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. Lisa Weatherall | E-Mail | URLLisa grew up in Arlington, Texas where she regularly attended Rangers games and fell in love with baseball.

We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. LOS ANGELES – The Lord of the Rings trilogy remains one of most successful films in cinematic history. Sure, it would've been nice if there were printed sleeves instead of plain black poly sleeves in the box (but at least they are poly lined! And sure, the booklet is a little thin, but the music is incredible, the presentation is tasteful, the vinyl is flat and (mostly) silent and you get to own three double albums collected in a relatively compact and convenient box!

The box is less sturdy compared to the rest of the box sets, so most copies of FOTR do suffer from box damage - mainly on the bottom from the weight of the discs. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE MOTION PICTURE TRILOGY SOUNDTRACK will be released on November 30 as a six-LP boxed set.

Bear McCreary, known for his incomparable world-building and use of innovative musical approaches in the worlds of television, film, and video games, will guide audiences through the major events of the Second Age of Middle-earth, as seen in the forthcoming series.Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Lastly, there are a couple of LOTR releases from The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra that I believe are solid choices for anyone who can’t afford these box sets. Tolkien’s work, he is perhaps best known for his work on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies.

In the middle chapter of this historic movie trilogy, the Fellowship is broken, but its quest to destroy the One Ring continues. The 180-gram limited edition LPs will be housed in a collector’s box that has a leather-style spine. Crackles, sometimes all over a side (like the whole side D, which contains the most wonderful music if you'd ask me). Having already the three vinyl boxes, I am looking for the red stycker present on the box of the community of the ring.Available on both 2XCD, or 2XLP Vinyl set ( Please note the tracklist for the CD and Vinyl editions are different). The packaging is lovely too, and the box is sturdier apparently than those of the individual complete recordings. 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.