The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings)
Large Photo	Media Type: Audio CD Format: Soundtrack Release Date: November 20. 2007 Label: Reprise / Wea Amazon.com Sales Rank: 748 Average Customer Rating: UPC: 093624996910 List price: $74.98	Save 24% off list price Price Range: $56.65 - $69.99

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From Amazon.com:
  This five-disc set caps off the "complete recordings" series, which offers extensive versions of Howard Shore's score for the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The main problem lays in its being the last installment: Most of the main characters, along with their themes, have been introduced in the previous two sets, creating a certain sense of familiarity. But there is still plenty to please fans here, and then some. Though it includes the climactic trek to Mount Doom, the overall mood is less dark than in The Two Towers. The London Philharmonic Orchestra handles the heavy lifting, with help from adult and children's choirs, and well-selected guest stars. Soprano Renée Fleming, for instance, lends a particularly eerie, otherworldly touch to disc 1's "The Grace of Undómiel," and disc 4's "Mount Doom" and "The Eagles." Meanwhile, flutist James Galway provides a quasi-spiritual counterbalance, a musical ray of hope on tracks such as disc 3's "The Mouth of Sauron." And of course, Annie Lennox's Academy Award?winning "Into the West" is here, incorporated in disc 4's "Days of the Ring." Finally, the fifth disc is a DVD-Audio that includes the score in super-duper surround sound. It may seem like overkill, but too much is never enough for LOTR fans--and besides, people buying this set are exactly the kind of people who own the type of equipment required to make disc 5 explode. Finally, the packaging includes new artwork and liner notes written by Doug Adams, an expert on the music from LOTR. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Tracks

Disc 1 1. Roots and Beginnings 2. Journey to the Cross-roads 3. The Road to Isengard 4. The Foot of Orthanc 5. Return to Edoras 6. The Chalice Passed 7. The Green Dragon Featuring Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan 8. Gollum?s Villainy 9. Éowyn?s Dream 10. The Palantír 11. Flight from Edoras 12. The Grace of Undómiel Featuring Renée Fleming 13. The Eyes of the White Tower 14. A Coronal of Silver and Gold 15. The Lighting of the Beacons		Disc 3 1. Grond ? The Hammer of the Underworld 2. Shelob the Great 3. The Tomb of the Stewards 4. The Battle of the Pelennor Fields 5. The Pyre of Denethor 6. The Mûmakil 7. Dernhelm in Battle 8. ?A Far Green Country? 9. Shieldmaiden of Rohan 10. The Passing of Théoden 11. The Houses of Healing Featuring Liv Tyler 12. The Tower of Cirith Ungol 13. The Last Debate Featuring Sissel performing ?Asëa Aranion? 14. The Land of Shadow 15. The Mouth of Sauron Featuring Sir James Galway 16. ?For Frodo? Featuring Ben del Maestro
Disc 2 1. Osgiliath Invaded Featuring Ben del Maestro 2. The Stairs of Cirith Ungol 3. Allegiance to Denethor 4. The Sacrifice of Faramir Featuring Billy Boyd performing ?The Edge of Night? 5. The Parting of Sam and Frodo 6. Marshalling at Dunharrow 7. Andúril ? Flame of the West 8. The Passing of the Grey Company 9. Dwimorberg ? The Haunted Mountain 10. Master Meriadoc, Swordthain 11. The Paths of the Dead 12. The Siege of Gondor 13. Shelob?s Lair 14. Merry?s Simple Courage		Disc 4 1. Mount Doom Featuring Renée Fleming 2. The Crack of Doom 3. The Eagles Featuring Renée Fleming 4. The Fellowship Reunited Featuring Sir James Galway, Viggo Mortensen, and Renée Fleming 5. The Journey to the Grey Havens Featuring Sir James Galway 6. Elanor Featuring Sir James Galway 7. Days of the Ring Featuring Annie Lennox performing ?Into the West? 8. Bilbo?s Song

Reviews

I thought it was good in the movie!!! -	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review
This set was the most intense set of music I had ever listened to. The range of emotions that swept me while I listened to it was amazing. The crescendos were absolutely stunning. THis music is so rich. It was worth the money. Totally!
I am a lotr sucker -	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review
Brilliant. All I need now is the trilogy on Blu-Ray. This music is the best film soundtrack ever composed. It is the only one that sticks out to me from the thousands of movies I have seen. Love it, love it, love it. It is sooooo expensive but who cares, it is Lord of the Rings!!!
Excellent soundtrack -	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review
It has taken some time for me to get this cd-box, but when i got it is was excellent! A beautifull ending to the series!! Hopefully the symphonie will also be on cd available soon, then it's complete!!
Absolultely Amazing... -	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review
Some absolutely [i]amazing[/i] music. Wish Amazon would get the other complete recordings available on the MP3 Downloads... Some of my favorite pieces are The Lighting of the Beacons, Osgiliath Invaded, The Siege of Gondor, The Battle of Pellenor Fields, For Frodo, Mount Doom, and The Days of the Ring.
Lord of the Rings The complete recordings -	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review
It's wonderful having the entire musical experience available along with some of the composers ideas about what he was communicating. The only shortfall from my perspective is that there are no words provided for all the lovely songs in elvish etc.
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