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The scores for '''' won Academy Awards in 2002 and 2004 . The latter film also won an Oscar statuette for Best Song.

According to some estimates, Howard Shore composed some 80 leitmotifs for the trilogy.


PRINCIPAL LEITMOTIFS


First appearance in ''The Fellowship of the Ring''

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  • " Concerning Hobbits ": the theme for the Shire. On the soundtrack, it starts with a solo flute, followed by a solo violin and then the complete orchestra repeating the same phrase. The track then quietens down and the solo flute plays a second melody, again followed by the orchestra. The track ends with the violin and then the flute repeating the first theme.

  • "The Black Rider"

  • Middle-earth motif

  • Isengard : ususally accompanied by a 5/4 rhythm in the percussion.

  • Lothlórien

  • Nazgûl motif

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  • Fellowship theme: a heroic, sweeping piece using principally brass and orchestra. It is heard in various versions during the first film, but not after "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm" as that is the last time that the entire Fellowship is together.



First appearance in ''The Two Towers''

  • Gollum 's motif

  • Éowyn 's theme: using open fifth intervals (lacking the third of the chord — this means that the chords cannot be defined as major or minor).

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  • "Evenstar"

  • "The March of the Ents": though the theme was first heard while Gandalf was trapped in Isengard.



First appearance in ''The Return of the King''

  • Minas Tirith /Realm of Gondor Theme: this was hinted at during the Council of Elrond in the first film, and also existed in the Extended ''Two Towers'' DVD.

  • Mitrandir/Grey Havens theme: featured in " Into The West " by Annie Lennox .



SONGS

  • " May It Be " (''The Fellowship of the Ring''): nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song in 2002.

  • " Gollum's Song " (''The Two Towers'')

  • " Into The West " (''The Return of the King''): won the Academy Award for Best Song in 2004.



THE SOUNDTRACKS


''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''

  Name The Lord of the Rings:<br>The Fellowship of the Ring
  Type Album
  Artist Howard Shore
  Cover fotrcd-coverjpg
  Background Gainsboro
  Released November 20 2001
  Genre Soundtrack
  Length 71:24
  Label Reprise Records
  Producer Howard Shore , Suzana Perić
  Reviews
  Last Album
  This Album ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring''<br />(2001)
  Next Album


First release by Reprise Records . It and all subsequent ''Lord of the Rings'' soundtracks were issued on that label as it is also the one on which Enya records.


Track listing

# "The Prophecy" (3:54)
# "Concerning Hobbits" (2:55)
# "The Shadow of the Past" (3:33)
# "The Treason of Isengard" (4:01)
# "The Black Rider" (2:48)
# "At the Sign of the Prancing Pony" (3:14)
# "A Knife in the Dark" (3:34)
# "Flight to the Ford" (4:15)
# "Many Meetings" (3:05)
# "The Council of Elrond" featuring "Aníron (Theme for Aragorn and Arwen)" composed and performed by Enya (3:49)
# "The Ring Goes South" (2:03)
# "A Journey in the Dark" (4:20)
# "The Bridge of Khazad Dûm" (5:57)
# "Lothlórien" (4:34)
# "The Great River" (2:43)
# "Amon Hen" (5:02)
# "The Breaking of the Fellowship" (7:21)
# "May It Be" composed and performed by Enya (4:16)




The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Complete Recordings

  Name The Lord of the Rings:<br>The Fellowship of the Ring:<br>The Complete Recordings
  Type Album
  Artist Howard Shore, Enya
  Cover fotrcdcr-coverjpg
  Background Gainsboro
  Released December 13 2005
  Genre Soundtrack
  Length 3:00:35
  Label Reprise Records
  Producer
  Reviews
  Last Album
  This Album ''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Complete Recordings''<br />(2005)
  Next Album


Second release by Reprise Records. This release also includes a DVD-Audio disc containing the entire score in 5.1 and 2.0 surround sound (at 48 kHz, 24-bit).


Track listing


=Disc one

# "Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All" (7:16)
# "The Shire" (2:29)
# "Bag End" (4:35)
# "Very Old Friends" (3:12)
# "Flaming Red Hair" (2:39)
# "Farewell Dear Bilbo" (1:45)
# "Keep It Secret, Keep It Safe" (8:45)
# "A Conspiracy Unmasked" (6:09)
# "Three Is Company" (1:58)
# "The Passing of the Elves" (2:39)
# "Saruman the White" (4:09)
# "A Shortcut to Mushrooms" (4:07)
# "Strider" (2:34)
# "The Nazgûl" (6:04)


=Disc two

# "Weathertop" (2:14)
# "The Caverns of Isengard" (4:54)
# "Give Up the Halfling" (4:49)
# "Orthanc" (1:06)
# "Rivendell" (3:26)
# "The Sword That Was Broken" (3:34)
# "The Council of Elrond Assembles" (4:01)
# "The Great Eye" (5:30)
# "Gilraen's Memorial" (5:01)
# "The Pass of Caradhras" (5:04)
# "The Doors of Durin" (6:03)
# "Moria" (2:27)
# "Gollum" (2:26)
# "Balin's Tomb" (8:30)


=Disc three

# "Khazad-dûm" (8:00)
# "Caras Galadhon" (9:20)
# "The Mirror of Galadriel" (6:21)
# "The Fighting Uruk-hai" (11:32)
# "Parth Galen" (9:13)
# "The Departure of Boromir" (5:29)
# "The Road Goes Ever On... (Part 1)" (5:58)
# "May It Be" (3:26)
# "The Road Goes Ever On... (Part 2)" (3:41)


The Two Towers

  Name The Lord of the Rings:<br>The Two Towers
  Type Album
  Artist Howard Shore
  Cover tttcd-coverjpg
  Background Gainsboro
  Released December 10 2002
  Genre Soundtrack
  Length 72:46<br />77:09 (Limited Edition)
  Label Reprise Records
  Producer Howard Shore
  Reviews
  Last Album
  This Album ''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''<br />(2002)
  Next Album



Track listing

# "Foundations of Stone" (3:51)
# "The Taming of Sméagol" (2:48)
# "The Riders of Rohan" (4:05)
# "The Passage of the Marshes" (2:46)
# "The Uruk-hai" (2:58)
# "The King of the Golden Hall" (3:49)
# "The Black Gate Is Closed" (3:17)
# "Evenstar" (featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian) (3:15)
# "The White Rider" (2:28)
# "Treebeard" (2:43)
# "The Leave Taking" (3:41)
# "Helm's Deep" (3:53)
# "The Forbidden Pool" (5:27)
# "Breath of Life" (featuring Sheila Chandra) (5:07)
# "The Hornburg" (4:36)
# "Forth Eorlingas" (featuring Ben Del Maestro) (3:15)
# "Isengard Unleashed" (featuring Elizabeth Fraser & Ben Del Maestro) (5:01)
# "Samwise the Brave" (3:46)
# "Gollum's Song" (performed by Emiliana Torrini) (5:51)
# "Farewell to Lorien" (featuring Hilary Summers) (4:37)1

1 Only included on the Limited Edition release of the album.




The Return of the King

  Name The Lord of the Rings:<br>The Return of the King
  Type Album
  Artist Howard Shore
  Cover rotkcd-coverjpg
  Background Gainsboro
  Released November 25 2003
  Genre Soundtrack
  Length 72:05
  Label Reprise Records
  Producer Howard Shore
  Reviews
  Last Album
  This Album ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King''<br />(2003)
  Next Album



Track listing

# "A Storm Is Coming" (2:52)
# "Hope and Memory" (1:45)
# "Minas Tirith" (3:37)
# "The White Tree" (3:25)
# "The Steward of Gondor" (3:53)
# "Minas Morgul" (1:58)
# "The Ride of the Rohirrim" (2:08)
# "Twilight and Shadow" (3:30)
# "Cirith Ungol" (1:44)
# "Andúril" (2:35)
# "Shelob's Lair" (4:07)
# "Ash and Smoke" (3:25)
# "The Fields of the Pelennor" (3:26)
# "Hope Fails" (2:20)
# "The Black Gate Opens" (4:01)
# "The End of All Things" (5:12)
# "The Return of the King" (10:14)
# "The Grey Havens" (5:59)
# "Into the West" (performed by Annie Lennox) (5:49)


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