Howard Shore - The Lord Of The Rings

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING, THE TWO TOWERS, and THE RETURN OF THE KING

INDIVIDUAL VINYL SOUNDTRACKS OF SOLD-OUT LIMITED-EDITION 6-LP BOXED SET OUT OCTOBER 3

AVAILABLE AS 2LP BLACK VINYL OR PALANTIR CLEAR VINYL AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS

The Lord of the Rings trilogy remains one of the most successful films in cinematic history. Based on the popular J.R.R. Tolkien novel of the same name, Peter Jackson directed the trilogy, featuring a score composed by Howard Shore. The trilogy earned 17 Academy Awards®, including three for music. Beyond critical acclaim, the music from the films also enjoyed wide commercial success, collectively selling over 7 million albums.

After the highly sought-after 6LP box set sold out in May, individual vinyl breakouts of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack are available exclusively as 2LPs of each film on 180-gram Black vinyl or on Palantir Clear vinyl, available on October 3, at participating retailers. 

The music for all three films was composed, orchestrated, and conducted by Howard Shore. His music was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, with contributions from two choirs: London Voices and London Oratory School Schola.

The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack was certified platinum in the U.S. alone and sold exceptionally well worldwide. It won the Academy Award® for Best Original Score, as well as the GRAMMY® Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album. It includes two original songs written and performed by Enya: “May It Be” and “Aníron (Theme for Aragorn and Arwen).” 

The Two Towers soundtrack was certified gold in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada and won the GRAMMY® Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album.

The Return of the King soundtrack was certified Gold in the U.S. and the U.K. and won two Academy Awards® for Best Original Score and Best Original Song with “Into the West” performed by Annie Lennox; two Golden Globe Awards® for Best Original Score and Song; and two GRAMMY® Awards for Best Score Soundtrack Album and Song Written for a Motion Picture.

There’s probably never been as ambitious a film score as Howard Shore’s 10-hour epic for the “Lord of the Rings” series... the music is rich and complex, drawing on a vast range of styles and exotic instruments to evoke J.R.R. Tolkien’s world... Shore uses an elaborate leitmotif technique (where musical themes are associated with specific characters or ideas, and are developed across the entire series) to hold the sprawling tale together. Lush, beautiful and full of intriguing surprises, it’s no wonder that it’s become one of the most popular film scores ever written. - Stephen Brookes for the Washington Post, May 2008

The Fellowship Of The Ring – 2LP
Side A
The Prophecy 
Concerning Hobbits 
The Shadow Of The Past 
The Treason Of Isengard 
The Black Rider 

Side B
At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony 
A Knife In The Dark 
Flight To The Ford 
Many Meetings 
The Council Of Elrond (Featuring “Aníron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)” Composed & Performed By Enya)

Side C
The Ring Goes South 
A Journey In The Dark 
The Bridge Of Khazad-Dûm 
Lothlorien 
The Great River 

Side D
Amon Hen 
The Breaking Of The Fellowship 
May It Be (Composed & Performed By Enya)

The Two Towers – 2LP
Side A
Foundations Of Stone 
The Taming Of Sméagol 
The Riders Of Rohan 
The Passage Of The Marshes
The Uruk-Hai 

Side B
The King Of The Golden Hall 
The Black Gate Is Closed 
Evenstar (Featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian)
The White Rider 
Treebeard 
The Leave Taking 

Side C
Helm’s Deep 
The Forbidden Pool 
Breath Of Life (Featuring Sheila Chandra) 
The Hornburg 

Side D
Forth Eorlingas (Featuring Ben Del Maestro)
Isengard Unleashed (Featuring Elizabeth Fraser & Ben Del Maestro) 
Samwise The Brave
Gollum’s Song (Performed By Emilíana Torrini)

The Return Of The King – 2LP
Side A
A Storm Is Coming 
Hope And Memory 
Minas Tirith (Featuring Ben Del Maestro) 
The White Tree 
The Steward Of Gondor (Featuring Billy Boyd) 
Minas Morgul 

Side B
The Ride Of The Rohirrim 
Twilight And Shadow (Featuring Renée Fleming) 
Cirith Ungol 
Andúril
Shelob’s Lair 
Ash And Smoke 

Side C
The Fields Of The Pelennor 
Hope Fails 
The Black Gate Opens (Featuring Sir James Galway) 
The End Of All Things (Featuring Renée Fleming) 

Side D
The Return Of The King (Featuring Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen & Renée Fleming) 
The Grey Havens (Featuring Sir James Galway) 
Into The West (Performed By Annie Lennox)