Annotation

Box set containing Blu-ray audio, 3 CDs in digipak, and liner notes book. Blu-ray contains complete score (same contents as three CDs) in both DTS-HD Maser Audio Surround Sound and DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo Sound

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 00:04 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Khazad‐dûm
recording of:
The Balrog
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 Shore8:00
2Caras Galadhon / Lament for Gandalf
vocals:
Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins)
recording of:
Galadriel’s Song
additional lyricist:
Philippa Boyens
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)
recording of:
Lament for Gandalf
orchestrator:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
lyricist:
Philippa Boyens
composer:
Philippa Boyens and Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
translator:
David Salo
publisher:
New Line Tunes
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
recording of:
Lament for Gandalf (chorus text)
lyricist and composer:
Philippa Boyens and Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore9:21
3The Mirror of Galadriel
recording of:
The Mirror of Galadriel
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore6:21
4The Fighting Uruk‐hai
recording of:
Elessar’s Oath
lyricist and translator:
J.R.R. Tolkien
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Fighting Uruk‐hai
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
partial recording of:
Namárië
writer:
J.R.R. Tolkien
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Fighting Uruk‐hai
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
recording of:
The Fighting Uruk‐hai
Howard Shore11:32
5Parth Galen
recording of:
The Death of Boromir, Part One
lyricist:
J.R.R. Tolkien
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Death of Boromir
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore9:14
6The Departure of Boromir
recording of:
The Death of Boromir, Part Two
lyricist:
Philippa Boyens
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
translator:
David Salo
part of:
The Death of Boromir
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore5:30
7The Road Goes Ever On… Part 1
recording of:
The Road Goes Ever On… Part 1
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Howard Shore5:59
8May It Be
engineer and producer:
Nicky Ryan
mixer:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter) and Nicky Ryan
instruments and vocals:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter)
arranger:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter) and Nicky Ryan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (from 2001 to present)
recorded at:
Aigle Studios in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
recording of:
May It Be (Enya song for Lord of the Rings soundtrack)
orchestrator:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
lyricist:
Roma Ryan
composer:
Enya (Irish singer-songwriter) and Nicky Ryan
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and EMI Songs Ltd.
part of:
The 74th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
Enya53:26
9The Road Goes Ever On… Part 2 / In Dreams
soprano vocals [boy soprano]:
Edward Ross (boy soprano)
recording of:
In Dreams (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring)
orchestrator:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer)
lyricist:
Fran Walsh
composer:
Howard Shore (Canadian score composer) and Fran Walsh
publisher:
New Line Tunes
version of:
Concerning Hobbits
part of:
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (film soundtrack)
recording of:
The Road Goes Ever On… Part 2
Howard Shore3:41
4Blu-ray: Entire Score in Superior Sound

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:May It Be by Enya (Irish singer-songwriter)
part of:Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score) (2002 - 74th (Winner and Nominees)) (number: 1) (order: 1)
The Lord of the Rings: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks (number: 2) (order: 2)
Academy Award winners for “Best Original Score” (soundtrack collection) (number: 74) (order: 18)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/77788 [info]
other databases:http://soundtrackcollector.com/title/35695/ [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/ [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000592125 [info]
Wikidata:Q16252672 [info]