore music, employing, as usual, the 87-member City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the 100-voice Crouch End Festival Chorus, plus soloists. His usual staff, headed by conductor Nic Raine, has paired the seven hours of scoring down to 88 and a half minutes in 16 segments. This makes for a reasonable pr?cis, retaining the scope of Shore's efforts, which range from bombastic action music to delicate, Celtic-flavored interludes, with sweeping, string-filled melodies and angelic choir interventions to keep things suitably mythic. Unlike the typical composer hired on short notice to write a score in a few weeks, Shore was able to take more time on this lengthy project, and he also had many different moods to underline. He proved up to the task, even if there really isn't anything new in his approach. The album concludes with what are referred to as "bonus tracks," though they are not bonuses in the sense that record buyers usually suppose; it's not as though there's any version of the album that doesn't contain them. These are vocal versions of the three theme songs for the films, Enya's "May It Be" from The Fellowship of the Ring, "Gollum's Song" from The Two Towers, and the Oscar-winning "Into the West," co-written by Annie Lennox, from The Return of the King. All could have been dispensed with, just as they could have been in the films themselves. ~ William Ruhlmann |
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Associated Artists and Works
Technical Info
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Release Date : 01/27/2004 |
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Original Release Date : 2004 |
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Catalog ID : 81956 |
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Label : WMO (Netherlands) |
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Number of Discs : 3 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00821838195627 |
