And won two Academy Awards® for Best Original Score and for 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. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS is the third in a series of three releases that also includes The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). 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. Tolkien's world of elves, hobbits and warlocks. But it's more than just background music: 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, Washington Post, May 2008. Numbered, Limited Edition - 8000 copies.
Deluxe Collector's Box with Green Leather-style spine and limited edition number gold stamped on the back. Middle-earth Map - Part III.
Extensive liner notes from author Doug Adams. Entire score on vinyl for the first time. Music composed, orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore.Includes Academy Award, Golden Globe Award & GRAMMY Award-winning song "Into The West" performed by Annie Lennox. Performances by Sir James Galway and Renee Fleming. Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan. The Grace Of Undomiel feat.
The Eyes Of The White Tower. A Coronal Of Silver And Gold. The Lighting Of The Beacons. The Stairs Of Cirith Ungol.
The Sacrifice Of Faramir feat. Billy Boyd performing "The Edge Of Night". The Parting Of Sam And Frodo.Anduril - Flame Of The West. The Passing Of The Grey Company. Dwimorberg - The Haunted Mountain. The Paths Of The Dead. Grond - The Hammer Of The Underworld.
The Tomb Of The Stewards. The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields. The Houses Of Healing feat. The Tower Of Cirith Ungol. The Mouth Of Sauron feat. Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen, and Renee Fleming. The Journey To The Grey Havens feat. Days Of The Ring feat. Annie Lennox performing I"nto The West".Where Is the Horse and the Rider? The Host of the Eldar. The Battle of the Hornburg.
The Breach of the Deeping Wall. Retreat (Featuring "Haldir's Lament" Performed by Elizabeth Fraser). The Last March of the Ents (Featuring Ben Del Maestro). Théoden Rides Forth (Featuring Ben Del Maestro).
The Tales That Really Matter. Long Ways to Go Yet" (Featuring "Gollum's Song Performed by Emiliana Torrini).