The Lord of the Rings was directed by Peter Jackson and features a score composed by Howard Shore. The trilogy earned a total of 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. - 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. - 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

Tracklisting

Vinyl 1

01 The Prophecy

02 Concerning Hobbits

03 The Shadow Of The Past

04 The Treason Of Isengard

05 The Black Rider

01 At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony

02 A Knife In The Dark

03 Flight To The Ford

04 Many Meetings

05 The Council Of Elrond (feat. "Aniron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)")

Vinyl 2

01 The Ring Goes South

02 A Journey In The Dark

03 The Bridge Of Khazad Dum

04 Lothlorien (feat. "Lament For Gandalf")

05 The Great River

01 Amon Hen

02 The Breaking Of The Fellowship (feat. "In Dreams")

03 May It Be - By Enya

Vinyl 3

01 Foundations Of Stone

02 The Taming Of Smeagol

03 The Riders Of Rohan

04 The Passage Of The Marshes

05 The Uruk-hai

01 The King Of The Golden Hall

02 The Black Gate Is Closed

03 Evenstar

04 The White Rider

05 Treebeard

06 The Leave Taking

Vinyl 4

01 Helm's Deep

02 The Forbidden Pool

03 Breath Of Life

04 The Hornburg

01 Forth Eorlingas

02 Isengard Unleashed

03 Samwise The Brave

04 Gollum's Song - By Emiliana Torrini

Vinyl 5

01 A Storm Is Coming

02 Hope And Memory

03 Minas Tirith

04 The White Tree

05 The Steward Of Gondor

06 Minas Morgul

01 The Ride Of The Rohirrim

02 Twilight And Shadow

03 Cirith Ungol

04 Anduril

05 Shelob's Lair

06 Ash And Smoke

Vinyl 6

01 The Fields Of The Pelenor

02 Hope Fails

03 The Black Gate Opens

04 The End Of All Things

01 The Return Of The King

02 The Grey Havens

03 Into The West - By Annie Lenno