Annotation

Box set containing entire score in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround on DVD-Audio (disc 4), a digipak containing the three CDs, and a a small book of liner notes. Additional liner notes were available on a LotR soundtracks site hosted by New Line, but have since been removed. They are currently archived in Wikipedia, linked from the Music of the Lord of the Rings article.

Annotation last modified on 2018-09-26 00:00 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Weathertop
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Weathertop
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore42:14
2The Caverns of Isengard
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
A Moth in Isengard (Nature’s Reclamation)
lyricist:
Philippa Boyens
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore44:54
3Give Up the Halfling
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Arwen’s Prayer
lyricist:
Philippa Boyens
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore34:49
4Orthanc
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Orthanc
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore21:06
5Rivendell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Hymn to Elbereth
lyricist:
J.R.R. Tolkien
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer) and J.R.R. Tolkien
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore33:26
6The Sword That Was Broken
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
The Sword That Was Broken
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore23:34
7The Council of Elrond Assembles / Aníron (Theme for Aragorn and Arwen)
engineer and producer:
Nicky Ryan
vocals:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Aníron (theme for Aragorn and Arwen, from LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring)
orchestrator:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
lyricist:
Roma Ryan
composer:
Eithne Ní Bhraonáin (Enya, Irish singer-songwriter) and Nicky Ryan
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and EMI Songs Ltd.
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
recording of:
The Council of Elrond Assembles
orchestrator:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
lyricist:
Roma Ryan
composer:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter) and Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
publisher:
New Line Tunes
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore feat. Enya24:01
8The Great Eye
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
The Great Eye
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore25:31
9Gilraen’s Memorial
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Gilraen’s Memorial
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
librettist:
Philippa Boyens
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore25:02
10The Pass of Caradhras
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
The Seduction of the Ring
lyricist:
J.R.R. Tolkien
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore25:04
11The Doors of Durin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
The Doors of Durin
lyricist:
Philippa Boyens
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore26:03
12Moria
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Moria
lyricist:
Philippa Boyens
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore22:28
13Gollum
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Gollum
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore22:27
14Balin’s Tomb
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 2005) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 2005)
recording of:
Balin’s Tomb
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore28:30
3CD
4DVD-Audio: Entire Score in Superior Sound

Credits

Release

art direction:Ellen Wakayama
photography:Benjamin Ealovega
liner notes:Doug Adams (music journalist)
miscellaneous support:album coordination
Ruth Cornes (task: music contractor)
Karen Elliott (task: production coordinator)
Vic Fraser
Alan Frey (task: album coordinating supervisor)
Jeff Grace (task: technical coordinator)
Isobel Griffiths (task: music contractor)
Kevin Mahonchuk (task: musical preparation)
Adriana Marinescu (task: musical preparation)
David Woodcock (violinist) (task: musical preparation)
mixer:Jonathan Allen (engineer)
Peter Cobbin (recording engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
assistant producer:John Wriggle
associate producer:Michael Tremante
executive producer:Jeff Aldrich (A&R)
Paul Broucek
Peter Jackson (director, producer and screenwriter)
Fran Walsh
producer:Suzana Perić
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
assistant editor:Marie Ebbing
editor:Nancy Allen (music editor)
Andrew Dudman (UK recording engineer and mixer, early 21c)
Jennifer Dunnington
Simon Kiln
Suzana Perić
Michael Price (composer, conductor and producer of film and TV)
Mark Willsher (Grammy®-winning engineer & producer delivering high-end film score mixing, classical recording, and Dolby Atmos/immersive music production)
orchestrator:Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
mastering:Peter Mew (senior sound engineer at Abbey Road Studios)
12 string guitar [twelve-string guitar] and guitar [six-string guitar]:John Parricelli
bodhrán:Alan Kelly (guitarist, bodhrán player and lead vocalist of the folk group The Barleyshakes)
Robert White (reed/bagpipe player)
fiddle:Dermot Crehan
Mike Taylor (Production music composer)
hammered dulcimer [dulcimer]:Greg Knowles (guitarist)
harp [celtic harp]:Jean Kelly (Irish harpist)
Gillian Tingay
musette de cour [musette]:Edward Hession
Tracey Goldsmith
ney [ney flute]:Alan Doherty
Jan Hendrickse
other instruments [drones]:Robert White (reed/bagpipe player)
other instruments [monochord]:Sonia Slany (violinist)
other instruments [rhaita]:Jan Hendrickse
sarangi:Sylvia Hallett
tin whistle [pennywhistle]:Alan Doherty
Mike Taylor (Production music composer)
orchestra:London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
conductor:Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
chorus master:Terry Edwards (British choir director)
Igelese Ete
Michael McCarthy (classical bass vocalist, choirmaster)
choir vocals:The London Oratory School Schola
London Voices
design:Ryan Corey
recorded at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Air Lyndhurst (main recording hall of AIR Studios) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Wellington Town Hall in Wellington, Wellington (Wellington Region), North Island, New Zealand
mastered at:Abbey Road Studios in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/779652 [info]
ASIN:US: B000BNI90O [info]