SHORE, Howard - The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (Soundtrack) (reissue)
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Howard SHORE
The Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (Soundtrack) (reissue)
Rhino
gatefold 'palantir' clear vinyl 2xLP (indie exclusive) Cat: 081227 813291Rel: 6 Oct 25
Soundtracks Side 1 - Track 1. A Storm Is Coming Side 1 - Track 2. Hope & Memory Side 1 - Track 3. Minas Tirith (feat Ben Del Maestro) Side 1 - Track 4. The White Tree Side 1 - Track 5. The Steward Of Gondor (feat Billy Boyd) Side 1 - Track 6. Minas Morgul Side 2 - Track 1. The Ride Of The Rohirrim Side 2 - Track 2. Twilight & Shadow (feat Renee Fleming) Side 2 - Track 3. Cirith Ungol Side 2 - Track 4. Anduril Side 2 - Track 5. Shelob's Lair Side 2 - Track 6. Ash & Smoke Side 3 - Track 1. The Fields Of Pelennor Side 3 - Track 2. Hope Fails Side 3 - Track 3. The Black Gate Opens (feat Sir James Galway) Side 3 - Track 4. The End Of All Things (feat Renee Fleming) Side 4 - Track 1. The Return Of The King (feat Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen & Renee Fleming) Side 4 - Track 2. The Grey Havens (feat Sir James Galway) Side 4 - Track 3. Into The West (feat Annie Lennox)
Canadian composer Howard Shore brought Peter Jackson's trilogy to its conclusion with a score that's as vast as the film itself, combining symphonic sweep with intimate motifs. Performed by the London Philharmonic alongside massed choirs and soloists, it's the most expansive of the three soundtracks, swelling to moments of overwhelming grandeur before retreating into quiet, lyrical passages. 'Minas Tirith' and 'The Ride of the Rohirrim' thunder with brass and martial percussion, while 'Twilight and Shadow', sung by Renee Fleming, provides aching contrast. The climactic 'The End of All Things' and 'The Grey Havens' carry a deep sense of finality, resolving decades of musical themes. Annie Lennox's 'Into the West' closes on a note of elegy, perfectly judged. Shore's achievement here isn't just scale, but emotional range - a score that gives Middle-earth both its mythic weight and its human fragility.
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