Description: "Howard Shore's music for the massively successful first film chapter of Tolkien's Ring saga won him the Oscar® for Best Original Score, something of a surprise given the music's ambitious scale and determinedly dark overtones, factors that handily blurred the line between typical film fantasy music and accomplished concert work. Its sequel takes the same, often Wagnerian-scaled dramatic tack, following the film's story line into even more brooding and ominous dark corners. The previous film's Hobbit-inspired pastoralism is supplanted here by rich ethnic textures that expand the musical scope of Middle-earth and the World of Men; the Hardanger, a Norwegian fiddle, represents the Rohan and the North African rhaita colors the Mordor theme, while log drums, dilruba, wood xylophone, and cimbalon add intriguing textures elsewhere. The score's looming orchestral clouds are brightened by Shore's masterful choral writing, which infuses ancient liturgical influences with various solo turns by Isabel Bayrakdarian, indie-pop star Sheila Chandra, Ben Del Maestro, and Elizabeth Fraser. "Gollum's Song," the composer's concluding collaboration with lyricist Fran Walsh, is delivered with Björkish, postmodern angst by Emiliana Torrini, and helps punctuate the story's modern sense of allegory. --Jerry McCulley Track List:01"Foundations of Stone"3:5102"The Taming of Sméagol"2:4803"The Riders of Rohan"4:0504"The Passage of the Marshes"2:4605"The Uruk-hai"2:5806"The King of the Golden Hall"3:4907"The Black Gate Is Closed"3:1708"Evenstar"3:1509"The White Rider"2:2810"Treebeard"2:4311"The Leave Taking"3:4112"Helm's Deep"3:5313"The Forbidden Pool"5:2714"Breath of Life"5:0715"The Hornburg"4:3616"Forth Eorlingas"3:1517"Isengard Unleashed"5:0118"Samwise the Brave"3:4619"Gollum's Song"5:51 Note: Discounts for combined shipping. Also, combined orders of $30 or more of books, CDs, DVDs, comics and/or other media mail items qualify for Free Shipping! Just request total from seller. Most items sent by media mail. If you want first-class or other shipping, contact seller in advance.
Price: 6 USD
Location: Quincy, Massachusetts
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
CD Grading: Excellent (EX)
Type: Album
Language: English
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Style: Film Score/Soundtrack
Case Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Inlay Condition: Excellent (EX)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Format: CD
Release Year: 2002
Genre: Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Record Label: Reprise / WEA, Rprw
Release Title: The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers (Original Soundtrack)
