Product details: - Product group: Music
- Edition: Audio CD
- Publisher: Reprise / Wea
- Publication Date: 2001
- Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
- Release Date: 2001-11-20
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Reprise / Wea
- Manufacturer: Reprise / Wea
- Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 75 x 73 inches
Score composer Howard Shore has informed this first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy with his distinctly modern sensibilities. Revolving loosely around a brief, heroic brass theme, this epic is infused with a powerful rhythmic thrust and a musical range that encompasses centuries (from the Renaissance pastoralism of "Concerning Hobbits" to the fiery, Prokofiev-influenced drama of "A Knife in the Dark"). Key to the score's sense of mystery and magical place are the rich choral passages that are interspersed throughout, some so ominously gothic they make The Phantom Menace's "Duel of the Fates" sound almost sunny by comparison. Enya's contributions ("The Council of Elrond" and the song "May It Be") add a sense of organic tranquility, but it's Shore's Wagnerian-scaled orchestral score that should long be cherished by admirers of film music and hobbits alike. --Jerry McCulleyCustomer reviews:  One score to rule them all., 2008-02-08
Part of the reason of The Lord of the Rings movies success is due to the awesome score that Howard Shore has so magnificently created. A trully brilliant piece of art that pulls you into the world of Middle-Earth and keeps you there. You seldom hear genius any more, but this soundtrack is a stunning reminder that it still exists. The music raises its tempo gracefully with its drums without falling. It uses the choir and Celtic influences brilliantly. Each track fits the next like a hand in the glove. The music screams its power to submerse you in the magic of the Lord of the Rings. It gives you the chance to feel like you really were there buried under the mountain resting for eternity. It makes you feel the sadness of the elves, great and eternal beings. It shows the strength of men and the power of fellowship. It successfully creates a mood for the Hobbits and their Shire. Its power will not be lost on an artistic mind. Not many soundtracks have the power to force your mind into a dreaming, yet realistic world. This score really is something. Something that can last the test of time. Something that stands a head above the rest. It and the rest of the musical trilogy are trully the greatest score of them all.
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