Directed by:
Peter JacksonCinematography:
Andrew LesnieComposer:
Howard ShoreCast:
Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Sauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men. The once-great kingdom, watched over by a fading steward, has never been in more desperate need of its king. But can Aragorn answer the call of his heritage and become what he was born to be? In no small measure, the fate of Middle-earth rests on his broad shoulders. With the final battle joined and the legions of darkness gathering, Gandalf urgently tries to rally Gondor's broken army to action. He is aided by Rohan's King Theoden, who unites his warriors for history's biggest test. Yet even with their courage and passionate loyalty, the forces of men--with Eowyn and Merry hidden among them--are no match for the enemies swarming against Gondor. Still, in the face of great losses, they charge forward into the battle of their lifetimes, tied together by their singular goal to keep Sauron distracted and give the Ring Bearer a chance to complete his quest. Their hopes rest with Frodo, a tiny but determined hobbit making a perilous trip across treacherous enemy lands to cast the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. The closer Frodo gets to his final destination, the heavier his burden becomes and the more he must rely on Samwise Gamgee. Gollum--and the Ring itself--will test Frodo's allegiances and, ultimately, his humanity. (official distributor synopsis)
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The Lord of the Rings
Symphony
Label: HOWE records
Year: 2011
Country: USA
Length: 01:55:50
1. | Movement One: The Prophecy / Concerning Hobbits / The Shadow Of The Past / A Short Cut To Mushrooms / The Old Forest / A Knife In The Dark | Howard Shore | 11:25 |
2. | Movement Two: Many Meetings / The Ring Goes South / A Journey In The Dark / The Bridge Of Khazad-Dum / Lothlorien / Gandalf's Lament / Farewell To Lorien / The Great River / The Breaking Of The Fellowship | Howard Shore | 34:04 |
1. | Movement Three: Foundations Of Stone / The Taming Of Smeagol / The Riders Of Rohan / The Black Gate Is Closed / Evenstar / The White Rider / Treebeard / The Forbidden Pool | Howard Shore | 18:15 |
2. | Movement Four: The Hornburg / Forth Eorlingas / Isengard Unleashed / Gollum's Song | Howard Shore | 10:28 |
3. | Movement Five: Hope And Memory / The White Tree / The Steward Of Gondor / Cirith Ungol / Anduril | Howard Shore | 15:26 |
4. | Movement Six: The End Of All Things / The Return Of The King / The Grey Havens / Into The West | Howard Shore | 26:12 |
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
The Complete Recordings
Label: Reprise
Year: 2007
Country: USA
Length: 03:49:35
1. | Roots And Beginnings | Howard Shore | 06:31 |
2. | Journey To The Crossroads | Howard Shore | 02:17 |
3. | The Road To Isengard | Howard Shore | 02:18 |
4. | The Foot of Orthanc | Howard Shore | 04:45 |
5. | Return To Edoras | Howard Shore | 01:51 |
6. | The Chalice Passed | Howard Shore | 01:51 |
7. | The Green Dragon (Feat. Billy Boyd & Dominic Monaghan) | Howard Shore | 00:35 |
8. | Gollum's Villainy | Howard Shore | 02:10 |
9. | Eowyn's Dream | Howard Shore | 01:24 |
10. | The Palantir | Howard Shore | 03:10 |
11. | Flight From Edoras | Howard Shore | 02:18 |
12. | The Grace Of Undómiel (Feat. Renée Fleming) | Howard Shore | 06:21 |
13. | The Eyes Of The White Tower | Howard Shore | 04:34 |
14. | A Coronet Of Silver | Howard Shore | 08:27 |
15. | The Lighting Of The Beacon | Howard Shore | 09:03 |
1. | Osgilliath Invaded (Feat. Ben Del Maestro) | Howard Shore | 08:47 |
2. | The Stairs Of Cirith Ungol | Howard Shore | 02:41 |
3. | Allegiance To Denethor | Howard Shore | 03:20 |
4. | The Sacrifice Of Faramir (Feat. Billy Boyd) | Howard Shore | 04:08 |
5. | The Parting Of Sam And Frodo | Howard Shore | 04:04 |
6. | Marshalling At Dunharrow | Howard Shore | 04:57 |
7. | Andúril - Flame Of The West | Howard Shore | 03:28 |
8. | The Passing Of The Grey Company | Howard Shore | 04:12 |
9. | Dwimorberg - The Haunted Mountain | Howard Shore | 02:26 |
10. | Master Meriadoc, Swordthain | Howard Shore | 01:40 |
11. | The Paths Of The Dead | Howard Shore | 06:22 |
12. | The Siege Of Gondor | Howard Shore | 09:01 |
13. | Shelob's Lair | Howard Shore | 08:53 |
14. | Merry's Simple Courage | Howard Shore | 02:09 |
1. | Grond - The Hammer Of The Underworld | Howard Shore | 01:33 |
2. | Shelob The Great | Howard Shore | 05:13 |
3. | The Tomb Of The Stewards | Howard Shore | 03:58 |
4. | The Battle Of The Pelennor Fields | Howard Shore | 04:10 |
5. | The Pyre Of Denethor | Howard Shore | 02:59 |
6. | The Mûmakil | Howard Shore | 00:57 |
7. | Dernhelm In Battle | Howard Shore | 02:06 |
8. | "A Far Green Country" | Howard Shore | 01:28 |
9. | Shieldmaiden Of Rohan | Howard Shore | 05:07 |
10. | The Passing Of Théoden | Howard Shore | 02:16 |
11. | The Houses Of Healing (Feat. Liv Tyler) | Howard Shore | 02:58 |
12. | The Tower Of Cirith Ungol | Howard Shore | 04:41 |
13. | The Last Debate (Feat. Sissel) | Howard Shore | 04:21 |
14. | The Land Of Shadow | Howard Shore | 06:30 |
15. | The Mouth Of Sauron | Howard Shore | 08:15 |
16. | "For Frodo" (Feat. Ben Del Maestro) | Howard Shore | 03:17 |
1. | Mount Doom (Feat. Renée Fleming) | Howard Shore | 04:09 |
2. | The Crack Of Doom | Howard Shore | 04:02 |
3. | The Eagles (Feat. Renée Fleming) | Howard Shore | 02:24 |
4. | The Fellowship Reunited (Feat. Sir James Galway & Viggo Mortensen) | Howard Shore | 12:18 |
5. | The Journey To The Grey Havens (Feat. Sir James Galway) | Howard Shore | 07:35 |
6. | Elanor (Feat. Sir James Galway) | Howard Shore | 01:28 |
7. | Days Of The Ring (Feat. Annie Lennox) | Howard Shore | 11:10 |
8. | Bilbo's Song | Howard Shore | 02:57 |
Into the West
Label: Warner Music Group Soundtracks
Year: 2003
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 08:34
1. | "Into The West (Edit)" | Annie Lennox, Howard Shore | 03:59 |
2. | "Into The West (Album Version)" | Annie Lennox, Howard Shore | 04:35 |
The Lord of the Rings
The Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack
Label: Reprise Records
Year: 2003
Country: Germany
Format: CD
Length: 03:36:00
Notes: Limited Edition 3-CD box set packaged in a special slipcase. Including all 18 character cards from the trilogy and the Return of the King DVD found on the limited and internet editions.
1. | The Prophecy | Howard Shore | 03:55 |
2. | Concerning Hobbits | Howard Shore | 02:55 |
3. | The Shadows Of The Past | Howard Shore | 03:32 |
4. | The Treason Of Isengard | Howard Shore | 04:00 |
5. | The Black Rider | Howard Shore | 02:48 |
6. | At The Sign Of The Prancing Pony | Howard Shore | 03:14 |
7. | A Knife In The Dark | Howard Shore | 03:34 |
8. | Flight To The Ford | Howard Shore | 04:14 |
9. | Many Meetings | Howard Shore | 03:05 |
10. | "The Council Of Elrond Featuring "Aníron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)"" | Enya, Howard Shore | 03:49 |
11. | The Ring Goes South | Howard Shore | 02:03 |
12. | A Journey In The Dark | Howard Shore | 04:20 |
13. | The Bridge Of Khazad Dum | Howard Shore | 05:57 |
14. | "Lothlorien Featuring "Lament For Gandalf"" - Elizabeth Fraser | Howard Shore | 04:33 |
15. | The Great River | Howard Shore | 02:42 |
16. | Amon Hen | Howard Shore | 05:02 |
17. | "The Breaking Of The Fellowship Featuring "In Dreams"" - Edward Ross | Howard Shore | 07:20 |
18. | "May It Be" | Enya | 04:19 |
1. | Foundations Of Stone | Howard Shore | 03:51 |
2. | The Taming Of Sméagol | Howard Shore | 02:48 |
3. | The Riders Of Rohan | Howard Shore | 04:05 |
4. | The Passage Of The Marshes | Howard Shore | 02:46 |
5. | The Uruk-Hai | Howard Shore | 02:58 |
6. | The King Of The Golden Hall | Howard Shore | 03:49 |
7. | The Black Gate Is Closed | Howard Shore | 03:17 |
8. | Evenstar | Howard Shore | 03:15 |
9. | The White Rider | Howard Shore | 02:28 |
10. | Treebeard | Howard Shore | 02:43 |
11. | The Leave Taking | Howard Shore | 03:41 |
12. | Helm's Deep | Howard Shore | 03:53 |
13. | The Forbidden Pool | Howard Shore | 05:27 |
14. | Breath Of Life | Howard Shore | 05:07 |
15. | The Hornburg | Howard Shore | 04:36 |
16. | Forth Eorlingas | Howard Shore | 03:15 |
17. | Isengard Unleashed | Howard Shore | 05:04 |
18. | Samwise The Brave | Howard Shore | 03:46 |
19. | "Gollum's Song" - Emiliana Torrini | Howard Shore | 05:53 |
1. | A Storm Is Coming | Howard Shore | 02:51 |
2. | Hope And Memory | Howard Shore | 01:45 |
3. | Minas Tirith | Howard Shore | 03:37 |
4. | The White Tree | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
5. | The Steward Of Gondor | Howard Shore | 03:53 |
6. | Minas Morgul | Howard Shore | 01:57 |
7. | The Ride Of The Rohirrim | Howard Shore | 02:08 |
8. | Twilight And Shadow | Howard Shore | 03:28 |
9. | Cirith Ungol | Howard Shore | 01:44 |
10. | Andúril | Howard Shore | 02:35 |
11. | Shelob's Lair | Howard Shore | 04:07 |
12. | Ash And Smoke | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
13. | The Fields Of Pelennor | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
14. | Hope Fails | Howard Shore | 02:20 |
15. | The Black Gate Opens | Howard Shore | 04:01 |
16. | The End Of All Things | Howard Shore | 05:12 |
17. | The Return Of The King | Howard Shore | 10:14 |
18. | The Grey Havens | Howard Shore | 05:59 |
19. | "Into The West" | Annie Lennox, Howard Shore | 05:50 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Label: Reprise Records
Year: 2003
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:11:56
Notes: The Limited Edition version of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King is packaged in a green leatherette CD wallet and comes with custom belly-band artwork, and a page of 18 stamps featuring characters from the film. Plus the DVD featuring a video of the making of the score and the Supertrailer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and all the enhanced CD elements of the jewel case.
1. | A Storm Is Coming | Howard Shore | 02:51 |
2. | Hope And Memory | Howard Shore | 01:45 |
3. | Minas Tirith | Howard Shore | 03:37 |
4. | The White Tree | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
5. | The Steward Of Gondor | Howard Shore | 03:53 |
6. | Minas Morgul | Howard Shore | 01:57 |
7. | The Ride Of The Rohirrim | Howard Shore | 02:08 |
8. | Twilight And Shadow | Howard Shore | 03:28 |
9. | Cirith Ungol | Howard Shore | 01:44 |
10. | Anduril | Howard Shore | 02:35 |
11. | Shelob's Lair | Howard Shore | 04:07 |
12. | Ash And Smoke | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
13. | The Fields Of The Pelennor | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
14. | Hope Fails | Howard Shore | 02:20 |
15. | The Black Gate | Howard Shore | 04:01 |
16. | The End Of All Things | Howard Shore | 05:12 |
17. | The Return Of The King | Howard Shore | 10:14 |
18. | Grey Havens | Howard Shore | 05:59 |
19. | "Into The West" | Annie Lennox, Howard Shore | 05:50 |
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Reprise
Year: 2003
Country: USA
Length: 01:11:56
1. | A Storm Is Coming | Howard Shore | 02:51 |
2. | Hope And Memory | Howard Shore | 01:45 |
3. | Minas Tirith | Howard Shore | 03:37 |
4. | The White Tree | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
5. | The Steward Of Gondor | Howard Shore | 03:53 |
6. | Minas Morgul | Howard Shore | 01:57 |
7. | The Ride Of The Rohirrim | Howard Shore | 02:08 |
8. | Twilight And Shadow | Howard Shore | 03:28 |
9. | Cirith Ungol | Howard Shore | 01:44 |
10. | Anduril | Howard Shore | 02:35 |
11. | Shelob's Lair | Howard Shore | 04:07 |
12. | Ash And Smoke | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
13. | The Fields Of The Pelennor | Howard Shore | 03:25 |
14. | Hope Fails | Howard Shore | 02:20 |
15. | The Black Gate | Howard Shore | 04:01 |
16. | The End Of All Things | Howard Shore | 05:12 |
17. | The Return Of The King | Howard Shore | 10:14 |
18. | Grey Havens | Howard Shore | 05:59 |
19. | "Into The West" - Annie Lennox | Howard Shore | 05:50 |