Return to Middle-earth with the The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy Original Soundtrack, available now on vinyl for the first time! Housed in a collector’s box with brown leather style spine, the collection presents the entire original score on a 6LP 180-gram vinyl Deluxe Box Set. The trilogy earned a total of 17 Academy Awards and was directed by Peter Jackson, with music composed by Howard Shore.

• Deluxe Collector's Box
• Booklet about the three movies
• 6LP Audiophile 180 Gram Vinyl
• Pressed at Optimal Media in Germany
• Direct Metal Mastering by Alex Wharton
• Cut at Abbey Road Studios

The Lord of the Rings was directed by Peter Jackson and features a score composed by Howard Shore. The trilogy earned a total of 17 Academy Awards®, including three for music. Beyond critical acclaim, the music from the films also enjoyed wide commercial success, collectively selling over 7 million albums.

The music for all three films was composed, orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore. His music was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, with contributions from two choirs: London Voices and London Oratory School Schola.

"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.R.R. 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. Lush, beautiful and full of intriguing surprises, it’s no wonder that it’s become one of the most popular film scores ever written." - Stephen Brookes for the Washington Post, May, 2008

The Lord of the Rings trilogy remains one of most successful films in cinematic history. Based on the popular J.R.R. Tolkien novel of the same name, The Lord of the Rings was directed by Peter Jackson and features a score composed by Howard Shore. The trilogy earned a total of 17 Academy Awards, including three for music. Beyond critical acclaim, the music from the films also enjoyed wide commercial success, collectively selling over 7 million albums.

Following the recent deluxe sets that featured The Complete Recordings from each film, Rhino/Warner Bros. introduce a set that includes the original soundtracks to all three films. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack is presented as a 180g 6LP collector's box with a leather-style spine. The music for all three films was composed, orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore. His music was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, with contributions from two choirs: London Voices and London Oratory School Schola.

The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack was certified platinum in the U.S. alone, and sold extremely well around the world. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, as well as the Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack Album. It includes two original songs written and performed by Enya: "May It Be" and "Aníron (Theme for Aragorn and Arwen)." The Two Towers soundtrack was certified gold in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album. The Return of the King soundtrack was certified gold in the U.S. and the U.K. and won two Academy Awards for Best Original Score and for Best Original Song with "Into the West" performed by Annie Lennox and two Grammy Awards for Best Score Soundtrack Album and Song Written for a Motion Picture.

Musicians:

Enya
Renee Fleming
Annie Lennox
Emiliana Torrini
London Voices
London Oratory School Schola
London Philharmonic Orchestra
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Howard Shore, conductor

Track Listing:

LP 1
The Prophecy
Concerning Hobbits
The Shadow Of The Past
The Treason Of Isengard
The Black Rider
At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
A Knife In The Dark
Flight To The Ford
Many Meetings
The Council Of Elrond (feat. "Aniron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)")

LP 2
The Ring Goes South
A Journey In The Dark
The Bridge Of Khazad Dum
Lothlorien (feat. "Lament For Gandalf")
The Great River
Amon Hen
The Breaking Of The Fellowship (feat. "In Dreams")
May It Be - By Enya

LP 3
Foundations Of Stone
The Taming Of Smeagol
The Riders Of Rohan
The Passage Of The Marshes
The Uruk-hai
The King Of The Golden Hall
The Black Gate Is Closed
Evenstar
The White Rider
Treebeard
The Leave Taking

LP 4
Helm's Deep
The Forbidden Pool
Breath Of Life
The Hornburg
Forth Eorlingas
Isengard Unleashed
Samwise The Brave
Gollum's Song - By Emiliana Torrini

LP 5
A Storm Is Coming
Hope And Memory
Minas Tirith
The White Tree
The Steward Of Gondor
Minas Morgul
The Ride Of The Rohirrim
Twilight And Shadow
Cirith Ungol
Anduril
Shelob's Lair
Ash And Smoke

LP 6
The Fields Of The Pelenor
Hope Fails
The Black Gate Opens
The End Of All Things
The Return Of The King
The Grey Havens
Into The West - By Annie Lennox

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