Music From The Lord of the Rings Trilogy — Howard Shore

A profound sense of ancient wonder balanced by the heavy, somber weight of an epic struggle.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks

The Prophecy

5:01

Concerning Hobbits

2:44

The Shadow of the Past / A Knife in the Dark

7:26

The Fellowship of the Ring-Lord of the Rings

5:53

May It Be

5:19

The Riders of Rohan

3:53

The Fellowship of the Ring: The Bridge of Khazad-dûm

5:58

Evenstar

3:39

Forth Eorlingas / Isengard Unleashed

8:30

Gollum’s Song

5:48

Hope and Memory / Minas Tirith

2:38

The White Tree

3:48

Twilight and Shadow

3:54

The Fields of Pelennor

3:12

The Return of the King / Finale

16:17

Into the West

4:40

Gollum’s Song (vocal version)

4:06

May It Be

4:46

Into the West (vocal version)

4:40

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the playful tin whistle of the Shire into the ominous, low-register brass of the Ring theme.

The sheer wall of choral sound and frantic strings during the Bridge of Khazad-dûm sequence.

The mournful, lonely violin solo that introduces the Riders of Rohan theme over a vast sonic landscape.

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Where This Album Departs

How does Music From The Lord of the Rings Trilogy sound next to the rest of Howard Shore's catalogue?

Choir/Choral+2.4σ

The instrumentation foregrounds choir/choral far more than the catalogue usually does.

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