Songs of Middle Earth: A Tribute to The Lord of the Rings Rick Wakeman

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  • Release Date: 02/22/2005
  • Original Release: 2002
  • Sales Rank: 57,150
  • Label: COLLECTABLES
  • UPC: 090431847220

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Songs of Middle Earth: A Tribute to The Lord of the Rings

1LISTENThe Shire 9:38
2LISTENThe Old Forest 6:29
3LISTENRivendell 2:40
4LISTENThe Great River 5:10
5LISTENLothlorien 4:57
6LISTENThe Misty Mountains 6:25
7LISTENHelm's Deep 5:34
8LISTENRohan 5:02
9LISTENMinas Truth 11:12
10LISTENThe Grey Havens 4:06

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Editorial Reviews

Thanks to the timely release of the massive Lord of the Rings movie cycle and perhaps seeing a potentially new and untapped fan market, BMG appropriated material from Rick Wakeman's Heritage Suite and Seven Wonders of the World recordings, retitled the songs based on various names and places in Tolkien's novels, and repackaged this CD to appear as if Wakeman spent time toiling away in his studio to work on a tribute album. This illusion is passed off successfully for casual listeners, but die-hard fans may already own most of this material. Nevertheless, the production here is exactly what you would expect from a Wakeman record: crisp, clean production with technical wizardry and musical acrobatics abound. While Tolkien fans may find this a curious release to pick up, loyalists might want to consider sitting this one out. Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

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Songs of Middle Earth: A Tribute to The Lord of the Ringsby Anonymous

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March 08, 2005: This "album" is an insult to Professor Tolkien and his fans. The tracks, which have all previously been released under different titles, were simply renamed to fit the current Lord of The Rings craze -- so that someone could make a quick buck. Speaking as a composer, (my work has been performed in public), these pieces don't even relate to their new names. Rick Wakeman, this is a cowardly move indeed. For some superb Tolkien-inspired music, buy David Arkenstone's "Music Inspired by Middle Earth" instead. That fine album gets five stars.

Songs of Middle Earth: A Tribute to The Lord of the Ringsby Anonymous

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September 07, 2004: Quite disappointed with this one. The music was good, but not exactly Lord of the Rings. And ontop of that was the fact it wasn't even new music. If you like New Age music, pick this up, but for the Lord of the Rings fans, don't expect a soundtrack, because of the many things this one is, it's not that.

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