The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings)
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Composer: Howard ShoreEdition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Music Label: Reprise / Wea
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Roots and Beginnings
- Journey to the Cross-roads
- The Road to Isengard
- The Foot of Orthanc
- Return to Edoras
- The Chalice Passed
- The Green Dragon Featuring Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan
- Gollum?s Villainy
- ?owyn?s Dream
- The Palant?r
- Flight from Edoras
- The Grace of Und?miel Featuring Ren?e Fleming
- The Eyes of the White Tower
- A Coronal of Silver and Gold
- The Lighting of the Beacons
- Osgiliath Invaded Featuring Ben del Maestro
- The Stairs of Cirith Ungol
- Allegiance to Denethor
- The Sacrifice of Faramir Featuring Billy Boyd performing ?The Edge of Night?
- The Parting of Sam and Frodo
- Marshalling at Dunharrow
- And?ril ? Flame of the West
- The Passing of the Grey Company
- Dwimorberg ? The Haunted Mountain
- Master Meriadoc, Swordthain
- The Paths of the Dead
- The Siege of Gondor
- Shelob?s Lair
- Merry?s Simple Courage
- Grond ? The Hammer of the Underworld
- Shelob the Great
- The Tomb of the Stewards
- The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
- The Pyre of Denethor
- The M?makil
- Dernhelm in Battle
- ?A Far Green Country?
- Shieldmaiden of Rohan
- The Passing of Th?oden
- The Houses of Healing Featuring Liv Tyler
- The Tower of Cirith Ungol
- The Last Debate Featuring Sissel performing ?As?a Aranion?
- The Land of Shadow
- The Mouth of Sauron Featuring Sir James Galway
- ?For Frodo? Featuring Ben del Maestro
- Mount Doom Featuring Ren?e Fleming
- The Crack of Doom
- The Eagles Featuring Ren?e Fleming
- The Fellowship Reunited Featuring Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen, and Ren?e Fleming
- The Journey to the Grey Havens Featuring Sir James Galway
- Elanor Featuring Sir James Galway
- Days of the Ring Featuring Annie Lennox performing ?Into the West?
- Bilbo?s Song
Music reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings)
Music Review: A fan's perspective: Complete Recordings
Rating: 5 Stars
This CD/DVD set is ideal for a fan such as myself. I have enjoyed the standard soundtracks for a long time now, and I bought this since the Return of the King has some of my favourite music. The complete soundtrack has parts that are otherwise unheard in the standard disc, and have some of my favourite parts - one of these being the 'Houses of Healing'. It is also fun to have the Hobbits' drinking song as seen in the extended edition film. More importantly the full elaboration of themes is heard, rather than just the highlights which cut from one part to another (with respect to the film).
It is great to study to, though I have found myself distracted at times by this epic soundtrack!
Having heard this I would love to buy the remaining two Complete Recordings, but I will have to save my pennies once more - buying these in New Zealand dollars is not cheap!
Description of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings)
The final film in The Lord Of The Rings blockbuster trilogy features the climax of the epic journey that brought Tolkien's world before our very eyes. The Complete Recordings series featuring the soundtrack albums have been hits and award winners. Now with The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King featuring "Into The West" by Annie Lennox, this album from the series' composer Howard Shore is sure to score with movie fans. For fans of The Lord Of The Rings films, and those who purchased last year's The Fellowship Of The Ring-The Complete Recordings and The Two Towers-The Complete Recordings, this incredible package completes a now classic set of soundtracks.Lord of the Rings Photo
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This five-disc set caps off the "complete recordings" series, which offers extensive versions of Howard Shore's score for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The main problem lays in its being the last installment: Most of the main characters, along with their themes, have been introduced in the previous two sets, creating a certain sense of familiarity. But there is still plenty to please fans here, and then some. Though it includes the climactic trek to Mount Doom, the overall mood is less dark than in The Two Towers. The London Philharmonic Orchestra handles the heavy lifting, with help from adult and children's choirs, and well-selected guest stars. Soprano Ren?e Fleming, for instance, lends a particularly eerie, otherworldly touch to disc 1's "The Grace of Und?miel," and disc 4's "Mount Doom" and "The Eagles." Meanwhile, flutist James Galway provides a quasi-spiritual counterbalance, a musical ray of hope on tracks such as disc 3's "The Mouth of Sauron." And of course, Annie Lennox's Academy Award-winning "Into the West" is here, incorporated in disc 4's "Days of the Ring." Finally, the fifth disc is a DVD-Audio that includes the score in super-duper surround sound. It may seem like overkill, but too much is never enough for LOTR fans--and besides, people buying this set are exactly the kind of people who own the type of equipment required to make disc 5 explode. Finally, the packaging includes new artwork and liner notes written by Doug Adams, an expert on the music from LOTR. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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