- 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
- Flight to the Ford
- Many Meetings
- Council of Elrond
- The Ring Goes South
- A Journey in the Dark
- The Bridge of Khazad Dum
- Lothlorien
- The Great River
- Amon Hen
- The Breaking of the Fellowship
- May It Be
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Hailed as an adventure to match Raiders of the Lost Ark for thrills and Star Wars for visual magic, the first installment of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy demands an outsize score. Luckily, composing powerful film music is nothing new for Howard Shore, a Hollywood favorite responsible for The Silence of the Lambs, Ed Wood, and other soundtracks. And if Shore's credentials aren't enough, Celtic chanteuse Enya contributes two magical numbers to this winning soundtrack. Shore's epic score is operatic in length, richness, and variety -- utilizing a 100-piece orchestra with three different choirs. Immediately, the listener is seized by the high drama of this music. The score opens with "The Prophecy," as the powerful somberness of the orchestra's brass and the voices of the choir (singing lyrics by Philippa Boyens in an ancient-sounding language ), conjure images of the majestically sinister Gothic world of Middle-earth. And the magic continues with the "Fellowship Theme," a pastoral melody that follows the main character, Frodo Baggins, throughout his quest. The passage is typical of Shore's masterful musical rendering of both the grand scale of Tolkien's classic and the essential themes of love and brotherhood that lie at the heart of the tale. Among the ten soloists featured is Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins on the stirring "Lothlorien," which uses an Indian bowed lute to haunting effect. This is an exuberant score filled with cinematic thunder and childlike wonder, and not since John Williams's triumphant Star Wars theme has there been movie music so likely to capture the listener's imagination.
Product Details
Release Date: | 11/20/2001 |
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Label: | Reprise / Wea |
UPC: | 0093624811022 |
catalogNumber: | 48110 |
Rank: | 6751 |
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Performance Credits
Howard Shore Primary Artist,ConductorEnya Vocals,Track Performer
Elizabeth Fraser Vocals
London Philharmonic Orchestra Performing Ensemble
London Voices Choir, Chorus
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Performing Ensemble
Edward Ross Vocals
Igelese Ete Choir Master
Mabel Faletolu Vocals
Michael McCarthy Choir Master
London Oratory School Boys Choir Choir, Chorus
Terry Edwards Choir Master
Technical Credits
Enya ComposerRoma Ryan Composer
John Kurlander Engineer
Nicky Ryan Producer,Engineer
Howard Shore Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Orchestration
Danny Bramson Executive Producer
Suzana Períc Producer
Greg Sylvester Art Direction
Paul Broucek Executive Producer,Music Executive
Fran Walsh Executive Producer,Text
J.R.R. Tolkien Text
Philippa Boyens Text
Peter Jackson Director,Liner Notes,Executive Producer
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