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THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Return Of The King
Motion Picture Soundtrack
Howard
Shore's
phenomenal task of bringing the landscapes, characters, diverse moods
of sorrow, action, warfare, destruction, hope, fear, courage, determination
and victory to life with notes has come together in this last of the trilogy
- a proud piece of work that flows as seamlessly as the films itself.
Shore's
fabulous recurrent themes surges fluidly through the compositions without
rehashing the previous. He doesn't lose sight of the overall tone, not
trying to make it sound too different either. From the powerful clash
of weapons to the tender moments of reflection, you feel the entire picture
within the strings, horns, percussion and choirs. The track of Billy
Boyd
as the Steward of Gondor is also included. Guests include the likes
of Ben
del Maestro,
Reneé
Fleming
and Sir
James Galway.
The somber but beautiful closing track is sung by Annie
Lennox.
Again the music created for this picture can stand on its own as a glorious
audio collection, but is inexorably linked to the brilliant whole. Both
director Jackson
and Shore
deliver a written declaration of the experience in bringing this incredible
cinematic chapter (and their best work to date) to a close. The enhanced
portion of the CD allows entry to special LOTR
exclusives.
5 / A
- PB
click here for Fellowship
Of The Ring
soundtrack review
click here for Two
Towers
soundtrack review
click
pics above for reviews of the entire trilogy
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