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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King by: Howard Shore, Annie Lennox


: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0093624852124
Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
Label: Reprise / Wea
Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Reprise / Wea
Release Date: November 25, 2003
Studio: Reprise / Wea
Sales Rank: 1890
MPN: 48521



Disc 1:
  1. A Storm Is Coming
  2. Hope and Memory
  3. Minas Tirith - Ben del Maestro
  4. The White Tree
  5. The Steward of Gondor - Billy Boyd
  6. Minas Morgul
  7. The Ride of the Rohirrim
  8. Twilight and Shadow - Renee Fleming
  9. Cirith Ungol
  10. Anduril
  11. Shelob's Lair
  12. Ash and Smoke
  13. The Fields of the Pelennor
  14. Hope Fails
  15. The Black Gate Opens - James Galway
  16. The End of All Things - Renee Fleming
  17. The Return of the King - Viggo Mortensen
  18. The Grey Havens - James Galway
  19. Into the West - Annie Lennox
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Album Description:
The regular jewel-case version will contain one of seven collectors’ cards.

Amazon.com:
This final chapter of Peter Jackson's sprawling adaptation of Tolkien's "Ring" trilogy closes out one of the most accomplished cycles in cinema--and film music--history. As he's done for the saga's first two installments, composer Howard Shore has honed a mature, brooding orchestral masterpiece that's long on subtle shadings of mood and nuance, while eschewing the hollow bombast that's characterized all too many mainstream action and adventure films for three decades. If anything, he's pared this chapter of his music for Middle Earth even closer to the bone, the trilogy's familiar themes repeated with a sparing hand that only heightens their dramatic power. Like Herrmann before him, Shore has a preternatural understanding of orchestral timbres and their almost mystical connections with human emotions, and he's used it here to close out this remarkable trilogy with Wagnerian dramatic sweep, yet one with a distinctly modern, understated melodic sense that is Shore's alone. James Galway and Renee Fleming make key instrumental and vocal contributions, respectively, while Annie Lennox's soulful "Into the West" makes the expected, if unobtrusive, bow to the theatrical pop song conventions. --Jerry McCulley



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Near Perfection
Okay, I was already determined to love this album when I found out that Renee Fleming stars in three of it's pieces. But Howard Shore truly does provide a gorgeous presentation of his musical talents. Keeping in mind that this is a movie track, and therefore, there is a lot of "incidental" music in this album. It's not always riveting without the action of the movie to complete the story. But that is a challenge every composer of film music faces.

Flemming is flawless, providing a straight ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - I'm Not Doing It Justice
I am quite surprised by the number of reviews that don't give this five stars. Never has there been a score that can provide such depth and emotion in every second. I almost cry every time I listen to it.

Sweeping, epic, beautiful...words can't quite do it justice. I've done my best, the music does the rest.

If you buy anything, buy this.




Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Superb music to match the outstanding film
Its so hard to choose a favorite amongst the 3 movie soundtracks. They are all so wonderful and differnent. Each film has its own distinct music and they are all so good. Its impossible to pick a favorite or even find one single piece of music that I did not like. Its such a moving and powerful soundtrack. And every time I hear it, I think back on the wonderful film and remember every single scene that the piece of music was attached too. Its relaxing and melancholy and sublime. The Return of the King is ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - THIS CD CHANGED MY LIFE - NO LIE
I could sit here for hours and review every single track, but for your sake as well as mine, I will not.

This CD is absolutely remarkable. "Academy Award Winnig Score" does not even begin to complement it. Every track is beautifully composed and full of emotion; wonderful music. It shines brightly as the best of my collection, and in my opinion, the greatest soundtrack ever composed. Shore deserved every bit of his Oscar.

I bought this in 2004 - the first CD I ever bought - and ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Moive CD Soundtrack
Movie Soundtrack to the first The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. If you like instrumental scores you will enjoy this CD.

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