Theres probably never been as ambitious a film score as Howard Shores 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. Tolkiens 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, its no wonder that its 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 the most successful films in cinematic history. Based on the popular J.R.R. Tolkien novel of the same name, Peter Jackson directed the trilogy, which features a score composed by Howard Shore. The trilogy earned 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.

The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack was certified platinum in the U.S. alone and sold exceptionally well worldwide. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, as well as the GRAMMY Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album. It includes two original songs written and performed by Enya: May It Be and Anron (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 Best Original Song with Into the West performed by Annie Lennox; two Golden Globe Awards for Best Original Score and Song; and two GRAMMY Awards for Best Score Soundtrack Album and Song Written for a Motion Picture.

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Tracklist:

The Fellowship Of The Ring

Side A
1. The Prophecy
2. Concerning Hobbits
3. The Shadow Of The Past
4. The Treason Of Isengard
5. The Black Rider

Side B
1.At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony
2.A Knife In The Dark
3.Flight To The Ford
4.Many Meetings
5.The Council Of Elrond(Featuring Anron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen) Composed & Performed By Enya)

Side C
1.The Ring Goes South
2.A Journey In The Dark
3.The Bridge Of Khazad-Dm
4.Lothlorien
5.The Great River

Side D
1.Amon Hen
2.The Breaking Of The Fellowship
3.May It Be(Composed & Performed By Enya)

The Two Towers

Side A
1.Foundations Of Stone
2.The Taming Of Smagol
3.The Riders Of Rohan
4.The Passage Of The Marshes
5.The Uruk-Hai

Side B
1.The King Of The Golden Hall
2.The Black Gate Is Closed
3.Evenstar(Featuring Isabel Bayrakdarian)
4.The White Rider
5.Treebeard
6.The Leave Taking

Side C
1.Helms Deep
2.The Forbidden Pool
3.Breath Of Life(Featuring Sheila Chandra)
4.The Hornburg

Side D
1.Forth Eorlingas(Featuring Ben Del Maestro)
2.Isengard Unleashed(Featuring Elizabeth Fraser & Ben Del Maestro)
3.Samwise The Brave
4.Gollums Song(Performed By Emilana Torrini)

The Return Of The King

Side A
1.A Storm Is Coming
2.Hope And Memory
3.Minas Tirith(Featuring Ben Del Maestro)
4.The White Tree
5.The Steward Of Gondor(Featuring Billy Boyd)
6.Minas Morgul

Side B
1.The Ride Of The Rohirrim
2.Twilight And Shadow(Featuring Rene Fleming)
3.Cirith Ungol
4.Andril
5.Shelobs Lair
6.Ash And Smoke

Side C
1.The Fields Of The Pelennor
2.Hope Fails
3.The Black Gate Opens(Featuring Sir James Galway)
4.The End Of All Things(Featuring Rene Fleming)

Side D
1.The Return Of The King(Featuring Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen & Rene Fleming)
2.The Grey Havens(Featuring Sir James Galway)
3.Into The West(Performed By Annie Lennox)